User interfaces for downloading applications on an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10955994-B2
Application number	US-201715719217-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2017
Priority date	Jun 2, 2017
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information about, and facilitates downloading of, featured applications in an app store application. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates browsing of applications and games by category. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates presentation of information about in-app purchases for a game or application in an app store application. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates the purchase of in-app purchases for the games or applications that are available on the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates the download/purchase of games, applications and/or in-app purchases from outside of an app store application that is for browsing such content available on the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device autoplays media content corresponding to applications (e.g., games, non-game applications, etc.) in an app store application so as to facilitate the ordered presentation of the media content to the user.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices:
displaying, on the display, an application browsing user interface for obtaining applications, for use on the electronic device, that are not already available on the electronic device, wherein displaying the application browsing user interface includes concurrently displaying a plurality of user interface elements corresponding to one or more applications accessible on the electronic device that are different from the application browsing user interface, wherein displaying the plurality of user interface elements includes concurrently displaying:
a first user interface element associated with obtaining authorization to access a first feature of a first application of the plurality of applications, wherein the first user interface element includes a graphic and displaying the graphic of the first user interface element comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the first user interface element is being displayed on a page not dedicated to the first application, displaying the graphic with a first design; and
in accordance with a determination that the first user interface element is being displayed on a page dedicated to the first application, displaying the graphic with a second design, different than the first design; and

a second user interface element, the second user interface element associated with obtaining a second application of the plurality of applications, wherein the second application is different from the first application;

while displaying the application browsing user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input at the first user interface element corresponding to a request to obtain authorization to access the first feature of the first application; and
in response to receiving the input at the first user interface element corresponding to the request to obtain the authorization to access the first feature of the first application, initiating a process for providing the electronic device with the authorization to access the first feature of the first application.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with the determination that the first user interface element is being displayed on the page not dedicated to the first application, the graphic includes:
at least a part of an icon of the first application, and
an additional graphic that corresponds to the first feature of the first application, and

in accordance with the determination that the first user interface element is being displayed on the page dedicated to the first application, the graphic includes the additional graphic that corresponds to the first feature of the first application, but does not include the at least the part of the icon of the first application.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of user interface elements further includes a third user interface element associated with obtaining authorization to access a second feature of a third application of the plurality of applications,
the first user interface element includes a visual indication, the visual indication indicating that the first user interface element is associated with obtaining authorization to access, not a respective application, but a respective feature of the respective application, and
the third user interface element includes the visual indication.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the application browsing user interface further includes concurrently displaying, with the first user interface element, a third user interface element associated with obtaining a subscription to a content provider, the third user interface displaying content from the content provider.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with a determination that a given feature of a respective application satisfies one or more context criteria, the plurality of user interface elements includes a user interface element associated with obtaining access to the given feature of the respective application; and
in accordance with a determination that the given feature of the respective application does not satisfy the one or more context criteria, the plurality of user interface elements does not include the user interface element associated with obtaining access to the given feature of the respective application.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the process for providing the electronic device with the authorization to access the first feature of the first application includes providing the electronic device with the authorization to access the first feature without displaying the first application on the electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the process for providing the electronic device with the authorization to access the first feature of the first application includes:
displaying the first application on the electronic device;
while the first application is displayed on the electronic device, providing the electronic device with the authorization to access the first feature; and
after providing the electronic device with the authorization to access the first feature, continuing to display the first application on the electronic device.

8. An electronic device, comprising:
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 a display, an application browsing user interface for obtaining applications, for use on the electronic device, that are not already available on the electronic device, wherein displaying the application browsing user interface includes concurrently displaying a plurality of user interface elements corresponding to one or more applications accessible on the electronic device that are different from the application browsing user interface, wherein displaying the plurality of user interface elements includes concurrently displaying:
a first user interface element associated with obtaining authorization to access a first feature of a first application of the plurality of applications, wherein the first user interface element includes a graphic and displaying the graphic of the first user interface element comprises:
in accordance with a determination that the first user interface element is being displayed on a page not dedicated to the first application, displaying the graphic with a first design; and
in accordance with a determination that the first user interface element is being displayed on a page dedicated to the first application, displaying the graphic with a second design, different than the first design; and

a second user interface element, the second user interface element associated with obtaining a second application of the plurality of applications, wherein the second application is different from the first application;

while displaying the application browsing user interface, receiving, via one or more input devices, an input at the first user interface element corresponding to a request to obtain authorization to access the first feature of the first application; and
in response to receiving the input at the first user interface element corresponding to the request to obtain the authorization to access the first feature of the first application, initiating a process for providing the electronic device with the authorization to access the first feature of the first application.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:
in accordance with the determination that the first user interface element is being displayed on the page no

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Kondrk Robert H
• Dye Alan C
• Bachman William M
• Gromek Monika E
• Fringes Alexander Constantin Diego
• Magnani Joseph Andrew
• Bennett Colin
• Johnston Alexander
• Caimi Jessica R

Classifications

• G06F8/61

  Installation · CPC title

• G06F9/44521

  Dynamic linking or loading; Link editing at or after load time, e.g. Java class loading · CPC title

• G06F8/34

  Graphical or visual programming · CPC title

• G06F8/20

  Software design · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title