Devices, methods, and user interfaces for edge and corner interactions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12327014-B2
Application number	US-202418584966-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2024
Priority date	Mar 3, 2023
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device includes a display. The electronic device detects an input along a device edge. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets one or more criteria and is detected at a first input location, the device displays a user interface at a first display location on the display that corresponds to the first input location. In response to detecting the input and in accordance with a determination that the input meets the one or more criteria and is detected at a second input location, the device displays the user interface at a second display location on the display that corresponds to the second input location. While the user interface is displayed, the device detects another input and, in response, the device adjusts a parameter for a function represented in the user interface in accordance with the other input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display:
while displaying a control a user interface at a first display location on the display, detecting a first input along an edge of the electronic device;
in response to detecting the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first input meets one or more criteria and is detected at a first input location along the edge of the electronic device, displaying the control user interface at a second display location on the display that corresponds to the first input location, the second display location being different than the first display location, wherein displaying the control user interface at the second display location comprises ceasing to display the control user interface at the first display location;
in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the one or more criteria and is detected at a second input location, along the edge of the electronic device, that is different from the first input location, displaying the control user interface at a third display location on the display that corresponds to the second input location, the third display location being different than the first display location and the second display location, wherein displaying the control user interface at the third display location comprises ceasing to display the control user interface at the first display location;

while the control user interface is displayed, detecting a second input; and
in response to detecting the second input, adjusting a parameter for a function represented in the control user interface in accordance with the second input.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in accordance with the first input location being at a corner region of the electronic device, the control user interface has a first appearance; and
in accordance with the first input location being at a non-corner region of the electronic device, the control user interface has a second appearance, the second appearance being different than the first appearance.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include an input location criterion; and
the method further comprises, in accordance with a determination that the first input does not meet the input location criterion, forgoing responding to the first input.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include an intensity-based criterion; and
the method further comprises, in accordance with a determination that the first input does not meet the intensity-based criterion, forgoing responding to the first input.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include a criterion based on how the electronic device is being held by a user; and
the method further comprises, in accordance with a determination that the first input does not meet the criterion based on how the electronic device is being held by the user, forgoing responding to the first input.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include an orientation-based criterion; and
the method further comprises, in accordance with a determination that the first input does not meet the orientation-based criterion, forgoing responding to the first input.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include a duration-based criterion; and
the method further comprises, in accordance with a determination that the first input does not meet the duration-based criterion, forgoing responding to the first input.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more criteria include a criterion corresponding to an operating state of the electronic device; and
the method further comprises, in accordance with a determination that the first input does not meet the criterion corresponding to the operating state of the electronic device, forgoing responding to the first input.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter is one of:
a level of zoom of a camera of the electronic device,
a volume of audio output of the electronic device,
a playback location for media content output by the electronic device, and
a speed of playback for the media content output by the electronic device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter is adjusted in accordance with direction and/or magnitude of movement of the second input.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device includes a housing with one or more physically distinguished portions corresponding to the first input location and/or the second input location.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the function is identified in accordance with an operating state of the electronic device.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, prior to detecting the first input, displaying a user interface element at the first display location; and
wherein displaying the control user interface at the first display location comprises replacing display of the user interface element with display of the control user interface.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control user interface is displayed within a status region that displays information about one or more operations currently being performed by the electronic device.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control user interface is displayed in accordance with the first input being a first type of input; and
the method further comprises, in accordance with a determination that the first input is a second type of input, different than the first type, performing a second function of the electronic device, the second function different than the function represented in the control user interface.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein performing the second function includes displaying a locking user interface at the display.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to detecting the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first input meets the one or more criteria and is detected at a third input location that is different from the first and second input locations, performing a third function of the electronic device, the third function different than the function represented in the control user interface.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the display is a first display arranged on a first side of the electronic device;
the electronic device includes a second display arranged on a second side of the electronic device, the second side being adjacent to the first side; and
the first input is detected at a location on the second display.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display extends from a first side of the electronic device to the edge of the electronic device.

20. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to detecting the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first input does not meet the one or more criteria, forgoing responding to the first input.

21. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first display location is at a first side of the electronic device in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is being held in a left hand of a user; and
the first display location is at a third side of the electronic device, opposite the first side, in accordance with a determination that the electronic device is being held in a right hand of the user.

22. The method of claim 21 , further comprising detecting a thumb contact at the electronic device;
wherein the second display location is at the first

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Roper Gemma A
• Bloom David H
• Jackson Benjamin G
• Taylor Steven J
• Sapp Megan M
• Iglesias Samuel L

Classifications

• G06F3/0487 Primary

  using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

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

• G06F2203/04806

  Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F3/04883 Primary

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