Granted Patent B2

US 12,363,219 · App. 18/422,571 · Granted Jul 15, 2025

Inventors: Nathan De Vries (San Francisco, CA); Lee S. Broughton (Santa Cruz, CA); Kevin Will Chen (Sunnyvale, CA); Christopher Patrick Foss (San Francisco, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA); Christopher Wilson (Sonoma, CA); Eric Lance Wilson (San Jose, CA); Giancarlo Yerkes (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

H04M1/72469G06F3/048G06F3/0482G06F3/0488H04M1/72403H04M1/725H04M1/72472H04M2250/22

Abstract

Claims (99)

1. A computer system, comprising:

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:

receiving a first user input;

in response to receiving the first user input, initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views, wherein the plurality of application views of the set of application views includes a respective application view displayed in a first state, wherein the set of application views includes one or more application views selected by a user and an adaptive application view selected automatically based on respective criteria;

receiving a second user input;

in response to receiving the second user input, displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views that includes the respective application view updated to a second state that is different from the first state;

while displaying a representation of the set of application views including the adaptive application view, detecting an input directed to an affordance associated with the adaptive application view; and

in response to detecting the input directed to the affordance associated with the adaptive application view, adding the adaptive application view to the one or more application views selected by the user.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the adaptive application view corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not the one or more application views selected by the user.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is not currently displayed.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is launched.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is not active.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is unlaunched.

7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views that includes the respective application view updated to the second state comprises:

displaying a first application view in an application view area, wherein the first application view is an updated application view that is focused, and centered in the application view area; and

displaying at least a partial view of a second application view in the application view area, wherein the second application view is sequential to the first application views, wherein the second application view is not updated.

8. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

determining whether a first timeout has expired since a most recent update of a first application view;

in response to the first timeout expiring, displaying the first application view in a dimmed state;

in accordance with selection of the first application view in the dimmed state, launching an application corresponding to the first application view;

determining whether a second timeout has expired since the most recent update of the first application view, wherein a duration of the second timeout is longer than a duration of the first timeout;

in response to the second timeout expiring, displaying a second application view that does not include a screenshot of a corresponding application; and

in accordance with selection of the second application view that does not include the screenshot of the corresponding application, launching the corresponding application.

9. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

while displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views, displaying a set of application view indicia, wherein a first application view indicium included in the set of application view indicia that corresponds to the adaptive application view is visually distinguished with respect to a first subset of application view indicia included in the set of application view indicia corresponding to the one or more application views selected by the user.

10. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:

while displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views, displaying a set of application view indicia;

highlighting a first indicium corresponding to a first application view;

receiving a user input;

in response to receiving the user input, scrolling to a second application view; and

in response to scrolling to the second application view, highlighting a second indicium corresponding to the second application view, wherein the highlighting the second indicium corresponding to the second application view includes:

displaying the second indicium at an initial highlighting brightness; and

displaying the second indicium at a final highlighting brightness, wherein the brightness of the highlighting increases during a transition from the initial highlighting brightness to the final highlighting brightness.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system, the one or more programs including instructions for:

receiving, a first user input;

in response to receiving the first user input, initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views, wherein the plurality of application views of the set of application views includes a respective application view displayed in a first state, wherein the set of application views includes one or more application views selected by a user and an adaptive application view selected automatically based on respective criteria;

receiving a second user input;

in response to receiving the second user input, displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views that includes the respective application view updated to a second state that is different from the first state;

while displaying a representation of the set of application views including the adaptive application view, detecting an input directed to an affordance associated with the adaptive application view; and

in response to detecting the input directed to the affordance associated with the adaptive application view, adding the adaptive application view to the one or more application views selected by the user.

12. A method, comprising:

at a computer system with one or more processors and memory:

receiving a first user input;

in response to receiving the first user input, initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views, wherein the plurality of application views of the set of application views includes a respective application view displayed in a first state, wherein the set of application views includes one or more application views selected by a user and an adaptive application view selected automatically based on respective criteria;

receiving a second user input;

in response to receiving the second user input, displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views that includes the respective application view updated to a second state that is different from the first state;

while displaying a representation of the set of application views including the adaptive application view, detecting an input directed to an affordance associated with the adaptive application view; and

in response to detecting the input directed to the affordance associated with the adaptive application view, adding the adaptive application view to the one or more application views selected by the user.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the adaptive application view corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not the one or more application views selected by the user.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is not currently displayed.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is launched.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is not active.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is unlaunched.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views that includes the respective application view updated to the second state comprises:

displaying a first application view in an application view area, wherein the first application view is an updated application view that is focused, and centered in the application view area; and

displaying at least a partial view of a second application view in the application view area, wherein the second application view is sequential to the first application views, wherein the second application view is not updated.

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

determining whether a first timeout has expired since a most recent update of a first application view;

in response to the first timeout expiring, displaying the first application view in a dimmed state;

in accordance with selection of the first application view in the dimmed state, launching an application corresponding to the first application view;

determining whether a second timeout has expired since the most recent update of the first application view, wherein a duration of the second timeout is longer than a duration of the first timeout;

in response to the second timeout expiring, displaying a second application view that does not include a screenshot of a corresponding application; and

in accordance with selection of the second application view that does not include the screenshot of the corresponding application, launching the corresponding application.

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

while displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views, displaying a set of application view indicia, wherein a first application view indicium included in the set of application view indicia that corresponds to the adaptive application view is visually distinguished with respect to a first subset of application view indicia included in the set of application view indicia corresponding to the one or more application views selected by the user.

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

while displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views, displaying a set of application view indicia;

highlighting a first indicium corresponding to a first application view;

receiving a user input;

in response to receiving the user input, scrolling to a second application view; and

in response to scrolling to the second application view, highlighting a second indicium corresponding to the second application view, wherein the highlighting the second indicium corresponding to the second application view includes:

displaying the second indicium at an initial highlighting brightness; and

displaying the second indicium at a final highlighting brightness, wherein the brightness of the highlighting increases during a transition from the initial highlighting brightness to the final highlighting brightness.

22. The method of claim 12 , wherein the adaptive application view corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not the one or more application views selected by the user.

23. The method of claim 12 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is not currently displayed.

24. The method of claim 12 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is launched.

25. The method of claim 12 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is not active.

26. The method of claim 12 , wherein the respective application view is updated to the second state while an application corresponding to the respective application view is unlaunched.

27. The method of claim 12 , wherein displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views that includes the respective application view updated to the second state comprises:

displaying a first application view in an application view area, wherein the first application view is an updated application view that is focused, and centered in the application view area; and

displaying at least a partial view of a second application view in the application view area, wherein the second application view is sequential to the first application views, wherein the second application view is not updated.

28. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

determining whether a first timeout has expired since a most recent update of a first application view;

in response to the first timeout expiring, displaying the first application view in a dimmed state;

in accordance with selection of the first application view in the dimmed state, launching an application corresponding to the first application view;

determining whether a second timeout has expired since the most recent update of the first application view, wherein a duration of the second timeout is longer than a duration of the first timeout;

in response to the second timeout expiring, displaying a second application view that does not include a screenshot of a corresponding application; and

in accordance with selection of the second application view that does not include the screenshot of the corresponding application, launching the corresponding application.

29. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

while displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views, displaying a set of application view indicia, wherein a first application view indicium included in the set of application view indicia that corresponds to the adaptive application view is visually distinguished with respect to a first subset of application view indicia included in the set of application view indicia corresponding to the one or more application views selected by the user.

30. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

while displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views, displaying a set of application view indicia;

highlighting a first indicium corresponding to a first application view;

receiving a user input;

in response to receiving the user input, scrolling to a second application view; and

in response to scrolling to the second application view, highlighting a second indicium corresponding to the second application view, wherein the highlighting the second indicium corresponding to the second application view includes:

displaying the second indicium at an initial highlighting brightness; and

displaying the second indicium at a final highlighting brightness, wherein the brightness of the highlighting increases during a transition from the initial highlighting brightness to the final highlighting brightness.

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