Displaying relevant user interface objects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021195013-A1
Application number	US-202117190869-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 3, 2021
Priority date	Oct 30, 2013
Publication date	Jun 24, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Techniques for displaying relevant user interface objects when a device is placed into viewing position are disclosed. The device can update its display in response to a user approaching a vehicle. Display updates can be based on an arrangement of user interface information for unlocking the vehicle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic 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 a user is using the electronic device, detecting that the user is approaching a vehicle associated with the user;
in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle, displaying on the display, a first icon for unlocking the vehicle; and
after unlocking the vehicle via the first icon, displaying on the display of the electronic device, a second icon that corresponds to an action that the user has repeatedly taken while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the first icon, detecting an input; and in response to detecting the input, initiating a process for unlocking the vehicle.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the input is directed to the first icon.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises unlocking the vehicle.

5 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein initiating the process for unlocking the vehicle comprises launching an application for performing the process for unlocking the vehicle.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
prior to displaying the first icon, displaying a plurality of icons on the display of the electronic device, wherein the plurality of icons does not include the first icon; and wherein displaying the first icon includes updating the displayed plurality of icons to include the first icon.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of icons is selected from a larger plurality of icons available for display in response to a determination that the plurality of icons have a respective relevance.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the larger plurality of icons available for display includes the first icon.

9 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the displayed plurality of icons is updated to include the first icon in response to determining an increased relevance of an application for unlocking the vehicle.

10 . The electronic device claim 6 , wherein updating the displayed plurality of icons to include the first icon comprises replacing display of a respective one of the plurality of icons with the first icon.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
determining a relevance of the first icon using a location of the electronic device and a location of the vehicle.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the relevance of the first icon increases as a distance between the location of the electronic device and the location of the vehicle decreases.

13 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the relevance of the first icon is determined using an identification of the vehicle.

14 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the relevance of the first icon is determined using a relevance algorithm.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
determining an increased relevance of the first icon in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
increasing a displayed size of the first icon in response to determining an increased relevance of the first icon.

17 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first icon is associated with a first application for unlocking the vehicle, and the second icon is associated with a second application different from the first application.

18 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a wearable device.

19 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first icon is displayed in response to detecting an input from a movement sensor based on a movement of the electronic device.

20 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second icon corresponds to an application that the user has repeatedly launched while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

21 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device including a display:
while a user is using the electronic device, detecting that the user is approaching a vehicle associated with the user;
in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle, displaying on the display, a first icon for unlocking the vehicle; and
after unlocking the vehicle via the first icon, displaying on the display of the electronic device, a second icon that corresponds to an action that the user has repeatedly taken while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

22 . 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 display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while a user is using the electronic device, detecting that the user is approaching a vehicle associated with the user; in response to detecting that the user is approaching the vehicle, displaying on the display, a first icon for unlocking the vehicle; and after unlocking the vehicle via the first icon, displaying on the display of the electronic device, a second icon that corresponds to an action that the user has repeatedly taken while in the vehicle at previous times when the user has been using the vehicle.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Butcher Gary Ian
• Chaudhri Imran
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Gross Daniel C
• Karunamuni Chanaka G
• Lemay Stephen O
• Maric Natalia
• Wilson Christopher
• Yang Lawrence Y

Classifications

• H04M1/72454 Primary

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

• H04M1/72457

  according to geographic location · 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 Primary

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

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title