System, method and user interface for supporting scheduled mode changes on electronic devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11669235-B2
Application number	US-202016948370-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 15, 2020
Priority date	May 11, 2020
Publication date	Jun 6, 2023
Grant date	Jun 6, 2023

Abstract

A computer system displays a respective user interface corresponding to a restricted state. Displaying a first user interface that corresponds to the restricted state when a current time is outside a first preset time period, and displaying a second user interface that corresponds to the restricted state when the current time is within the first preset time period. While displaying the respective user interface, detecting a first input. In response to detecting the first input that meets first criteria, directed to the first user interface, replacing display of the first user interface with a third user interface different from the first and second user interfaces. In response to detecting the first input that meets second criteria different from the first criteria, directed to the second user interface, replacing display of the second user interface with display of the first user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices:
displaying, via the display generation component, a respective user interface that corresponds to a restricted state of the computer system, including:
in accordance with a determination that a current time is outside of a first preset time period preceding or following a first scheduled time period of a scheduled mode change for the computer system, displaying a first user interface that corresponds to the restricted state of the computer system; and
in accordance with a determination that the current time is within the first preset time period preceding or following the first scheduled time period of the scheduled mode change, displaying a second user interface that corresponds to the restricted state of the computer system, the second user interface being different from the first user interface;

while displaying the respective user interface that corresponds to the restricted state of the computer system, detecting a first input directed to the respective user interface; and
in response to detecting the first input directed to the respective user interface:
in accordance with a determination that the first input meets first criteria, and that the first user interface was displayed when the first input was detected:
replacing display of the first user interface with a third user interface that is different from the first user interface and the second user interface, wherein the third user interface corresponds to an unrestricted state of the computer system;
after replacing display of the first user interface with the third user interface, detecting that the computer system has reentered the restricted state of the computer system;
after the computer system has reentered the restricted state of the computer system, and while the computer system is in the restricted state, receiving a third input; and
in response to receiving the third input, redisplaying the first user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the first input meets second criteria different from the first criteria, and that the second user interface was displayed when the first input was detected:
replacing display of the second user interface with display of the first user interface; and
after replacing display of the second user interface with the first user interface, in accordance with a determination that the computer system has not left the restricted state of the computer system and in accordance with the determination that the current time is within the first preset time period preceding or following the first scheduled time period of the scheduled mode change:
while the computer system is in the restricted state, receiving a fifth input; and
in response to receiving the fifth input, redisplaying the second user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , including:
in response to detecting the first input that is directed to the respective user interface:
in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the first criteria and does not meet second criteria different from the first criteria, and that the second user interface was displayed when the first input was detected, forgoing replacing display of the second user interface with the third user interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , including:
after replacing display of the second user interface with display of the first user interface, detecting a second input directed to the first user interface; and
in response to detecting the second input directed to the first user interface, in accordance with a determination that the second input meets the first criteria, replacing display of the first user interface with the third user interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the scheduled mode change starts at a first scheduled start time and ends at a first scheduled end time that is different from the first scheduled start time; and
during the scheduled mode change, the computer system operates with settings that correspond to a reduced level of user interactions with the computer system.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user interface includes one or more selectable options corresponding to preset application functions of one or more applications, wherein activation of a respective selectable option corresponding to a first preset application function of the preset application functions of the one or more applications causes performance of the first preset application function.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second user interface includes a selectable user interface object that, when activated, causes display of an editing user interface that includes selectable options for configuring the preset application functions to be included on the second user interface.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more selectable options corresponding to preset application functions of one or more applications include:
a first selectable option corresponding to a first preset application function of a first application, wherein the first selectable option, when selected, causes the computer system to display the first application; and
a second selectable option corresponding to a second preset application function of a second application, wherein the second selectable option, when selected, causes the computer system to perform a preset operation of the second application.

8. The method of claim 1 , including, in accordance with a determination the current time is within the first preset time period preceding or following the first scheduled time period of the scheduled mode change, operating the computer system with an activated Do-Not-Disturb mode of the computer system.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first preset time period preceding or following the first scheduled time period of the scheduled mode change has a duration that is preselected by a user.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second user interface includes a selectable option that corresponds to an alarm for an end time of the scheduled mode change, and the method further includes:
detecting a fourth input that is directed to the selectable option that corresponds to the alarm for the end time of the scheduled mode change; and
in response to detecting the fourth input, displaying a fourth user interface that includes user selectable options for modifying one or more aspects of an upcoming occurrence of the scheduled mode change.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in accordance with a determination that the second user interface is displayed and that the current time corresponds to a start time of the scheduled mode change, replacing display of the second user interface with a fifth user interface that corresponds to the restricted state, wherein the fifth user interface includes a reduced amount of user interface objects as compared to the second user interface that corresponds to the restricted state.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein replacing the second user interface with the fifth user interface includes gradually reducing luminance of the display generation component from a first luminance level to a second luminance level that is lower than the first luminance level.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first user interface and the second user interface display the current time, and the fifth user interface does not display the current time.

14. The method of claim 11 , further including:
at a first time, in accordance with a determination that the current time corresponds to an end time

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Crowley Matthew W
• Caro Pablo F
• Naguit Charmian B
• Gilravi Eamon F
• Foss Christopher P

Classifications

• G08B5/22

  using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission · CPC title

• G04G13/02

  at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• H04B1/3827

  Portable transceivers · CPC title