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Granted Patent B2
US 12,386,482 · App. 17/497,557 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

User interfaces for electronic voice communications

Inventors: Jae Woo Chang (San Jose, CA); Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan P. Ive (San Jose, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA); Matthew J. Sundstrom (Campbell, CA); Molly Pray Wiebe (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F3/0482G06F3/04817G06F3/0484H04L67/141H04B1/3827
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Patent No.
US 12,386,482
App. No.
17/497,557
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing electronic voice communications using an electronic device. In some embodiments, techniques for managing user contacts for electronic voice communications using an electronic device are described. In some embodiments, techniques for managing incoming and outgoing electronic voice communications using an electronic device are described.

Claims (119)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a display device;

a wireless communication radio;

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, via the display device, a communication user interface that includes an activatable indicator displayed with a first visual appearance;

receiving a first input corresponding to the activatable indicator displayed with the first visual appearance, wherein the first input is a single, continuous input; and

in response to receiving the first input:

in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria:

transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with a second electronic device; and

displaying the activatable indicator with a second visual appearance; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input does not satisfy the set of input criteria, displaying the activatable indicator with a third visual appearance that is different from the first visual appearance and the second visual appearance, wherein the third visual appearance includes textual content indicating a type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria, wherein displaying the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance occurs without transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with the second electronic device, and wherein the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance is displayed after the first input has ended.

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

prior to displaying the communication user interface and prior to a determination that the second electronic device is available to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device, displaying, via the display device, a communication initiation user interface that does not include the activatable indicator; and

wherein the communication user interface that includes the activatable indicator is displayed in accordance with the determination that the second electronic device is available to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the communication initiation user interface includes an indication that availability of the second electronic device to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device is being determined.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second visual appearance of the activatable indicator is different from the first visual appearance of the activatable indicator.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance occupies a first area in the communication user interface, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria displaying, via the display device and at a first location in the communication user interface that is outside the first area, an identifier of the second electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance occupies a second area in the communication user interface, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria displaying, via the display device, and at a second location in the communication user interface that is within the second area, an animated sequence of graphical objects.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the animated sequence of graphical objects includes a first graphical object displayed at a first time and a second graphical object displayed at a second time that is later than the first time, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

generating a first non-visual output that corresponds to the first graphical object; and

generating a second non-visual output that corresponds to the second graphical object.

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

while in a voice communication session with the second electronic device and while the communication user interface includes the activatable indicator, receiving a voice communication from the second electronic device; and

in response to receiving the voice communication:

generating an audio output that includes a representation of the voice communication; and

ceasing to display the activatable indicator.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the activatable indicator occupies a third area of the communication user interface and wherein the first visual appearance of the activatable indicator has a first color pattern that includes a first predominant color, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the voice communication session, displaying, via the display device, a non-activatable indicator that occupies the third area and has a second color pattern that includes the first predominant color.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the activatable indicator is displayed with the second visual appearance while the audio data is transmitted.

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

while displaying the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance, receiving a second input corresponding to the activatable indicator that is displayed with the third visual appearance, wherein the second input is a single, continuous input; and

in response to receiving the second input:

in accordance with a determination that the second input satisfies the set of input criteria:

transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with the second electronic device; and

displaying the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:

the first visual appearance includes a first size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria;

the third visual appearance includes a second size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria; and

the second size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria is larger than the first size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria.

13. 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 device and a wireless communication radio, the one or more programs including instructions for:

displaying, via the display device, a communication user interface that includes an activatable indicator displayed with a first visual appearance;

receiving a first input corresponding to the activatable indicator displayed with the first visual appearance, wherein the first input is a single, continuous input; and

in response to receiving the first input:

in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria:

transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with a second electronic device; and

displaying the activatable indicator with a second visual appearance; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input does not satisfy the set of input criteria, displaying the activatable indicator with a third visual appearance that is different from the first visual appearance and the second visual appearance, wherein the third visual appearance includes textual content indicating a type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria, wherein displaying the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance occurs without transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with the second electronic device, and wherein the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance is displayed after the first input has ended.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

prior to displaying the communication user interface and prior to a determination that the second electronic device is available to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device, displaying, via the display device, a communication initiation user interface that does not include the activatable indicator; and

wherein the communication user interface that includes the activatable indicator is displayed in accordance with the determination that the second electronic device is available to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the communication initiation user interface includes an indication that availability of the second electronic device to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device is being determined.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the second visual appearance of the activatable indicator is different from the first visual appearance of the activatable indicator.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance occupies a first area in the communication user interface, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria displaying, via the display device and at a first location in the communication user interface that is outside the first area, an identifier of the second electronic device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance occupies a second area in the communication user interface, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria displaying, via the display device, and at a second location in the communication user interface that is within the second area, an animated sequence of graphical objects.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the animated sequence of graphical objects includes a first graphical object displayed at a first time and a second graphical object displayed at a second time that is later than the first time, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

generating a first non-visual output that corresponds to the first graphical object; and

generating a second non-visual output that corresponds to the second graphical object.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while in a voice communication session with the second electronic device and while the communication user interface includes the activatable indicator, receiving a voice communication from the second electronic device; and

in response to receiving the voice communication:

generating an audio output that includes a representation of the voice communication; and

ceasing to display the activatable indicator.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20 , wherein the activatable indicator occupies a third area of the communication user interface and wherein the first visual appearance of the activatable indicator has a first color pattern that includes a first predominant color, the one or more programs further including instructions for:

in response to receiving the voice communication session, displaying, via the display device, a non-activatable indicator that occupies the third area and has a second color pattern that includes the first predominant color.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the activatable indicator is displayed with the second visual appearance while the audio data is transmitted.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:

while displaying the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance, receiving a second input corresponding to the activatable indicator that is displayed with the third visual appearance, wherein the second input is a single, continuous input; and

in response to receiving the second input:

in accordance with a determination that the second input satisfies the set of input criteria:

transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with the second electronic device; and

displaying the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:

the first visual appearance includes a first size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria;

the third visual appearance includes a second size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria; and

the second size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria is larger than the first size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria.

25. A method comprising:

at an electronic device with a display device and a wireless communication radio:

displaying, via the display device, a communication user interface that includes an activatable indicator displayed with a first visual appearance;

receiving a first input corresponding to the activatable indicator displayed with the first visual appearance, wherein the first input is a single, continuous input; and

in response to receiving the first input:

in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria:

transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with a second electronic device; and

displaying the activatable indicator with a second visual appearance; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input does not satisfy the set of input criteria, displaying the activatable indicator with a third visual appearance that is different from the first visual appearance and the second visual appearance, wherein the third visual appearance includes textual content indicating a type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria, wherein displaying the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance occurs without transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with the second electronic device, and wherein the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance is displayed after the first input has ended.

26. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:

prior to displaying the communication user interface and prior to a determination that the second electronic device is available to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device, displaying, via the display device, a communication initiation user interface that does not include the activatable indicator; and

wherein the communication user interface that includes the activatable indicator is displayed in accordance with the determination that the second electronic device is available to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the communication initiation user interface includes an indication that availability of the second electronic device to conduct a voice communication session with the electronic device is being determined.

28. The method of claim 25 , wherein the second visual appearance of the activatable indicator is different from the first visual appearance of the activatable indicator.

29. The method of claim 25 , wherein the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance occupies a first area in the communication user interface, the method further comprising:

in response to receiving the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria displaying, via the display device and at a first location in the communication user interface that is outside the first area, an identifier of the second electronic device.

30. The method of claim 25 , wherein the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance occupies a second area in the communication user interface, the method further comprising:

in response to receiving the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input satisfies a set of input criteria displaying, via the display device, and at a second location in the communication user interface that is within the second area, an animated sequence of graphical objects.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the animated sequence of graphical objects includes a first graphical object displayed at a first time and a second graphical object displayed at a second time that is later than the first time, the method further comprising:

generating a first non-visual output that corresponds to the first graphical object; and

generating a second non-visual output that corresponds to the second graphical object.

32. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:

while in a voice communication session with the second electronic device and while the communication user interface includes the activatable indicator, receiving a voice communication from the second electronic device; and

in response to receiving the voice communication:

generating an audio output that includes a representation of the voice communication; and

ceasing to display the activatable indicator.

33. The method of claim 32 , wherein the activatable indicator occupies a third area of the communication user interface and wherein the first visual appearance of the activatable indicator has a first color pattern that includes a first predominant color, the method further comprising:

in response to receiving the voice communication session, displaying, via the display device, a non-activatable indicator that occupies the third area and has a second color pattern that includes the first predominant color.

34. The method of claim 25 , wherein the activatable indicator is displayed with the second visual appearance while the audio data is transmitted.

35. The method of claim 25 , further comprising:

while displaying the activatable indicator with the third visual appearance, receiving a second input corresponding to the activatable indicator that is displayed with the third visual appearance, wherein the second input is a single, continuous input; and

in response to receiving the second input:

in accordance with a determination that the second input satisfies the set of input criteria:

transmitting, via the wireless communication radio, audio data in a voice communication session with the second electronic device; and

displaying the activatable indicator with the second visual appearance.

36. The method of claim 25 , wherein:

the first visual appearance includes a first size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria;

the third visual appearance includes a second size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria; and

the second size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria is larger than the first size of textual content indicating the type of input that would satisfy the set of input criteria.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 16565257 · Sep 9, 2019
Provisional Application 62855987 · Jun 1, 2019
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