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

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10754542-B2
Application number	US-201615272345-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 21, 2016
Priority date	Aug 10, 2015
Publication date	Aug 25, 2020
Grant date	Aug 25, 2020

Abstract

A device displays a user interface. The user interface includes a folder icon that corresponds to an application folder containing a plurality of application icons. The plurality of application icons correspond to different applications in a plurality of applications. The plurality of applications include applications that have unread notifications. While displaying the user interface, the device detects an input that includes a contact at a location that corresponds to the folder icon. In response to detecting the input: when the input meets menu-presentation criteria, wherein the menu-presentation criteria require that a characteristic intensity of a contact in a detected input meet an intensity threshold in order for the menu-presentation criteria to be met, the device displays selectable options that, when activated, launch corresponding applications that have unread notifications.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface:
displaying a user interface on the display, wherein:
the user interface includes a folder icon that corresponds to an application folder containing a plurality of application icons,
the plurality of application icons correspond to different applications in a plurality of applications, and
the plurality of applications include one or more applications that have one or more unread notifications;

while displaying the user interface that includes the folder icon, detecting a first input that includes detecting a first contact at a first location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to a first portion of the folder icon; and
in response to detecting the first input that includes detecting the first contact at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface that corresponds to the first portion of the folder icon:
in accordance with a determination that the first input with the first contact at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface meets menu-presentation criteria, wherein the menu-presentation criteria require that a characteristic input property of a contact in a detected input meets a first threshold for the input property in order for the menu-presentation criteria to be met, displaying a menu that corresponds to the application folder, wherein the menu includes respective selectable options that correspond to the one or more applications within the application folder that have unread notifications, wherein the respective selectable options are selected for inclusion in the menu that corresponds to the application folder based on a requirement that the applications corresponding to the respective selectable options be in the application folder in order for the respective selectable options to be included in the menu, wherein activation of a respective selectable option associated with a corresponding application causes the device to display a user interface for the corresponding application, and wherein the respective selectable options are displayed without opening the application folder; and
in accordance with a determination that the first input is a tap input by the first contact at the first location on the touch-sensitive surface, opening the application folder containing the plurality of application icons without displaying the menu.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of applications in the application folder include a first application with one or more unread notifications and a second application with one or more unread notifications; and
the respective selectable options include a first selectable option for launching the first application and a second selectable option for launching the second application.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the menu that corresponds to the application folder is limited to containing no more than a predetermined number of selectable options for launching applications; and
displaying the menu that corresponds to the application folder and includes the respective selectable options corresponding to the one or more applications within the application folder that have unread notifications includes:
in accordance with a determination that a first number of applications from the plurality of applications that correspond to the application icons in the application folder, less than the predetermined number, have unread notifications, displaying the first number of selectable options corresponding to the first number of applications in the menu; and
in accordance with a determination that a second number of applications from the plurality of applications that correspond to the application icons in the application folder, greater than the predetermined number, have unread notifications, displaying, in the menu, the predetermined number of selectable options corresponding to less than all of the second number of applications.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein displaying, in the menu, the predetermined number of selectable options corresponding to less than all of the second number of applications includes selecting applications to represent with selectable options in the menu so that applications with more recently received notifications are prioritized over applications with less recently received notifications.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the menu that includes the respective selectable options that correspond to the one or more applications within the application folder that have unread notifications includes:
when ordering the respective selectable options for display, prioritizing the selectable options for applications with a first type of unread notifications over the selectable options for applications with a second type of unread notifications.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the menu that includes the respective selectable options that correspond to the one or more applications within the application folder that have unread notifications includes:
when ordering the one or more selectable options for display, prioritizing an application with a greater number of unread notifications over an application with a smaller number of unread notifications.

7. The method of claim 1 , including:
displaying, concurrently with the application folder, an indicator specifying an aggregated number of unread notifications for the one or more applications in the application folder with unread notifications.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the menu that includes the respective selectable options that correspond to the one or more applications within the application folder that have unread notifications includes concurrently displaying:
a first selectable option for a first application in the application folder along with an indication of a number of unread notifications for the first application; and
a second selectable option for a second application in the application folder along with an indication of a number of unread notifications for the second application.

9. The method of claim 8 , including:
while displaying the first selectable option for the first application and the second selectable option for the second application, receiving a new notification for the first application; and
in response to receiving the new notification, updating the indication of the number unread notifications for the first application.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of applications include an application that does not have any unread notifications, and the method includes:
in response to detecting the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the menu-presentation criteria, forgoing displaying a selectable option that, when activated, is configured to launch the application that does not have any unread notifications, in the menu that includes the respective selectable options for launching corresponding applications that have unread notifications.

11. The method of claim 1 , including:
in response to detecting the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the menu-presentation criteria, displaying a selectable option that, when activated, is configured to enable renaming of the application folder.

12. The method of claim 11 , including:
while displaying the selectable option for renaming the application folder, detecting a second input selecting the selectable option for renaming the application folder; and
in response to detecting the second input:
displaying the application folder containing the plurality of application icons; and
displaying a

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Bauer Sebastian J
• Alonso Ruiz Marcos
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Foss Christopher P
• Hafeneger Stefan
• Karunamuni Chanaka G
• Kocienda Kenneth L

Classifications

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• H04M1/72403

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title

• H04M1/72436

  for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title