Phone user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10771606-B2
Application number	US-201916259954-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2019
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Sep 8, 2020
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device having a user interface for accessing phone features. The user interface accounts for whether the electronic device is connected to a companion cellular phone. The user interface accounts for a headset is available for use to carry on a call. The user interface permits transition between using one or more of cellular phone, headset, and/or the electronic device to be used for carrying on incoming or outgoing calls.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a touch-sensitive display,
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, on the touch-sensitive display, an indication of an incoming call;
displaying a first answer affordance, wherein the first answer affordance, when selected, causes the incoming call to be answered;
displaying a decline affordance, wherein the decline affordance, when selected, causes the incoming call to be ended;
detecting user input; and
in response to the detected user input, displaying an additional affordance,
wherein the additional affordance, when selected, causes information about the incoming call to be communicated to the cellular phone,
wherein the information about the incoming call causes the cellular phone to display information indicating that the incoming call is on hold while concurrently displaying a second answer affordance, and
wherein the second answer affordance, when selected, causes the cellular phone to retrieve the incoming call.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein causing the cellular phone to answer the incoming call includes:
causing a speaker operatively connected to the cellular phone to provide input into the incoming call; and
causing a microphone operatively connected to the cellular phone to provide output from the incoming call.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the first answer affordance and the decline affordance, detecting a swipe on the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to detecting the swipe, displaying the additional affordance.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein detecting the swipe includes detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display followed by a movement of the swipe in a substantially upward direction.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying a message affordance; and
in response to detecting a selection of the message affordance:
displaying a plurality of affordances representing predetermined responses to the caller; and
in response to detecting a selection of an affordance representing a predetermined response:
ending the call; and
sending the predetermined response to the caller as a message.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined response is a text and the message is a text message.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the predetermined response includes an emoji character.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein detecting user input while displaying the indication of the incoming call includes:
detecting a swipe in a direction; and
displaying the message affordance in response to the detected swipe.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the direction is substantially in an upward direction.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying the additional affordance, detecting a user input that corresponds to selection of the additional affordance; and
in response to detecting the user input that corresponds to selection of the additional affordance, displaying an affordance for locating the cellular phone, wherein the affordance for locating the cellular phone, when selected, causes the cellular phone to provide at least one of a visual output or a haptic output.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying the additional affordance, detecting a user input that corresponds to selection of the additional affordance; and
in response to detecting the user input that corresponds to selection of the additional affordance, concurrently displaying:
an affordance for locating the cellular phone, wherein the affordance for locating the cellular phone, when selected, causes the cellular phone to provide at least one of a visual output or a haptic output; and
a second decline affordance, wherein the second decline affordance, when selected, causes the incoming call to be ended.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying the first answer affordance, detecting a second user input that corresponds to selection of the first answer affordance; and
in response detecting the second user input that corresponds to selection of the first answer affordance, causing the incoming call to be answered.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying the additional affordance, detecting a user input that corresponds to selection of the additional affordance; and
in response to detecting the user input that corresponds to selection of the additional affordance:
transmitting the information about the incoming call to the cellular phone, wherein the information about the incoming call causes the cellular phone to display the information indicating that the incoming call is on hold while concurrently displaying the second answer affordance.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, an indication of an incoming call;
displaying a first answer affordance, wherein the first answer affordance, when selected, causes the incoming call to be answered;
displaying a decline affordance, wherein the decline affordance, when selected, causes the incoming call to be ended;
detecting user input; and
in response to the detected user input, displaying an additional affordance,
wherein the additional affordance, when selected, causes information about the incoming call to be communicated to the cellular phone,
wherein the information about the incoming call causes the cellular phone to display information indicating that the incoming call is on hold while concurrently displaying a second answer affordance, and
wherein the second answer affordance, when selected, causes the cellular phone to retrieve the incoming call.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein causing the cellular phone to answer the incoming call includes:
causing a speaker operatively connected to the cellular phone to provide input into the incoming call; and
causing a microphone operatively connected to the cellular phone to provide output from the incoming call.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the first answer affordance and the decline affordance, detecting a swipe on the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to detecting the swipe, displaying the additional affordance.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein detecting the swipe includes detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive display followed by a movement of the swipe in a substantially upward direction.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , the one or more programs furt

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yang Lawrence Y
• Chaudhri Imran
• Davydov Anton M
• Dye Alan C
• Edwards Dylan Ross
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Ive Jonathan P
• Kennedy Zachery
• Lemay Stephen O

Classifications

• G06F3/0482

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

• H04M1/72484

  wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events · CPC title

• H04M1/72469

  for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons · CPC title

• H04M1/72412

  using two-way short-range wireless interfaces · CPC title

• H04M2250/60

  logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs · CPC title