Multi-device charging user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12095294-B2
Application number	US-202117197987-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2021
Priority date	Jun 4, 2017
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for charging electronic devices. At a first device with a display, detect that at least one of the first device or a second device has entered a wireless charging state. In response to detecting that at least one of the first device or the second device has entered a wireless charging state, and in accordance with a determination that the first device and the second device are being wirelessly charged by the same wireless charging device, display, on the display, an indication of charge status for the second device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A first device, comprising:
a 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:
while the first device and a second device are charging, displaying, on the display, a battery status indicator indicating a battery level of the first device without displaying a battery status indicator indicating a battery level of the second device different from the first device;
while the first device and the second device are charging and while the battery status indicator indicating the battery level of the first device is displayed without displaying the battery status indicator indicating the battery level of the second device different from the first device, detecting a first user input;
in response to detecting the first user input, concurrently displaying a first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and a second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device different from the first visual indicator;
while concurrently displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device, detecting that the second device is no longer in a charging state; and
subsequent to detecting that the second device is no longer in the charging state, continuing to display the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device concurrently with the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device.

2. The first device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while concurrently displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device, ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device; and
subsequent to ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device, ceasing to display the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device while continuing to display the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device.

3. The first device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while concurrently displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device, ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device; and
in response to ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device, ceasing to display the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device while continuing to display the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device.

4. The first device of claim 1 , wherein concurrently displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device different from the first visual indicator further includes:
in accordance with a determination that the first device is in a charging state, concurrently displaying the first visual indicator with a first charging status indicator; and
in accordance with a determination that the second device is in a charging state, concurrently displaying the second visual indicator with a second charging status indicator.

5. The first device of claim 1 , wherein the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator include at least one of a graphical indicator and a textual indicator.

6. The first device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device different from the first visual indicator:
detecting a third device in communication with the first device; and
in response to detecting the third device, displaying a third visual indicator of the battery level of the third device, wherein the third visual indicator is different from the first visual indicator and the second visual indicator.

7. The first device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in accordance with a determination that the first device is in a first state, displaying the first visual indicator in a first manner; and
in accordance with a determination that the first device is in a second state, displaying the first visual indicator in a second manner different from the first manner.

8. The first device of claim 7 , wherein the first state is a low battery state and the second state is a full battery state.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a first device with a display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the first device and a second device are charging, displaying, on the display, a battery status indicator indicating a battery level of the first device without displaying a battery status indicator indicating a battery level of the second device different from the first device;
while the first device and the second device are charging and while the battery status indicator indicating the battery level of the first device is displayed without displaying the battery status indicator indicating the battery level of the second device different from the first device, detecting a first user input;
in response to detecting the first user input, concurrently displaying a first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and a second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device different from the first visual indicator;
while concurrently displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device, detecting that the second device is no longer in a charging state; and
subsequent to detecting that the second device is no longer in the charging state, continuing to display the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device concurrently with the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while concurrently displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device, ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device; and
subsequent to ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device, ceasing to display the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device while continuing to display the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while concurrently displaying the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device and the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device, ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device; and
in response to ceasing to detect communication between the first device and the second device, ceasing to display the second visual indicator of the battery level of the second device while continuing to display the first visual indicator of the battery level of the first device.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Behzadi Arian
• Chan Joseph Y
• Devine Lynne
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Mari Pedro
• Persson Per Haakan Linus
• Verweij Hugo
• Wang Corey Keiko

Classifications

• H02J2105/44

  Portable electronic devices · CPC title

• H02J7/82

  Control of state of charge [SOC] · CPC title

• H02J7/825

  Detection of fully charged condition · CPC title

• H02J7/70 Primary

  characterised by the mechanical construction · CPC title

• H02J7/80

  including monitoring or indicating arrangements · CPC title