Portable electronic device performing similar operations for different gestures

• US 8,842,074 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2007
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Ording, Bas, Herz, Scott, Westerman, Wayne C., Forstall, Scott, Christie, Greg, Lemay, Stephen O., Van Os, Marcel, Matas, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): CERULLO, LILIANA P
• Application Number:
  US11/850,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20080094370A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,575 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-184, 715700-866, 715/234, 710 1- 74, 178 1801- 1907, 707705-712, 707790-812
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• 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 3/04845 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 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display is disclosed. One aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device: displays an application on the touch-sensitive display; and when the application is in a predefined mode, performs a predefined operation in response to each gesture of a set of multiple distinct gestures on the touch-sensitive display. Another aspect of the invention involves a computer-implemented method in which the portable electronic device: displays a first application; when the first application is in a first mode, performs a first operation upon detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and performs the first operation upon detecting a second gesture on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the second gesture is different from the first gesture.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display;

displaying a browser application; and

when the browser application is displaying a first web page in a set of web pages, wherein a respective web page has its own associated URL address for accessing the respective web page;

upon detecting a tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a second web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen, wherein the second web page is distinct from the first web page;

upon detecting a substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a second web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen;

upon detecting a tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a third web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen, wherein the third web page is distinct from the first web page and the second web page; and

upon detecting a substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a third web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen.

2. The method of claim 1, including:

displaying a photo management application; and

when the photo management application is displaying a first digital photo in a set of digital photos;

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of a second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display, wherein the first digital photo is distinct from the second digital photo; and

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display;

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of a third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, wherein the third digital photo is distinct from the first digital photo and the second digital photo; and

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display.

3. The method of claim 2, including, while displaying the photo management application:

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting a first other gesture on the touch screen display that is distinct from the tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display and the substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display; and

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting a second other gesture on the touch screen display that is distinct from the tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, the substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display and the first other gesture.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first other gesture is a tap gesture on a next icon.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the second other gesture is a tap gesture on a previous icon.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

replacing display of the first web page with display of the second web page in the set of web pages upon detecting a substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display includes moving the first web page and the second web page right-to-left on the touch screen display; and

replacing display of the first web page with display of the third web page in the set of web pages upon detecting a substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display includes moving the first web page and the third web page left-to-right on the touch screen display.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein when the browser application is displaying the first web page in the set of web pages, the browser application is concurrently displaying at least one of the second web page and the third web page partially off-screen.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein when the browser application is displaying the first web page in the set of web pages, the browser application is concurrently displaying the second web page adjacent to the first web page and the third web page adjacent to the first web page.

9. A portable electronic 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 programs including instructions for;

displaying a browser application; and

when the browser application is displaying a first web page in a set of web pages, wherein a respective web page has its own associated URL address for accessing the respective web page;

upon detecting a tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a second web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen, wherein the second web page is distinct from the first web page;

upon detecting a substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a second web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen;

upon detecting a tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a third web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen, wherein the third web page is distinct from the first web page and the second web page; and

upon detecting a substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display, replacing display of the first web page with display of a third web page in the set of web pages and moving the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 9, including instructions for:

displaying a photo management application; and

when the photo management application is displaying a first digital photo in a set of digital photos;

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of a second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display, wherein the first digital photo is distinct from the second digital photo; and

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display;

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of a third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, wherein the third digital photo is distinct from the first digital photo and the second digital photo; and

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 10, including instructions for, while displaying the photo management application:

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting a first other gesture on the touch screen display that is distinct from the tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display and the substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display; and

replacing display of the first digital photo with display of the third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting a second other gesture on the touch screen display that is distinct from the tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, the substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display and the first other gesture.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first other gesture is a tap gesture on a next icon.

13. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the second other gesture is a tap gesture on a previous icon.

14. The device of claim 9, wherein:

replacing display of the first web page with display of the second web page in the set of web pages upon detecting a substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display includes moving the first web page and the second web page right-to-left on the touch screen display; and

replacing display of the first web page with display of the third web page in the set of web pages upon detecting a substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display includes moving the first web page and the third web page left-to-right on the touch screen display.

15. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the browser application is displaying the first web page in the set of web pages, the browser application is concurrently displaying at least one of the second web page and the third web page partially off-screen.

16. The portable electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the browser application is displaying the first web page in the set of web pages, the browser application is concurrently displaying the second web page adjacent to the first web page and the third web page adjacent to the first web page.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a browser application; and

when the browser application is displaying a first web page in a set of web pages, wherein a respective web page has its own associated URL address for accessing the respective web page;

upon detecting a tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display, replace display of the first web page with display of a second web page in the set of web pages and move the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen, wherein the second web page is distinct from the first web page;

upon detecting a substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display, replace display of the first web page with display of the second web page in the set of web pages and move the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen;

upon detecting a tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, replace display of the first web page with display of a third web page in the set of web pages and move the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen, wherein the third web page is distinct from the first web page and the second web page; and

upon detecting a substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display, replace display of the first web page with display of the third web page in the set of web pages and move the first web page to a predefined location partially off-screen.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, including instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

display a photo management application; and

when the photo management application is displaying a first digital photo in a set of digital photos;

replace display of the first digital photo with display of a second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display, wherein the first digital photo is distinct from the second digital photo; and

replace display of the first digital photo with display of the second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display;

replace display of the first digital photo with display of a third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, wherein the third digital photo is distinct from the first digital photo and the second digital photo; and

replace display of the first digital photo with display of the third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting the substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, including instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to, while displaying the photo management application:

replace display of the first digital photo with display of the second digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting a first other gesture on the touch screen display that is distinct from the tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display and the substantially right-to- left swipe gesture on the touch screen display; and

replace display of the first digital photo with display of the third digital photo in the set of digital photos upon detecting a second other gesture on the touch screen display that is distinct from the tap gesture on the left side of the touch screen display, the substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display and the first other gesture.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the first other gesture is a tap gesture on a next icon.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the second other gesture is a tap gesture on a previous icon.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein:

replacing display of the first web page with display of the second web page in the set of web pages upon detecting a substantially right-to-left swipe gesture on the touch screen display includes moving the first web page and the second web page right-to-left on the touch screen display; and

replacing display of the first web page with display of the third web page in the set of web pages upon detecting a substantially left-to-right swipe gesture on the touch screen display includes moving the first web page and the third web page left-to-right on the touch screen display.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein when the browser application is displaying the first web page in the set of web pages, the browser application is concurrently displaying at least one of the second web page and the third web page partially off-screen.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein when the browser application is displaying the first web page in the set of web pages, the browser application is concurrently displaying the second web page adjacent to the first web page and the third web page adjacent to the first web page.