Electronic communication based on user input and determination of active execution of application for playback

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10788927-B2
Application number	US-201916263929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 31, 2019
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Sep 29, 2020
Grant date	Sep 29, 2020

Abstract

A device includes a touch-sensitive display, one or more processors, and memory storing one or more programs including instructions for receiving data from an external device representing user input received over a duration of time at the external device. The programs may include instructions for determining whether the electronic device is actively executing an application for playback. The programs may further include instructions for in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not actively executing an application for playback: displaying an indication of the receiving of the data; and displaying an affordance, wherein the affordance when selected launches the application for playback and causes the electronic device to playback the received data according to the duration of time of the user input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and configured to communicate with an external device:
receiving data from the external device representing user input received over a duration of time at the external device, the data including kinematic information;
determining whether the electronic device is actively executing an application for playback;
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is actively executing an application for playback, playing back the received data on the electronic device according to the kinematic information, wherein a duration of playback of the received data on the electronic device is determined based on the duration of time of the user input received at the external device; and
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not actively executing an application for playback:
displaying an indication of the receiving of the data; and
displaying an affordance, wherein the affordance when selected launches the application for playback and causes the electronic device to playback the received data on the electronic device according to the kinematic information, wherein a duration of playback of the received data on the electronic device is determined based on the duration of time of the user input received at the external device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not actively executing the application for playback, providing haptic output in response to receiving the data.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a single-finger touch input on the external device, displaying a visual representation of the single-finger touch input on a screen of the electronic device corresponding to a position on the external device where the single-finger touch input was detected.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the visual representation comprises one or more circles, ellipses, and/or ovals.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the visual representation comprises two or more concentric circles, ellipses, and/or ovals.

6. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
fading out the visual representation after a predetermined amount of time.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a multiple-finger touch input on the external device, displaying a visual indicator for the duration of the multiple-finger touch input.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the visual indicator is an image.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the visual indicator is an animated image.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the visual indicator is an animated image of a pulsing heart.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
providing haptic output while displaying the visual indicator.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a double-tap on the external device:
displaying an identification of a user associated with the external device; and
providing a haptic output while displaying the identification.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is an audio recording recorded using a microphone of the external device, playing the audio recording.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a swipe contact on the external device representing a stroke, displaying a visual representation of the stroke.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
fading out the stroke after a predetermined duration of time.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input received over the duration of time at the external device includes a speed; and wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
playing back the received data according to the speed of the user input.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input received over the duration of time at the external device includes a velocity; and wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
playing back the received data according to the velocity of the user input.

18. An electronic device configured to communicate with an external 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:
receiving data from the external device representing user input received over a duration of time at the external device, the data including kinematic information;
determining whether the electronic device is actively executing an application for playback;
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is actively executing an application for playback, playing back the received data on the electronic device according to the kinematic information, wherein a duration of playback of the received data on the electronic device is determined based on the duration of time of the user input received at the external device; and
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not actively executing an application for playback:
displaying an indication of the receiving of the data; and
displaying an affordance, wherein the affordance when selected launches the application for playback and causes the electronic device to playback the received data on the electronic device according to the kinematic information, wherein a duration of playback of the received data on the electronic device is determined based on the duration of time of the user input received at the external device.

19. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is not actively executing the application for playback, providing haptic output in response to receiving the data.

20. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a single-finger touch input on the external device, displaying a visual representation of the single-finger touch input on a screen of the electronic device corresponding to a position on the external device where the single-finger touch input was detected.

21. The electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the visual representation comprises one or more circles, ellipses, and/or ovals.

22. The electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the visual representation comprises two or more concentric circles, ellipses, and/or ovals.

23. The electronic device of claim 20 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
fading out the visual representation after a predetermined amount of time.

24. The electronic device of claim 18 , wherein playing back the received data further comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a multiple-finger touch input on the external device, displaying a visual indicator f

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Anzures Freddy Allen
• Chaudhri Imran
• Dye Alan C
• Ive Jonathan P
• Kerr Duncan Robert
• King Nicholas V
• Lynch Kevin
• Novick Gregory
• Preston Daniel Trent
• Jenkins Monica
• Yang Lawrence Y

Classifications

• H04L51/52

  for supporting social networking services · CPC title

• H04M1/72439

  for image or video messaging · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06T11/20

  Drawing from basic elements · CPC title