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US 8,698,845 · App. 12/789,426 · Granted Apr 15, 2014

Device, method, and graphical user interface with interactive popup views

Inventor: Stephen O. Lemay (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G09G5/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,698,845
App. No.
12/789,426
Granted
Apr 15, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of operating a multifunction device includes: displaying a respective view of a first application on the touch screen display, detecting a first touch gesture within the respective view, and in response to detecting the first touch gesture, displaying a popup view of the first application partially covering the respective view of the first application. The popup view corresponds to a full-screen-width view in a corresponding first application on a second multifunction device having a touch screen display with lower resolution than the touch screen display of the first multifunction device. The method further includes: detecting one or more second touch gestures within the popup view, and in response to detecting the one or more second touch gestures within the popup view, performing an action in the first application that updates a state of the first application.

Claims (77)

1. A multifunction device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more accelerometers

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:

displaying a respective view of a first application on the touch screen display in a portrait orientation;

detecting a first touch gesture within the respective view;

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, displaying a popup view of the first application partially covering the respective view of the first application;

detecting one or more second touch gestures within the popup view;

in response to detecting the one or more second touch gestures within the popup view, performing an action in the first application that updates a state of the first application;

while displaying the popup view, detecting rotation of the multifunction device from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation using the one or more accelerometers, and, in response to detecting the rotation:

converting the respective view to the landscape orientation, and

converting the popup view into a sidebar view alongside the respective view in the landscape orientation.

2. The device of claim 1 , further including detecting and responding to touch gestures in the sidebar while maintaining display of the sidebar alongside the respective view.

3. The device of claim 1 , further including:

detecting rotation of the multifunction device from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation using the one or more accelerometers; and,

in response to detecting the rotation of the multifunction device from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation:

ceasing to display the sidebar; and

converting the respective view to the portrait orientation.

4. The device of claim 3 , further including:

after ceasing to display the sidebar, detecting a third touch gesture within the respective view; and,

in response to detecting the third touch gesture, displaying the popup view partially covering the respective view.

5. The device of claim 1 , further including:

detecting rotation of the multifunction device from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation using the one or more accelerometers; and,

in response to detecting the rotation of the multifunction device from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation:

converting the respective view to the portrait orientation; and

converting the sidebar into a popup view within the respective view in the portrait orientation.

6. A method, comprising:

at a multifunction device with a touch screen display and one or more accelerometers:

displaying a respective view of a first application on the touch screen display in a portrait orientation;

detecting a first touch gesture within the respective view;

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, displaying a popup view of the first application partially covering the respective view of the first application;

detecting one or more second touch gestures within the popup view;

in response to detecting the one or more second touch gestures within the popup view,

performing an action in the first application that updates a state of the first application;

while displaying the popup view, detecting rotation of the multifunction device from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation using the one or more accelerometers, and,

in response to detecting the rotation:

converting the respective view to the landscape orientation, and

converting the popup view into a sidebar alongside the respective view in the landscape orientation.

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

display a respective view of a first application on the touch screen display in a portrait orientation;

detect a first touch gesture within the respective view;

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, display a popup view of the first application partially covering the respective view of the first application;

detect one or more second touch gestures within the popup view;

in response to detecting the one or more second touch gestures within the popup view, perform an action in the first application that updates a state of the first application;

while displaying the popup view, detect rotation of the multifunction device from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation using the one or more accelerometers, and,

in response to detecting the rotation:

convert the respective view to the landscape orientation, and convert the popup view into a sidebar alongside the respective view in the landscape orientation.

8. The method of claim 6 , including detecting and responding to touch gestures in the sidebar while maintaining display of the sidebar alongside the respective view.

9. The method of claim 6 , including:

detecting rotation of the multifunction device from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation using the one or more accelerometers; and,

in response to detecting the rotation of the multifunction device from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation:

ceasing to display the sidebar; and

converting the respective view to the portrait orientation.

10. The method of claim 9 , including:

after ceasing to display the sidebar, detecting a third touch gesture within the respective view; and,

in response to detecting the third touch gesture, displaying the popup view partially covering the respective view.

11. The method of claim 6 , including:

detecting rotation of the multifunction device from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation using the one or more accelerometers; and,

in response to detecting the rotation of the multifunction device from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation:

converting the respective view to the portrait orientation; and

converting the sidebar into a popup view within the respective view in the portrait orientation.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , including instructions which cause the device to: detect and respond to touch gestures in the sidebar while maintaining display of the sidebar alongside the respective view.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , including instructions which cause the device to:

detect rotation of the multifunction device from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation using the one or more accelerometers; and,

in response to detecting the rotation of the multifunction device from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation:

cease to display the sidebar; and

convert the respective view to the portrait orientation.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , including instructions which cause the device to:

after ceasing to display the sidebar, detect a third touch gesture within the respective view; and,

in response to detecting the third touch gesture, display the popup view partially covering the respective view.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , including instructions which cause the device to:

detect rotation of the multifunction device from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation using the one or more accelerometers; and,

in response to detecting the rotation of the multifunction device from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation:

convert the respective view to the portrait orientation; and

convert the sidebar into a popup view within the respective view in the portrait orientation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2011
From: LEMAY, STEPHEN O.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 026878/0384 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61292498 · Jan 6, 2010
Related Publication 20110164058A1 · Jul 7, 2011