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Granted Patent B2
US 11,880,550 · App. 17/949,859 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigation of concurrently open software applications

Inventors: Kenneth Kocienda (San Jose, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F3/0482G06F3/0488G06F3/04842G06F3/04883G06F3/04886
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Patent No.
US 11,880,550
App. No.
17/949,859
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display and one or more programs stored in memory for execution by one or more processors. The one or more programs include instructions for displaying a first application view that corresponds to a first application in a plurality of concurrently open applications. The one or more programs include instructions for detecting a first input, and in response, concurrently displaying a group of open application icons that correspond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently open applications with at least a portion of the first application view. The open application icons are displayed in accordance with a predetermined sequence of the open applications. The one or more programs include instructions for detecting a first gesture distinct from the first input, and in response, displaying a second application view that corresponds to a second application adjacent to the first application in the predetermined sequence.

Claims (64)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display device;

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, via the display device, an application view of a first application;

while displaying the application view of the first application, detecting a first gesture that includes movement in a first direction;

in response to detecting the first gesture in the first direction, entering an application view selection mode that includes concurrently displaying, via the display device, representations of a plurality of applications;

while the electronic device is in the application view selection mode, detecting a second gesture that includes movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction; and

in response to detecting the second gesture, displaying, via the display device, one or more music control user interface objects.

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

in response to detecting the second gesture, displaying, via the display device, a representation of a music application.

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

in response to detecting the second gesture, concurrently displaying, via the display device, the one or more music control user interface objects and the representation of the first application.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more music control user interface objects includes one or more of a beginning of a music track music control user interface object, a play/pause music control user interface object, or a next track music control user interface object.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying the one or more music control user interface objects on the display includes ceasing display of the representations of the plurality of applications and displaying at least one of the one or more music control user interface objects at a location at which at least one of the representations of the plurality of applications was displayed.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display device includes a touch-sensitive display.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein:

the first gesture includes a first touch gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and

the second gesture includes a second touch gesture on the touch-sensitive display.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein:

the first touch gesture includes movement of a first contact on the touch-sensitive display in the first direction; and

the second touch gesture includes movement of a second contact on the touch-sensitive display in the second direction.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the representations of the plurality of the applications correspond to recently used applications.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with a display device, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, via the display device, an application view of a first application;

while displaying the application view of the first application, detecting a first gesture that includes movement in a first direction;

in response to detecting the first gesture in the first direction, entering an application view selection mode that includes concurrently displaying, via the display device, representations of a plurality of applications;

while the computer system is in the application view selection mode, detecting a second gesture that includes movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction; and

in response to detecting the second gesture, displaying, via the display device, one or more music control user interface objects.

11. A method, comprising:

at a computer system that is in communication with a display device:

displaying, via the display device, an application view of a first application;

while displaying the application view of the first application, detecting a first gesture that includes movement in a first direction;

in response to detecting the first gesture in the first direction, entering an application view selection mode that includes concurrently displaying, via the display device, representations of a plurality of applications;

while the computer system is in the application view selection mode, detecting a second gesture that includes movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction; and

in response to detecting the second gesture, displaying, via the display device, one or more music control user interface objects.

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

in response to detecting the second gesture, displaying, via the display device, a representation of a music application.

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

in response to detecting the second gesture, concurrently displaying, via the display device, the one or more music control user interface objects and the representation of the first application.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the one or more music control user interface objects includes one or more of a beginning of a music track music control user interface object, a play/pause music control user interface object, or a next track music control user interface object.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein displaying the one or more music control user interface objects on the display includes ceasing display of the representations of the plurality of applications and displaying at least one of the one or more music control user interface objects at a location at which at least one of the representations of the plurality of applications was displayed.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the display device includes a touch-sensitive display.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein:

the first gesture includes a first touch gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and

the second gesture includes a second touch gesture on the touch-sensitive display.

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

the first touch gesture includes movement of a first contact on the touch-sensitive display in the first direction; and

the second touch gesture includes movement of a second contact on the touch-sensitive display in the second direction.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the representations of the plurality of the applications correspond to recently used applications.

20. The method of claim 11 , the method further comprising:

in response to detecting the second gesture, displaying, via the display device, a representation of a music application.

21. The method of claim 11 , the method further comprising:

in response to detecting the second gesture, concurrently displaying, via the display device, the one or more music control user interface objects and the representation of the first application.

22. The method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more music control user interface objects includes one or more of a beginning of a music track music control user interface object, a play/pause music control user interface object, or a next track music control user interface object.

23. The method of claim 11 , wherein displaying the one or more music control user interface objects on the display includes ceasing display of the representations of the plurality of applications and displaying at least one of the one or more music control user interface objects at a location at which at least one of the representations of the plurality of applications was displayed.

24. The method of claim 11 , wherein the display device includes a touch-sensitive display.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein:

the first gesture includes a first touch gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and

the second gesture includes a second touch gesture on the touch-sensitive display.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein:

the first touch gesture includes movement of a first contact on the touch-sensitive display in the first direction; and

the second touch gesture includes movement of a second contact on the touch-sensitive display in the second direction.

27. The method of claim 11 , wherein the representations of the plurality of the applications correspond to recently used applications.

Continuity (7)
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