IP Library Granted Patent US 11,722,178
Granted Patent B2
US 11,722,178 · App. 17/023,274 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Systems, methods, and graphical user interfaces for automatic audio routing

Inventors: Taylor G. Carrigan (San Francisco, CA); PAtrick L. Coffman (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: APPLE INC.
H04B5/0037G06F9/542H02J50/80H04L65/75H04L67/125H04R1/10H04R5/033H04R5/04H04W76/15H04W76/20
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Patent No.
US 11,722,178
App. No.
17/023,274
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a display and an input device. While in wireless communication with a set of peripherals that includes a first peripheral and a second peripheral, and in accordance with a determination that the first peripheral satisfies charging criteria that require that the first peripheral is coupled with the second peripheral, the electronic device: initiates charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to a first threshold charge level that is less than a charge limit of the first peripheral; and, in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria for the first peripheral are met: initiates charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to the charge limit of the first peripheral.

Claims (146)

1. A method, comprising:

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

while the electronic device is in wireless communication with a set of peripherals that includes a first peripheral and a second peripheral, and in accordance with a determination that the first peripheral satisfies charging criteria that require that the first peripheral is coupled with the second peripheral:

initiating charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to a first threshold charge level that is less than a charge limit of the first peripheral; and

after initiating charging of the first peripheral to the first threshold charge level, in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria, distinct from the charging criteria, for the first peripheral are met:

initiating charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to the charge limit of the first peripheral.

2. The method of claim 1 , including:

receiving a request to establish the wireless communication between the electronic device and the set of peripherals; and

in response to receiving the request to establish the wireless communication:

displaying a user interface that includes:

an indication that the wireless communication has been established; and

an indication that charging of the first peripheral is currently limited to the first threshold charge level.

3. The method of claim 1 , including:

displaying a first user interface element, wherein activation of the first user interface element corresponds to a request to charge the first peripheral to the charge limit; and

wherein the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include a requirement that an input activating the first user interface element is received.

4. The method of claim 1 , including:

receiving an input corresponding to a request to charge the electronic device;

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to charge the electronic device:

initiating charging of the electronic device; and

displaying a second user interface element that includes information about:

a charge level of the electronic device; and

one or more charge levels of the first peripheral and/or the second peripheral.

5. The method of claim 4 , including:

receiving an input corresponding to activation of the second user interface element; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to activation of the second user interface element, displaying a plurality of user interface elements, including:

a third user interface element corresponding to the electronic device;

a fourth user interface element corresponding to the first peripheral; and

a fifth user interface element corresponding to the electronic device and to the first peripheral;

receiving an input corresponding to activation of a respective user interface element of the plurality of user interface elements; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to activation of the respective user interface element:

in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria for the electronic device are met, including a determination that the respective user interface element is the third user interface element or the fifth user interface element, initiating charging of the electronic device to a charge limit of the electronic device;

wherein determining that the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include are met includes determining that the respective user interface element is the fourth user interface element or the fifth user interface element.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving the input corresponding to the request to charge the electronic device includes detecting wireless coupling of the electronic device with a power source that transmits power to the electronic device wirelessly.

7. The method of claim 4 , including:

while displaying the second user interface element, detecting coupling of the second peripheral with a power source; and

in response to detecting the coupling of the second peripheral with a power source:

ceasing to display the information about the one or more charge levels of the first peripheral and/or the second peripheral.

8. The method of claim 1 , including:

in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the second peripheral is below a threshold charge level for the second peripheral, displaying an alert of the charge level of the second peripheral.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second peripheral is a case for the first peripheral, and displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting opening of the case.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in accordance with a determination that the first peripheral is coupled with the second peripheral.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting decoupling of the first peripheral from the second peripheral.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting coupling of the first peripheral with the second peripheral.

13. The method of claim 1 , including:

in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the first peripheral is below a second threshold charge level for the first peripheral, displaying an alert of the charge level of the first peripheral.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein, in accordance with the determination that the charge level of the first peripheral is below the second threshold charge level for the first peripheral, the first peripheral outputs an audio alert in conjunction with the electronic device displaying the alert of the charge level of the first peripheral.

15. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

an input device;

one or more processors; and

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

while the electronic device is in wireless communication with a set of peripherals that includes a first peripheral and a second peripheral, and in accordance with a determination that the first peripheral satisfies charging criteria that require that the first peripheral is coupled with the second peripheral:

initiating charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to a first threshold charge level that is less than a charge limit of the first peripheral; and

after initiating charging of the first peripheral to the first threshold charge level, in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria, distinct from the charging criteria, for the first peripheral are met:

initiating charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to the charge limit of the first peripheral.

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

receiving a request to establish the wireless communication between the electronic device and the set of peripherals; and

in response to receiving the request to establish the wireless communication:

displaying a user interface that includes:

an indication that the wireless communication has been established; and

an indication that charging of the first peripheral is currently limited to the first threshold charge level.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

displaying a first user interface element, wherein activation of the first user interface element corresponds to a request to charge the first peripheral to the charge limit;

wherein the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include a requirement that an input activating the first user interface element is received.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

receiving an input corresponding to a request to charge the electronic device;

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to charge the electronic device:

initiating charging of the electronic device; and

displaying a second user interface element that includes information about:

a charge level of the electronic device; and

one or more charge levels of the first peripheral and/or the second peripheral.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

receiving an input corresponding to activation of the second user interface element;

in response to receiving the input corresponding to activation of the second user interface element, displaying a plurality of user interface elements, including:

a third user interface element corresponding to the electronic device;

a fourth user interface element corresponding to the first peripheral; and

a fifth user interface element corresponding to the electronic device and to the first peripheral;

receiving an input corresponding to activation of a respective user interface element of the plurality of user interface elements; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to activation of the respective user interface element:

in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria for the electronic device are met, including a determination that the respective user interface element is the third user interface element or the fifth user interface element, initiating charging of the electronic device to a charge limit of the electronic device;

wherein determining that the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include are met includes determining that the respective user interface element is the fourth user interface element or the fifth user interface element.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions that, when executed by an electronic device with a display and an input device, cause the electronic device to:

while the electronic device is in wireless communication with a set of peripherals that includes a first peripheral and a second peripheral, and in accordance with a determination that the first peripheral satisfies charging criteria that require that the first peripheral is coupled with the second peripheral:

initiate charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to a first threshold charge level that is less than a charge limit of the first peripheral; and

after initiating charging of the first peripheral to the first threshold charge level, in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria, distinct from the charging criteria, for the first peripheral are met:

initiate charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to the charge limit of the first peripheral.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein initiating charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to the charge limit of the first peripheral occurs automatically in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria for the first peripheral are met.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include a requirement that is met during a predefined time period.

23. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein receiving the input corresponding to the request to charge the electronic device includes detecting wireless coupling of the electronic device with a power source that transmits power to the electronic device wirelessly.

24. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while displaying the second user interface element, detecting coupling of the second peripheral with a power source; and

in response to detecting the coupling of the second peripheral with a power source:

ceasing to display the information about the one or more charge levels of the first peripheral and/or the second peripheral.

25. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the second peripheral is below a threshold charge level for the second peripheral, displaying an alert of the charge level of the second peripheral.

26. The electronic device of claim 25 , wherein the second peripheral is a case for the first peripheral, and displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting opening of the case.

27. The electronic device of claim 26 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in accordance with a determination that the first peripheral is coupled with the second peripheral.

28. The electronic device of claim 25 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting decoupling of the first peripheral from the second peripheral.

29. The electronic device of claim 25 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting coupling of the first peripheral with the second peripheral.

30. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the first peripheral is below a second threshold charge level for the first peripheral, displaying an alert of the charge level of the first peripheral.

31. The electronic device of claim 30 , wherein, in accordance with the determination that the charge level of the first peripheral is below the second threshold charge level for the first peripheral, the first peripheral outputs an audio alert in conjunction with the electronic device displaying the alert of the charge level of the first peripheral.

32. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein initiating charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to the charge limit of the first peripheral occurs automatically in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria for the first peripheral are met.

33. The electronic device of claim 32 , wherein the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include a requirement that is met during a predefined time period.

34. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive a request to establish the wireless communication between the electronic device and the set of peripherals; and

in response to receiving the request to establish the wireless communication:

display a user interface that includes:

an indication that the wireless communication has been established; and

an indication that charging of the first peripheral is currently limited to the first threshold charge level.

35. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

display a first user interface element, wherein activation of the first user interface element corresponds to a request to charge the first peripheral to the charge limit; and

wherein the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include a requirement that an input activating the first user interface element is received.

36. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive an input corresponding to a request to charge the electronic device;

in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to charge the electronic device:

initiate charging of the electronic device; and

display a second user interface element that includes information about:

a charge level of the electronic device; and

one or more charge levels of the first peripheral and/or the second peripheral.

37. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 36 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

receive an input corresponding to activation of the second user interface element; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to activation of the second user interface element, display a plurality of user interface elements, including:

a third user interface element corresponding to the electronic device;

a fourth user interface element corresponding to the first peripheral; and

a fifth user interface element corresponding to the electronic device and to the first peripheral;

receive an input corresponding to activation of a respective user interface element of the plurality of user interface elements; and

in response to receiving the input corresponding to activation of the respective user interface element:

in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria for the electronic device are met, including a determination that the respective user interface element is the third user interface element or the fifth user interface element, initiate charging of the electronic device to a charge limit of the electronic device;

wherein determining that the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include are met includes determining that the respective user interface element is the fourth user interface element or the fifth user interface element.

38. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 36 , wherein receiving the input corresponding to the request to charge the electronic device includes detecting wireless coupling of the electronic device with a power source that transmits power to the electronic device wirelessly.

39. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 36 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while displaying the second user interface element, detect coupling of the second peripheral with a power source; and

in response to detecting the coupling of the second peripheral with a power source:

cease to display the information about the one or more charge levels of the first peripheral and/or the second peripheral.

40. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the second peripheral is below a threshold charge level for the second peripheral, display an alert of the charge level of the second peripheral.

41. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 40 , wherein the second peripheral is a case for the first peripheral, and displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting opening of the case.

42. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 41 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in accordance with a determination that the first peripheral is coupled with the second peripheral.

43. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 40 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting decoupling of the first peripheral from the second peripheral.

44. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 40 , wherein displaying the alert of the charge level of the second peripheral is performed in response to detecting coupling of the first peripheral with the second peripheral.

45. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in accordance with a determination that a charge level of the first peripheral is below a second threshold charge level for the first peripheral, display an alert of the charge level of the first peripheral.

46. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 45 , wherein, in accordance with the determination that the charge level of the first peripheral is below the second threshold charge level for the first peripheral, the first peripheral outputs an audio alert in conjunction with the electronic device displaying the alert of the charge level of the first peripheral.

47. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein initiating charging of the first peripheral, by the second peripheral, to the charge limit of the first peripheral occurs automatically in accordance with a determination that charging completion criteria for the first peripheral are met.

48. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 47 , wherein the charging completion criteria for the first peripheral include a requirement that is met during a predefined time period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2021
From: CARRIGAN, TAYLOR G.; COFFMAN, PATRICK L.
To: APPLE INC.
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Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 63041715 · Jun 19, 2020
Provisional Application 63033086 · Jun 1, 2020
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