Granted Patent B2

US 12,436,662 · App. 18/527,137 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventors: Christopher P. Foss (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan R. Dascola (San Francisco, CA); Marcos Alonso Ruiz (Oakland, CA); Chanaka G. Karunamuni (San Jose, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (Palo Alto, CA); Gregory M. Apodaca (Colbert, WA); Wan Si Wan (Sunnyvale, CA); Kenneth L Kocienda (San Jose, CA); Sebastian J. Bauer (Santa Monica, CA); Alan C. Dye (San Francisco, CA); Jonathan Ive (San Francisco, CA)

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (127)

1. A method, comprising:

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

displaying, on the display, a first user interface that includes a plurality of selectable objects that are associated with respective information;

while displaying the plurality of selectable objects and while a focus selector is at a location that corresponds to a respective selectable object, detecting an input that includes detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the input:

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to a first portion of the respective selectable object and meets input criteria, the input criteria including a criterion that is met when the contact with the touch-sensitive surface meets a respective input threshold:

displaying a menu for the respective selectable object that includes the respective information for the respective selectable object overlaid on top of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects; and

blurring at least one other selectable object of the plurality of selectable objects other than the respective selectable object while displaying the menu;

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to a second portion of the respective selectable object and meets the input criteria, wherein the second portion of the respective selectable object is different from the first portion of the respective selectable object, displaying content associated with the respective selectable object that is different from the menu for the respective selectable object; and

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to the first portion of the respective selectable object and detecting the input includes detecting a liftoff of the contact without the input meeting the input criteria, replacing display of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects with display of a second user interface that is associated with the respective selectable object.

2. The method of claim 1 , including:

in response to detecting the input:

in accordance with the determination that detecting the input includes detecting the contact meeting the input criteria, displaying additional descriptive information describing the respective selectable object.

3. The method of claim 1 , including:

while displaying the menu for the respective selectable object, detecting a predefined dismissal gesture directed to a location outside of the menu on the first user interface; and

in response to detecting the predefined dismissal gesture:

ceasing to display the menu for the respective selectable object; and

restoring display of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the menu includes one or more communication objects, and wherein the method includes:

while the contact on the touch-sensitive surface is maintained, detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector to a respective communication object of the one or more communication objects on the display;

while the focus selector is on the respective communication object, detecting a portion of the input that meets selection criteria; and

in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria, initiating a communication function corresponding to the respective communication object.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria is a terminal portion of the input.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria corresponds to a change in intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein initiating the communication function corresponding to the respective communication object includes initiating a communication corresponding to the respective communication object.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein initiating the communication function corresponding to the respective communication object in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria includes:

in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria:

in accordance with a determination that the focus selector is located at a first portion of the respective communication object, initiating a communication with a default option among a plurality of options associated with the respective communication object for the respective selectable object; and

in accordance with a determination that the focus selector is located at a second portion of the respective communication object, displaying the plurality of options associated with the respective communication object for the respective selectable object.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of options associated with the respective communication object expand out from the respective communication object.

10. The method of claim 8 , including:

detecting selection of a respective option of the plurality of options associated with the respective communication object; and

in response to detecting the selection of the respective option, initiating a communication corresponding to the respective option.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the respective information includes one or more of: one or more phone numbers, one or more email addresses, one or more geographic addresses, and one or more messaging contact addresses or identities.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selectable objects that are associated with respective information include representations of users associated with the respective information.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the respective selectable object is an avatar, and the method includes:

in accordance with the determination that detecting the input includes detecting the contact meeting the input criteria, displaying a magnified version of the avatar within the menu.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selectable objects that are associated with respective information include representations of locations associated with the respective information.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the menu includes a header, wherein the header includes additional information about the respective selectable object.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying content associated with the respective selectable object that is different from the menu for the respective selectable object includes:

in accordance with a determination that a first portion of the input directed to a second portion of the respective selectable object meets preview criteria, displaying a preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable objects in the first user interface, wherein the preview area includes a reduced scale representation of the second user interface;

in accordance with a determination that a second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object, detected after the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object, meets user-interface-replacement criteria, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid preview area with display of the second user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets preview-area-disappearance criteria, ceasing to display the preview area and displaying the first user interface after the input ends.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining that the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets the preview criteria includes detecting that the contact during the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets a first input threshold.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein determining that the second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets the user-interface-replacement criteria includes detecting that the contact during the second portion of the input directed to a second portion of the respective selectable object meets a second input threshold, greater than the first input threshold.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining that the second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets the preview-area-disappearance criteria includes detecting a liftoff of the contact without meeting the user-interface-replacement criteria during the second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object.

20. The method of claim 16 , including:

applying a visual effect to obscure the first user interface while displaying the preview area.

21. An electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a touch-sensitive surface;

one or more processors;

memory; and

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

displaying, on the display, a first user interface that includes a plurality of selectable objects that are associated with respective information;

while displaying the plurality of selectable objects and while a focus selector is at a location that corresponds to a respective selectable object, detecting an input that includes detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the input:

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to a first portion of the respective selectable object and meets input criteria, the input criteria including a criterion that is met when the contact with the touch-sensitive surface meets a respective input threshold:

displaying a menu for the respective selectable object that includes the respective information for the respective selectable object overlaid on top of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects; and

blurring at least one other selectable object of the plurality of selectable objects other than the respective selectable object while displaying the menu;

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to a second portion of the respective selectable object and meets the input criteria, wherein the second portion of the respective selectable object is different from the first portion of the respective selectable object, displaying content associated with the respective selectable object that is different from the menu for the respective selectable object; and

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to the first portion of the respective selectable object and detecting the input includes detecting a liftoff of the contact without the input meeting the input criteria, replacing display of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects with display of a second user interface that is associated with the respective selectable object.

22. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in response to detecting the input:

in accordance with the determination that detecting the input includes detecting the contact meeting the input criteria, displaying additional descriptive information describing the respective selectable object.

23. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while displaying the menu for the respective selectable object, detecting a predefined dismissal gesture directed to a location outside of the menu on the first user interface; and

in response to detecting the predefined dismissal gesture:

ceasing to display the menu for the respective selectable object; and

restoring display of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects.

24. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the menu includes one or more communication objects, and wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

while the contact on the touch-sensitive surface is maintained, detecting movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector to a respective communication object of the one or more communication objects on the display;

while the focus selector is on the respective communication object, detecting a portion of the input that meets selection criteria; and

in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria, initiating a communication function corresponding to the respective communication object.

25. The electronic device of claim 24 , wherein initiating the communication function corresponding to the respective communication object in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria includes:

in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria:

in accordance with a determination that the focus selector is located at a first portion of the respective communication object, initiating a communication with a default option among a plurality of options associated with the respective communication object for the respective selectable object; and

in accordance with a determination that the focus selector is located at a second portion of the respective communication object, displaying the plurality of options associated with the respective communication object for the respective selectable object.

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

detecting selection of a respective option of the plurality of options associated with the respective communication object; and

in response to detecting the selection of the respective option, initiating a communication corresponding to the respective option.

27. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the respective selectable object is an avatar, and wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:

in accordance with the determination that detecting the input includes detecting the contact meeting the input criteria, displaying a magnified version of the avatar within the menu.

28. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the plurality of selectable objects that are associated with respective information include representations of locations associated with the respective information.

29. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the menu includes a header, wherein the header includes additional information about the respective selectable object.

30. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein displaying content associated with the respective selectable object that is different from the menu for the respective selectable object includes:

in accordance with a determination that a first portion of the input directed to a second portion of the respective selectable object meets preview criteria, displaying a preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable objects in the first user interface, wherein the preview area includes a reduced scale representation of the second user interface;

in accordance with a determination that a second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object, detected after the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object, meets user-interface-replacement criteria, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid preview area with display of the second user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets preview-area-disappearance criteria, ceasing to display the preview area and displaying the first user interface after the input ends.

31. The electronic device of claim 30 , wherein determining that the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets the preview criteria includes detecting that the contact during the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets a first input threshold.

32. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the electronic device to perform operations including:

displaying, on the display, a first user interface that includes a plurality of selectable objects that are associated with respective information;

while displaying the plurality of selectable objects and while a focus selector is at a location that corresponds to a respective selectable object, detecting an input that includes detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive surface; and

in response to detecting the input:

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to a first portion of the respective selectable object and meets input criteria, the input criteria including a criterion that is met when the contact with the touch-sensitive surface meets a respective input threshold:

displaying a menu for the respective selectable object that includes the respective information for the respective selectable object overlaid on top of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects; and

blurring at least one other selectable object of the plurality of selectable objects other than the respective selectable object while displaying the menu;

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to a second portion of the respective selectable object and meets the input criteria, wherein the second portion of the respective selectable object is different from the first portion of the respective selectable object, displaying content associated with the respective selectable object that is different from the menu for the respective selectable object; and

in accordance with a determination that the input is directed to the first portion of the respective selectable object and detecting the input includes detecting a liftoff of the contact without the input meeting the input criteria, replacing display of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects with display of a second user interface that is associated with the respective selectable object.

33. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in response to detecting the input:

in accordance with the determination that detecting the input includes detecting the contact meeting the input criteria, display additional descriptive information describing the respective selectable object.

34. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while displaying the menu for the respective selectable object, detect a predefined dismissal gesture directed to a location outside of the menu on the first user interface; and

in response to detecting the predefined dismissal gesture:

cease to display the menu for the respective selectable object; and

restore display of the first user interface that includes the plurality of selectable objects.

35. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the menu includes one or more communication objects, and wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

while the contact on the touch-sensitive surface is maintained, detect movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to movement of the focus selector to a respective communication object of the one or more communication objects on the display;

while the focus selector is on the respective communication object, detect a portion of the input that meets selection criteria; and

in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria, initiate a communication function corresponding to the respective communication object.

36. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 35 , wherein initiating the communication function corresponding to the respective communication object in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria includes:

in response to detecting the portion of the input that meets the selection criteria:

in accordance with a determination that the focus selector is located at a first portion of the respective communication object, initiating a communication with a default option among a plurality of options associated with the respective communication object for the respective selectable object; and

in accordance with a determination that the focus selector is located at a second portion of the respective communication object, displaying the plurality of options associated with the respective communication object for the respective selectable object.

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

detect selection of a respective option of the plurality of options associated with the respective communication object; and

in response to detecting the selection of the respective option, initiate a communication corresponding to the respective option.

38. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the respective selectable object is an avatar, and wherein the one or more programs comprise instructions, which when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

in accordance with the determination that detecting the input includes detect the contact meeting the input criteria, display a magnified version of the avatar within the menu.

39. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the plurality of selectable objects that are associated with respective information include representations of locations associated with the respective information.

40. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein the menu includes a header, wherein the header includes additional information about the respective selectable object.

41. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 32 , wherein displaying content associated with the respective selectable object that is different from the menu for the respective selectable object includes:

in accordance with a determination that a first portion of the input directed to a second portion of the respective selectable object meets preview criteria, displaying a preview area overlaid on at least some of the plurality of selectable objects in the first user interface, wherein the preview area includes a reduced scale representation of the second user interface;

in accordance with a determination that a second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object, detected after the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object, meets user-interface-replacement criteria, replacing display of the first user interface and the overlaid preview area with display of the second user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the second portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets preview-area-disappearance criteria, ceasing to display the preview area and displaying the first user interface after the input ends.

42. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 41 , wherein determining that the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets the preview criteria includes detecting that the contact during the first portion of the input directed to the second portion of the respective selectable object meets a first input threshold.

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