Setting an alarm clock on a smart device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10274903-B2
Application number	US-201715598660-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2017
Priority date	Mar 27, 2015
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application relate to a method and apparatus for setting an alarm clock. The method includes receiving an input directed at a time-display area on a display screen of a device, adjusting time information displayed on the display screen according to the input, and setting an alarm clock according to the adjusted time information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving an input to a device, wherein the device is in a locked state; and
configuring one or more alarm clock settings based at least in part on the input without requiring the device to be unlocked, the one or more alarm clock settings comprising time information pertaining to a setting an alarm clock, and the input corresponding to an input of the time information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input is directed to a predefined area of a display screen to the device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input corresponds to a touch-control operation to a touchscreen.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuring of the one or more alarm clock settings comprises adjusting time information displayed on a display screen of the device based at least in part on the input.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the time information displayed on the display screen comprises time information in a time-display area.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuring of the one or more alarm clock settings comprises:
in response to receiving the input, displaying an alarm clock setting interface on a display screen of the device,
wherein time information displayed on the display screen comprises time information in the alarm clock setting interface.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a touchscreen, the input corresponds to a touch-control operation to a touchscreen, and the touch-control operation comprises:
a time numeral touch-control operation directed at a time-display area on the touchscreen, a time numeral in the time-display area comprising an hour numeral or a minute numeral; or
a time touch-control operation directed at an hour hand or a minute hand of a dial clock displayed in the time-display area.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a touchscreen, the input corresponds to a touch-control operation to the touchscreen, and the touch-control operation comprises: a time numeral touch-control operation directed at a time-display area on the touchscreen, a time numeral in the time-display area comprising an hour numeral or a minute numeral; or a touch-control operation directed at an hour hand or a minute hand of a dial clock displayed in the time-display area, and wherein the configuring of the one or more alarm clock settings comprises adjusting time information displayed in the time-display area based at least in part on the input; and
in the event that the touch-control operation is a time numeral touch-control operation directed at the time-display area, the adjusting of the time information in the time-display area based at least in part on the input comprises:
in the event that the touch-control operation is an upward swipe, increasing at least one of time numerals displayed in the time-display area in accordance with a value range of the corresponding at least one of the time numerals; and
in the event that the touch-control operation is a downward swipe, decreasing at least one of the time numerals displayed in the time-display area in accordance with the value range of the corresponding at least one of the time numerals.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a touchscreen, the input corresponds to a touch-control operation to the touchscreen, and the touch-control operation comprises: a time numeral touch-control operation directed at a time-display area of the touchscreen, a time numeral in the time-display area comprising an hour numeral or a minute numeral; or a touch-control operation directed at an hour hand or a minute hand of a dial clock displayed in the time-display area, and
wherein in the event that the touch-control operation is a time numeral touch-control operation directed at the time-display area, the receiving of the input comprises:
receiving an initial touch-control operation directed at time numerals displayed on touchscreen;
displaying a time-selection control in the time-display area corresponding to the time numerals; and
receiving a selection operation for a time numeral displayed by the time-selection control.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the time-selection control is a wheel control.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input comprises:
a click or drag operation input by an external input device, the click or drag operation being directed at a time numeral within a time-display area displayed on a display screen of the device; or
a drag operation input by an external input device, the drag operation being directed at an hour hand or a minute hand of a dial clock displayed in the time-display area.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to receiving of the input, enlarging a time-display area in accordance with preset dimensions.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuring of the one or more alarm clock settings based at least in part on the input comprises:
determining that no touch-control operation directed at a time-display area displayed on a display screen of the device is received within a preset time segment; and
in response to determining that no touch-control operation directed at the time-display area is received within the preset time segment:
obtaining time information displayed in the time-display area; and
setting an alarm clock according to the obtained time information.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuring of the one or more alarm clock settings based at least in part on the input comprises setting an alarm clock, wherein the alarm clock set is a temporary alarm clock.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in response to a determination that the alarm clock is set based at least in part on the input, displaying, in a preset position on a display screen of the device, reminder information indicating that the alarm clock has been set.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in response to a determination that the alarm clock is set based at least in part on the input, displaying, in a preset position on a display screen of the device, reminder information indicating that the alarm clock has been set, the reminder information comprising one or more of an alarm clock icon and time information corresponding to the alarm clock.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to a determination that the one or more alarm clock settings are configured based at least in part on the input, restoring a display mode of a time-display area to a real-time display mode.

18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to a determination that the one or more alarm clock settings are configured based at least in part on the input, generating in an alarm clock app of the device an alarm clock listing that corresponds to adjusted time information.

19. A computer program product, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
receiving an input to a device, wherein the device is in a locked state; and
configuring one or more alarm clock settings based at least in part on the input without requiring the device to be unlocked, the one or more alarm clock settings comprising time information pertaining to a setting an alarm clock, and the input corresponding to an input of the time information.

20. A system, comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
receive an input to a device, wherein the device is in a locked state, the one or more alarm clock settings comprisi

Assignees

• Alibaba Group Holding Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Yimeng

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

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

• G04G21/08

  Touch switches specially adapted for time-pieces · CPC title

• G04G5/04

  by setting each of the displayed values, e.g. date, hour, independently · CPC title

• G04G13/02

  at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks · CPC title

• G04G13/021 Primary

  Details · CPC title