Reduced-size interfaces for managing alerts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024176441-A1
Application number	US-202418433262-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 5, 2024
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	May 30, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Techniques for managing alerts are described. One or more alerts are received at the electronic device. In some embodiments, the device determines how notifications corresponding to the alerts should be output to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device that is configured to communicate with a display generation component and a non-visual output device, the electronic device comprising:
one or more processors; a 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:
detecting an occurrence of an event;
outputting, via the non-visual output device, a non-visual alert corresponding to the event;
after outputting the non-visual alert, detecting a request to display a user interface;
in response to detecting the request to display the user interface:
in accordance with a determination that the request to display the user interface is detected within a time threshold of outputting the non-visual alert, displaying, via the display generation component, content corresponding to the non-visual alert; and
in accordance with a determination that the request to display the user interface is not detected within the time threshold of outputting the non-visual alert, forgoing displaying, via the display generation component, content corresponding to the non-visual alert.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
in response to detecting the request to display the user interface, further in accordance with the determination that the request to display the user interface is not detected within the time threshold of outputting the non-visual alert, displaying a system user interface.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the system user interface is a home screen user interface.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the system user interface is a clock face user interface.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-visual alert is a transient alert.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the non-visual alert corresponds to an exercise event.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the request to display the user interface includes a wrist raise gesture.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein outputting the non-visual alert includes outputting a haptic output.

9 . 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 that is in communication with a display generation component and a non-visual output device, the one or more programs including instructions for:
detecting an occurrence of an event; outputting, via the non-visual output device, a non-visual alert corresponding to the event; after outputting the non-visual alert, detecting a request to display a user interface; in response to detecting the request to display the user interface:
in accordance with a determination that the request to display the user interface is detected within a time threshold of outputting the non-visual alert, displaying, via the display generation component, content corresponding to the non-visual alert; and
in accordance with a determination that the request to display the user interface is not detected within the time threshold of outputting the non-visual alert, forgoing displaying, via the display generation component, content corresponding to the non-visual alert.

10 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device that is in communication with a display generation component and a non-visual output device:
detecting an occurrence of an event;
outputting, via the non-visual output device, a non-visual alert corresponding to the event;
after outputting the non-visual alert, detecting a request to display a user interface;
in response to detecting the request to display the user interface:
in accordance with a determination that the request to display the user interface is detected within a time threshold of outputting the non-visual alert, displaying, via the display generation component, content corresponding to the non-visual alert; and
in accordance with a determination that the request to display the user interface is not detected within the time threshold of outputting the non-visual alert, forgoing displaying, via the display generation component, content corresponding to the non-visual alert.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yang Lawrence Y
• Lemay Stephen O
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Chaudhri Imran
• Butcher Gary Ian
• Graham David Chance
• Ive Jonathan P
• Lynch Kevin
• Maric Natalia

Classifications

• G06F3/0416 Primary

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title

• G06F3/016 Primary

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

• G06F3/0362

  with detection of one-dimensional [1D] translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts · 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

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title