Weather user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12229396-B2
Application number	US-202418593825-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 1, 2024
Priority date	Aug 15, 2014
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

Reduced-size user interfaces for providing weather information are disclosed. At an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, indications of a location and a temperature at the location may be displayed. In some examples, a user may provide input through a touch on the touch-sensitive display and/or through a rotation of a rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information, such as weather information for another location, another temperature, another time, and so forth. In some examples, the device may obtain data representing an upcoming activity, determine whether the activity is to begin within a threshold amount of time, and display weather information based on the upcoming activity. In some examples, the device may display an affordance at a position to indicate the time of day for which a weather condition is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a touch-sensitive display;
a rotatable input mechanism;
one or more processors;
a 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:
displaying an affordance on the touch-sensitive display, the affordance representing a weather application;
detecting a contact on the displayed affordance;
in response to detecting the contact:
launching the weather application; and
displaying at least a portion of a weather user interface including an indication of a first type of weather information for a plurality of units of time at a first location;

while displaying the weather user interface, detecting a user input; and
in response to detecting the user input:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism, navigating through the weather user interface based on the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information for the first location; and
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a tap, transitioning from displaying the first type of weather information at the first location to displaying a second type of weather information for the plurality of the units of time at the first location.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein navigating through the weather user interface based on the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism includes scrolling the weather user interface by an amount that is determined based on an extent of the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein navigating through the weather user interface based on the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism includes replacing a first user interface screen of the weather user interface with a second user interface screen of the weather user interface including the additional weather information for the first location.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first type of weather information corresponds to temperature at the first location, and wherein navigating the weather user interface includes:
translating the weather user interface; and
displaying a forecasted temperature for the first location for a future day.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device includes a location sensor, the one or more programs including further instructions for:
obtaining a current location of the electronic device from the location sensor, wherein:
the first location is the current location; and
the first type of weather information includes a current temperature at the current location.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of a current weather at the first location.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including further instructions for:
while displaying the weather user interface, displaying a wallpaper, wherein the wallpaper visually indicates a weather condition at the first location.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the weather user interface includes an affordance indicating:
a currently displayed user interface screen; and
a position of the currently displayed user interface screen within a sequence of user interface screens.

9. 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 touch-sensitive display and a rotatable input mechanism, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying an affordance on the touch-sensitive display, the affordance representing a weather application;
detecting a contact on the displayed affordance;
in response to detecting the contact:
launching the weather application; and
displaying at least a portion of a weather user interface including an indication of a first type of weather information for a plurality of units of time at a first location;

while displaying the weather user interface, detecting a user input; and
in response to detecting the user input:
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism, navigating through the weather user interface based on the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism to display additional weather information for the first location; and
in accordance with a determination that the user input is a tap, transitioning from displaying the first type of weather information at the first location to displaying a second type of weather information for the plurality of the units of time at the first location.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein navigating through the weather user interface based on the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism includes scrolling the weather user interface by an amount that is determined based on an extent of the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein navigating through the weather user interface based on the rotational movement of the rotatable input mechanism includes replacing a first user interface screen of the weather user interface with a second user interface screen of the weather user interface including the additional weather information for the first location.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the first type of weather information corresponds to temperature at the first location, and wherein navigating the weather user interface includes:
translating the weather user interface; and
displaying a forecasted temperature for the first location for a future day.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device includes a location sensor, the one or more programs including further instructions for:
obtaining a current location of the electronic device from the location sensor, wherein:
the first location is the current location; and
the first type of weather information includes a current temperature at the current location.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein displaying the affordance comprises displaying a visual representation of a current weather at the first location.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , the one or more programs including further instructions for:
while displaying the weather user interface, displaying a wallpaper, wherein the wallpaper visually indicates a weather condition at the first location.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the weather user interface includes an affordance indicating:
a currently displayed user interface screen; and
a position of the currently displayed user interface screen within a sequence of user interface screens.

17. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and a rotatable input mechanism:
displaying an affordance on the touch-sensitive display, the affordance representing a weather application;
detecting a contact on the displayed affordance;
in response to detecting the contact:
launching the weather application; and
displaying at least a portion of a weather user interface

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yang Lawrence Y
• Wan Wan Si
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Lynch Kevin
• Schmitt Brian
• Wilson Christopher

Classifications

• H04M1/72457

  according to geographic location · CPC title

• H04M1/72454

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title

• H04M1/72451

  according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F3/0488 Primary

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