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Granted Patent B2
US 11,487,404 · App. 17/107,321 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

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 11,487,404
App. No.
17/107,321
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
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 (79)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive 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:

displaying an application view of a first application on the touch-sensitive display;

while displaying the application view of the first application on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first touch gesture that includes movement of a first contact on the touch-sensitive display in a first direction;

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, entering an application view selection mode that includes concurrently displaying, on the touch-sensitive display:

a first portion of the application view of the first application; and

representations of a plurality of applications including a representation of a second application that is different from the first application and a representation of a third application that is different from the second application and the first application;

while the electronic device is in the application view selection mode, detecting a second touch gesture that includes movement of a second contact on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the second touch gesture, scrolling the representations of the plurality of applications.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein scrolling the representations of the plurality of applications includes displaying a representation of a fourth application.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first touch gesture is a multi-touch gesture that includes movement of a third contact on the touch-sensitive display.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the multi-touch gesture includes three or more touches.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the representations of the plurality of applications correspond to concurrently open applications.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the representations of the plurality of applications are displayed in a predetermined sequence.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined sequence is based on a recency of use of the plurality of applications.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined sequence of the displayed representations of the plurality of applications corresponds to a predetermined sequence of open applications.

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

detecting a third touch gesture corresponding to the representation of the second application; and

in response to detecting the third touch gesture:

displaying an application view of the second application.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein displaying the application view of the second application includes ceasing display of the first portion of the application view of the first application.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein entering the application view selection mode includes shifting the application view of the first application in a second direction and ceasing display of a second portion of the application view of the first application.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the second contact is in a third direction, different from the first direction.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second touch gesture includes a left-swipe gesture.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying the application view of the first application on the touch-sensitive display includes displaying the application view of the first application without displaying a representation of an application other than the first application on the touch-sensitive display.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when the first touch gesture starts, the application view of the first application is displayed on the touch-sensitive display without displaying a representation of an application other than the first application.

16. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:

displaying an application view of a first application on the touch-sensitive display;

while displaying the application view of the first application on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first touch gesture that includes movement of a first contact on the touch-sensitive display in a first direction;

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, entering an application view selection mode that includes concurrently displaying, on the touch-sensitive display:

a first portion of the application view of the first application; and

representations of a plurality of applications including a representation of a second application that is different from the first application and a representation of a third application that is different from the second application and the first application;

while the electronic device is in the application view selection mode, detecting a second touch gesture that includes movement of a second contact on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the second touch gesture, scrolling the representations of the plurality of applications.

17. 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 touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying an application view of a first application on the touch-sensitive display;

while displaying the application view of the first application on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first touch gesture that includes movement of a first contact on the touch-sensitive display in a first direction;

in response to detecting the first touch gesture, entering an application view selection mode that includes concurrently displaying, on the touch-sensitive display:

a first portion of the application view of the first application; and

representations of a plurality of applications including a representation of a second application that is different from the first application and a representation of a third application that is different from the second application and the first application;

while the electronic device is in the application view selection mode, detecting a second touch gesture that includes movement of a second contact on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to detecting the second touch gesture, scrolling the representations of the plurality of applications.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein scrolling the representations of the plurality of applications includes displaying a representation of a fourth application.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first touch gesture is a multi-touch gesture that includes movement of a third contact on the touch-sensitive display.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the multi-touch gesture includes three or more touches.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the representations of the plurality of applications correspond to concurrently open applications.

22. The method of claim 16 , wherein the representations of the plurality of applications are displayed in a predetermined sequence.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the predetermined sequence is based on a recency of use of the plurality of applications.

24. The method of claim 22 , wherein the predetermined sequence of the displayed representations of the plurality of applications corresponds to a predetermined sequence of open applications.

25. The method of claim 16 , the method further comprising:

detecting a third touch gesture corresponding to the representation of the second application; and

in response to detecting the third touch gesture:

displaying an application view of the second application.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein displaying the application view of the second application includes ceasing display of the first portion of the application view of the first application.

27. The method of claim 16 , wherein entering the application view selection mode includes shifting the application view of the first application in a second direction and ceasing display of a second portion of the application view of the first application.

28. The method of claim 16 , wherein the movement of the second contact is in a third direction, different from the first direction.

29. The method of claim 16 , wherein the second touch gesture includes a left-swipe gesture.

30. The method of claim 16 , wherein displaying the application view of the first application on the touch-sensitive display includes displaying the application view of the first application without displaying a representation of an application other than the first application on the touch-sensitive display.

31. The method of claim 16 , wherein, when the first touch gesture starts, the application view of the first application is displayed on the touch-sensitive display without displaying a representation of an application other than the first application.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein scrolling the representations of the plurality of applications includes displaying a representation of a fourth application.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the first touch gesture is a multi-touch gesture that includes movement of a third contact on the touch-sensitive display.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 33 , wherein the multi-touch gesture includes three or more touches.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the representations of the plurality of applications correspond to concurrently open applications.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the representations of the plurality of applications are displayed in a predetermined sequence.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 36 , wherein the predetermined sequence is based on a recency of use of the plurality of applications.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 36 , wherein the predetermined sequence of the displayed representations of the plurality of applications corresponds to a predetermined sequence of open applications.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

detecting a third touch gesture corresponding to the representation of the second application; and

in response to detecting the third touch gesture:

displaying an application view of the second application.

40. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 39 , wherein displaying the application view of the second application includes ceasing display of the first portion of the application view of the first application.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein entering the application view selection mode includes shifting the application view of the first application in a second direction and ceasing display of a second portion of the application view of the first application.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the movement of the second contact is in a third direction, different from the first direction.

43. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the second touch gesture includes a left-swipe gesture.

44. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein displaying the application view of the first application on the touch-sensitive display includes displaying the application view of the first application without displaying a representation of an application other than the first application on the touch-sensitive display.

45. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein, when the first touch gesture starts, the application view of the first application is displayed on the touch-sensitive display without displaying a representation of an application other than the first application.

Continuity (6)
Continuation 16378990 · Apr 9, 2019
Continuation 15990076 · May 25, 2018
Continuation 15004189 · Jan 22, 2016
Continuation 13077524 · Mar 31, 2011
Provisional Application 61425207 · Dec 20, 2010
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