IP Library Granted Patent US 11,610,259
Granted Patent B2
US 11,610,259 · App. 17/027,274 · Granted Mar 21, 2023

User interfaces for managing an account

Inventors: Marcel Van Os (Santa Cruz, CA); Jae Woo Chang (Cupertino, CA); Teofila Connor (San Francisco, CA); Jarad Fisher (Millbrae, CA); Ashish Nagre (Sunnyvale, CA); Christine A. Franco (Menlo Park, CA); Brian D. Jett (San Francisco, CA); David Harbige (Milton Keynes, GB); Richard W. Heard (San Francisco, CA); Aaron M. Melim (San Francisco, CA); Akila Suresh (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06Q40/02G06F3/0484G06F3/04845G06Q20/105G06Q20/38215G06Q20/401G06Q20/405H04M3/00G06F3/04817
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,610,259
App. No.
17/027,274
Granted
Mar 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for provisioning an electronic device with an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing usage information of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for providing visual feedback on a representation of an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing the tracking of a category are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing a transfer of items are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing an authentication credential connected with an account are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for activating a physical account object are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing balance transfers are described.

Claims (131)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

an input element;

one or more processors; and

a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

detecting, via the input element, a property of a physical account object corresponding to a user account provisioned onto the electronic device, wherein the physical account object is not enabled to authorize use of the user account;

obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, information identifying the physical account object;

in response to receiving the information identifying the physical account object, displaying, on the display, an affordance for activating the physical account object;

while displaying the affordance, detecting an input corresponding to selection of the affordance; and

in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the affordance, initiating a process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize use of the user account, wherein the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize the user account completes without further user input.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the user account corresponds to a computer storage account, and

using the user account includes requesting storage of data onto available computer storage resources associated with the computer storage account.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the user account corresponds to a financial account, and

using the user account includes making purchases based on financial resources associated with the financial account.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the user account is a transfer account; and

initiating the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize use of the user account comprises automatically, without further user input, initiating a process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize transfers using the transfer account.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the transfer account can be used via the electronic device and via the physical account object to authorize transactions.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein prior to initiating the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize transactions using the transfer account in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the affordance, the physical account object is disabled from being used to authorize transactions using the transfer account.

7. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein displaying the affordance for activating the physical account object comprises displaying the affordance in accordance with a determination, based on the information identifying the physical account object, that the physical account object can be used to authorize transactions using the transfer account.

8. The electronic device of claim 4 , the one or more programs including further instructions for:

while displaying the affordance for activating the physical account object, concurrently displaying, on the display, a graphical representation of the physical account object, wherein the graphical representation of the physical account object corresponds to a graphical representation of the transfer account that is displayed in an electronic wallet application of the electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the information identifying the physical account object includes obtaining at least a portion of the information from a packaging of the physical account object via the input element.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device and the physical account object correspond to a same respective account.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the input element is an input device of the electronic device,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises receiving, via the input device, user input corresponding to the property of the physical account object, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises obtaining, based on the user input received via the input device, the information identifying the physical account object.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the input element is a camera of the electronic device,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the camera, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises obtaining, from the physical account object using the camera, the information identifying the physical account object.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, the information identifying the physical account object comprises:

automatically obtaining, without further user input, the information identifying the physical account object in response to detecting, via the input element, the property of the physical account object corresponding to the user account.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, the information identifying the physical account object comprises:

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object in response to detecting, via the input element, a user input directed to obtaining the information identifying the physical account object after the property of the physical account object corresponding to the user account is detected.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the input element is a wireless communication radio,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the wireless communication radio independent of whether an electronic wallet application is running on the electronic device, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises receiving, from the physical account object via the wireless communication radio, the information identifying the physical account object.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the input element is a wireless communication radio,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the wireless communication radio in accordance with a determination that an electronic wallet application is running on the electronic device, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises receiving, from the physical account object via the wireless communication radio, the information identifying the physical account object.

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 display and an input element, the one or more programs including instructions for:

detecting, via the input element, a property of a physical account object corresponding to a user account provisioned onto the electronic device, wherein the physical account object is not enabled to authorize use of the user account;

obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, information identifying the physical account object;

in response to receiving the information identifying the physical account object, displaying, on the display, an affordance for activating the physical account object;

while displaying the affordance, detecting an input corresponding to selection of the affordance; and

in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the affordance, initiating a process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize use of the user account, wherein the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize the user account completes without further user input.

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

the user account corresponds to a computer storage account, and

using the user account includes requesting storage of data onto available computer storage resources associated with the computer storage account.

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

the user account corresponds to a financial account, and

using the user account includes making purchases based on financial resources associated with the financial account.

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

the user account is a transfer account; and

initiating the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize use of the user account comprises automatically, without further user input, initiating a process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize transfers using the transfer account.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the transfer account can be used via the electronic device and via the physical account object to authorize transactions.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein prior to initiating the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize transactions using the transfer account in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the affordance, the physical account object is disabled from being used to authorize transactions using the transfer account.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein displaying the affordance for activating the physical account object comprises displaying the affordance in accordance with a determination, based on the information identifying the physical account object, that the physical account object can be used to authorize transactions using the transfer account.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , the one or more programs including further instructions for:

while displaying the affordance for activating the physical account object, concurrently displaying, on the display, a graphical representation of the physical account object, wherein the graphical representation of the physical account object corresponds to a graphical representation of the transfer account that is displayed in an electronic wallet application of the electronic device.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein obtaining the information identifying the physical account object includes obtaining at least a portion of the information from a packaging of the physical account object via the input element.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the electronic device and the physical account object correspond to a same respective account.

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

the input element is an input device of the electronic device,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises receiving, via the input device, user input corresponding to the property of the physical account object, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises obtaining, based on the user input received via the input device, the information identifying the physical account object.

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

the input element is a camera of the electronic device,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the camera, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises obtaining, from the physical account object using the camera, the information identifying the physical account object.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, the information identifying the physical account object comprises:

automatically obtaining, without further user input, the information identifying the physical account object in response to detecting, via the input element, the property of the physical account object corresponding to the user account.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, the information identifying the physical account object comprises:

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object in response to detecting, via the input element, a user input directed to obtaining the information identifying the physical account object after the property of the physical account object corresponding to the user account is detected.

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

the input element is a wireless communication radio,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the wireless communication radio independent of whether an electronic wallet application is running on the electronic device, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises receiving, from the physical account object via the wireless communication radio, the information identifying the physical account object.

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

the input element is a wireless communication radio,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the wireless communication radio in accordance with a determination that an electronic wallet application is running on the electronic device, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises receiving, from the physical account object via the wireless communication radio, the information identifying the physical account object.

33. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and an input element:

detecting, via the input element, a property of a physical account object corresponding to a user account provisioned onto the electronic device, wherein the physical account object is not enabled to authorize use of the user account;

obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, information identifying the physical account object;

in response to receiving the information identifying the physical account object, displaying, on the display, an affordance for activating the physical account object;

while displaying the affordance, detecting an input corresponding to selection of the affordance; and

in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the affordance, initiating a process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize use of the user account, wherein the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize the user account completes without further user input.

34. The method of claim 33 , wherein:

the user account corresponds to a computer storage account, and

using the user account includes requesting storage of data onto available computer storage resources associated with the computer storage account.

35. The method of claim 33 , wherein:

the user account corresponds to a financial account, and

using the user account includes making purchases based on financial resources associated with the financial account.

36. The method of claim 33 , wherein:

the user account is a transfer account; and

initiating the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize use of the user account comprises automatically, without further user input, initiating a process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize transfers using the transfer account.

37. The method of claim 36 , wherein the transfer account can be used via the electronic device and via the physical account object to authorize transactions.

38. The method of claim 36 , wherein prior to initiating the process for activating the physical account object to be used to authorize transactions using the transfer account in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the affordance, the physical account object is disabled from being used to authorize transactions using the transfer account.

39. The method of claim 36 , wherein displaying the affordance for activating the physical account object comprises displaying the affordance in accordance with a determination, based on the information identifying the physical account object, that the physical account object can be used to authorize transactions using the transfer account.

40. The method of claim 36 , further comprising:

while displaying the affordance for activating the physical account object, concurrently displaying, on the display, a graphical representation of the physical account object, wherein the graphical representation of the physical account object corresponds to a graphical representation of the transfer account that is displayed in an electronic wallet application of the electronic device.

41. The method of claim 33 , wherein obtaining the information identifying the physical account object includes obtaining at least a portion of the information from a packaging of the physical account object via the input element.

42. The method of claim 33 , wherein the electronic device and the physical account object correspond to a same respective account.

43. The method of claim 33 , wherein:

the input element is an input device of the electronic device,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises receiving, via the input device, user input corresponding to the property of the physical account object, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises obtaining, based on the user input received via the input device, the information identifying the physical account object.

44. The method of claim 33 , wherein:

the input element is a camera of the electronic device,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the camera, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises obtaining, from the physical account object using the camera, the information identifying the physical account object.

45. The method of claim 33 , wherein obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, the information identifying the physical account object comprises:

automatically obtaining, without further user input, the information identifying the physical account object in response to detecting, via the input element, the property of the physical account object corresponding to the user account.

46. The method of claim 33 , wherein obtaining, from the physical account object via the input element, the information identifying the physical account object comprises:

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object in response to detecting, via the input element, a user input directed to obtaining the information identifying the physical account object after the property of the physical account object corresponding to the user account is detected.

47. The method of claim 33 , wherein:

the input element is a wireless communication radio,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the wireless communication radio independent of whether an electronic wallet application is running on the electronic device, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises receiving, from the physical account object via the wireless communication radio, the information identifying the physical account object.

48. The method of claim 33 , wherein:

the input element is a wireless communication radio,

detecting the property of the physical account object comprises detecting the property of the physical account object using the wireless communication radio in accordance with a determination that an electronic wallet application is running on the electronic device, and

obtaining the information identifying the physical account object comprises receiving, from the physical account object via the wireless communication radio, the information identifying the physical account object.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 16581569 · Sep 24, 2019
Provisional Application 62855588 · May 31, 2019
Provisional Application 62822964 · Mar 24, 2019
Related Publication 20210004897A1 · Jan 7, 2021
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