Granted Patent B2

US 10,838,617 · App. 16/288,632 · Granted Nov 17, 2020

Inventors: Bas Ording (San Francisco, CA); Scott M. Herz (San Jose, CA); Wayne C. Westerman (Burlingame, CA); Scott Forstall (Los Altos, CA); Gregory N. Christie (San Jose, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G06F3/04883G06F3/0412G06F3/0416G06F3/0482G06F3/0485G06F3/04817G06F3/04845H04M1/72522

Abstract

Claims (58)

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, on the touch screen display, a plurality of application windows, wherein the plurality of application windows are displayed in an ordered set, and wherein at least one of the plurality of application windows is partially hidden;

while displaying the plurality of application windows, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display;

in response to detecting the gesture:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a tap gesture at a first predefined location on the touch screen display associated with a first application window of the plurality of application windows, enlarging the first application window of the plurality of application windows;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a tap gesture at a second predefined location on the touch screen display that corresponds to a position of a second application window of the plurality of application windows on the touch screen display, moving the second application window of the plurality of application windows toward a center of the display;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a swipe gesture in a first direction, translating the ordered set in the first direction; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a swipe gesture in a second direction, translating the ordered set in the second direction.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of application windows correspond to respective web browser application windows.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1 , wherein enlarging the first application window includes filling the touch screen display with the first application window.

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

in response to detecting the gesture:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture associated with a delete operation for the first application window:

ceasing to display the first application window.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with the determination that the gesture corresponds to the predefined gesture associated with a delete operation for the first application window:

moving an application window neighboring the first application window to occupy the location previously occupied by the first application window.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the predefined gesture is a tap gesture on a delete icon associated with the first application window.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, on the touch screen display, a plurality of application windows, wherein the plurality of application windows are displayed in an ordered set, and wherein at least one of the plurality of application windows is partially hidden;

while displaying the plurality of application windows, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display;

in response to detecting the gesture:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a tap gesture at a first predefined location on the touch screen display associated with a first application window of the plurality of application windows, enlarging the first application window of the plurality of application windows;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a tap gesture at a second predefined location on the touch screen display that corresponds to a position of a second application window of the plurality of application windows on the touch screen display, moving the second application window of the plurality of application windows toward a center of the display;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a swipe gesture in a first direction, translating the ordered set in the first direction; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a swipe gesture in a second direction, translating the ordered set in the second direction.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of application windows correspond to respective web browser application windows.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein enlarging the first application window includes filling the touch screen display with the first application window.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the gesture:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture associated with a delete operation for the first application window:

ceasing to display the application window.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with the determination that the gesture corresponds to the predefined gesture associated with a delete operation for the first application window:

moving an application window neighboring the first application window to occupy the location previously occupied by the first application window.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the predefined gesture is a tap gesture on a delete icon associated with the first application window.

13. A method, comprising:

at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display:

displaying, on the touch screen display, a plurality of application windows, wherein the plurality of application windows are displayed in an ordered set, and wherein at least one of the plurality of application windows is partially hidden;

while displaying the plurality of application windows, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display;

in response to detecting the gesture:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a tap gesture at a first predefined location on the touch screen display associated with a first application window of the plurality of application windows, enlarging the first application window of the plurality of application windows;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a tap gesture at a second predefined location on the touch screen display that corresponds to a position of a second application window of the plurality of application windows on the touch screen display, moving the second application window of the plurality of application windows toward a center of the display;

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a swipe gesture in a first direction, translating the ordered set in the first direction; and

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a swipe gesture in a second direction, translating the ordered set in the second direction.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of application windows correspond to respective web browser application windows.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein enlarging the first application window includes filling the touch screen display with the first application window.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

in response to detecting the gesture:

in accordance with a determination that the gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture associated with a delete operation for the first application window:

ceasing to display the first application window.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

in accordance with the determination that the gesture corresponds to the predefined gesture associated with a delete operation for the first application window:

moving an application window neighboring the first application window to occupy the location previously occupied by the first application window.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the predefined gesture is a tap gesture on a delete icon associated with the first application window.

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