Phone user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11700326-B2
Application number	US-202017013778-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 7, 2020
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Jul 11, 2023
Grant date	Jul 11, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device having a user interface for accessing phone features. The user interface accounts for whether the electronic device is connected to a companion cellular phone. The user interface accounts for a headset is available for use to carry on a call. The user interface permits transition between using one or more of cellular phone, headset, and/or the electronic device to be used for carrying on incoming or outgoing calls.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A watch device, comprising:
a touch-sensitive display;
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 an indication of an incoming call;
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, displaying, via the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, an answer affordance;
while displaying the answer affordance, detecting a first input; and
in response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input corresponds to a selection of the answer affordance:
causing the incoming call to be answered; and
causing a wireless headphone that is in communication with the watch device to output audio of the incoming call; and

after causing the incoming call to be answered, displaying, on the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, an indication of a connection status between the watch device and the wireless headphone.

2. The watch device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to the incoming call being answered and while the incoming call is active, detecting a second input corresponding to a request to end the incoming call; and
in response to detecting the second input, ending the incoming call.

3. The watch device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, displaying, on the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, a decline affordance; and
in response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input corresponds to a selection of the decline affordance: declining the incoming call.

4. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the incoming call is received at an external device.

5. The watch device of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, generating, via the watch device, an audible alert for the incoming call received at the external device.

6. The watch device of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, generating, via the watch device, a haptic alert for the incoming call received at the external device.

7. The watch device of claim 4 , wherein causing the incoming call to be answered includes causing the external device to answer the incoming call.

8. The watch device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while the incoming call is active:
detecting a third input; and
in response to detecting the third input, causing a change in a volume of audio output of the wireless headphone.

9. The watch device of claim 1 , wherein the first input that corresponds to the selection of the answer affordance is a swipe in a direction.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a watch device with a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving an indication of an incoming call;
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, displaying, via the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, an answer affordance;
while displaying the answer affordance, detecting a first input; and
in response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input corresponds to a selection of the answer affordance:
causing the incoming call to be answered; and
causing a wireless headphone that is in communication with the watch device to output audio of the incoming call; and

after causing the incoming call to be answered, displaying, on the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, an indication of a connection status between the watch device and the wireless headphone.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
subsequent to the incoming call being answered and while the incoming call is active, detecting a second input corresponding to a request to end the incoming call; and
in response to detecting the second input, ending the incoming call.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, displaying, on the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, a decline affordance; and
in response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input corresponds to a selection of the decline affordance: declining the incoming call.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the incoming call is received at an external device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, generating, via the watch device, an audible alert for the incoming call received at the external device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, generating, via the watch device, a haptic alert for the incoming call received at the external device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein causing the incoming call to be answered includes causing the external device to answer the incoming call.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while the incoming call is active:
detecting a third input; and
in response to detecting the third input, causing a change in a volume of audio output of the wireless headphone.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the first input that corresponds to the selection of the answer affordance is a swipe in a direction.

19. A method, comprising:
at a watch device with a touch-sensitive display:
receiving an indication of an incoming call;
in response to receiving the indication of the incoming call, displaying, via the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, an answer affordance;
while displaying the answer affordance, detecting a first input; and
in response to detecting the first input and in accordance with a determination that the first input corresponds to a selection of the answer affordance:
causing the incoming call to be answered; and
causing a wireless headphone that is in communication with the watch device to output audio of the incoming call; and

after causing the incoming call to be answered, displaying, on the touch-sensitive display of the watch device, an indication of a connection status between the watch device and the wireless headphone.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
subsequent to the incoming call being answered and while the incoming call is active, detecting a second input corresponding to a request to end the incoming call; and
in response to detecting the second input, ending the incoming call.

21. The method of clai

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yang Lawrence Y
• Chaudhri Imran
• Davydov Anton M
• Dye Alan C
• Edwards Dylan Ross
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Ive Jonathan P
• Kennedy Zachery
• Lemay Stephen O

Classifications

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

• H04M2250/60

  logging of communication history, e.g. outgoing or incoming calls, missed calls, messages or URLs · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• H04M1/2745

  using static electronic memories, e.g. chips · CPC title