Device, method, and graphical user interface for navigation of information in a map-based interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10191641-B2
Application number	US-201213536650-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2012
Priority date	Dec 29, 2011
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

A device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: displays a geographic map in a first mode of an application, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level; detects a first input, the first input including a first finger contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display; in response to detecting the first input: when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changes the magnification level in accordance with the first input and remains in the first mode; and when the first input satisfies the mode-change conditions, selects the first landmark and enters a second mode of the application; while in the second mode, detects a second input; and, in response to detecting the second input, displays information about the first landmark.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. 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 a geographic map in a first mode of an application on the display, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level in a range of magnification levels;
detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, the first input including a first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display;
in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface:
when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changing the magnification level of the geographic map in accordance with the first input and remaining in the first mode of the application; and
when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, selecting the first landmark and entering a second mode of the application that is distinct from the first mode,
wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first magnification is a predefined magnification for changing to the second mode of the application;
while in the second mode of the application, detecting a second input on the touch-sensitive surface; and
in response to detecting the second input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying information about the first landmark.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display that includes the touch-sensitive surface.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first input is a two-finger multitouch gesture made with a first finger and a second finger that concurrently contacts the touch-sensitive surface, and the second input is a continuation of the first input.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first input is a single-finger tap gesture made with a first finger.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that the first contact is maintained for at least a predefined time at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more predefined mode-change conditions include that a gesture by a second contact, distinct from the first contact, is detected while the first contact is detected at the location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first landmark on the display.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , including instructions for, when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, visually highlighting the first landmark.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second input is a two-finger depinch gesture.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying information about the first landmark in response to detecting the second input includes displaying an animation of the first landmark transforming to the information about the first landmark.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, and the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first landmark includes a street-level view of the first landmark.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first landmark includes a panoramic view from a perspective of the first landmark.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first landmark includes information regarding associations between the first landmark and one or more user profiles.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the information about the first landmark includes statuses of users associated with the first landmark.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , including instructions for:
while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application, detecting a third input; and
in response to detecting the third input:
ceasing to display the information about the first landmark; and
displaying additional information about the first landmark.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the second input and the third input are a same type of gesture.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the second input and the third input are two-finger depinch gestures.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the first landmark corresponds to a building, the information about the first landmark includes information about floors of the building, and the additional information about the first landmark includes information about a single floor of the building.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the information about the single floor of the building includes layout information for the single floor.

21. The electronic device of claim 16 , including instructions for:
in response to detecting the third input:
displaying an animation of the information about the first landmark transitioning to the additional information about the first landmark.

22. The electronic device of claim 1 , including instructions for:
while displaying information about the first landmark in the second mode of the application,
detecting a fourth input; and
in response to detecting the fourth input:
ceasing to display the information about the first landmark;
exiting the second mode of the application; and
returning to the first mode of the application.

23. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first landmark is displayed on the geographic map.

24. The electronic device of claim 1 , including instructions for:
in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface:
when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions,
maintaining the magnification level while selecting the first landmark and entering the second mode of the application.

25. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface:
displaying a geographic map in a first mode of an application on the display, the geographic map including a plurality of landmarks, the geographic map being displayed at a first magnification level in a range of magnification levels;
detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, the first input including a first contact at a location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first landmark on the display;
in response to detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface:
when the first input does not satisfy one or more predefined mode-change conditions, changing the magnification level of the geographic map in accordance with the first input and remaining in the first mode of the application; and
when the first input satisfies the one or more predefined mode-change conditions, selecting the first landmark and entering a second mod

Assignees

• Chen Billy
• Piemonte Patrick Steven
• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Chen Billy
• Piemonte Patrick Steven

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F7/00

  Methods or arrangements for processing data by operating upon the order or content of the data handled (logic circuits H03K19/00) · CPC title

• G06F3/0485 Primary

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/041

  Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means · CPC title

• G06F17/00

  Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions (information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00) · CPC title