Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects with visual and/or haptic feedback

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12386501-B2
Application number	US-202318220785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2023
Priority date	Aug 10, 2015
Publication date	Aug 12, 2025
Grant date	Aug 12, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device displays a control user interface that includes a plurality of control affordances. The device detects a first input directed to a location that corresponds to a first control affordance, of the plurality of control affordances. In response to detecting the first input, if the first input meets control toggle criteria, the device toggles a function of a control that corresponds to the first control affordance. And if the first input meets enhanced control criteria, the device displays modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance. While displaying the modification options, the device detects a second input that activates a modification option of the modification options and, accordingly, modifies the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display device and a one or more input devices:
displaying, via the display device, a control user interface that includes a plurality of control affordances;
detecting a first portion of a first input that is directed to a first control affordance of the plurality of control affordances;
in response to detecting the first portion of the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first portion of the first input includes a termination of the first input and that the first portion of the first input meets control toggle criteria, wherein the control toggle criteria do not require that a characteristic value of the first portion of the first input meets a first input threshold in order for the control toggle criteria to be met, toggling a function of a control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and
in accordance with a determination that the first portion of the first input meets enhanced control criteria, wherein the enhanced control criteria require that the characteristic value of the first portion of the first input meets the first input threshold in order for the enhanced control criteria to be met, displaying one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance prior to detecting the termination of the first input;

while the one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance are displayed in accordance with the determination that the first portion of the first input met the enhanced control criteria, detecting a second portion of the first input followed by detecting the termination of the first input, wherein the second portion of the first input includes movement of the first input that corresponds to movement from a first location that corresponds to the first control affordance to a second location that corresponds to a first modification option of the one or more modification options; and
modifying the function of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the first modification option, after detecting the second portion of the first input.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first modification option toggles the function of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the function of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the first modification option includes:
in accordance with a determination that the function is on when the second portion of the first input is detected, modifying the function in accordance with the first modification option; and
in accordance with a determination that the function is off when the second portion of the first input is detected, turning the function on with modification in accordance with the first modification option.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first modification option modifies a mode of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the function of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance in accordance with the first modification option includes setting reversion criteria for the control, wherein the reversion criteria include a condition for reverting a change made to the control; and
the method includes, in accordance with a determination that the reversion criteria are met, reverting the control that corresponds to the first control affordance to a prior state of the control.

6. The method of claim 1 , including:
in accordance with a determination that the characteristic value of the first portion of the first input meets the enhanced control criteria, determining a state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance;
in accordance with a determination that the state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance is a first state, displaying a first set of modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and
in accordance with a determination that the state of the control that corresponds to the first control affordance is a second state, displaying a second set of modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance that are distinct from the first set of modification options.

7. The method of claim 1 , including:
in accordance with a determination that the first portion of the first input meets the enhanced control criteria, concurrently displaying a current value of a parameter of the control with the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first control affordance is a first application affordance that corresponds to a first application;
a second application affordance that corresponds to the first application is displayed in a second user interface that is distinct from the control user interface;
one or more action options for the first application are displayed in response to an input that is directed to the second application affordance when display-action-options criteria are met; and
the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance include at least a subset of the action options for the first application.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more modification options for the control that corresponds to the first control affordance include at least one network connection activation option.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control user interface partially overlays a portion of a second user interface that is distinct from the control user interface.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein a respective control affordance of the plurality of control affordances corresponds to a system setting.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first control affordance includes at least a subset of action options for a flashlight application.

13. An electronic device, comprising:
a display device;
one or more input devices;
one or more processors;
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, via the display device, a control user interface that includes a plurality of control affordances;
detecting a first portion of a first input that is directed to a first control affordance of the plurality of control affordances;
in response to detecting the first portion of the first input:
in accordance with a determination that the first portion of the first input includes a termination of the first input and that the first portion of the first input meets control toggle criteria, wherein the control toggle criteria do not require that a characteristic value of the first portion of the first input meets a first input threshold in order for the control toggle criteria to be met, toggling a function of a control that corresponds to the first control affordance; and
in accordance with a determination that the first portion of the first input meets enhanced control criteria, wherein the enhanced control criteria require that the characteristic value of the first portion of the first input meets the first input threshold in order for the enhanced control criteria to be met, displaying one or more modification options for the control that correspond to the first control affordance prior to detecting the termination of the first input;

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dascola Jonathan R
• Karunamuni Chanaka G
• Foss Christopher P
• Bauer Sebastian J
• Behzadi Arian
• Graham David C

Classifications

• G06F3/167

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• G06F3/04817

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• G06F2203/04803

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