Device, method, and graphical user interface for displaying a plurality of settings controls

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11989409-B2
Application number	US-202117492407-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2021
Priority date	Mar 15, 2013
Publication date	May 21, 2024
Grant date	May 21, 2024

Abstract

An example method occurring at a device with a touch-sensitive display. The method includes that while displaying a first user interface of a first application on the touch-sensitive display, the device receives a gesture at the touch-sensitive display. The method includes that in response to receiving the gesture on the touch-sensitive display and in accordance with a determination that the gesture is from an edge region of the touch-sensitive display, the device ceases to display the first user interface of the first application and displaying a second user interface of a second application that is different from the first application. The method also includes that in response to receiving the gesture on the touch-sensitive display and in accordance with a determination that the gesture begins at a non-edge region of the touch-sensitive display, the device performs an operation within the first application while continuing to display the first user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display:
displaying on the touch-sensitive display: a first home screen user interface and a dock including application icons; and
while displaying the first home screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, receiving a gesture at the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to receiving the gesture at the touch-sensitive display:
in accordance with a determination that the gesture is from an edge region of the touch-sensitive display at the dock, displaying a user interface that partially obscures the first home screen user interface; and
in accordance with a determination that the gesture begins at a non-edge region of the touch-sensitive display over the first home screen user interface, ceasing to display the first home screen user interface and displaying a second home screen user interface different from the first home screen user interface.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gesture is a swipe gesture.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first home screen user interface occupies substantially all of the touch-sensitive display in a full screen mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the application icons of the dock is a web-browser application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the second home screen user interface is displayed, also displaying the dock including the application icons.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface is a settings user interface that is configured to display one or more settings controls.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a touch-sensitive display brightness control.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls are media player controls.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is an application shortcut.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a wireless connectivity control.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a sharing controls.

12. The method of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a touch-sensitive display orientation control.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface at least partially obscures at least 80% of the first home screen user interface.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interface at least partially obscures at least 90% of the first home screen user interface.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least partially obscuring the first home screen user interface includes displaying at least part of the first home screen user interface in a blurred state.

16. The method of claim 1 , including:
while displaying the second home screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, receiving another gesture at the touch-sensitive display;
in response to receiving the another gesture at the touch-sensitive display:
in accordance with a determination that the other gesture begins at a non-edge region of the touch-sensitive display over the second home screen user interface, ceasing to display the second home screen user interface and displaying a plurality of application icons corresponding to installed applications and a search bar for filtering the plurality of application icons.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination that the gesture is from the edge region of the touch-sensitive display at the dock, includes determining that the gesture is in a vertical direction.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determination that the gesture begins at a non-edge region of the touch-sensitive display over the first home screen user interface includes determining that the gesture is in a vertical direction.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs comprising instructions, that when executed by a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the multifunction device to:
display on the touch-sensitive display: a first home screen user interface and a dock including application icons; and
while displaying the first home screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, receive a gesture at the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to receiving the gesture at the touch-sensitive display:
in accordance with a determination that the gesture is from an edge region of the touch-sensitive display at the dock, display a user interface that partially obscures the first home screen user interface; and
in accordance with a determination that the gesture begins at a non-edge region of the touch-sensitive display over the first home screen user interface, cease to display the first home screen user interface and displaying a second home screen user interface different from the first home screen user interface.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the gesture is a swipe gesture.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the first home screen user interface occupies substantially all of the touch-sensitive display in a full screen mode.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein one of the application icons of the dock is a web-browser application.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein when the second home screen user interface is displayed, also displaying the dock including the application icons.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the user interface is a settings user interface that is configured to display one or more settings controls.

25. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a touch-sensitive display brightness control.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls are media player controls.

27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is an application shortcut.

28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a wireless connectivity control.

29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a sharing controls.

30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein at least one of the one or more settings controls is a touch-sensitive display orientation control.

31. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the user interface partially obscures at least 80% of the first home screen user interface.

32. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the user interface partially obscures at least 90% of the first home screen user interface.

33. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein partially obscuring the first home screen user interface includes displaying at least part of the first home screen user

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Chaudhri Imran
• Yang Lawrence
• Sabatelli Alessandro
• Schmitt Brian

Classifications

• G06F3/04883 Primary

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

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title

• G06F3/147

  using display panels · CPC title