IP Library Granted Patent US 11,435,894
Granted Patent B2
US 11,435,894 · App. 17/458,201 · Granted Sep 6, 2022

Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for accessing notifications

Inventor: William M. Tyler (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: APPLE INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,435,894
App. No.
17/458,201
Granted
Sep 6, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

While displaying an application user interface for an application (e.g., a media application), a computer system receives a request to display a system user interface in place of the application user interface. In response, the computer system performs one of a plurality of operations in accordance with a state of the application, including: in accordance with a determination that the application is in a first state, display information about the application in the system user interface; and in accordance with a determination that the application is in a second state distinct from the first state, displaying the system user interface without the information about the application in the system user interface.

Claims (47)

1. A computer system, comprising:

one or more processors that are in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices; and

memory storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying an application user interface for an application;

while displaying the application user interface, receiving a request to display a system user interface in place of the application user interface;

in response to the request, performing one of a plurality of operations in accordance with a state of the application, including:

in accordance with a determination that the application is in a first state, display information about the application in the system user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the application is in a second state distinct from the first state, displaying the system user interface without the information about the application in the system user interface.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the system user interface includes notifications.

3. The computer system of claim 2 , wherein the notifications in the system user interface include notifications that correspond to received communications.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the application is a media application.

5. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the first state is a media playing state, and the second state is a media not playing state.

6. The computer system of claim 4 , wherein the request to display the system user interface is a swipe gesture.

7. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the display generation component is a touch screen, and the swipe gesture is an edge gesture that begins at a location near an edge of the touch screen.

8. The computer system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for, while receiving the swipe gesture, displaying the system user interface partially covering the application user interface.

9. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the information about the application displayed in the system user interface includes one or more selectable controls for media playback.

10. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the information about the application displayed in the system user interface includes media track information.

11. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the system user interface is displayed on top of the application user interface.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:

displaying an application user interface for an application;

while displaying the application user interface, receiving a request to display a system user interface in place of the application user interface;

in response to the request, performing one of a plurality of operations in accordance with a state of the application, including:

in accordance with a determination that the application is in a first state, display information about the application in the system user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the application is in a second state distinct from the first state, displaying the system user interface without the information about the application in the system user interface.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the system user interface includes notifications.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the notifications in the system user interface include notifications that correspond to received communications.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the application is a media application.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first state is a media playing state, and the second state is a media not playing state.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the request to display the system user interface is a swipe gesture.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the display generation component is a touch screen, and the swipe gesture is an edge gesture that begins at a location near an edge of the touch screen.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for, while receiving the swipe gesture, displaying the system user interface partially covering the application user interface.

20. A method, performed at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, comprising,

displaying an application user interface for an application;

while displaying the application user interface, receiving a request to display a system user interface in place of the application user interface;

in response to the request, performing one of a plurality of operations in accordance with a state of the application, including:

in accordance with a determination that the application is in a first state, display information about the application in the system user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the application is in a second state distinct from the first state, displaying the system user interface without the information about the application in the system user interface.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the system user interface includes notifications.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the notifications in the system user interface include notifications that correspond to received communications.

23. The method of claim 20 , wherein the application is a media application.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the first state is a media playing state, and the second state is a media not playing state.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the request to display the system user interface is a swipe gesture.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the display generation component is a touch screen, and the swipe gesture is an edge gesture that begins at a location near an edge of the touch screen.

27. The method of claim 25 , including, while receiving the swipe gesture, displaying the system user interface partially covering the application user interface.

28. The method of claim 20 , wherein the information about the application displayed in the system user interface includes one or more selectable controls for media playback.

29. The method of claim 20 , wherein the information about the application displayed in the system user interface includes media track information.

30. The method of claim 20 , wherein the system user interface is displayed on top of the application user interface.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 16915971 · Jun 29, 2020
Continuation 16354012 · Mar 14, 2019
Continuation 15715005 · Sep 25, 2017
Provisional Application 62507181 · May 16, 2017
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