IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,743,221
Granted Patent B2
US 11,743,221 · App. 16/734,173 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Electronic message user interface

Inventors: Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Patrick Foss (San Francisco, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan R. Dascola (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan P. Ive (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
H04L51/42G06F3/041G06F3/0482G06F3/0488G06F3/04817G06F3/04847G06F3/04883G06F3/16G06Q10/10G06Q10/107G06F2203/04105G06F2203/04803G10L15/26
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,743,221
App. No.
16/734,173
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A technique for electronic message user interfaces. In particular, the technique displays, on a display, an electronic message user interface and receives user input from a touch-sensitive surface, a rotatable input mechanism, and/or peripherals such as a microphone to access, compose, and manipulate electronic messages.

Claims (71)

1. A method, comprising:

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

displaying, on the display, a list of electronic message objects within a user interface of an electronic message application, wherein the list of electronic message objects within the user interface of the electronic message application includes a plurality of message objects;

while displaying the list of electronic message objects within the user interface of the electronic message application, detecting a swipe input;

in response to detecting the swipe input:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a vertical direction on the touch-sensitive surface corresponding to an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects:

scrolling, on the display, the list of electronic message objects within the electronic message application; and

displaying, on the display, a first affordance associated with composing an electronic message; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a horizontal direction on the touch-sensitive surface corresponding to the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects:

displaying, at a location on the display corresponding to a portion of the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, a second affordance directed to a function associated with the electronic message object, wherein the second affordance is different from the first affordance.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving input activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message; and

in response to receiving input activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message:

ceasing to display, on the display, the list of electronic message objects; and

displaying, on the display, an interface for composing the electronic message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein scrolling the list of electronic message objects corresponds to vertically scrolling the list of electronic message objects.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message is displayed adjacent to the list of electronic message objects.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

linking the electronic device with a companion device; and

in response to activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message, transmitting a wireless instruction to the companion device that includes an indication for displaying, on the companion device, an interface for composing the electronic message.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

further in accordance with the determination that the input is a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface in the second direction:

forgoing to scroll, on the display, the list of electronic message objects within the electronic message application.

7. 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, on the display, a list of electronic message objects within a user interface of an electronic message application, wherein the list of electronic message objects within the user interface of the electronic message application includes a plurality of message objects;

while displaying the list of electronic message objects within the user interface of the electronic message application, detecting a swipe input;

in response to detecting the swipe input:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a vertical direction on the touch-sensitive surface corresponding to an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects:

scrolling, on the display, the list of electronic message objects within the electronic message application; and

displaying, on the display, a first affordance associated with composing an electronic message; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a horizontal direction on the touch-sensitive surface corresponding to the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects:

displaying, at a location on the display corresponding to a portion of the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, a second affordance directed to functions a associated with the electronic message object, wherein the second affordance is different from the first affordance.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

receiving input activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message; and

in response to receiving input activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message:

ceasing to display, on the display, the list of electronic message objects; and

displaying, on the display, an interface for composing the electronic message.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein scrolling the list of electronic message objects corresponds to vertically scrolling the list of electronic message objects.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message is displayed adjacent to the list of electronic message objects.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

linking the electronic device with a companion device; and

in response to activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message, transmitting a wireless instruction to the companion device that includes an indication for displaying, on the companion device, an interface for composing the electronic message.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

further in accordance with the determination that the input is a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface in the second direction:

forgoing to scroll, on the display, the list of electronic message objects within the electronic message application.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

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, on the display, a list of electronic message objects within a user interface of an electronic message application, wherein the list of electronic message objects within the user interface of the electronic message application includes a plurality of message objects;

while displaying the list of electronic message objects within the user interface of the electronic message application, detecting a swipe input;

in response to detecting the swipe input:

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a vertical direction on the touch-sensitive surface corresponding to an electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects:

scrolling, on the display, the list of electronic message objects within the electronic message application; and

displaying, on the display, a first affordance associated with composing an electronic message; and

in accordance with a determination that the swipe input is in a horizontal direction on the touch-sensitive surface corresponding to the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects:

displaying, at a location on the display corresponding to a portion of the electronic message object of the list of electronic message objects, a second affordance directed to a function associated with the electronic message object, wherein the second affordance is different from the first affordance.

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

receiving input activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message; and

in response to receiving input activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message:

ceasing to display, on the display, the list of electronic message objects; and

displaying, on the display, an interface for composing the electronic message.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein scrolling the list of electronic message objects corresponds to vertically scrolling the list of electronic message objects.

16. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message is displayed adjacent to the list of electronic message objects.

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

linking the electronic device with a companion device; and

in response to activating the first affordance associated with composing the electronic message, transmitting a wireless instruction to the companion device that includes an indication for displaying, on the companion device, an interface for composing the electronic message.

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

further in accordance with the determination that the input is a swipe input on the touch-sensitive surface in the second direction:

forgoing to scroll, on the display, the list of electronic message objects within the electronic message application.

Continuity (5)
Continuation 16109120 · Aug 22, 2018
Continuation 14829573 · Aug 18, 2015
Provisional Application 62129764 · Mar 7, 2015
Provisional Application 62044966 · Sep 2, 2014
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