Stopwatch and timer user interfaces

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11775150-B2
Application number	US-202217728801-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 25, 2022
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Oct 3, 2023
Grant date	Oct 3, 2023

Abstract

An electronic device may display a first lap time representation, and may move the first lap time representation in accordance with a first amount of elapsed time. While moving the first lap time representation, the electronic device may detect a lap input. In response to the lap input, the electronic device may cease movement of the first lap time representation, display a second lap time representation, and move the second lap time representation in accordance with a second amount of elapsed time. A relative positioning of the first lap time representation and the second lap time representation may correspond to a difference between a first lap time and a second lap time. In some embodiments, the electronic device may update the timescales of lap time representation(s) in accordance with a rotational input. In some embodiments, the electronic device may update a timer duration setting in accordance with a rotational input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
one or more processors;
a memory; and
one or more programs, where 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, on the display, a timer representation in a user interface, the timer representation including:
a first analog representation of time corresponding to a first predefined time scale, and
a second analog representation of time corresponding to a second predefined time scale, wherein the first predefined time scale is different from the second predefined time scale;

while displaying the timer representation, detecting an input; and
in response to detecting the input, repositioning, on the display, the second analog representation of time relative to the first analog representation of time.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second analog representation of time at least partially overlaps the first analog representation of time prior to detecting the input.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second analog representation of time does not overlap the first analog representation of time after moving the second analog representation of time.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the input: reducing a size of the first analog representation of the time.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein while reducing the size of the first analog representation of the time, maintaining size of the second analog representation of the time.

6. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the reduced size of the first analog representation of time substantially corresponds to a size of the second analog representation of the timer representation.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the timer representation further includes a digital representation that overlaps at least a portion of the first analog representation of time.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the input, ceasing to display the digital representation.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the input, displaying a third analog representation corresponding to a third predefined time scale different from the first predefined time scale and the second predefined time scale.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first analog representation of time is displayed at a respective location prior to detecting the input, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the second analog representation of time after detecting the input, detecting one or more inputs corresponding to one or more lap times; and
in response to detecting the one or more inputs corresponding to one or more lap times, displaying one or more lap time representations at the respective location within the timer representation.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first analog representation of time is displayed at a respective location prior to detecting the input the one or more programs further including instructions for:
receiving data corresponding to one or more lap times; and
in response to detecting the input and after receiving the data corresponding to the one or more lap times, displaying a list of the one or more lap times at the respective location within the timer representation.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying, on the display, a timer representation in a user interface, the timer representation including:
a first analog representation of time corresponding to a first predefined time scale, and
a second analog representation of time corresponding to a second predefined time scale, wherein the first predefined time scale is different from the second predefined time scale;

while displaying the timer representation, detecting an input; and
in response to detecting the input, repositioning, on the display, the second analog representation of time relative to the first analog representation of time.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the second analog representation of time at least partially overlaps the first analog representation of time prior to detecting the input.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the second analog representation of time does not overlap the first analog representation of time after moving the second analog representation of time.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the input: reducing a size of the first analog representation of the time.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein while reducing the size of the first analog representation of the time, substantially maintaining of the second analog representation of the time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the reduced size of the first analog representation of time substantially corresponds to a size of the second analog representation of the timer representation.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the timer representation further includes a digital representation that overlaps at least a portion of the first analog representation of time.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the input, ceasing to display the digital representation.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the input, displaying a third analog representation corresponding to a third predefined time scale different from the first predefined time scale and the second predefined time scale.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the first analog representation of time is displayed at a respective location prior to detecting the input, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the second analog representation of time after detecting the input, detecting one or more inputs corresponding to one or more lap times; and
in response to detecting the one or more inputs corresponding to one or more lap times, displaying one or more lap time representations at the respective location within the timer representation.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the first analog representation of time is displayed at a respective location prior to detecting the input the one or more programs further including instructions for:
receiving data corresponding to one or more lap times; and
in response to detecting the input and after receiving the data corresponding to the one or more lap times, displaying a list of the one or more lap times at the respective location within the timer re

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Wilson Eric Lance
• Wilson Christopher
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Butcher Gary Ian
• Chaudhri Imran
• Dye Alan C
• Lemay Stephen O
• Maric Natalia
• Yang Lawrence Y

Classifications

• G06F3/0484 Primary

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G04F10/00 Primary

  Apparatus for measuring unknown time intervals by electric means · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title