IP Library Granted Patent US 8,519,964
Granted Patent B2
US 8,519,964 · App. 11/969,809 · Granted Aug 27, 2013

Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface supporting user navigations of graphical objects on a touch screen display

Inventors: Andrew Emilio Platzer (Santa Clara, CA); Charles J. Pisula (San Jose, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA); Steven P. Jobs (Palo Alto, CA); Greg Christie (San Jose, CA); Scott Forstall (Mountain View, CA); Stephen O. Lemay (San Francisco, CA); Michael Matas (Palo Alto, CA); Gregory Novick (Santa Clara, CA); Marcel Van Os (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,519,964
App. No.
11/969,809
Filed
Jan 4, 2008
Granted
Aug 27, 2013
Kind
B2
Examiner
GIESY, ADAM
Art Unit
2695
USPC
345/173
Abstract

A portable multifunction device displays a first user interface object and a second user interface object on a touch screen display. Upon detecting a finger-down event at the first user interface object and one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display, the device moves the first user interface object on the touch screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the first user interface object at least in part overlaps the second user interface object. Upon detecting a finger-up event at the second user interface object, the device visually replaces the second user interface object with the first user interface object.

Claims (80)

1. A method, comprising:

at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display:

storing information about a plurality of content items, wherein each content item of the plurality of content items is associated with one or more content categories of a set of content categories;

while in a normal-operation mode, where the device responds to interactions with icons by displaying information about content items associated with the icons:

displaying, in a first area of the display, a display-more-categories icon and a first set of content category icons for a first subset of the content categories, wherein the first set of content category icons includes a first content category icon;

detecting selection of the first content category icon;

in response to detecting selection of the first content category icon associated with a first content category:

displaying, in a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the display, information about a plurality of content items associated with the first content category; and

maintaining display of the display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area of the display;

detecting selection of the display-more-categories icon;

in response to detecting selection of the display-more-categories icon:

displaying, in the second area of the display, a second set of icons corresponding to at least a second subset of the content categories that includes one or more content categories not included in the first subset of the content categories; and

maintaining display of the display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area of the display;

while displaying the second set of icons in the normal-operation mode, detecting selection of a configuration mode affordance;

in response to detecting selection of the configuration mode affordance:

replacing display of the second set of icons with a third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the content categories; and

entering a configuration mode distinct from the normal-operation mode for configuring which icons are displayed in the first area; and

while in the configuration mode:

detecting a finger-down event at a second content category icon corresponding to a respective content category of the second subset of the content categories that is not included in the first subset of the content categories;

detecting one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display;

moving the second content category icon on the touch screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the second content category icon at least in part overlaps the first content category icon;

detecting a finger-up event at the first content category icon; and

visually replacing the first content category icon with the second content category icon while maintaining display of the display-more-categories and icons in the first set of content category icons other than the first icon in the first area of the display.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the third set of icons includes one or more icons corresponding to content categories in the first subset of content categories.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the icons in the second set of icons are arranged as rows in a list.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the icons in the third set of icons are arranged in a multi-column, multi-row grid.

5. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen display;

one or more processors;

memory; and

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

storing information about a plurality of content items, wherein each content item of the plurality of content items is associated with one or more content categories of a set of content categories;

while in a normal-operation mode, where the device responds to interactions with icons by displaying information about content items associated with the icons:

displaying, in a first area of the display, a display-more-categories icon and a first set of content category icons for a first subset of the content categories, wherein the first set of content category icons includes a first content category icon;

detecting selection of the first content category icon;

in response to detecting selection of the first content category icon associated with a first content category:

displaying, in a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the display, information about a plurality of content items associated with the first content category; and

maintaining display of the display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area of the display;

detecting selection of the display-more-categories icon;

in response to detecting selection of the display-more-categories icon:

displaying, in the second area of the display, a second set of icons corresponding to at least a second subset of the content categories that includes one or more content categories not included in the first subset of the content categories; and

maintaining display of the display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area of the display;

while displaying the second set of icons in the normal-operation mode, detecting selection of a configuration mode affordance;

in response to detecting selection of the configuration mode affordance:

replacing display of the second set of icons with a third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the content categories; and

entering a configuration mode distinct from the normal-operation mode for configuring which icons are displayed in the first area; and

while in the configuration mode:

detecting a finger-down event at a second content category icon corresponding to a respective content category of the second subset of the content categories that is not included in the first subset of the content categories;

detecting one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display;

moving the second content category icon on the touch screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the second content category icon at least in part overlaps the first content category icon;

detecting a finger-up event at the first content category icon; and

visually replacing the first content category icon with the second content category icon while maintaining display of the display-more-categories and icons in the first set of content category icons other than the first icon in the first area of the display.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the third set of icons includes one or more icons corresponding to content categories in the first subset of content categories.

7. The device of claim 5 , wherein the icons in the second set of icons are arranged as rows in a list.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the icons in the third set of icons are arranged in a multi-column, multi-row grid.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:

store information about a plurality of content items, wherein each content item of the plurality of content items is associated with one or more content categories of a set of content categories;

while in a normal-operation mode, where the device responds to interactions with icons by displaying information about content items associated with the icons:

display, in a first area of the display, a display-more-categories icon and a first set of content category icons for a first subset of the content categories, wherein the first set of content category icons includes a first content category icon;

detect selection of the first content category icon;

in response to detecting selection of the first content category icon associated with a first content category:

display, in a second area of the display distinct from the first area of the display, information about a plurality of content items associated with the first content category; and

maintain display of the display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area of the display;

detect selection of the display-more-categories icon;

in response to detecting selection of the display-more-categories icon:

display, in the second area of the display, a second set of icons corresponding to at least a second subset of the content categories that includes one or more content categories not included in the first subset of the content categories; and

maintain display of the display-more-categories icon and the first set of content category icons in the first area of the display;

while displaying the second set of icons in the normal-operation mode, detecting selection of a configuration mode affordance;

in response to detecting selection of the configuration mode affordance:

replace display of the second set of icons with a third set of icons corresponding to the second subset of the content categories; and

enter a configuration mode distinct from the normal-operation mode for configuring which icons are displayed in the first area; and

while in the configuration mode:

detect a finger-down event at a second content category icon corresponding to a respective content category of the second subset of the content categories that is not included in the first subset of the content categories;

detect one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display;

move the second content category icon on the touch screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the second content category icon at least in part overlaps the first content category icon;

detect a finger-up event at the first content category icon; and

visually replace the first content category icon with the second content category icon while maintaining display of the display-more-categories and icons in the first set of content category icons other than the first icon in the first area of the display.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the third set of icons includes one or more icons corresponding to content categories in the first subset of content categories.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the icons in the second set of icons are arranged as rows in a list.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the icons in the third set of icons are arranged in a multi-column, multi-row grid.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2008
From: PLATZER, ANDREW EMILIO; PISULA, CHARLES J.; CHAUDHRI, IMRAN; JOBS, STEVEN P.; CHRISTIE, GREG; FORSTALL, SCOTT; LEMAY, STEPHEN O.; MATAS, MICHAEL; NOVICK, GREGORY; VAN OS, MARCEL
To: APPLE INC.
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Continuity (5)
Provisional Application 60937993 · Jun 29, 2007
Provisional Application 60937990 · Jun 29, 2007
Provisional Application 60879469 · Jan 8, 2007
Provisional Application 60879253 · Jan 7, 2007
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