CONFIGURING CONTEXT-SPECIFIC USER INTERFACES

• US 20170357426A1
• Filed: 01/27/2017
• Published: 12/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: WILSON, Eric Lance, BROUGHTON, Lee S., WILSON, Christopher
• Granted Patent: US 10,739,974 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/04 using radio waves radio-controlled time-pieces G04R
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/08 Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/904 Browsing; Visualisation therefor for navigating the web G06F16/954; browsing optimisation for the web G06F16/957
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0414 using force sensing means to determine a position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/00 : Animation

Abstract

Techniques for configuring context-specific user interfaces for use with a portable multifunction device are disclosed. The context-specific user interfaces provide indications of time and, optionally, a variety of additional information. The methods provided herein allow for configuring such user interfaces, e.g., at a first electronic device coupled via wireless communication to a second electronic device. Further disclosed are non-transitory computer-readable storage media, systems, and devices configured to perform the methods described herein.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

one or more processors; and

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the first electronic device is coupled via wireless communication to a second electronic device with a display, one or more processors, memory, and access to a library of one or more user interfaces for display on the second electronic device, and wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory of the first electronic device and configured to be executed by the one or more processors of the first electronic device, the one or more programs including instructions for;

displaying on the display of the first electronic device a first user interface screen comprising at least a first user interface preview image, the first user interface preview image representing a first user interface for display on the second device, wherein the first user interface is configured according to a first watch face type and comprises a clock and at least a first complication, wherein the first user interface preview image comprises representations of the first watch face type, the clock, and the at least first complication, and wherein the first user interface is selected by the first electronic device based at least in part on one or more criterion selected from the group consisting of;

the first user interface is configured according to a watch face type not currently represented in a user interface in the library;

the first user interface has a first complication not currently represented in a user interface in the library; and

the first user interface has a first complication associated with an application for use on the second electronic device that corresponds with an application installed in the memory of the first electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying, as part of the first user interface screen, a second user interface preview image, wherein the second user interface preview image represents a second user interface for display on the second electronic device, wherein the second user interface is configured according to a second watch face type and comprises a clock and at least a second complication, wherein the second user interface preview image comprises representations of the second watch face type, the clock, and the at least second complication of the second user interface, and wherein the second user interface is independently selected based at least in part on the one or more criterion.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second watch face type is different from the first watch face type.

4. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second complication is different from the first complication.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the first user interface has a complication associated with an application for use on the second electronic device that corresponds with an application currently installed in the memory of the first electronic device, and wherein the application for use on the second electronic device is not currently installed in the memory of the second electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the first user interface has a complication associated with an application for use on the second electronic device that corresponds with an application currently installed in the memory of the first electronic device, and wherein the application for use on the second electronic device was installed in the memory of the second electronic device within a first predetermined period of time.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the first user interface has a complication associated with an application for use on the second electronic device that corresponds with an application installed in the memory of the first electronic device within a second predetermined period of time.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface is selected based at least in part on a determination that the first user interface has a complication associated with a designated application.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first user interface is selected based at least in part on a determination that the first user interface has a complication associated with an application that is used above a predetermined frequency of use on the first electronic device.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a user input corresponding to a selection of the first user interface preview image, and in response to receiving the user input;

ceasing to display the first user interface screen; and

displaying a second user interface screen, wherein the second user interface screen comprises the first user interface preview image, a list of one or more complications of the first user interface, wherein the list comprises at least the first complication, and a selection affordance for selecting the first user interface.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a user input corresponding to a selection of the selection affordance, and in response to receiving the user input;

sending instructions to the second electronic device for displaying the first user interface on the display of the second electronic device.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving a user input corresponding to a selection of the first user interface preview image, and in response to receiving the user input;

sending instructions to the second electronic device for displaying the first user interface on the display of the second electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for, in response to receiving the user input:

storing the first user interface as part of the library of one or more user interfaces for display on the second electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying on the display of the first electronic device, as part of the first user interface screen, an affordance for viewing a user interface from the library; and

in response to receiving the user input;

displaying an animation depicting a movement of the first user interface preview image toward the affordance for viewing the user interface from the library.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the display of the first electronic device is a touch-sensitive display, and wherein receiving the user input corresponding to a selection of the first user interface preview image comprises detecting a contact on the display at the first user interface preview image.

16. The electronic device of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for, in response to receiving the user input:

determining whether the first user interface represented by the first user interface preview image comprises a complication associated with an application that is not currently installed on the second electronic device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first user interface represented by the first user interface preview image comprises a complication associated with an application that is not currently installed on the second electronic device;

sending instructions to the second electronic device for installing the application associated with the complication of the first user interface in the memory of the second electronic device.

17. The electronic device of claim 11, the one or more programs further including instructions for, in response to receiving the user input:

determining whether the first user interface represented by the first user interface preview image comprises a complication associated with an application that is not currently installed on the second electronic device; and

in accordance with a determination that the first user interface represented by the first user interface preview image comprises a complication associated with an application that is not currently installed on the second electronic device;

displaying on the display of the first electronic device a user prompt to install the application associated with the complication of the first user interface in the memory of the second electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the instructions for displaying the first user interface on the display of the second electronic device are sent to the second electronic device in accordance with a determination that the first user interface represented by the first user interface preview image comprises a complication associated with an application that is currently installed on the second electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display of the first electronic device is a touch-sensitive display, and the one or more programs further include instructions for:

after displaying the first user interface screen, detecting a user swipe on the display at a location of the first user interface preview image; and

in response to detecting the swipe;

scrolling the first user interface preview image to reveal a third user interface preview image representing a third user interface for display on the display of the second electronic device.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, the one or more programs further including instructions for, prior to scrolling the first user interface preview image:

displaying on the display of the first electronic device a partial view of the third user interface preview image, wherein the scrolling reveals a complete view of the third user interface preview image.

21. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first and the second user interfaces are part of a prioritized list of user interfaces, and wherein two or more user interfaces of the list are prioritized at least in part based on the one or more criteria.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

de-prioritizing a user interface of the prioritized list, wherein the user interface is de-prioritized based at least in part on one or more criteria selected from the group consisting of;

the user interface is already represented in the library;

the user interface has a complication that is already represented in a user interface in the library; and

the prioritized list comprises a user interface of the same watch face type as the de-prioritized user interface that is adjacent to the de-prioritized user interface in the prioritized list.

23. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying on the display of the first electronic device, as part of the first user interface screen, an affordance for viewing additional user interface preview images;

receiving a user input corresponding to a selection of the affordance for viewing additional user interface preview images;

in response to receiving the user input;

ceasing to display the first user interface screen; and

displaying on the display of the first electronic device a third user interface screen comprising a plurality of user interface preview images representing a plurality of user interfaces for display on the second electronic device, wherein the plurality of user interfaces comprises a fourth user interface that comprises the first complication, and wherein the fourth user interface is configured according to a watch face type other than the first watch face type.

24. The electronic device of claim 23, the one or more programs further including instructions for, in response to receiving the user input:

displaying as part of the third user interface screen a second plurality of user interface preview images representing a second plurality of user interfaces for display on the second electronic device, wherein the second plurality of user interfaces comprises a fifth user interface that comprises a second complication, and wherein the second complication is different from the first complication.

25. The electronic device of claim 24, wherein the first plurality of user interface preview images are displayed in order according to watch face type, and wherein the second plurality of user interface preview images are displayed in the same order according to watch face type.

26. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first complication of the first user interface displays a set of data obtained from an application when displayed on the display of the second electronic device, and wherein the representation of the first complication in the first user interface preview image displays the set of data obtained from the application.

27. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first complication of the first user interface displays a set of data obtained from an application when displayed on the display of the second electronic device, and wherein the representation of the first complication in the first user interface preview image displays a placeholder representation of the set of data obtained from the application.

28. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying on the display of the first electronic device, as part of the first user interface screen, a fourth user interface preview image, wherein the fourth user interface preview image represents a fourth user interface configured according to a fourth watch face type, wherein the fourth watch face type that was installed in the memory of the second electronic device within a third predetermined period of time.

29. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for, prior to displaying the first user interface screen:

selecting the first watch face type of the first user interface, wherein the first watch face type is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the application with which the first complication of the first user interface is associated is supported for use in the selected first watch face type.

30. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the first watch face type is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the selected first watch face type is represented in one or more user interfaces that are displayed on the display of the second electronic device above a predetermined frequency of display.

31. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the first watch face type is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the selected first watch face type is represented in one or more user interfaces that were displayed on the display of the second electronic device within a fourth predetermined period of time.

32. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the first watch face type is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the library comprises a user interface configured according to the first watch face type that comprises a complication that has been edited by the user.

33. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein the first watch face type is selected based at least in part on a criterion that the library does not already comprise a user interface that is configured according to the first watch face type and further comprises the first complication.

34. The electronic device of claim 29, wherein selecting the first watch face type further comprises selecting a color of the first watch face type, and wherein the color of the first watch face type is selected based at least in part on a designated color of the application associated with the first complication.

35. The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more programs further including instructions for, prior to displaying the first user interface screen:

determining whether the first complication of the first user interface is associated with an application that supports a first and a second complication configuration, wherein the first and the second complication configurations are different; and

in accordance with a determination that the first complication of the first user interface is associated with an application that supports the first and the second complication configurations;

as part of the first user interface preview image, displaying a first representation of the complication according to the first complication configuration and a second representation of the complication according to the second complication configuration; and

in accordance with a determination that the first complication of the first user interface is associated with an application that does not support a second complication configuration;

as part of the first user interface preview image, displaying the first representation of the complication according to the first complication configuration.

36. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the library of one or more user interfaces for display on the second electronic device is stored in the memory of the second electronic device.

37. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the library of one or more user interfaces for display on the second electronic device is stored in the memory of the first electronic device.

38. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a first electronic device with a display, the one or more processors, and memory, wherein the first electronic device is coupled via wireless communication to a second electronic device with a display, one or more processors, memory, and access to a library of one or more user interfaces for display on the second electronic device, the one or more programs including instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors of the first electronic device, cause the first electronic device to:

display on the display of the first electronic device a first user interface screen comprising at least a first user interface preview image, the first user interface preview image representing a first user interface for display on the second electronic device, wherein the first user interface is configured according to a first watch face type and comprises a clock and at least a first complication, wherein the first user interface preview image comprises representations of the first watch face type, the clock, and the at least first complication, and wherein the first user interface is selected by the first electronic device based at least in part on one or more criterion selected from the group consisting of;

the first user interface is configured according to a watch face type not currently represented in a user interface in the library;

the first user interface has a first complication not currently represented in a user interface in the library; and

the first user interface has a first complication associated with an application for use on the second electronic device that corresponds with an application installed in the memory of the first electronic device.

39. A method, comprising:

at a first electronic device with a display, one or more processors, and memory, wherein the first electronic device is coupled via wireless communication to a second electronic device with a display, one or more processors, a memory, and access to a library of one or more user interfaces for display on the second electronic device;

displaying on the display of the first electronic device a first user interface screen comprising at least a first user interface preview image, the first user interface preview image representing a first user interface for display on the second electronic device, wherein the first user interface is configured according to a first watch face type and comprises a clock and at least a first complication, wherein the first user interface preview image comprises representations of the first watch face type, the clock, and the at least first complication, and wherein the first user interface is selected by the first electronic device based at least in part on one or more criterion selected from the group consisting of;

the first user interface is configured according to a watch face type not currently represented in a user interface in the library;

the first user interface has a first complication not currently represented in a user interface in the library; and

the first user interface has a first complication associated with an application for use on the second electronic device that corresponds with an application installed in the memory of the first electronic device.