Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects with visual and/or haptic feedback

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10067645-B2
Application number	US-201514871227-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Mar 8, 2015
Publication date	Sep 4, 2018
Grant date	Sep 4, 2018

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at an electronic device. The device displays a first user interface including a background with a first appearance and foreground objects. While displaying the first user interface, the device detects a first input while a first focus selector is at a location in the first user interface that corresponds to the background of the first user interface. In response, if the contact has a characteristic intensity above a first intensity threshold, the device dynamically changes the background without changing the foreground objects, wherein the dynamic change in the background is based on the characteristic intensity of the contact. While dynamically changing the background, detecting termination of the first input; and, in response, the device reverts the background back to the first appearance of the background.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface:
displaying a first user interface on the display, wherein the first user interface includes:
a background with a first appearance, the background of the first user interface including a representative image in a sequence of images; and
one or more foreground objects;

while displaying the first user interface on the display, detecting a first input by a first contact on the touch-sensitive surface while a first focus selector is at a location in the first user interface that corresponds to the background of the first user interface, wherein, when the first input is detected, the electronic device is in a locked state in which access to a plurality of different operations that are accessible when the electronic device is in an unlocked state is prevented;
in response to detecting the first input by the first contact, in accordance with a determination that the first contact has a characteristic intensity above a first intensity threshold, dynamically changing the appearance of the background of the first user interface without changing the appearance of the one or more foreground objects in the first user interface, wherein the dynamic change in the appearance of the background of the first user interface is based at least in part on the characteristic intensity of the first contact and wherein dynamically changing the appearance of the background of the first user interface includes displaying in sequence at least some of the sequence of images based at least in part on the characteristic intensity of the first contact;
while detecting the first input by the first contact, after determining that the first contact has a characteristic intensity above the first intensity threshold:
detecting a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the first contact; and,
in response to detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the first contact, reversing the changing of the appearance of the background of the first user interface;

detecting a second input, the second input meeting criteria to exit the locked state of the electronic device; and,
in response to detecting the second input, replacing display of the first user interface with display of a second user interface that is distinct from the first user interface on the display, wherein the second user interface includes a background of the second user interface with a first appearance and one or more foreground objects.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first intensity threshold is associated with an operating system of the electronic device, and respective operations of respective applications on the electronic device are activated in response to detecting respective inputs that satisfy the first intensity threshold.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein:
respective operations of respective applications on the electronic device are activated in response to detecting respective inputs that satisfy a second intensity threshold;
the appearance of the background changes in a first manner when the characteristic intensity of the contact is between the first intensity threshold and the second intensity threshold; and
the appearance of the background changes in a second manner, different from the first manner when the characteristic intensity of the contact is above the second intensity threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , including:
while displaying the second user interface on the display, detecting a third input by a third contact on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a location in the second user interface that corresponds to the background of the second user interface, wherein the third contact has a characteristic intensity above the first intensity threshold; and,
in response to detecting the third input by the third contact, maintaining the first appearance of the background of the second user interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a respective foreground object of the one or more foreground objects responds to an input by a contact having a characteristic intensity below the first intensity threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , including:
while displaying the second user interface on the display, detecting a fourth input by a fourth contact on the touch-sensitive surface while a focus selector is at a location in the second user interface that corresponds to the background of the second user interface; and,
in response to detecting the fourth input by the fourth contact, in accordance with a determination that the fourth contact has a characteristic intensity above the first intensity threshold, dynamically changing the appearance of the background of the second user interface without changing the appearance of the one or more foreground objects in the first user interface, wherein the dynamic change in the appearance of the background of the second user interface is based at least in part on the characteristic intensity of the fourth contact.

7. The method of claim 6 , including:
while dynamically changing the appearance of the background of the second user interface, detecting termination of the fourth input by the fourth contact; and,
in response to detecting termination of the fourth input by the fourth contact, reverting the background of the second user interface back to the first appearance of the background of the second user interface.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein reversing the change of the appearance of the background of the first user interface includes:
in accordance with a determination that a rate of change of the characteristic intensity of the first contact during the detected decrease in the characteristic intensity of the first contact does not exceeds a first rate of change threshold, dynamically reversing the change of the appearance of the background of the first user interface based on the rate of change of the characteristic intensity of the first contact; and,
in accordance with a determination that a rate of change of the characteristic intensity of the first contact during the detected decrease in the characteristic intensity of the first contact exceeds a first rate of change threshold, animating reversal of the change of the appearance of the background of the first user interface independent of the rate of change of the characteristic intensity of the first contact.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic change in the appearance of the background of the first user interface is based in part on a positive rate of change in the characteristic intensity of the first contact.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein a magnitude of the dynamic change in the appearance of the background of the first user interface decays following detection of an impulse force by the first contact.

11. The method of claim 1 , including:
detecting termination of the first input by the first contact; and,
in response to detecting termination of the first input by the first contact, reverting the background of the first user interface back to the first appearance of the background;
wherein reverting the background of the first user interface back to the first appearance of the background is based on a rate of change of the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the first contact prior to termination of the first input.

12. The method of claim 1 , including:
in response to detecting the first input by the first contact, in accordance with the determination that the first contact has a characteristic intensity above the first intensity thre

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• King Nicholas V
• Bauer Sebastian J
• Chaudhri Imran A
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher P
• Ive Jonathan
• Manzari Behkish J
• Penha Henrique D
• Preston Daniel T
• Wilson Christopher I

Classifications

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06T11/10

  Texturing; Colouring; Generation of textures or colours (retouching, inpainting or scratch removal G06T5/77) · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title