Restricted operation of an electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11340778-B2
Application number	US-202017041350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2020
Priority date	May 6, 2019
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device changes the current user interface of a respective type of user interface from a first user interface to a second user interface. An individual uses their personal device to set up and configure a device for another user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a display device:
displaying, via the display device, a first user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device, wherein the first user interface is a watch face that includes one or more elements in a first arrangement, wherein the one or more elements of the first user interface of a respective type include an indication of time;
detecting a sequence of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to change the current user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device;
in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to change the current user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device, displaying, via the display device, a second user interface of the respective type of user interface as the current user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device, wherein the second user interface of a respective type of user interface is a watch face that includes one or more elements that are different from the one or more elements of the first user interface of a respective type of user interface and/or are in a different arrangement than the first arrangement of the one or more elements of the first user interface of a respective type of user interface, wherein the one or more elements of the second user interface of a respective type of user interface include an indication of time;
after changing the current user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device to the second user interface of a respective type of user interface, detecting the occurrence of a condition that corresponds to a trigger for displaying the current user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device; and
in response to detecting the occurrence of a condition that corresponds to a trigger for displaying the current user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device:
in accordance with a determination that a current time corresponds to a predefined time range, displaying, via the display device, a third user interface of a respective type of user interface different from the first user interface of a respective type of user interface and the second user interface of a respective type of user interface, wherein the third user interface of a respective type of user interface is a watch face that includes a predefined set of elements different from the one or more elements of the first user interface of a respective type of user interface and the one or more elements of the second user interface of a respective type of user interface, wherein the predefined set of elements include an indication of time, and wherein the indication of time cannot be changed in response to input detected at the electronic device; and
in accordance with a determination that a current time does not correspond to the predefined time range, displaying the second user interface of a respective type of user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a second sequence of one or more inputs; and
in response to detecting the second sequence of one or more inputs:
in accordance with the second sequence of one or more inputs being detected while displaying the first user interface of a respective type of user interface, performing an operation; and
in accordance with the second sequence of one or more inputs being detected while displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface, foregoing performance of the operation.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predefined set of elements includes the entire third user interface of a respective type of user interface and additional elements cannot be added to the third user interface of a respective type of user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while displaying the second user interface of a respective type of user interface, detecting a third sequence of one or more inputs; and
in response to detecting the third sequence of one or more inputs while displaying the second user interface of a respective type of user interface, performing an operation;
while displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface, detecting the third sequence of one or more inputs; and
in response to detecting the third sequence of one or more inputs while displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface, foregoing performance of the operation.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
prior to detecting the occurrence of the condition that corresponds to a trigger for displaying the current user interface of a respective type of user interface of the electronic device, displaying a first user interface for a first application, wherein displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface includes ceasing to display the first user interface for the first application.

6. The method of claim 5 , including after ceasing to display the first user interface for the first application, continuing to run the first application in a background.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface includes:
in accordance with a determination that the first application is running in a background, displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface with a graphical element corresponding to the first application; and
in accordance with a determination that the first application is not running, displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface without the graphical element corresponding to the first application.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while displaying the third user interface of a respective type of user interface, detecting a fourth sequence of one or more inputs; and
in response to detecting at least one of the inputs in the fourth sequence of one or more inputs, displaying an exit user interface with information for transition from a first mode, to a second mode, wherein the second mode includes one or more functions not accessible while in the first mode.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the exit user interface includes a first portion that includes an affordance for exiting the first mode, the method further comprising:
receiving an input corresponding to selection of the affordance for exiting the first mode; and
in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the affordance for exiting the first mode, displaying the second user interface of a respective type of user interface.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
while displaying the exit user interface without displaying the first portion of the exit user interface that includes the affordance for exiting the first mode, detecting an input corresponding to a request to scroll the exit user interface; and
in response to detecting the input corresponding to a request to scroll the user interface, scrolling the user interface to display the first portion of the user interface that includes the affordance for exiting the first mode.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein detecting the fourth sequence of one or more inputs includes detecting a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism, the method further comprising:
in response to detecting the rotation of the rotatable input mechanism, displaying the second user interface of a respective type of user interface.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while the current time corresponds to t

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Ko Heena
• Agnoli Giovanni
• Chen Kevin Will
• Lee Catherine
• Olsen Reed E
• Salzman Paul W
• Schimon David
• Sundstrom Matthew J
• Wilson Christopher
• Lynch Kevin

Classifications

• G06F1/163 Primary

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

• G06F3/0362

  with detection of one-dimensional [1D] translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts · CPC title

• G06F3/0414

  using force sensing means to determine a position · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/04883 Primary

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title