Reduced-size interfaces for managing alerts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11379071-B2
Application number	US-201916434747-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2019
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

Techniques for managing alerts are described. One or more alerts are received at the electronic device. In some embodiments, the device determines how notifications corresponding to the alerts should be output to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
one or more processors;
a 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:
receiving a plurality of alerts corresponding to an application;
in response to receiving the plurality of alerts:
determining whether the plurality of alerts meet a grouping criteria, wherein the grouping criteria includes a first criterion that is met when the plurality of alerts are received within a predetermined time period, and a second criterion that is met when the plurality of alerts are received from a same source;

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of alerts meet the grouping criteria, displaying a grouped notification representing the plurality of alerts corresponding to the application and a same respective source; and
in accordance with a determination that e plurality of alerts do not meet the grouping criteria:
displaying a plurality of notifications representing the plurality of alerts corresponding to the application, including a first alert corresponding to the application and a first source and a second alert corresponding to the application and a second source that is different from the first source;

wherein one or more time-sensitive alerts of the plurality of alerts are excluded from being included in the grouped notification and one or more notifications are displayed for the one or more time-sensitive alerts.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the grouping criteria includes a criterion that is met when the plurality of alerts exceeds a numeric threshold of alerts.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the grouping criteria includes a criterion that is met when the plurality of alerts are associated with the same application.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of alerts comprises a first alert and a second alert that are received from the same source and are associated with the same application, and wherein the first alert and the second alert meet the grouping criteria; and wherein the first alert comprises first information and the second alert comprises second information, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting a first contact on the display at a location corresponding to the grouped notification; and
in response to detecting the first contact, displaying the first information and the second information on the display.

5. The device of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting a second contact on at least one of the first information and the second information on the display; and
in response to detecting the second contact, displaying alert content associated with the selected first or second information.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of alerts comprises a first alert and a second alert that are received from different sources and are associated with the same application, and wherein the first alert and the second alert meet the grouping criteria, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting a third contact on the display at a location corresponding to the grouped notification; and
in response to detecting the third contact, displaying a list of alerts associated with the application, wherein the list of alerts comprises the first alert and the second alert.

7. The device of claim 6 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting a fourth contact on at least one of the first alert and the second alert in the list of alerts; and
in response to detecting the fourth contact, displaying alert content associated with the first or second alert.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of alerts are associated with a plurality of applications, and wherein the plurality of alerts meets the grouping criteria, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying a grouped notification representing the plurality of alerts;
detecting a fifth contact on the display at a location corresponding to the grouped notification; and
in response to detecting the fifth contact, displaying a list of notifications representing the plurality of alerts, wherein the plurality of alerts comprise at least a first alert and a second alert.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the list of notifications includes separate notifications for each of the received alerts represented by the grouped notification, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting a sixth contact selecting at least one of the separate notifications; and
in response to detecting the sixth contact, displaying alert content associated with the selected separate notification.

10. The device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the plurality of alerts, issuing a perceptual output.

11. The device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the plurality of alerts meets the grouping criteria, issuing a single perceptual output; and
in accordance with a determination that the plurality of alerts does not meet the grouping criteria, issuing a plurality of perceptual outputs corresponding to the plurality of alerts.

12. The device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that a time-sensitive alert of the one or more time-sensitive alerts does not meet the grouping criteria, displaying a single notification for the time-sensitive alert.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more time-sensitive alerts comprises at least one of a system alert and an urgent calendar reminder alert.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a plurality of alerts corresponding to an application;
in response to receiving the plurality of alerts:
determining whether the plurality of alerts meet a grouping criteria, wherein the grouping criteria includes a first criterion that is met when the plurality of alerts are received within a predetermined time period, and a second criterion that is met when the plurality of alerts are received from a same source;

in accordance with a determination that the plurality of alerts meet the grouping criteria, displaying a grouped notification representing the plurality of alerts corresponding to the application and a same respective source; and
in accordance with a determination that the plurality of alerts do not meet the grouping criteria:
displaying a plurality of notifications representing the plurality of alerts corresponding to the application, including a first alert corresponding to the application and a first source and a second alert corresponding to the application and a second source that is different from the first source;
wherein one or more tune-sensitive alerts of the plurality of alerts are excluded from being included in the grouped notification and one or more notifications are displayed for the one or more time-sensitive alerts.

15. A method comprising:
at an electronic device with a display:
receiving a plurality of alerts;
in response to receiving the plurality of alerts corresponding to an application:
determining whether the plurality of alerts meet a group

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yang Lawrence Y
• Lemay Stephen O
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Chaudhri Imran
• Butcher Gary Ian
• Graham David Chance
• Ive Jonathan P
• Lynch Kevin
• Maric Natalia

Classifications

• 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

• G06F3/165

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F3/04842

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

• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title