Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for processing intensity information associated with touch inputs

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10095343-B2
Application number	US-201715647200-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2017
Priority date	Jun 12, 2016
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device detects a change in intensity of an input at a location corresponding to a first user interface element associated with a user-interaction behavior model; generates, with an application-independent software module, output associated with the first user interface element determined in accordance with the change in intensity of the input and the user-interaction behavior model, including a first user-interaction component behavior and a second user-interaction component behavior; detects a change in intensity of an input at a location corresponding to a second user interface element associated with a subset of the user-interaction component behaviors; obtains, from the application-independent software module, an indication of whether the change in intensity of the input has met conditions associated with the first user-interaction component behavior; and updates, based on the indication, an appearance of the second user interface element based on the first user-interaction component behavior.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising: at an electronic device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, one or more sensors to detect intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface:
displaying a first user interface of a first application, the first user interface including a first user interface element on the display;
while displaying the first user interface, detecting a first sequence of one or more inputs that includes detecting a change in intensity of a first input on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the first user interface element of the first user interface, wherein the first user interface element is associated with a user-interaction behavior model, wherein the user-interaction behavior model is composed of a plurality of user-interaction component behaviors that are responsive to changes in intensities of inputs on the touch-sensitive surface, including a first user-interaction component behavior and a second user-interaction component behavior that is distinct from the first user-interaction component behavior;
in response to detecting the first sequence of one or more inputs, generating, with an application-independent software module, output at the device that is associated with the first user interface element that is determined in accordance with the change in intensity of the first input and the user-interaction behavior model, including the first user-interaction component behavior and the second user-interaction component behavior in the user-interaction behavior model;
after generating the output that is associated with the first user interface element, displaying, on the display, a second user interface of a second application distinct from the first application without displaying the first user interface of the first application, the second user interface including a second user interface element that is distinct from the first user interface element and is associated with a first subset of the plurality of user-interaction component behaviors in the user-interaction behavior model, wherein the first subset of the plurality of user-interaction component behaviors includes the first user-interaction component behavior and does not include the second user-interaction component behavior;
while displaying the second user interface element on the display, detecting a second sequence of inputs that includes detecting a change in intensity of a second input on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the second user interface element, wherein the second sequence of inputs is distinct from and detected after the first sequence of inputs; and
in response to detecting the second sequence of inputs:
obtaining, from the application-independent software module, an indication of whether the change in intensity of the second input has met conditions associated with the first user-interaction component behavior; and
updating, based on the indication from the application-independent software module of whether the change in intensity of the second input has met conditions associated with the first user-interaction component behavior, an appearance of the second user interface element on the display based on the first user-interaction component behavior.

2. The method of claim 1 , including:
in response to detecting the second sequence of inputs:
forgoing updating of the appearance of the second user interface element on the display based on the first user-interaction component behavior.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the conditions associated with the first user-interaction component behavior include intensity criteria and/or timing criteria.

4. The method of claim 1 , including:
in response to detecting the second sequence of inputs:
in accordance with a determination that the change in intensity of the second input has not met the conditions associated with the first user-interaction component behavior, forgoing updating of the appearance of the second user interface element on the display based on the first user-interaction component behavior.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user-interaction component behavior defines one or more tactile outputs to be output by one or more tactile output devices.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user-interaction component behavior includes one or more animation curves based on which the appearance of the second user interface element on the display is updated.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the appearance of the second user interface element includes displaying a third user interface element that is distinct from the second user interface element, and the first user-interaction component behavior defines whether the third user interface element is to remain on display in response to a determination that the second input in the second sequence of inputs ceases to be detected.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user-interaction component behavior includes a predefined animation.

9. The method of claim 1 , including:
receiving an update to the user-interaction behavior model, wherein the update modifies the first user-interaction component behavior and the modified first user-interaction component behavior is different from the first user-interaction component behavior before modification; and,
subsequent to receiving the update to the user-interaction behavior model, in response to detecting a sequence of inputs, updating, based on the indication from the application-independent software module of whether the change in intensity of the second input has met conditions associated with the modified first user-interaction component behavior, the appearance of the second user interface element on the display based on the modified first user-interaction component behavior.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
updating the appearance of the second user interface element on the display based on the first user-interaction component behavior includes changing, using the application-independent software module, the appearance of the second user interface element from a first display state to a second display state that is distinct from the first display state; and
the first display state and the second display state are defined by a software application associated with the second user interface element.

11. The method of claim 1 , including:
displaying, on the display, a fourth user interface element that is associated with a second subset of the plurality of user-interaction component behaviors in the user-interaction behavior model.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second subset of the plurality of user-interaction component behaviors in the user-interaction behavior model is distinct from the first subset of the user-interaction component behaviors.

13. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
a touch-sensitive surface;
one or more sensors for detecting intensity of contacts with the touch-sensitive surface;
one or more processors; memory storing application software, an application-independent software module that is available for use by a plurality of software applications on the electronic device, and instructions, configured to be executed by the one or more processors, for:
displaying a first user interface of a first application, the first user interface including a first user interface element on the display;
while displaying the first user interface, detecting a first sequence of one or more inputs that includes detecting a change in intensity of a first input on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the first user interface element of the firs

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Teutschler Sophia
• Breen Stephen R
• Kocienda Kenneth L

Classifications

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F2203/04808

  Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen · 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

• G06F3/04812

  Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title