User interface object manipulations in a user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11068128-B2
Application number	US-201916358483-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 19, 2019
Priority date	Sep 3, 2013
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

Systems and processes for manipulating a graphical user interface are disclosed. One process can include receiving user input through a crown to rotate a virtual object. The process includes selecting a surface of the object from among the multiple surfaces of the object in response to determining that the crown rotation exceeded a speed threshold.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a physical crown;
a display;
one or more processors coupled to the physical crown and the display; and
memory storing one or more programs, the one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying a user interface in a first state;
while displaying the user interface in the first state, detecting an input that includes a rotation of the physical crown of the electronic device in a first direction;
determining a speed of the rotation in the first direction, wherein the speed is based on an angular velocity of the physical crown during the detected rotation;
in response to detecting the input that includes a rotation of the physical crown in the first direction, displaying, on the display, an animation starting a transition of the user interface from the first state to a second state; and
after starting the transition of the user interface from the first state to the second state and while continuing to detect the input that includes rotation of the physical crown in the first direction:
in accordance with a determination that the speed of the rotation of the physical crown in the first direction during the input exceeds a first speed threshold, displaying, on the display, a transition of the user interface to the second state;
in accordance with a determination that the speed of the rotation of the physical crown in the first direction during the input exceeds the first speed threshold after the transition to the second state, displaying, on the display, a transition of the user interface to a third state; and
in accordance with a determination that the speed of the rotation of the physical crown in the first direction during the input is below the first speed threshold before the transition to the second state displaying, on the display, a transition of the user interface back towards the first state.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transition of the user interface from the first state to the second state comprises an animation of translating, in a second direction, a surface of the first state and a surface of the second state.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the transition of the user interface back towards the first state comprises an animation of translating, in a third direction opposite to the second direction, a surface of the first state and a surface of the second state.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transition of the user interface from the first state to the second state includes displaying, on the display, the second state and at least a portion of the first state, wherein a display area of the second state is larger than a display area of the at least the portion of the first state.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the transition of the user interface back towards the first state includes displaying, on the display, the first state and at least a portion of the second state, wherein a display area of the first state is larger than a display area of the at least the portion of the second state.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
associating the first state with a first data;
associating the second state with a second data, wherein the first data and the second data are different; and
in response to the speed of the rotation of the physical crown during the input exceeding the first speed threshold, displaying the second data at a location corresponding to the second state without displaying the first data.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
associating the first state with a first data;
associating the second state with a second data, wherein the first data and the second data are different; and
in response to the speed of the rotation of the physical crown during the input not exceeding the first speed threshold, displaying the first data at a location corresponding to the first state without displaying the second data.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further includes a touch-sensitive surface and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while the second state is displayed, detecting a user input on the touch-sensitive surface of the electronic device at a location corresponding to the second state; and
in response to detecting the user input, selecting the second state.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
detecting a user input corresponding to a second rotation of the physical crown while displaying the user interface; and
in response to detecting the user input corresponding to a second rotation, generating a haptic output.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the physical crown is a mechanical crown.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of an electronic device with a physical crown and a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying a user interface in a first state;
while displaying the user interface in the first state, detecting an input that includes a rotation of the physical crown of the electronic device in a first direction;
determining a speed of the rotation in the first direction, wherein the speed is based on an angular velocity of the physical crown during the detected rotation;
in response to detecting the input that includes a rotation of the physical crown in the first direction, displaying, on the display, an animation starting a transition of the user interface from the first state to a second state; and
after starting the transition of the user interface from the first state to the second state and while continuing to detect the input that includes rotation of the physical crown in the first direction:
in accordance with a determination that the speed of the rotation of the physical crown in the first direction during the input exceeds a first speed threshold, displaying, on the display, a transition of the user interface to the second state;
in accordance with a determination that the speed of the rotation of the physical crown in the first direction during the input exceeds the first speed threshold after the transition to the second state, displaying, on the display, a transition of the user interface to a third state; and
in accordance with a determination that the speed of the rotation of the physical crown in the first direction during the input is below the first speed threshold before the transition to the second state, displaying; on the display, a transition of the user interface back towards the first state.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the transition of the user interface from the first state to the second state comprises an animation of translating, in a second direction, a surface of the first state and a surface of the second state.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the transition of the user interface back towards the first state comprises an animation of translating, in a third direction opposite to the second direction, a surface of the first state and a surface of the second state.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the transition of the user interface from the first state to the second state includes displaying, on t

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Zambetti Nicholas
• Butcher Gary Ian
• Chaudhri Imran
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Guzman Aurelio
• Ive Jonathan P
• Karunamuni Chanaka G
• Kerr Duncan Robert
• Lemay Stephen O
• Maric Natalia
• Wilson Christopher
• Wilson Eric Lance
• Yang Lawrence Y

Classifications

• G06T13/80 Primary

  Two-dimensional [2D] animation, e.g. using sprites · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F1/169

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes (G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033) · CPC title