Keyboard management user interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11620046-B2
Application number	US-202117519229-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2021
Priority date	Jun 1, 2019
Publication date	Apr 4, 2023
Grant date	Apr 4, 2023

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for receiving handwriting input, accessing predictive text candidates, and accessing keyboards.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a touchscreen 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:
receiving a request to display a first keyboard from among a plurality of selected keyboards; and
in response to receiving the request to display the first keyboard:
in accordance with a determination that a first set of keyboard configuration criteria are satisfied, the first set of keyboard configuration criteria including a first keyboard configuration criterion that is satisfied when the plurality of selected keyboards includes the first keyboard, a second keyboard of a first type, and a third keyboard:
displaying, on the touchscreen display, the first keyboard using a first configuration, including:
 displaying, at a first location on the touchscreen display, a first affordance which, when activated, causes display of the third keyboard; and
 displaying, at a second location on the touchscreen display, a second affordance which, when activated, causes display of the second keyboard; and

in accordance with a determination that a second set of keyboard configuration criteria are satisfied, the second set of keyboard configuration criteria including a second keyboard configuration criterion that is satisfied when the plurality of selected keyboards includes the first keyboard and the second keyboard of the first type without including other keyboards:
displaying, on the touchscreen display, the first keyboard using a second configuration different from the first configuration, including:
 displaying, at the first location on the touchscreen display, a third affordance, wherein the third affordance, when activated, causes display of the second keyboard, without displaying, at the second location, an affordance that, when activated, causes display of the second keyboard.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first keyboard and the third keyboard are in an ordered set, and the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while displaying, on the touchscreen display, the first keyboard using the first configuration:
detecting activation of the second affordance of the first keyboard in the first configuration, wherein the second affordance is being displayed at the second location on the touchscreen display; and

in response to detecting activation of the second affordance of the first keyboard in the first configuration:
replacing display of the first keyboard in the first configuration with display of the second keyboard, wherein display of the second keyboard includes:
displaying, at the first location on the touchscreen display, the first affordance which, when activated, cycles to a next keyboard of the ordered set; and
displaying, at a third location on the touchscreen display, a switcher affordance which, when activated, causes the second keyboard to be replaced with a most recently previously displayed keyboard, wherein the third location is different from the first location and the second location.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying, on the touchscreen display, the first keyboard using the first configuration:
detecting, using the touchscreen display, a first input, and the first input having a first characteristic intensity; and

in response to detecting the first input at the first location:
in accordance a determination that the first input was detected at the first location and that the characteristic intensity of the first input exceeds a first intensity threshold, displaying a keyboard menu that includes the plurality of selected keyboards;
in accordance with a determination that the first input was detected at the first location and that the characteristic intensity of the first input does not exceed the first intensity threshold, replacing display of the first keyboard with display of the third keyboard;
in accordance a determination that the first input was detected at the second location and that the characteristic intensity of the first input exceeds the first intensity threshold, forgoing displaying the keyboard menu; and
in accordance with a determination that the first input was detected at the second location and that the characteristic intensity of the first input does not exceed the first intensity threshold, replacing display of the first keyboard with display of the second keyboard.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the request to display the first keyboard:
in accordance with a determination that a third set of keyboard configuration criteria are satisfied, the third set of keyboard configuration criteria including a third keyboard configuration criterion that is satisfied when the plurality of selected keyboards includes the first keyboard and the third keyboard without including the second keyboard of the first type:
displaying, on the touchscreen display, the first keyboard using a third configuration, including:
displaying, at the first location on the touchscreen display, the first affordance which, when activated, causes display of the third keyboard; and
without displaying, at the second location on the touchscreen display, an affordance that, when activated, causes display of the second keyboard.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first keyboard and the third keyboard are in an ordered set, and wherein displaying, in accordance with a determination that the first set of keyboard configuration criteria are satisfied, a respective keyboard of the plurality of selected keyboards includes:
displaying, at the first location on the touchscreen display, the first affordance, which, when activated replaces display of a currently displayed keyboard with display of a next keyboard in the ordered set.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of selected keyboards include a fourth keyboard, and wherein the first keyboard, the third keyboard, and the fourth keyboard are in an ordered set, and the one or more programs further include instructions for:
while the first set of keyboard configuration criteria are satisfied:
while displaying the third keyboard that includes display of the first affordance at the first location, detecting user input;
in response to detecting the user input, and in accordance with a determination that the fourth keyboard is next in the ordered set of the plurality of keyboards, displaying, at a first display time on the touchscreen display, the fourth keyboard of the plurality of keyboards that includes display of the first affordance at the first location;
while displaying the fourth keyboard of the plurality of keyboards, detecting activation of the first affordance that is displayed at the first location on the touchscreen display; and
in response to detecting activation of the first affordance:
in accordance with a determination that at least a criterion of a set of switching criteria is satisfied, wherein the set of switching criteria includes a first switching criterion that is satisfied when more than a predetermined amount of time has elapsed from the first display time, and a second switching criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device has detected, since the first display time, activation of a key of the fourth keyboard that causes entry of a character into a text entry area:
replacing display of the fourth keyboard with display of the third keyboard; and

in accordance with a determination that no criterion of the set of switching criteria is satisfied:
replacing display of the fourth keyboard with dis

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Zhu Botao
• Coffman Patrick L
• Edwards Dylan Ross
• Kudurshian Aram D
• Misra Karan
• Wong Chun Kin Minor

Classifications

• G06F3/0237

  using prediction or retrieval techniques · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

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

• G06F3/0236

  using selection techniques to select from displayed items · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

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

• G06F3/016

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