User interfaces for enabling an activity

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11157136-B1
Application number	US-202017031687-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 24, 2020
Priority date	Apr 10, 2020
Publication date	Oct 26, 2021
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for enabling an activity using a computer system. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for invoking an activity associated with an application are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for customizing displayed content based on circumstances under which the content was invoked are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing applications that were used to enable activities are described. In some embodiments, exemplary user interfaces for managing settings for applications used to enable activities are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system, comprising:
a display generation component;
one or more input devices;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
over a period of time, accumulating a plurality of automatically downloaded applications that were downloaded automatically to assist in performing contextually relevant tasks, wherein the plurality of applications include a first application with first usage information and a second application with second usage information;
after the plurality of applications have been downloaded automatically, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display representations of automatically downloaded applications that are available on the computer system; and
in response to receiving the request, displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface for accessing the automatically downloaded applications, wherein the user interface provides access to a subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications that excludes one or more applications that do not meet respective usage criteria, wherein:
in accordance with a determination that the first usage information meets the respective usage criteria, the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications includes the first application, wherein the user interface includes a first icon representation corresponding to the first application, wherein the first icon representation includes a graphical indicator that the first application was automatically downloaded and that the first application will be removed from the computer system when the first usage information does not meet the respective usage criteria;
in accordance with a determination that the first usage information does not meet the respective usage criteria, the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications excludes the first application;
in accordance with a determination that the second usage information meets the respective usage criteria, the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications includes the second application, wherein the user interface includes a second icon representation corresponding to the second application, wherein the second icon representation includes a graphical indicator that the second application was automatically downloaded and that the second application will be removed from the computer system when the second usage information does not meet the respective usage criteria; and
in accordance with a determination that the second usage information does not meet the respective usage criteria, the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications excludes the second application.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of automatically downloaded applications are, once downloaded, stored on the computer system.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request to display the representations of automatically downloaded applications that are available on the computer system comprises detecting, via the one or more input devices, an activation of a first selectable user interface object which, when activated, causes display of the user interface for accessing the automatically downloaded applications.

4. The computer system of claim 3 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, in a second user interface, the first selectable user interface object;
while displaying the first selectable user interface object, detecting, via the one or more input devices, activation of the first selectable user interface object; and
in response to detecting the activation of the first selectable user interface object, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface for accessing the automatically downloaded applications.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, via the display generation component, a second selectable user interface object;
while displaying the second selectable user interface object, detecting, via the one or more input devices, activation of the second selectable user interface object; and
in response to detecting the activation of the second selectable user interface object, removing the plurality of automatically downloaded applications accumulated over the period of time such that the user interface no longer provides access to the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, via the display generation component, a third selectable user interface object, wherein the third selectable user interface object corresponds to a respective application that had been downloaded automatically;
detecting, via the one or more input devices, activation of the third selectable user interface object; and
in response to detecting the activation of the third selectable user interface object, removing the respective application such that the user interface no longer provides access to the respective application.

7. The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface corresponding to the first application;
while displaying the first user interface corresponding to the first application, receiving a request to remove the first application; and
in response to receiving the request to remove the first application, removing the first application such that the user interface no longer provides access to the first application.

8. The computer system of claim 1 ,
wherein the graphical indicator further indicates that the first application does not include at least a portion of a counterpart application of the first application.

9. The computer system of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface for accessing the automatically downloaded applications, wherein the user interface includes representations of automatically downloaded applications corresponding to the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications, and wherein the representations are arranged within the user interface based on access time of the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications.

10. The computer system of claim 9 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface for accessing the automatically downloaded applications, wherein the first icon representation corresponding to the first application is not in a first position in the user interface;
subsequent to displaying the user interface with the first icon representation not in the first position in the user interface, detecting a request to invoke the first application; and
subsequent to detecting the request to invoke the first application, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface for accessing the automatically downloaded applications, wherein the first icon representation corresponding to the first application is in the first position in the user interface.

11. The computer system of claim 9 , wherein the representations of automatically downloaded applications corresponding to the subset of the plurality of automatically downloaded applications include a respective icon representation corresponding to the first application wit

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Zhang Yongjun
• Abbasian Reza
• Adler Darin
• Chan Ada
• Falkenburg Steven
• Etzel Charles B
• Federighi Craig M
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Khan Nahir A
• Ko Heena
• Mehra Rishab
• Paul Grant
• Ramaswamy Pallavika
• Stack Caelan G
• Xue Mark M
• Yin Luming
• Ying Charles H
• Coffman Patrick L

Classifications

• H04L67/5651

  Reducing the amount or size of exchanged application data · CPC title

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title