Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Providing Feedback During Interaction with an Intensity-Sensitive Button

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022179492-A1
Application number	US-202217666510-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 7, 2022
Priority date	Sep 6, 2016
Publication date	Jun 9, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device, in response to an input directed to a first user interface displays a second user interface, and in response to continuously detecting a contact on a button while displaying the second user interface, including detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold, displays a beginning of a transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface. If the contact on the button is part of an input sequence that meets first criteria, the device ceases to display the second user interface and redisplays the first user interface on the display; and if the input sequence meets second criteria, the device reverses the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface, and redisplays the second user interface on the display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and one or more sensors to detect intensities of contacts with a button of the electronic device:
displaying, on the display, a first user interface;
while displaying the first user interface, detecting an input directed to the first user interface;
in response to detecting the input directed to the first user interface:
ceasing to display the first user interface, and
displaying a second user interface, distinct from the first user interface;

while displaying the second user interface, detecting a contact on the button;
while continuously detecting the contact on the button:
detecting an increase in a characteristic intensity of the contact above a first intensity threshold;
in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact to the first intensity threshold, displaying a beginning of a transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface;
while displaying the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface, detecting an input sequence that includes detecting a press input that includes an increase in the characteristic intensity of the contact above the first intensity threshold;

in response to detecting the input sequence:
in accordance with a determination that the input sequence meets first criteria, wherein the first criteria require that the characteristic intensity of the contact increases above a second intensity threshold before an end of the press input is detected:
ceasing to display the second user interface, and
redisplaying the first user interface on the display; and

in accordance with a determination that the input sequence meets second criteria, wherein the second criteria require that the characteristic intensity of the contact remains below the second intensity threshold before the end of the press input is detected:
reversing the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface, and
redisplaying the second user interface on the display.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein ceasing to display the second user interface and redisplaying the first user interface includes displaying a continuation of the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface includes concurrently displaying at least a portion of the second user interface with at least a portion of the first user interface.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface is a home screen that includes a plurality of application launch icons that corresponds to different applications on the electronic device.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first user interface and the second user interface are consecutively displayed user interfaces of an application.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface includes reducing a size of the second user interface.

7 . The method of claim 6 , including:
revealing the first user interface from behind the second user interface, as the second user interface is reduced in size.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein:
the second user interface is a user interface of a first application, the first application corresponds to a first application launch icon in the first user interface, and reducing the size of the second user interface includes shrinking the second user interface toward a position of the first application launch icon on the first user interface.

9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein:
the second user interface includes an expanded folder, the expanded folder corresponds to a first folder icon in the first user interface, and reducing the size of the second user interface includes shrinking the expanded folder toward a position of the first folder icon on the first user interface.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface includes shifting the second user interface laterally in a first direction.

11 . The method of claim 10 , including:
revealing the first user interface, as the second user interface is shifted laterally in the first direction.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface includes fading the second user interface.

13 . The method of claim 12 , including:
shifting the first user interface laterally in a first direction to cover the second user interface, as the second user interface fades out.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface includes changing a virtual depth of at least one of the first user interface and the second user interface.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the second user interface includes a representation of the first user interface, and displaying the beginning of the transition from the second user interface back to the first user interface includes expanding the representation of the first user interface included in the second user interface and reducing a virtual depth of the representation of the first user interface.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
detecting the input sequence further includes detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact varies between the first intensity threshold and the second intensity threshold before the first criteria are met by the input sequence; and, the method includes,
in response to detecting that the characteristic intensity of the contact varies between the first intensity threshold and the second intensity threshold before the first criteria are met by the input sequence, dynamically advancing and reversing the transition from the second user interface to the first user interface in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the contact.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein dynamically advancing and reversing the transition from the second user interface to the first user interface in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the contact includes:
dynamically changing a blur radius applied to the first user interface in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the contact.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein dynamically advancing and reversing the transition from the second user interface to the first user interface in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the contact includes:
dynamically revealing at least a portion of the first user interface in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the contact.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein dynamically advancing and reversing the transition from the second user interface to the first user interface in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the contact includes:
dynamically shifting a position of the second user interface on the display in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the contact, wherein a corresponding amount of the first user interface is revealed as the position of the second user interface is dynamically shifted in accordance with the characteristic intensity of the con

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Moussette Camille
• Mouilleseaux Jean-Pierre
• Kopin Joshua B
• Chaudhri Imran A
• Bauer Sebastian J
• Kocienda Kenneth L
• Alonso Ruiz Marcos
• Preston Daniel T

Classifications

• H04M1/72448

  with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions · CPC title

• H04M1/23

  Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof (by improving visibility H04M1/22) · CPC title

• G06F3/0483

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title