Emoji user interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11609640-B2
Application number	US-202117353498-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 21, 2021
Priority date	Jun 21, 2020
Publication date	Mar 21, 2023
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023

Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device provides efficient user interfaces for searching for and/or entering emojis into a user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at an electronic device in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices:
displaying, via the display generation component, a content entry region, and an emoji search user interface associated with the content entry region, wherein:
the emoji search user interface includes:
an emoji search entry field for searching for one or more emojis for insertion into the content entry region; and
one or more respective selectable options corresponding to one or more respective emojis, wherein the one or more respective selectable options are selectable to initiate respective processes to insert the one or more respective emojis into the content entry region, and

the emoji search user interface is displayed at a first size;

while displaying the content entry region and the emoji search user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to search for one or more emojis via the emoji search entry field;
in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to search for one or more emojis via the emoji search entry field:
maintaining the emoji search entry field in the emoji search user interface;
replacing, in the emoji search user interface, the one or more respective selectable options corresponding to the one or more respective emojis with a keyboard for entering text into the emoji search entry field; and
displaying, in the emoji search user interface, a list of suggested emojis, wherein the emoji search user interface is displayed at a size less than or equal to the first size;

while displaying the emoji search user interface at less than or equal to the first size, the emoji search user interface including the emoji search entry field and the list of suggested emojis, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input that populates the emoji search entry field with a search entry; and
in response to receiving the input that populates the emoji search entry field with the search entry, replacing the list of suggested emojis with one or more search result emojis that correspond to the search entry while maintaining the emoji search user interface at less than or equal to the first size, wherein the one or more search result emojis include:
in accordance with a determination that one or more first criteria are satisfied, a first customized version of a respective emoji without including a second customized version of the respective emoji; and
in accordance with a determination that one or more second criteria are satisfied, the second customized version of the respective emoji without including the first customized version of the respective emoji.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein before receiving the input corresponding to the request to search for one or more emojis via the emoji search entry field:
in accordance with a determination that emoji selection activity of a user of the electronic device satisfies one or more third criteria, the list of suggested emojis includes a first set of suggested emojis selected based on the emoji selection activity of the user, and
in accordance with a determination that the emoji selection activity of the user does not satisfy the one or more third criteria, the list of suggested emojis does not include the first set of suggested emojis and includes a second set of suggested emojis selected based on emoji selection activity of users other than the user of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein before receiving the input corresponding to the request to search for one or more emojis via the emoji search entry field, the content entry region is displayed at a second size, and in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to search for one or more emojis via the emoji search entry field, the content entry region is displayed at greater than or equal to the second size.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
before displaying the content entry region and the emoji search user interface, the content entry region was displayed with: 1) a text keyboard for entering text into the content entry region and 2) a respective user interface element that includes one or more selectable options that are selectable to perform one or more operations associated with the content entry region,
the content entry region and the emoji search user interface were displayed in response to an input corresponding to a request to display the emoji search user interface detected while the content entry region, the text keyboard for entering text into the content entry region and the respective user interface element were displayed, and
displaying the emoji search user interface includes ceasing display of the text keyboard for entering text into the content entry region and the respective user interface element.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
before displaying the content entry region and the emoji search user interface, the content entry region was displayed with a text keyboard for entering text into the content entry region, the text keyboard for entering text into the content entry region including a first respective selectable option displayed at a first location in the text keyboard for entering text into the content entry region, the first respective selectable option selectable to perform a first operation, and
the keyboard for entering text into the emoji search entry field that is displayed in the emoji search user interface includes a second respective selectable option displayed at the first location in the keyboard for entering text into the emoji search entry field, the second respective selectable option selectable to perform a second operation, different from the first operation.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: while displaying the emoji search user interface that includes a first search entry in the emoji search entry field, and the one or more search result emojis, receiving, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to redisplay, in the emoji search user interface, the one or more respective selectable options corresponding to one or more respective emojis; and
in response receiving the input corresponding to the request to redisplay the one or more respective selectable options corresponding to one or more respective emojis, updating the emoji search user interface to cease displaying the keyboard for entering text into the emoji search entry field and redisplay the one or more respective selectable options corresponding to one or more respective emojis, wherein the updated emoji search user interface includes the emoji search entry field that includes the first search entry.

7. 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:
displaying, via a display generation component, a content entry region, and an emoji search user interface associated with the content entry region, wherein:
the emoji search user interface includes:
an emoji search entry field for searching for one or more emojis for insertion into the content entry region; and
one or more respective selectable options corresponding to one or more respective emojis, wherein the one or more respective selectable options are selectable to initiate respective processes to insert the one or more respective emojis into the content entry region, and

the emoji search user interface is displayed at a first size;

while displaying the content entry region and the emoji search user interface, receiving, via one or more input devices, an input cor

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Misra Karan
• Coffman Patrick L

Classifications

• G06F3/04895

  Guidance during keyboard input operation, e.g. prompting · 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

• G06F3/0236 Primary

  using selection techniques to select from displayed items · CPC title

• H04M1/72436 Primary

  for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails · CPC title

• H04M2250/70

  methods for entering alphabetical characters, e.g. multi-tap or dictionary disambiguation · CPC title