Device, method, and graphical user interface for moving a current position in content at a variable scrubbing rate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10705701-B2
Application number	US-56667309-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2009
Priority date	Mar 16, 2009
Publication date	Jul 7, 2020
Grant date	Jul 7, 2020

Abstract

A method is performed by an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying a progress icon that indicates a current position within a first piece of content; displaying a multi-purpose content navigation icon; while providing the first piece of content: detecting a first contact at a first location that corresponds to the multi-purpose content navigation icon; while continuing to detect the contact at the first location, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate; and, in response to detecting movement of the contact that includes a first component of movement in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate that varies monotonically as the first component of movement increases.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface:
displaying a progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a first predefined direction on the display;
providing a first piece of content with the electronic device;
indicating a current position within the first piece of content with the progress icon;
concurrently displaying with the progress icon a multi-purpose content navigation icon at a first location on the display; and,
while providing the first piece of content with the electronic device:
detecting a first contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a first location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first location of the multi-purpose content navigation icon on the display for at least a predetermined time period;
while continuing to detect the contact at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate;
detecting movement of the contact, wherein movement of the contact comprises a first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction; and,
in response to detecting the movement of the contact:
while continuing to detect the contact and while detecting the first component of movement increasing, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, wherein the variable scrubbing rate varies at least in part in accordance with the first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface; and
maintaining display of the multi-purpose content navigation icon at the first location on the display.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, while providing the first piece of content:
detecting a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface;
detecting a release of the second contact before the predetermined time period has elapsed; and
in response to detecting the release of the second contact, moving the current position in the first piece of content by a predetermined amount.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: while providing the first piece of content:
detecting a third contact on the touch-sensitive surface at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface; and
detecting a release of the third contact before the predetermined time period has elapsed; and
in response to detecting the release of the third contact, providing a second piece of content.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first piece of content has a beginning and an end, and the variable scrubbing rate moves the current position towards the beginning of the first piece of content.

5. The method of claim 1 , further including, while moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, displaying a visual indicator of the variable scrubbing rate.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate is greater than the predefined scrubbing rate; and
when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a second side of the device that is opposite the first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate is less than the predefined scrubbing rate.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate is greater than the predefined scrubbing rate, wherein the predefined scrubbing rate moves the current position in the content towards a first end of the content; and
when the first component of movement is in a direction that corresponds to a direction towards a second side of the device that is opposite the first side of the device, the variable scrubbing rate moves the current position towards a second end of the content that is opposite the first end of the content.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first piece of content is a chapter in a book, a song in a play list, a scene in a movie, or a book-marked section in a podcast.

9. 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 progress icon in a predefined area on the display, wherein the progress icon is configured to move in a first predefined direction on the display;
providing a first piece of content with the electronic device;
indicating a current position within the first piece of content with the progress icon;
concurrently displaying with the progress icon a multi-purpose content navigation icon at a first location on the display; and,
while providing the first piece of content with the electronic device:
detecting a first contact with the touch-sensitive surface at a first location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first location of the multi-purpose content navigation icon on the display for at least a predetermined time period;
while continuing to detect the contact at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a predefined scrubbing rate;
detecting movement of the contact, wherein movement of the contact comprises a first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface in a direction that corresponds to movement on the display parallel to the first predefined direction; and
responding to detecting the movement of the contact by
while continuing to detect the contact and while detecting the first component of movement increasing, moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, wherein the variable scrubbing rate varies at least in part in accordance with the first component of movement on the touch-sensitive surface; and
maintaining display of the multi-purpose content navigation icon at the first location on the display.

10. The device of claim 9 , further including instructions for, while providing the first piece of content:
detecting a second contact on the touch-sensitive surface at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface;
detecting a release of the second contact before the predetermined time period has elapsed; and
in response to detecting the release of the second contact, moving the current position in the first piece of content by a predetermined amount.

11. The device of claim 9 , further including instructions for:
while providing the first piece of content:
detecting a third contact on the touch-sensitive surface at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface; and
detecting a release of the third contact before the predetermined time period has elapsed; and

in response to detecting the release of the third contact, providing a second piece of content.

12. The device of claim 9 , wherein the first piece of content has a beginning and an end, and the variable scrubbing rate moves the current position towards the beginning of the first piece of content.

13. The device of claim 9 , further including instructions for, while moving the current position within the first piece of content at a variable scrubbing rate, displaying a visual indicat

Assignees

• Pisula Charles J
• Ganatra Nitin K
• Chaudhri Imran
• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Pisula Charles J
• Ganatra Nitin K
• Chaudhri Imran

Classifications

• G11B27/105

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• G06F3/04847 Primary

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  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

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