Reduced size user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025130692-A1
Application number	US-202418915143-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2024
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	Apr 24, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

Techniques and user interfaces for accessing, navigating, and displaying photos on an electronic device.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . An electronic device, comprising:
a display; one or more input devices; 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, via the one or more input devices, the electronic device being raised; and
in response to detecting the electronic device being raised, displaying, via the display, a sequence of images.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the sequence of images is displayed as an animation.

4 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the sequence of images includes a representative image, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying the sequence of images, displaying, via the display, the representative image.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the representative image is user selectable.

6 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the sequence of images is part of a collection of images and wherein the sequence of images is before the representative image in the collection of images, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying the sequence of images and while displaying the representative image, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first input; and in response to detecting the first input, displaying, via the display, a second sequence of images in the collection of images, wherein the second sequence of images is after the representative image in the collection of images.

7 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the sequence of images includes an initial image, wherein the initial image is a user-selectable representative image, and wherein the sequence of images includes a last image, wherein the last image is last in the sequence of images, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying the sequence of images, maintaining display of the last image.

8 . The electronic device of claim 4 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the representative image, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second input; and in response to detecting the second input, displaying, via the display, a second image in the sequence of images, wherein the second image is adjacent to the representative image in the sequence of images.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the second input is a directional input in a first direction, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the second image, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a third input, wherein the third input is a directional input in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; and in response to detecting the third input, displaying, via the display, the representative image.

10 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more input devices that are used to detect the electronic device being raised include an accelerometer.

11 . 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 and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, the electronic device being raised; and in response to detecting the electronic device being raised, displaying, via the display, a sequence of images.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the sequence of images is displayed as an animation.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the sequence of images includes a representative image, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying the sequence of images, displaying, via the display, the representative image.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the representative image is user selectable.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the sequence of images is part of a collection of images and wherein the sequence of images is before the representative image in the collection of images, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying the sequence of images and while displaying the representative image, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first input; and in response to detecting the first input, displaying, via the display, a second sequence of images in the collection of images, wherein the second sequence of images is after the representative image in the collection of images.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the sequence of images includes an initial image, wherein the initial image is a user-selectable representative image, and wherein the sequence of images includes a last image, wherein the last image is last in the sequence of images, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying the sequence of images, maintaining display of the last image.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the representative image, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second input; and in response to detecting the second input, displaying, via the display, a second image in the sequence of images, wherein the second image is adjacent to the representative image in the sequence of images.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the second input is a directional input in a first direction, the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the second image, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a third input, wherein the third input is a directional input in a second direction that is opposite the first direction; and in response to detecting the third input, displaying, via the display, the representative image.

19 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the one or more input devices that are used to detect the electronic device being raised include an accelerometer.

20 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display and one or more input devices:
detecting, via the one or more input devices, the electronic device being raised; and
in response to detecting the electronic device being raised, displaying, via the display, a sequence of images.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the sequence of images is displayed as an animation.

22 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the sequence of images includes a representative image, further comprising:
after displaying the sequence of images, displaying, via the display, the representative image.

23 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the representative image is user selectable.

24 . The method of claim 22 , wherein the sequence of images is part of a collection of images and wherein the sequence of images is before the representative image in the collection of images, the method further comprising:
after displaying the sequence of images and while displaying the representative image, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first input;

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Dascola Jonathan R
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Yang Lawrence Y
• Dye Alan C
• Graham David Chance
• Ive Jonathan P
• Lynch Kevin

Classifications

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · 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

• G06F2203/04806

  Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

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