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US 11,316,968 · App. 17/190,869 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Displaying relevant user interface objects

Inventors: Gary Ian Butcher (San Jose, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan R. Dascola (San Francisco, CA); Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Patrick Foss (San Francisco, CA); Daniel C. Gross (San Francisco, CA); Chanaka G. Karunamuni (San Jose, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA); Natalia Maric (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Wilson (San Francisco, CA); Lawrence Y. Yang (Bellevue, WA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

H04M1/72454 G06F1/163 G06F1/1694 G06F3/015 G06F3/017 G06F3/0346 G06F3/0362 G06F3/0482 G06F3/0488 G06F3/04817 G06F3/04883 H04M1/72457 H04M2250/10 H04M2250/12

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Patent No.: US 11,316,968
App. No.: 17/190,869
Granted: Apr 26, 2022
Kind: B2

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Abstract

Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to a user approaching a vehicle. Display updates can be based on an arrangement of user interface information for unlocking the vehicle.

Claims (80)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

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:

while a user is using the electronic device, detecting that the user is approaching a vehicle associated with the user;

in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle, displaying on the display, a first icon for unlocking the vehicle; and

in response to unlocking the vehicle via the first icon, displaying on the display of the electronic device, a second icon that corresponds to an action that the user has repeatedly taken while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

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

while displaying the first icon, detecting an input; and

in response to detecting the input, initiating a process for unlocking the vehicle.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the input is directed to the first icon.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises unlocking the vehicle.

5. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises launching an application for performing the process for unlocking the vehicle.

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

prior to displaying the first icon, displaying a plurality of icons on the display of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of icons does not include the first icon; and

wherein displaying the first icon includes updating the displayed plurality of icons to include the first icon.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of icons is selected from a larger plurality of icons available for display in response to a determination that the plurality of icons have a respective relevance.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the larger plurality of icons available for display includes the first icon.

9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the displayed plurality of icons is updated to include the first icon in response to determining an increased relevance of an application for unlocking the vehicle.

10. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein updating the displayed plurality of icons to include the first icon comprises replacing display of a respective one of the plurality of icons with the first icon.

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

determining a relevance of the first icon using a location of the electronic device and a location of the vehicle.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the relevance of the first icon increases as a distance between the location of the electronic device and the location of the vehicle decreases.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the relevance of the first icon is determined using an identification of the vehicle.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the relevance of the first icon is determined using a relevance algorithm.

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

determining an increased relevance of the first icon in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle.

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

increasing a displayed size of the first icon in response to determining an increased relevance of the first icon.

17. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first icon is associated with a first application for unlocking the vehicle, and the second icon is associated with a second application different from the first application.

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

19. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first icon is displayed in response to detecting an input from a movement sensor based on a movement of the electronic device.

20. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second icon corresponds to an application that the user has repeatedly launched while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

21. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device including a display:

while a user is using the electronic device, detecting that the user is approaching a vehicle associated with the user;

in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle, displaying on the display, a first icon for unlocking the vehicle; and

22. 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, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while a user is using the electronic device, detecting that the user is approaching a vehicle associated with the user;

in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle, displaying on the display, a first icon for unlocking the vehicle; and

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

while displaying the first icon, detecting an input; and

in response to detecting the input, initiating a process for unlocking the vehicle.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the input is directed to the first icon.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises unlocking the vehicle.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises launching an application for performing the process for unlocking the vehicle.

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

prior to displaying the first icon, displaying a plurality of icons on the display of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of icons does not include the first icon; and

wherein displaying the first icon includes updating the displayed plurality of icons to include the first icon.

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

determining a relevance of the first icon using a location of the electronic device and a location of the vehicle.

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

determining an increased relevance of the first icon in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle.

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

increasing a displayed size of the first icon in response to determining an increased relevance of the first icon.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 22 , wherein the first icon is associated with a first application for unlocking the vehicle, and the second icon is associated with a second application different from the first application.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 22 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 22 , wherein the first icon is displayed in response to detecting an input from a movement sensor based on a movement of the electronic device.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 22 , wherein the second icon corresponds to an application that the user has repeatedly launched while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

35. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

while displaying the first icon, detecting an input; and

in response to detecting the input, initiating a process for unlocking the vehicle.

36. The method of claim 35 , wherein the input is directed to the first icon.

37. The method of claim 35 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises unlocking the vehicle.

38. The method of claim 35 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises launching an application for performing the process for unlocking the vehicle.

39. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

prior to displaying the first icon, displaying a plurality of icons on the display of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of icons does not include the first icon; and

wherein displaying the first icon includes updating the displayed plurality of icons to include the first icon.

40. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

determining a relevance of the first icon using a location of the electronic device and a location of the vehicle.

41. The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

determining an increased relevance of the first icon in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle.

42. The method of claim 41 , further comprising:

increasing a displayed size of the first icon in response to determining an increased relevance of the first icon.

43. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first icon is associated with a first application for unlocking the vehicle, and the second icon is associated with a second application different from the first application.

44. The method of claim 21 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device.

45. The method of claim 21 , wherein the first icon is displayed in response to detecting an input from a movement sensor based on a movement of the electronic device.

46. The method of claim 21 , wherein the second icon corresponds to an application that the user has repeatedly launched while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

Continuity (3)

Continuation 16267817 · Feb 5, 2019

Continuation 15033551

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