Device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying additional snippet content

• US 8,572,481 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2011
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Migos, Charles J., Capela, Jay Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): LUDWIG, MATTHEW J
• Application Number:
  US13/077,843
• Publication Number:
  US 20120240037A1
• Time in Patent Office: 943 Days
• Field of Search: 715/203, 715/273, 715/788, 715/863, 715/243, 715/252, 715/253, 715/256
• US Class Current: 715/253
• 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 3/0483 Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An electronic device concurrently displays snippets including a first snippet and a second snippet. The first snippet includes first displayed snippet content corresponding to a first portion of content from a document associated with the first snippet. The second snippet includes second displayed snippet content corresponding to a second portion of content from a document associated with the second snippet. The device detects a gesture associated with the first snippet, which includes detecting a first contact and a second contact and detecting movement of the first contact relative to the second contact. In response, the device modifies the first snippet to include an additional portion of content from the document associated with the first snippet that was not included in the first displayed snippet content and maintains display of the second snippet without adding any additional content from the document associated with the second snippet.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

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;

concurrently displaying a plurality of snippets of text including a first snippet of text and a second snippet of text, wherein;

the first snippet of text includes first displayed snippet text corresponding to a first portion of text from a document associated with the first snippet of text; and

the second snippet of text includes second displayed snippet text corresponding to a second portion of text from a document associated with the second snippet of text;

detecting a first gesture associated with the first snippet of text, wherein detecting the first gesture includes detecting a first contact and a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface and detecting movement of the first contact relative to the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the movement of the first contact relative to the second contact;

modifying the first snippet of text to include an additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text that was not included in the first displayed snippet text, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text includes;

additional text that occurs prior to the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

additional text that occurs after the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

maintaining display of the second snippet of text without adding any additional text from the document associated with the second snippet of text to the second snippet of text.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text is displayed adjacent to the first displayed snippet text on the display.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text is selected in accordance with the first gesture.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein:

the additional text that occurs prior to the first displayed snippet text is displayed in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch sensitive surface; and

the additional text that occurs after the first displayed snippet text is displayed in accordance with movement of the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, while continuing to detect the first contact and the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface:

detecting that a gesture metric based on the first gesture is above a respective fading threshold, and in response to detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is above the respective fading threshold, ceasing to display snippets of text other than the first snippet of text; and

detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below a redisplay threshold, and in response to detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below the redisplay threshold, redisplaying snippets of text other than the first snippet of text.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein a value of the redisplay threshold is related to a value of the fading threshold.

7. The device of claim 1, including instructions for, after detecting the movement of the first contact relative to the second contact:

detecting an end of the first gesture; and

in response to detecting the end of the first gesture;

when a gesture metric based on the first gesture is above a predefined threshold, displaying a portion of the document associated with the first snippet of text that includes the first portion of text; and

when the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below the predefined threshold, ceasing to display the additional portion of text.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein the gesture metric is a measure of distance between the first contact and the second contact prior to detecting an end of the gesture.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein the gesture metric is a measure of a change in distance between the first contact and the second contact during the first gesture.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein:

detecting the end of the first gesture includes detecting liftoff of the first contact from the touch-sensitive surface; and

the gesture metric includes a measure of velocity of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface prior to detecting the liftoff of the first contact.

11. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device having a display and a touch-sensitive surface;

concurrently displaying a plurality of snippets of text including a first snippet of text and a second snippet of text, wherein;

the first snippet of text includes first displayed snippet text corresponding to a first portion of text from a document associated with the first snippet of text; and

the second snippet of text includes second displayed snippet text corresponding to a second portion of text from a document associated with the second snippet of text;

detecting a first gesture associated with the first snippet of text, wherein detecting the first gesture includes detecting a first contact and a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface and detecting movement of the first contact relative to the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the movement of the first contact relative to the second contact;

modifying the first snippet of text to include an additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text that was not included in the first displayed snippet text, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text includes;

additional text that occurs prior to the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

additional text that occurs after the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

maintaining display of the second snippet of text without adding any additional text from the document associated with the second snippet of text to the second snippet of text.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text is displayed adjacent to the first displayed snippet display on the display.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text is selected in accordance with the first gesture.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein:

the additional text that occurs prior to the first displayed snippet text is displayed in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch sensitive surface; and

the additional text that occurs after the first displayed snippet text is displayed in accordance with movement of the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

15. The method of claim 11, including, while continuing to detect the first contact and the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface:

detecting that a gesture metric based on the first gesture is above a respective fading threshold, and in response to detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is above the respective fading threshold, ceasing to display snippets of text other than the first snippet of text; and

detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below a redisplay threshold, and in response to detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below the redisplay threshold, redisplaying snippets of text other than the first snippet of text.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein a value of the redisplay threshold is related to a value of the fading threshold.

17. The method of claim 11, including, after detecting the movement of the first contact relative to the second contact:

detecting an end of the first gesture; and

in response to detecting the end of the first gesture;

when a gesture metric based on the first gesture is above a predefined threshold, displaying a portion of the document associated with the first snippet of text that includes the first portion of text; and

when the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below the predefined threshold, ceasing to display the additional portion of text.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the gesture metric is a measure of distance between the first contact and the second contact prior to detecting an end of the gesture.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the gesture metric is a measure of a change in distance between the first contact and the second contact during the first gesture.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein:

detecting the end of the first gesture includes detecting liftoff of the first contact from the touch-sensitive surface; and

the gesture metric includes a measure of velocity of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface prior to detecting the liftoff of the first contact.

21. A graphical user interface on an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the graphical user interface comprising:

a plurality of snippets of text including a first snippet of text and a second snippet of text, wherein;

the first snippet of text includes first displayed snippet text corresponding to a first portion of text from a document associated with the first snippet of text; and

the second snippet of text includes second displayed snippet text corresponding to a second portion of from a document associated with the second snippet of text;

wherein;

a first gesture associated with the first snippet of text is detected, wherein detecting the first gesture includes detecting a first contact and a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface and detecting movement of the first contact relative to the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the movement of the first contact relative to the second contact;

the first snippet of text is modified to include an additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet that was not included in the first displayed snippet text, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text includes;

additional text that occurs prior to the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

additional text that occurs after the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

display of the second snippet of text is maintained without adding any additional text from the document associated with the second snippet of text to the second snippet of text.

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

concurrently display a plurality of snippets of text including a first snippet of text and a second snippet of text, wherein;

the first snippet of text includes first displayed snippet text corresponding to a first portion of text from a document associated with the first snippet of text; and

the second snippet of text includes second displayed snippet text corresponding to a second portion of text from a document associated with the second snippet of text;

detect a first gesture associated with the first snippet of text, wherein detecting the first gesture includes detecting a first contact and a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface and detecting movement of the first contact relative to the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the movement of the first contact relative to the second contact;

modify the first snippet of text to include an additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text that was not included in the first displayed snippet text, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text includes;

additional text that occurs prior to the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

additional text that occurs after the first displayed snippet text in the document associated with the first snippet of text; and

maintain display of the second snippet of text without adding any additional text from the document associated with the second snippet of text to the second snippet of text.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text is displayed adjacent to the first displayed snippet display on the display.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein the additional portion of text from the document associated with the first snippet of text is selected in accordance with the first gesture.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein:

the additional text that occurs prior to the first displayed snippet text is displayed in accordance with movement of the first contact on the touch sensitive surface; and

the additional text that occurs after the first displayed snippet text is displayed in accordance with movement of the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, including instructions which cause the device to, while continuing to detect the first contact and the second contact on the touch-sensitive surface:

detect that a gesture metric based on the first gesture is above a respective fading threshold, and in response to detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is above the respective fading threshold, ceasing to display snippets of text other than the first snippet of text; and

detect that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below a redisplay threshold, and in response to detecting that the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below the redisplay threshold, redisplaying snippets of text other than the first snippet of text.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, wherein a value of the redisplay threshold is related to a value of the fading threshold.

28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22, including instructions which cause the device to, after detecting the movement of the first contact relative to the second contact:

detect an end of the first gesture; and

in response to detecting the end of the first gesture;

when a gesture metric based on the first gesture is above a predefined threshold, display a portion of the document associated with the first snippet of text that includes the first portion of text; and

when the gesture metric based on the first gesture is below the predefined threshold, cease to display the additional portion of text.

29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the gesture metric is a measure of distance between the first contact and the second contact prior to detecting an end of the gesture.

30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein the gesture metric is a measure of a change in distance between the first contact and the second contact during the first gesture.

31. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 28, wherein:

instructions that cause the device to detect the end of the first gesture includes instructions which cause the device to detect liftoff of the first contact from the touch-sensitive surface; and

the gesture metric includes a measure of velocity of the first contact on the touch-sensitive surface prior to detecting the liftoff of the first contact.