IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,921,976

Granted Patent B2

US 10,921,976 · App. 15/930,300 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

User interface for manipulating user interface objects

Inventors: Nicholas Zambetti (Largo, FL); Gary Ian Butcher (San Jose, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan R. Dascola (San Francisco, CA); Anton M. Davydov (Gilroy, CA); Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Dylan Ross Edwards (San Jose, CA); Christopher Patrick Foss (San Francisco, CA); Aurelio Guzman (San Jose, CA); Jonathan P. Ive (San Jose, CA); Chanaka G. Karunamuni (San Jose, CA); Zachery Kennedy (San Jose, CA); Duncan Robert Kerr (San Francisco, CA); Nicholas V. King (San Jose, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA); Natalia Maric (San Francisco, CA); Daniel Trent Preston (San Jose, CA); Christopher Wilson (San Francisco, CA); Eric Lance Wilson (San Jose, CA); Lawrence Y. Yang (Bellevue, WA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

G06F3/0488 G04G21/08 G06F1/163 G06F1/1694 G06F3/0236 G06F3/0362 G06F3/0482 G06F3/0485 G06F3/04817 G06F3/04883 G06F3/04886 G06F2203/04802

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Patent No.: US 10,921,976
App. No.: 15/930,300
Granted: Feb 16, 2021
Kind: B2

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Abstract

User interface navigation on a personal electronics device based on movements of a crown is disclosed. The device can select an appropriate level of information arranged along a z-axis for display based on crown movement. The navigation can be based on an angular velocity of the crown.

Claims (118)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface:

displaying a plurality of application icons at different sizes including a first size and a second size that is smaller than the first size;

detecting a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, and in response to detecting the swipe input resizing a plurality of the application icons:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

reducing a size of one or more application icons in the plurality of application icons that are within a predefined distance of a first edge of the display to the second size; and

increasing a size of application icons of one or more application icons closest to a second edge of the display so that the application icons closest to the second edge of the display are all larger than the second size, wherein at least one application icon in the plurality of application icons is displayed at the first size that is larger than the second size after increasing the size of the one or more application icons closest to the second edge of the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction that is different from the first direction:

reducing a size of one or more application icons in the plurality of application icons that are within the predefined distance of the second edge of the display to the second size; and

increasing a size of application icons of one or more application icons closest to the first edge of the display so that the application icons closest to the first edge of the display are all larger than the second size, wherein at least one application icon in the plurality of application icons is displayed at the first size that is larger than the second size after increasing the size of the one or more application icons closest to the first edge of the display.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prior to detecting the swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying a first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

displaying a second application icon of the plurality of application icons different from the first application icon substantially centered relative to the display.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prior to detecting the swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying a first application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons; and

displaying the second application icon of the plurality of application icons different from the first application icon larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

prior to detecting the swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

displaying a third application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display, wherein the third application icon is different from the first application icon and the second application icon.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons; and

displaying a third application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons, wherein the third application icon is different from the first application icon and the second application icon.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of application icons correspond plurality open applications on the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of application icons correspond to a user- generated set of applications on the electronic device.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information representing an activity in an application, wherein the application corresponds to a displayed application icon; and

in response to the received information, altering an appearance of the displayed application icon.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the altering is one or more of blinking, changing color, and animating.

11. An electronic device comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory;

a display; and

a touch-sensitive surface operatively coupled to the one or more processors; 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 a plurality of application icons at different sizes including a first size and a second size that is smaller than the first size;

detecting a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, and

in response to detecting the swipe input resizing a plurality of the application icons:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

reducing a size of one or more application icons in the plurality of application icons that are within a predefined distance of a first edge of the display to the second size; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction that is different from the first direction:

reducing a size of one or more application icons in the plurality of application icons that are within the predefined distance of the second edge of the display to the second size; and

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to detecting the swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying a first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

displaying a second application icon of the plurality of application icons different from the first application icon substantially centered relative to the display.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons; and

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to detecting the swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons; and

16. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of application icons correspond plurality open applications on the electronic device.

17. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of application icons correspond to a user-generated set of applications on the electronic device.

18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable electronic device.

19. The electronic device of claim 11 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving information representing an activity in an application, wherein the application corresponds to a displayed application icon; and

in response to the received information, altering an appearance of the displayed application icon.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the altering is one or more of blinking, changing color, and animating.

21. 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 and a touch-sensitive surface, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying a plurality of application icons at different sizes including a first size and a second size that is smaller than the first size;

detecting a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, and

in response to detecting the swipe input resizing a plurality of the application icons:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

reducing a size of one or more application icons in the plurality of application icons that are within a predefined distance of a first edge of the display to the second size; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction that is different from the first direction:

reducing a size of one or more application icons in the plurality of application icons that are within the predefined distance of the second edge of the display to the second size; and

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to detecting the swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying a first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

displaying a second application icon of the plurality of application icons different from the first application icon substantially centered relative to the display.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a first direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons; and

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to detecting the swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons substantially centered relative to the display; and

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a second direction:

cease displaying the first application icon of the plurality of application icons larger relative to the remaining application icons of the plurality of application icons; and

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of application icons correspond plurality open applications on the electronic device.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of application icons correspond to a user-generated set of applications on the electronic device.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable electronic device.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 21 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving information representing an activity in an application, wherein the application corresponds to a displayed application icon; and

in response to the received information, altering an appearance of the displayed application icon.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 29 , wherein the altering is one or more of blinking, changing color, and animating.

Continuity (7)

Continuation 14913349

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