Context-specific user interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11327634-B2
Application number	US-202017087845-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 3, 2020
Priority date	May 12, 2017
Publication date	May 10, 2022
Grant date	May 10, 2022

Abstract

Context-specific user interfaces, e.g., for use with a portable multifunction device, provide, inter alia, indications of time and, optionally, a variety of additional information. A user interface screen including a current time indicator and a first platter is displayed. The first platter is at a first position, is associated with a first application, and displays a first set of information obtained from the first application. The first set of information relates to a first temporal context of the current day. In response to detecting a user input, the first platter is displayed at a second position and a second platter is displayed at the first position. The second platter is associated with a second application and displays a second set of information obtained from the second application. The second set of information relates to a second temporal context of the current day.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
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:
displaying on the display a user interface screen comprising:
a current time indicator; and
a background;

detecting a change in time;
in response to detecting the change in time:
selecting a first portion of an image, wherein the first portion is less than the entire image;
reflecting the first portion across a first plurality of axes of reflection to generate a first plurality of reflected portions; and
replacing the background with a first composite image comprising the first plurality of reflected portions;

detecting a second change in time; and
in response to detecting the second change in time:
selecting a second portion of the image, wherein the second portion is less than the entire image, and wherein the second portion is different from the first portion;
reflecting the second portion across a second plurality of axes of reflection to generate a second plurality of reflected portions; and
replacing the first composite image with a second composite image comprising the second plurality of reflected portions.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
after generating the second plurality of reflected portions, creating a data file encoding the second composite image.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the image is selected based on time of day when the change in time is detected, and wherein the second portion of the image is selected based on time of day when the second change in time is detected.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
detecting a third change in time, wherein the third change in time is detected at the same time of day as the second change in time but on a different day; and
in response to detecting the third change in time:
displaying the second composite image.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein selecting the second portion of the image comprises applying a selection path through the image to select the second portion of the image based on time of day when the second change in time is detected.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the selection path comprises a predetermined path of portions through an image, wherein the predetermined path repeats at a regular interval.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to detecting the second change in time:
updating the current time indicator to reflect current time when the second change in time is detected.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality and the second plurality of axes of reflection are the same.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first plurality and the second plurality of axes of reflection are based on a pattern selected from the group consisting of kaleidoscope, radial reflection, Fibonacci sequence, and tessellation.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is coupled via wireless communication to a second electronic device with a display, one or more processors, and memory; and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
after replacing the first composite image with the second composite image, displaying on the display of the second electronic device a second user interface screen, wherein the second user interface screen comprises a first preview image that represents the image and a second preview image that represents a second image;
detecting a user input corresponding to a selection of the second preview image; and
in response to detecting the user input corresponding to a selection of the second preview image:
using the first or the second electronic device, selecting a portion of the second image;
using the first or the second electronic device, reflecting the portion of the second image across a plurality of axes of reflection to generate a third plurality of reflected portions; and
on the display of the electronic device, replacing the second composite image with a third composite image comprising the third plurality of reflected portions.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
displaying as part of the second user interface screen a preview image representing the user interface screen on the electronic device, wherein the preview image comprises a representation of the second composite image; and
in response to detecting the user input corresponding to a selection of the second preview image:
updating the preview image by replacing the representation of the second composite image with a representation of the third composite image.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the second image is a user photo stored in the memory of the second electronic device, and wherein detecting the user input corresponding to a selection of the second preview image comprises displaying a third user interface screen comprising a plurality of preview images, wherein the plurality of preview images represents a plurality of user photos, and wherein the plurality of preview images comprises the second preview image.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
after replacing the second composite image with the third composite image, displaying as part of the second user interface screen an affordance representing a pattern of axes of reflection;
detecting a user input corresponding to a selection of the affordance representing the pattern of axes of reflection; and
in response to detecting the user input corresponding to a selection of the affordance:
using the first or the second electronic device, reflecting the portion of the second image across a second plurality of axes of reflection to generate a fourth plurality of reflected portions, wherein the fourth plurality of reflected portions is different from the third plurality of reflected portions; and
on the display of the electronic device, replacing the third composite image with a fourth composite image comprising the fourth plurality of reflected portions.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
displaying on the display an affordance that represents an application;
detecting a user input corresponding to a selection of the affordance; and
in response to detecting the user input corresponding to a selection of the affordance:
launching the application represented by the affordance.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the affordance comprises a set of information obtained from the application, and wherein the set of information is updated in accordance with data from the application.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
after replacing the first composite image with the second composite image, detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to detecting the contact:
replacing the second composite image with the image.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the contact is at the displayed second composite image.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Agnoli Giovanni M
• Chen Kevin Will
• Schimon David
• Sundstrom Matthew J
• Wilson Christopher

Classifications

• G09G2380/02

  Flexible displays · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

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

• G06Q10/06313

  Resource planning in a project environment · CPC title

• G09G2380/06

  Remotely controlled electronic signs other than labels · CPC title

• G06Q10/1093

  Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups · CPC title