Reduced-size user interfaces for battery management

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016041597-A1
Application number	US-201514817572-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 4, 2015
Priority date	Aug 6, 2014
Publication date	Feb 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A device with a touch-sensitive display and a battery can determine a battery level of the battery, and in accordance with a determination that the battery level is at or below a first threshold value, cause a haptic output and/or enter a low-power mode. While in low-power mode, the device may produce different outputs in response to user inputs than while in a normal power mode. In some embodiments, while in the low-power mode, the device may display only the time and an indication that the device is in a low-power mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the electronic device to:
determine a battery level of a battery of the electronic device; in accordance with a determination that the battery level is at or below a first threshold value, cause a haptic mechanism to issue a haptic output; receive data indicative of a user input; determine whether the data has been received within a predetermined time interval after the haptic output; and in accordance with a determination that the data has been received within the predetermined time interval, display a battery alert on the touch-sensitive display.

2 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the electronic device to determine the battery level while the touch-sensitive display is inactive.

3 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the data indicative of a user input is a first data and the user input is a first user input, and wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions to cause the electronic device to:
after displaying the battery alert, receive second data indicative of a second user input; determine whether the second data indicative of the second user input has been received within a second time interval after displaying the battery alert; in accordance with a determination that the second data has been received within the second time interval, remove the displayed battery alert from the touch-sensitive display; and in accordance with a determination that the second data has not been received within the second time interval: determine an amount of time remaining before the battery level reaches a second threshold level, and display the amount of time remaining.

4 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 3 , wherein the second user input corresponds to a movement of the electronic device.

5 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the electronic device to:
while displaying the battery alert, detect a third user input; and in response to detecting the third user input:
determine an amount of time remaining before the battery level reaches a second threshold level, and
display the amount of time remaining.

6 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein the third user input is a contact on the touch-sensitive display.

7 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions to cause the electronic device to:
detect a swipe on the touch-sensitive display while the battery alert is displayed; and in response to detecting the swipe, remove the displayed battery alert from the touch-sensitive display.

8 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the swipe is a substantially downward swipe.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising instructions to cause the electronic device to:
remove the displayed battery alert by displaying an animation that slides the displayed battery alert off-screen in the direction of the swipe.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , further comprising instructions to cause the electronic device to:
remove the displayed battery alert from the touch-sensitive display by causing a display of the touch-sensitive display to become inactive.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the electronic device to:
display the battery alert by displaying an animation that slides the battery alert upwards from the bottom of the touch-sensitive display.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one hardware button and a rotatable input mechanism, wherein the electronic device is configured to, while in a normal power mode, produce a first output responsive to input at the touch-sensitive display, a second output responsive to input at the at least one hardware button, and a third output responsive to input at the rotatable input mechanism, and wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions to cause the electronic device to:
in accordance with the determination that the battery level is at or below the first threshold value:
enter a low-power mode, the low-power mode characterized in that a fourth output is produced responsive to input at any of the touch-sensitive display, the at least one hardware button, or the rotatable input mechanism.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the fourth output is different from the first output, the second output, and the third output.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the fourth output comprises a display of the current time on the touch-sensitive display.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the fourth output comprises a display of an indication of the battery level of the battery on the touch-sensitive display.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the electronic device further comprises at least one of an accelerometer and a gyroscope, further comprising instructions to cause the electronic device to:
while in the normal power mode:
receive third data from the at least one of the accelerometer and the gyroscope, and
in accordance with a determination that the third data of the at least one of the accelerometer and the gyroscope exceeds a predetermined value, produce a fifth output.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , further comprising instructions to cause the electronic device to:
while in the low-power mode:
receive the third data from the at least one of the accelerometer and the gyroscope, and
in accordance with a determination that the third data of the at least one of the accelerometer and the gyroscope exceeds the predetermined value, produce the fourth output.

18 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, a battery, and a haptic mechanism:
determining a battery level of the battery;
in accordance with a determination that the battery level is at or below a first threshold value, causing the haptic mechanism to issue a haptic output;
receiving data indicative of a user input;
determining whether the data has been received within a predetermined time interval after the haptic output; and
in accordance with a determination that the data has been received within the predetermined time interval, displaying a battery alert on the touch-sensitive display.

19 . An electronic device, comprising:
a battery; a haptic mechanism; a touch-sensitive display; a memory; and a processor coupled to the battery, the haptic mechanism, the touch-sensitive display, and the memory, the processor configured to:
determine a battery level of the battery;
in accordance with a determination that the battery level is at or below a first threshold value, cause the haptic mechanism to issue a haptic output;
receive data indicative of a user input;
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Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Graham David Chance
• Chaudhri Imran
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Ive Jonathan P
• Lynch Kevin M
• Wilson Christopher
• Yang Lawrence Y

Classifications

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F1/1694

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title

• G06F1/3296

  by lowering the supply or operating voltage · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

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