User interfaces for subscription applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11381674-B2
Application number	US-201916585569-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 27, 2019
Priority date	Mar 18, 2019
Publication date	Jul 5, 2022
Grant date	Jul 5, 2022

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces of the application store that are specific to a respective application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents application store user interfaces that include information about applications in a respective category. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents application store user interfaces for accessing a respective category of applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a visual indication of a number of application updates that are available in an application store user interface. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces for launching and removing a respective application. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces of a generic application store and a dedicated application store for a respective category of applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents notifications of the completion of a download.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with one or more input devices:
receiving, via the one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a request to access a first application, wherein the first application is a subscription application, and wherein access to download the first application is provided via a subscription service associated with an application store application that provides access to download a plurality of subscription applications including the first application;
in response to receiving the first user input, performing a first action corresponding to the subscription service, including:
in accordance with a determination that the first user input is received from a child user of a family account who is not subscribed to the subscription service, requesting, via a second electronic device, authorization from a parent user of the family account to subscribe the child user of the family account to the subscription service; and
in accordance with a determination that authorization is received from the parent user of the family account, subscribing the child user of the family account to the subscription service;

receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second user input corresponding to a request to access a second application, wherein access to download the second application is not provided via the subscription service; and
in response to receiving the second user input, performing a second action, different from the first action, corresponding to a non-subscription application.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while a respective user of the electronic device is not subscribed to the subscription service associated with the application store application, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a fourth user input corresponding to a request to access the first application; and
in response to receiving the fourth user input, initiating a process to subscribe the respective user of the electronic device to the subscription service.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
after initiating the process to subscribe the respective user of the electronic device to the subscription service, downloading, at the electronic device, the first application without initiating a process to purchase access to the first application.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
in response to subscribing the respective user of the electronic device to the subscription service, providing access to download the plurality of subscription applications including the first application.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to receiving a request to access a first respective non-subscription application that is included in a bundle of applications, wherein the bundle of applications comprises a plurality of applications:
purchasing access to each of the plurality of applications, including the first respective non-subscription application; and
after purchasing access to each of the plurality of applications, downloading each of the plurality of applications, including the first respective non-subscription application; and

in response to receiving a request to access a second respective non-subscription application that is not associated with the bundle of applications:
purchasing access to the second respective non-subscription application without purchasing access to other applications; and
after purchasing access to the second respective non-subscription application, downloading the second respective non-subscription application without downloading the other applications.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while a respective user of the electronic device is not subscribed to the subscription service, receiving a fourth user input corresponding to a request to access the first application; and
in response to the fourth user input, displaying a user interface that includes information about the subscription service and a selectable option, which when selected, initiates a process to subscribe the respective user to the subscription service.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while a respective user of the electronic device is not subscribed to the subscription service, receiving a fourth user input corresponding to a request to access the first application; and
in response to the fourth user input, subscribing the respective user of the electronic device to the subscription service, including providing access to download the first application on the electronic device and a second electronic device.

8. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more processors;
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, via one or more input devices, a first user input corresponding to a request to access a first application, wherein the first application is a subscription application, and wherein access to download the first application is provided via a subscription service associated with an application store application that provides access to download a plurality of subscription applications including the first application;
in response to receiving the first user input, performing a first action corresponding to the subscription service, including:
in accordance with a determination that the first user input is received from a child user of a family account who is not subscribed to the subscription service, requesting, via a second electronic device, authorization from a parent user of the family account to subscribe the child user of the family account to the subscription service; and
in accordance with a determination that authorization is received from the parent user of the family account, subscribing the child user of the family account to the subscription service;

receiving, via the one or more input devices, a second user input corresponding to a request to access a second application, wherein access to download the second application is not provided via the subscription service; and
in response to receiving the second user input, performing a second action, different from the first action, corresponding to a non-subscription application.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while a respective user of the electronic device is not subscribed to the subscription service associated with the application store application, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a fourth user input corresponding to a request to access a first subscription application; and
in response to receiving the fourth user input, initiating a process to subscribe the respective user of the electronic device to the subscription service.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
after initiating the process to subscribe the respective user of the electronic device to the subscription service, downloading, at the electronic device, the first subscription application without initiating a process to purchase access to the first subscription application.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to subscribing the respective user of the electronic device to the subscription service, providing access to download the plurality of subscription applications including the first subscription application.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the one or

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Phillips Joseph Stanley
• Magnani Joseph Andrew
• Evashevski Michael
• Rofman Alex
• Thai Ann M
• Gromek Monika E
• Bennett Colin
• Liu Terry Y
• Waskan-Lui Sonja

Classifications

• H04M1/72427 Primary

  for supporting games or graphical animations · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G07F9/006

  Details of the software used for the vending machines · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• H04M1/72406

  by software upgrading or downloading · CPC title