IP Library Granted Patent US 10,097,496
Granted Patent B2
US 10,097,496 · App. 14/829,573 · Granted Oct 9, 2018

Electronic mail user interface

Inventors: Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Patrick Foss (San Francisco, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan R. Dascola (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan P. Ive (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04L51/22G06F3/041G06F3/0482G06F3/04847G06F3/04883G06F3/16G06Q10/107G06F2203/04105G06F2203/04803G10L15/26
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Patent No.
US 10,097,496
App. No.
14/829,573
Granted
Oct 9, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to electronic mail user interfaces. A device, including a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and a rotatable input mechanism, is described in relation to accessing, composing, and manipulating electronic mail. In some examples, a user can provide input through the rotatable input mechanism to access a landing screen of an electronic mail application. The landing screen concurrently displays an affordance for accessing an electronic mail inbox and an affordance for accessing an interface for composing electronic mail.

Claims (280)

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches, cause the device to:

display, on the display, an affordance representing an electronic message application;

receive user input activating the affordance representing the electronic message application;

display, on the display, a list of electronic message thread objects;

receive user input activating an electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects;

in response to receiving user input activating the electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects, display, on the display, a list of electronic message objects associated with the electronic message thread object;

receive user input representing a touch associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects;

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, display, on the display, an electronic message associated with the electronic message object;

while displaying the electronic message, receive user input representing a touch on the electronic message; and

in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on the electronic message:

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch is above an intensity threshold, display, on the display, a first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message, wherein the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes an affordance associated with replying to the electronic message; and

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch is not above the intensity threshold, forgo display, on the display, the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the device to display the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message include instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

replace display of the electronic message with display of the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with marking the electronic message,

an affordance associated with opening the electronic message on a second device, and

a first affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

4. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the first affordance associated with the cancel action; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the first affordance associated with the cancel action, replace display of the first set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the electronic message, replace display of the first set of one or more affordances with a second set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the second set of affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message,

an affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message,

an affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message, and

a second affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

7. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message, replace display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for replying to the electronic message.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message, replace display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for replying to all recipients of the electronic message.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 6 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message, replace display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for forwarding the electronic message.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with marking the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with marking the electronic message, replace display of the first set of one or more affordances with a third set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the third set of affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with flagging the electronic message,

an affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message,

an affordance associated with archiving the electronic message, and

a third affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with flagging the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with flagging the electronic message, replace display of the third set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message, including a flag indicator.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message, replace display of the third set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message, including an unread indicator.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with archiving the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with archiving the electronic message, move the electronic message into an archive folder.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the interface for composing the new electronic message comprises one or more of:

an affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message,

an affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message, and

an affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message, replace display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a fourth set of one or more affordances associated with the new electronic message.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the fourth set of one or more affordances associated with the new electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with recent contacts,

an affordance associated with dictation, and

an affordance associated with a keyboard.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with recent contacts; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with recent contacts, replace display of the fourth set of one or more affordances with display of one or more recent contact affordances.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message, replace display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a dictation interface.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing subject speech; and

in response to receiving user input representing subject speech:

transcribe the user input representing subject speech, and

add the transcribed subject speech as subject information to the new electronic message.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive data representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving data representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message, replace display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a dictation interface.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

determine whether the new electronic message includes recipient information, subject information, and body information; and

in response to determining that the new electronic message includes recipient information, subject information, and body information, display an affordance associated with sending the new electronic message.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 22 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with sending the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with sending the new electronic message, transmit the new electronic message.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with an electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects; and

in response to receiving user input representing the substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with the electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects, display an affordance for deleting an electronic thread associated with the electronic message thread object.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors of the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive user input representing a substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects; and

in response to receiving user input representing the substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, display an affordance for deleting an electronic message associated with the electronic message object.

26. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface configured to detect intensity of touches;

one or more processors;

a 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, on the display, an affordance representing an electronic message application;

receiving user input activating the affordance representing the electronic message application;

displaying, on the display, a list of electronic message thread objects;

receiving user input activating an electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects;

in response to receiving user input activating the electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects, displaying, on the display, a list of electronic message objects associated with the electronic message thread object;

receiving user input representing a touch associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects;

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, displaying, on the display, an electronic message associated with the electronic message object;

while displaying the electronic mail message, receiving user input representing a touch on the electronic message; and

in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on the electronic message:

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch is above an intensity threshold, displaying, on the display, a first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message, wherein the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes an affordance associated with replying to the electronic message; and

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch is not above the intensity threshold, forgoing display, on the display, the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

27. The electronic device of claim 26 , wherein displaying the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes replacing display of the electronic message with display of the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

28. The electronic device of claim 26 , wherein the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with marking the electronic message,

an affordance associated with opening the electronic message on a second device, and

a first affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

29. The electronic device of claim 28 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the first affordance associated with the cancel action; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the first affordance associated with the cancel action, replacing display of the first set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message.

30. The electronic device of claim of claim 28 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the electronic message, replacing display of the first set of one or more affordances with a second set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

31. The electronic device of claim 30 , wherein the second set of affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message,

an affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message,

an affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message, and

a second affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

32. The electronic device of claim 31 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message, replacing display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for replying to the electronic message.

33. The electronic device of claim 31 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message, replacing display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for replying to all recipients of the electronic message.

34. The electronic device of claim 31 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message, replacing display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for forwarding the electronic message.

35. The electronic device of claim 28 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with marking the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with marking the electronic message, replacing display of the first set of one or more affordances with a third set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

36. The electronic device of claim 35 , wherein the third set of affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with flagging the electronic message,

an affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message,

an affordance associated with archiving the electronic message, and

a third affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

37. The electronic device of claim 36 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with flagging the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with flagging the electronic message, replacing display of the third set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message, including a flag indicator.

38. The electronic device of claim 36 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message, replacing display of the third set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message, including an unread indicator.

39. The electronic device of claim 36 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with archiving the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with archiving the electronic message, moving the electronic message into an archive folder.

40. The electronic device of claim 26 , wherein the interface for composing the new electronic message comprises one or more of:

an affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message,

an affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message, and

an affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message.

41. The electronic device of claim 40 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message, replacing display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a fourth set of one or more affordances associated with the new electronic message.

42. The electronic device of claim 41 , wherein the fourth set of one or more affordances associated with the new electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with recent contacts,

an affordance associated with dictation, and

an affordance associated with a keyboard.

43. The electronic device of claim 42 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with recent contacts; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with recent contacts, replacing display of the fourth set of one or more affordances with display of one or more recent contact affordances.

44. The electronic device of claim 40 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message, replacing display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a dictation interface.

45. The electronic device of claim 44 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing subject speech; and

in response to receiving user input representing subject speech:

transcribing the user input representing subject speech, and

adding the transcribed subject speech as subject information to the new electronic message.

46. The electronic device of claim 40 , further including instructions for:

receiving data representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving data representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message, replacing display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a dictation interface.

47. The electronic device of claim 26 , further including instructions for:

determining whether the new electronic message includes recipient information, subject information, and body information; and

in response to determining that the new electronic message includes recipient information, subject information, and body information, displaying an affordance associated with sending the new electronic message.

48. The electronic device of claim 47 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with sending the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with sending the new electronic message, transmitting the new electronic message.

49. The electronic device of claim 26 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with an electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects; and

in response to receiving user input representing the substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with the electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects, displaying an affordance for deleting an electronic thread associated with the electronic message thread object.

50. The electronic device of claim 26 , further including instructions for:

receiving user input representing a substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects; and

in response to receiving user input representing the substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, displaying an affordance for deleting an electronic message associated with the electronic message object.

51. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, and a rotatable input mechanism:

displaying, on the display, an affordance representing an electronic message application;

receiving user input activating the affordance representing the electronic message application;

displaying, on the display, a list of electronic message thread objects;

receiving user input activating an electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects;

in response to receiving user input activating the electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects, displaying, on the display, a list of electronic message objects associated with the electronic message thread object;

receiving user input representing a touch associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects;

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, displaying, on the display, an electronic message associated with the electronic message object;

while displaying the electronic mail message, receiving user input representing a touch on the electronic message; and

in response to receiving the user input representing the touch on the electronic message:

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch is above an intensity threshold, displaying, on the display, a first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message, wherein the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes an affordance associated with replying to the electronic message; and

in accordance with a determination that the characteristic intensity of the touch is not above the intensity threshold, forgoing display, on the display, the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

52. The method of claim 51 , wherein displaying the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes replacing display of the electronic message with display of the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

53. The method of claim 51 , wherein the first set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with marking the electronic message,

an affordance associated with opening the electronic message on a second device, and

a first affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

54. The method of claim 53 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the first affordance associated with the cancel action; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the first affordance associated with the cancel action, replacing display of the first set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message.

55. The method of claim of claim 53 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the electronic message, replacing display of the first set of one or more affordances with a second set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

56. The method of claim 55 , wherein the second set of affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message,

an affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message,

an affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message, and

a second affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

57. The method of claim 56 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to the sender of the electronic message, replacing display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for replying to the electronic message.

58. The method of claim 56 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with replying to all recipients of the electronic message, replacing display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for replying to all recipients of the electronic message.

59. The method of claim 56 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with forwarding the electronic message, replacing display of the second set of one or more affordances with display of an interface for forwarding the electronic message.

60. The method of claim 53 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with marking the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with marking the electronic message, replacing display of the first set of one or more affordances with a third set of one or more affordances associated with the electronic message.

61. The method of claim 60 , wherein the third set of affordances associated with the electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with flagging the electronic message,

an affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message,

an affordance associated with archiving the electronic message, and

a third affordance associated with a cancel action associated with the electronic message.

62. The method of claim 61 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with flagging the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with flagging the electronic message, replacing display of the third set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message, including a flag indicator.

63. The method of claim 61 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with marking as unread the electronic message, replacing display of the third set of one or more affordances with display of the electronic message, including an unread indicator.

64. The method of claim 61 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with archiving the electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with archiving the electronic message, moving the electronic message into an archive folder.

65. The method of claim 51 , wherein the interface for composing the new electronic message comprises one or more of:

an affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message,

an affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message, and

an affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message.

66. The method of claim 65 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding recipient information to the new electronic message, replacing display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a fourth set of one or more affordances associated with the new electronic message.

67. The method of claim 66 , wherein the fourth set of one or more affordances associated with the new electronic message includes one or more of:

an affordance associated with recent contacts,

an affordance associated with dictation, and

an affordance associated with a keyboard.

68. The method of claim 67 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with recent contacts; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with recent contacts, replacing display of the fourth set of one or more affordances with display of one or more recent contact affordances.

69. The method of claim 65 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding subject information to the new electronic message, replacing display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a dictation interface.

70. The method of claim 69 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing subject speech; and

in response to receiving user input representing subject speech:

transcribing the user input representing subject speech, and

adding the transcribed subject speech as subject information to the new electronic message.

71. The method of claim 65 , further comprising:

receiving data representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving data representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with adding body information to the new electronic message, replacing display of the interface for composing the new electronic message with display of a dictation interface.

72. The method of claim 51 , further comprising:

determining whether the new electronic message includes recipient information, subject information, and body information; and

in response to determining that the new electronic message includes recipient information, subject information, and body information, displaying an affordance associated with sending the new electronic message.

73. The method of claim 72 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a touch associated with the affordance associated with sending the new electronic message; and

in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the affordance associated with sending the new electronic message, transmitting the new electronic message.

74. The method of claim 51 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with an electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects; and

in response to receiving user input representing the substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with the electronic message thread object of the list of electronic message thread objects, displaying an affordance for deleting an electronic thread associated with the electronic message thread object.

75. The method of claim 51 , further comprising:

receiving user input representing a substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects; and

in response to receiving user input representing the substantially horizontal swipe gesture associated with the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, displaying an affordance for deleting an electronic message associated with the electronic message object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2015
From: DYE, ALAN C.; FOSS, CHRISTOPHER PATRICK; CHAUDHRI, IMRAN; DASCOLA, JONATHAN R.; IVE, JONATHAN P.
To: APPLE INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62044966 · Sep 2, 2014
Provisional Application 62129764 · Mar 7, 2015
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