Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user interface objects

• US 8,780,069 B2
• Filed: 06/03/2013
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Victor, B. Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Agustin, Peter Vincent
• Application Number:
  US13/909,001
• Publication Number:
  US 20130265267A1
• Time in Patent Office: 407 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• 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

Abstract

A computing device with a touch screen display simultaneously displays on the touch screen display a plurality of user interface objects and at least one destination object. The computing device detects a first input by a user on a destination object displayed on the touch screen display. While continuing to detect the first input by the user on the destination object, the computing device detects a second input by the user on a first user interface object displayed on the touch screen display. In response to detecting the second input by the user on the first user interface object, the computing device performs an action on the first user interface object. The action is associated with the destination object.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

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;

simultaneously displaying on the touch screen display;

at least one destination object, and

at least a subset of a plurality of arrays of user interface objects;

detecting activation of a respective array name icon that corresponds to a respective array in the plurality of arrays;

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, displaying an animation of user interface objects in the respective array moving into a respective representative user interface object for the respective array;

detecting movement of an input by the user from the array name icon to a destination object or an area associated with a destination object;

moving the respective representative user interface object in accordance with the movement of the input by the user across the touch screen display to the destination object or the area associated with a destination object;

detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with a destination object; and

,

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, performing an action on the user interface objects in the respective array, wherein the action is associated with the destination object.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the action is performed on all of the user interface objects in the respective array.

3. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, displaying residual images of user interface objects in the respective array.

4. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, displaying a counter with the number of user interface objects in the respective array.

5. The device of claim 1, including instructions for:

in response to detecting movement of the input by the user from the array name icon, displaying a residual image of the respective representative user interface object.

6. The device of claim 5, wherein the residual image of the respective representative user interface object is displayed adjacent to a respective representative user interface object toggle icon.

7. The device of claim 3, including instructions for:

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, displaying the user interface objects in the respective array and ceasing to display the residual images of user interface objects in the respective array.

8. The device of claim 3, including instructions for:

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, disassociating the user interface objects from the respective array and ceasing to display the residual images of the user interface objects in the respective array.

9. A method, comprising:

at a computing device with a touch screen display;

simultaneously displaying on the touch screen display;

at least one destination object, and

at least a subset of a plurality of arrays of user interface objects;

detecting activation of a respective array name icon that corresponds to a respective array in the plurality of arrays;

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, displaying an animation of user interface objects in the respective array moving into a respective representative user interface object for the respective array;

detecting movement of an input by the user from the array name icon to a destination object or an area associated with a destination object;

moving the respective representative user interface object in accordance with the movement of the input by the user across the touch screen display to the destination object or the area associated with a destination object;

detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with a destination object; and

,

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, performing an action on the user interface objects in the respective array, wherein the action is associated with the destination object.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the action is performed on all of the user interface objects in the respective array.

11. The method of claim 9, including:

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, displaying residual images of user interface objects in the respective array.

12. The method of claim 11, including:

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, displaying the user interface objects in the respective array and ceasing to display the residual images of user interface objects in the respective array.

13. The method of claim 11, including:

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, disassociating the user interface objects from the respective array and ceasing to display the residual images of the user interface objects in the respective array.

14. The method of claim 9, including:

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, displaying a counter with the number of user interface objects in the respective array.

15. The method of claim 9, including:

in response to detecting movement of the input by the user from the array name icon, displaying a residual image of the respective representative user interface object.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the residual image of the respective representative user interface object is displayed adjacent to a respective representative user interface object toggle icon.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a computing device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

simultaneously display on the touch screen display;

at least one destination object, and

at least a subset of a plurality of arrays of user interface objects;

detect activation of a respective array name icon that corresponds to a respective array in the plurality of arrays;

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, display an animation of user interface objects in the respective array moving into a respective representative user interface object for the respective array;

detect movement of an input by the user from the array name icon to a destination object or an area associated with a destination object;

move the respective representative user interface object in accordance with the movement of the input by the user across the touch screen display to the destination object or the area associated with a destination object;

detect lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with a destination object; and

,

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, perform an action on the user interface objects in the respective array, wherein the action is associated with the destination object.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the action is performed on all of the user interface objects in the respective array.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, including instructions which, when executed, cause the device to:

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, display residual images of user interface objects in the respective array.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, including instructions which, when executed, cause the device to:

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, display the user interface objects in the respective array and cease to display the residual images of user interface objects in the respective array.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, including instructions which, when executed, cause the device to:

in response to detecting lift off of the input by the user from the touch screen display at the destination object or at the area associated with the destination object, disassociate the user interface objects from the respective array and cease to display the residual images of the user interface objects in the respective array.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, including instructions which, when executed, cause the device to:

in response to detecting activation of the respective array name icon that corresponds to the respective array, display a counter with the number of user interface objects in the respective array.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, including instructions which, when executed, cause the device to:

in response to detecting movement of the input by the user from the array name icon, display a residual image of the respective representative user interface object.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the residual image of the respective representative user interface object is displayed adjacent to a respective representative user interface object toggle icon.