CONTEXT-SPECIFIC USER INTERFACES

• US 20160034167A1
• Filed: 07/31/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: WILSON, Christopher, BUTCHER, Gary Ian, CHEN, Kevin Will, CHAUDHRI, Imran, DYE, Alan C., GUZMAN, Aurelio, IVE, Jonathan P., KARUNAMUNI, Chanaka G., KOCIENDA, Kenneth, LYNCH, Kevin, MARI, Pedro, SABATELLI, Alessandro, SCHMITT, Brian, WILSON, Eric Lance, YANG, Lawrence Y.
• Granted Patent: US 9,459,781 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2213/00 Indexing scheme for animation
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/60 Rotation of whole images or parts thereof

Abstract

Context-specific user interfaces for use with a portable multifunction device are disclosed. The methods described herein for context-specific user interfaces provide indications of time and, optionally, a variety of additional information. Further disclosed are non-transitory computer-readable storage media, systems, and devices configured to perform the methods described herein.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:

detect a user input, wherein the user input is detected at a first time, and in response to detecting the user input;

display a user interface screen, the user interface screen including;

a first user interface object indicating the first time; and

a second user interface object; and

animate the second user interface object, the animation comprising a sequential display of a first animated sequence, a second animated sequence after the first animated sequence, and a third animated sequence after the second animated sequence, wherein the first animated sequence, the second animated sequence, and the third animated sequence are different;

after animating the second user interface object, detect a second user input, wherein the second user input is detected at a second time, wherein the second time is after the first time, and in response to detecting the second user input;

access data representing the previously displayed second animated sequence;

select a fourth animated sequence, wherein the fourth animated sequence is different from the first animated sequence and the second animated sequence;

display a second user interface screen, the second user interface screen including;

the first user interface object, wherein the first user interface object is updated to indicate the second time; and

a third user interface object related to the second user interface object; and

animate the third user interface object, the animation comprising a sequential display of the first animated sequence, the fourth animated sequence after the first animated sequence, and the third animated sequence after the fourth animated sequence.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the third animated sequence is based on a reverse sequence of the first animated sequence.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the user input represents a user movement of the electronic device.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the second user input represents a second user movement of the electronic device.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the second user interface object and the third user interface object are the same.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the third user interface object is a reflection of the second user interface object.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the fourth animated sequence comprises a reflection of the second animated sequence about a horizontal axis.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the fourth animated sequence comprises a reflection of the second animated sequence about a vertical axis.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to:

detect a contact on the touch-sensitive display, and in response to detecting the contact;

substitute the display of the second user interface object or the third user interface object with a display of a fourth user interface object, wherein the fourth user interface object is related to the second and the third user interface objects.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first user interface object comprises a representation of a digital clock including a numerical indication of an hour and a numerical indication of a minute.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the first time is a current time.

12. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display;

detecting a user input, wherein the user input is detected at a first time, and in response to detecting the user input;

displaying a user interface screen, the user interface screen including;

a first user interface object indicating the first time; and

a second user interface object; and

animating the second user interface object, the animation comprising a sequential display of a first animated sequence, a second animated sequence after the first animated sequence, and a third animated sequence after the second animated sequence, wherein the first animated sequence, the second animated sequence, and the third animated sequence are different;

after animating the second user interface object, detecting a second user input, wherein the second user input is detected at a second time, wherein the second time is after the first time, and in response to detecting the second user input;

accessing data representing the previously displayed second animated sequence;

selecting a fourth animated sequence, wherein the fourth animated sequence is different from the first animated sequence and the second animated sequence;

displaying a second user interface screen, the second user interface screen including;

the first user interface object, wherein the first user interface object is updated to indicate the second time; and

a third user interface object related to the second user interface object; and

animating the third user interface object, the animation comprising a sequential display of the first animated sequence, the fourth animated sequence after the first animated sequence, and the third animated sequence after the fourth animated sequence.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

a memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for;

detecting a user input, wherein the user input is detected at a first time, and in response to detecting the user input;

displaying a user interface screen, the user interface screen including;

a first user interface object indicating the first time; and

a second user interface object; and

animating the second user interface object, the animation comprising a sequential display of a first animated sequence, a second animated sequence after the first animated sequence, and a third animated sequence after the second animated sequence, wherein the first animated sequence, the second animated sequence, and the third animated sequence are different;

after animating the second user interface object, detecting a second user input, wherein the second user input is detected at a second time, wherein the second time is after the first time, and in response to detecting the second user input;

accessing data representing the previously displayed second animated sequence;

selecting a fourth animated sequence, wherein the fourth animated sequence is different from the first animated sequence and the second animated sequence;

displaying a second user interface screen, the second user interface screen including;

the first user interface object, wherein the first user interface object is updated to indicate the second time; and

a third user interface object related to the second user interface object; and

animating the third user interface object, the animation comprising a sequential display of the first animated sequence, the fourth animated sequence after the first animated sequence, and the third animated sequence after the fourth animated sequence.