IP Library Granted Patent US 11,327,650
Granted Patent B2
US 11,327,650 · App. 16/401,934 · Granted May 10, 2022

User interfaces having a collection of complications

Inventors: Kevin Will Chen (Sunnyvale, CA); Jonathan P. Ive (San Jose, CA); Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Wilson (San Francisco, CA); Aled Hywel Williams (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F3/04886G04G9/0064G06F1/163G06F3/048G06F3/04847
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Patent No.
US 11,327,650
App. No.
16/401,934
Granted
May 10, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to context-specific user interfaces. In particular, the present disclosure relates to an electronic device that includes a user interface having a collection of complications. In some embodiments, a watch user interface is displayed on a display, the watch user interface including an analog clock face area and one or more complications having metrics related to data from an application. In some embodiments, one of the complications is replaced with another complication in response to a sequence of one or more inputs that correspond to a request to add a complication to the watch face.

Claims (124)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display, wherein the display has one or more corners;

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 a watch user interface on the display, the watch user interface including:

an analog clock face area, the analog clock face area including an area of the display in which an hour hand and a minute hand rotate;

a first complication, wherein the first complication is located outside of the analog clock face area and is in a first corner of the one or more corners of the display, wherein the first complication includes at least:

a first metric related to data from a first application;

a second metric related to data from the first application;

a status bar that tracks an outer edge of the analog clock face area; and

a value located between the status bar and the first corner of the display;

a second complication that includes at least a third metric related to data from a second application and a fourth metric related to data from the second application; and

a third complication that includes at least a fifth metric related to data from a third application and a sixth metric related to data from the third application;

detecting a sequence of one or more inputs that corresponds to a request to add a fourth complication to the watch user interface, wherein the fourth complication includes at least a seventh metric related to data from a fourth application and an eighth metric related to data from the fourth application; and

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs:

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the first complication, replacing the first complication outside of the analog clock face area with the fourth complication;

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the second complication, replacing the second complication with the fourth complication; and

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the third complication, replacing the third complication with the fourth complication.

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

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs:

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the first complication, maintaining the second complication and the third complication;

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the second complication, maintaining the first complication and the third complication; and

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the third complication, maintaining the first complication and the second complication.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first complication further includes a ninth metric related to data from the first application,

the second complication further includes a tenth metric related to data from the second application, and

the third complication further includes an eleventh metric related to data from the third application.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first application is different than the second application, and wherein the third application is different than the first application and the second application.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , the watch user interface further including a ring-shaped area having a curved outer edge, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with the second application corresponding to a respective application, displaying a visual characteristic at or around the ring-shaped area; and

in accordance with the second application corresponding to an application different than the respective application, forgoing displaying the visual characteristic at or around the ring-shaped area.

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

displaying a second watch user interface, the second watch user interface including a fifth complication that includes less than two metrics related to data from the first application, wherein the fifth complication is the same size as the first complication.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the fifth complication does not include a metric related to data from the first application.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the analog clock face area has a curved outer edge and the first complication is a curved complication having a visual feature that follows the outer edge of the analog clock face area.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first application is a weather application, wherein the first metric and the second metric relate to data from the weather application, the first metric representing a current temperature, and the second metric representing forecasted high and low temperatures.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first complication includes a visual representation of one or more metrics, the visual representation including an indication of a value relative to a range of values.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first complication includes a visual representation of one or more metrics, the visual representation including a first affordance representing a simulation of a first region of the Earth as illuminated by the Sun at a current time, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a sequence of one or more user inputs corresponding to a request to view the simulation of the Earth at a non-current time; and

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more user inputs corresponding to a request to view the simulation of the Earth at a non-current time, rotating the simulation of the Earth to reveal a second region of the Earth as illuminated by the Sun at the non-current time.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second complication and the third complication are located outside of the analog clock face area.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the watch user interface further includes a bezel that at least partially surrounds the analog clock face area.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first complication is located between the bezel and a corner edge of the display.

15. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display, wherein the display has one or more corners:

displaying a watch user interface on the display, the watch user interface including:

an analog clock face area, the analog clock face area including an area of the display in which an hour hand and a minute hand rotate;

a first complication, wherein the first complication is located outside of the analog clock face area and is in a first corner of the one or more corners of the display, wherein the first complication includes at least:

a first metric related to data from a first application;

a second metric related to data from the first application;

a status bar that tracks an outer edge of the analog clock face area; and

a value located between the status bar and the first corner of the display;

a second complication that includes at least a third metric related to data from a second application and a fourth metric related to data from the second application; and

a third complication that includes at least a fifth metric related to data from a third application and a sixth metric related to data from the third application;

detecting a sequence of one or more inputs that corresponds to a request to add a fourth complication to the watch user interface, wherein the fourth complication includes at least a seventh metric related to data from a fourth application and an eighth metric related to data from the fourth application; and

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs:

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the first complication, replacing the first complication outside of the analog clock face area with the fourth complication;

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the second complication, replacing the second complication with the fourth complication; and

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the third complication, replacing the third complication with the fourth complication.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs:

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the first complication, maintaining the second complication and the third complication;

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the second complication, maintaining the first complication and the third complication; and

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the third complication, maintaining the first complication and the second complication.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein:

the first complication further includes a ninth metric related to data from the first application,

the second complication further includes a tenth metric related to data from the second application, and

the third complication further includes an eleventh metric related to data from the third application.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first application is different than the second application, and wherein the third application is different than the first application and the second application.

19. The method of claim 15 , the watch user interface further including a ring-shaped area having a curved outer edge, the method further comprising:

in accordance with the second application corresponding to a respective application, displaying a visual characteristic at or around the ring-shaped area; and

in accordance with the second application corresponding to an application different than the respective application, forgoing displaying the visual characteristic at or around the ring-shaped area.

20. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

displaying a second watch user interface, the second watch user interface including a fifth complication that includes less than two metrics related to data from the first application, wherein the fifth complication is the same size as the first complication.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the fifth complication does not include a metric related to data from the first application.

22. The method of claim 15 , wherein the analog clock face area has a curved outer edge and the first complication is a curved complication having a visual feature that follows the outer edge of the analog clock face area.

23. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first application is a weather application, wherein the first metric and the second metric relate to data from the weather application, the first metric representing a current temperature, and the second metric representing forecasted high and low temperatures.

24. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first complication includes a visual representation of one or more metrics, the visual representation including an indication of a value relative to a range of values.

25. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first complication includes a visual representation of one or more metrics, the visual representation including a first affordance representing a simulation of a first region of the Earth as illuminated by the Sun at a current time, the method further comprising:

detecting a sequence of one or more user inputs corresponding to a request to view the simulation of the Earth at a non-current time; and

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more user inputs corresponding to a request to view the simulation of the Earth at a non-current time, rotating the simulation of the Earth to reveal a second region of the Earth as illuminated by the Sun at the non-current time.

26. The method of claim 15 , wherein the second complication and the third complication are located outside of the analog clock face area.

27. The method of claim 15 , wherein the watch user interface further includes a bezel that at least partially surrounds the analog clock face area.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein the first complication is located between the bezel and a corner edge of the display.

29. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, wherein the display has one or more corners, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying a watch user interface on the display, the watch user interface including:

an analog clock face area, the analog clock face area including an area of the display in which an hour hand and a minute hand rotate;

a first complication, wherein the first complication is located outside of the analog clock face area and is in a first corner of the one or more corners of the display, wherein the first complication includes at least:

a first metric related to data from a first application;

a second metric related to data from the first application;

a status bar that tracks an outer edge of the analog clock face area; and

a value located between the status bar and the first corner of the display;

a second complication that includes at least a third metric related to data from a second application and a fourth metric related to data from the second application; and

a third complication that includes at least a fifth metric related to data from a third application and a sixth metric related to data from the third application;

detecting a sequence of one or more inputs that corresponds to a request to add a fourth complication to the watch user interface, wherein the fourth complication includes at least a seventh metric related to data from a fourth application and an eighth metric related to data from the fourth application; and

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs:

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the first complication, replacing the first complication outside of the analog clock face area with the fourth complication;

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the second complication, replacing the second complication with the fourth complication; and

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the third complication, replacing the third complication with the fourth complication.

30. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs:

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the first complication, maintaining the second complication and the third complication;

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the second complication, maintaining the first complication and the third complication; and

in accordance with a determination that the sequence of one or more inputs corresponds to a request to replace the third complication, maintaining the first complication and the second complication.

31. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein:

the first complication further includes a ninth metric related to data from the first application,

the second complication further includes a tenth metric related to data from the second application, and

the third complication further includes an eleventh metric related to data from the third application.

32. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the first application is different than the second application, and wherein the third application is different than the first application and the second application.

33. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , the watch user interface further including a ring-shaped area having a curved outer edge, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with the second application corresponding to a respective application, displaying a visual characteristic at or around the ring-shaped area; and

in accordance with the second application corresponding to an application different than the respective application, forgoing displaying the visual characteristic at or around the ring-shaped area.

34. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

displaying a second watch user interface, the second watch user interface including a fifth complication that includes less than two metrics related to data from the first application, wherein the fifth complication is the same size as the first complication.

35. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 34 , wherein the fifth complication does not include a metric related to data from the first application.

36. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the analog clock face area has a curved outer edge and the first complication is a curved complication having a visual feature that follows the outer edge of the analog clock face area.

37. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the first application is a weather application, wherein the first metric and the second metric relate to data from the weather application, the first metric representing a current temperature, and the second metric representing forecasted high and low temperatures.

38. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the first complication includes a visual representation of one or more metrics, the visual representation including an indication of a value relative to a range of values.

39. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the first complication includes a visual representation of one or more metrics, the visual representation including a first affordance representing a simulation of a first region of the Earth as illuminated by the Sun at a current time, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a sequence of one or more user inputs corresponding to a request to view the simulation of the Earth at a non-current time; and

in response to detecting the sequence of one or more user inputs corresponding to a request to view the simulation of the Earth at a non-current time, rotating the simulation of the Earth to reveal a second region of the Earth as illuminated by the Sun at the non-current time.

40. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the second complication and the third complication are located outside of the analog clock face area.

41. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the watch user interface further includes a bezel that at least partially surrounds the analog clock face area.

42. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 41 , wherein the first complication is located between the bezel and a corner edge of the display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2019
From: CHEN, KEVIN WILL; IVE, JONATHAN P.; DYE, ALAN C.; WILSON, CHRISTOPHER; WILLIAMS, ALED HYWEL
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 049658/0713 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62725215 · Aug 30, 2018
Provisional Application 62679941 · Jun 3, 2018
Provisional Application 62668041 · May 7, 2018
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