User interface for managing controllable external devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025164951-A1
Application number	US-202519030713-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 17, 2025
Priority date	Jun 12, 2016
Publication date	May 22, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device, with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, one or more processors and memory, displays a first representation of a first controllable external device, where the first controllable external device is situated at a location. The device detects a first user input corresponding to a selection of the first representation of the first controllable external device. The device, after detecting the first user input, adds data identifying the first controllable external device and a first state of the first controllable external device in a scene profile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a display; a touch-sensitive surface; 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:
determining a first position of the electronic device within a location, wherein the location includes at least one designated room;
determining that the first position corresponds to a first room of the at least one designated room;
in response to determining that the first position corresponds to the first room, displaying a representation of a first controllable external device associated with the first room;
while displaying the representation of the first controllable external device, detecting a second user input corresponding to selection of an affordance to open an application; and
in response to detecting the second user input, opening the application for controlling a plurality of controllable external devices associated with a room other than the first room at the location.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying a representation of the first controllable external device associated with the first room, determining a second position of the electronic device within the location; determining that the second position corresponds to a second room of the at least one designated room, wherein the second room is different than the first room; and in response to determining that the second position corresponds to the second room:
ceasing to display the representation of the first controllable external device associated with the first room; and
displaying a representation of a second controllable external device associated with the second room.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the representation of the first controllable external device indicates a current state of the first controllable external device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting a first user input; and in response to the first user input, sending instructions to set the first controllable external device to a first state.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the position of the electronic device is determined using GPS, Bluetooth, and/or WiFi signals.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second user input includes selection of an affordance.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, based on the determination of the room, a representation of a scene profile, wherein the scene profile includes data regarding designated states of a plurality of controllable external devices at the location including at least one controllable external device associated with the determined room.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:
determine a first position of the electronic device within a location, wherein the location includes at least one designated room; determine that the first position corresponds to a first room of the at least one designated room; in response to determining that the first position corresponds to the first room, display a representation of a first controllable external device associated with the first room; while displaying the representation of the first controllable external device, detect a second user input corresponding to selection of an affordance to open an application; and in response to detecting the second user input, open the application for controlling a plurality of controllable external devices associated with a room other than the first room at the location.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after displaying a representation of the first controllable external device associated with the first room, determining a second position of the electronic device within the location; determining that the second position corresponds to a second room of the at least one designated room, wherein the second room is different than the first room; and in response to determining that the second position corresponds to the second room:
ceasing to display the representation of the first controllable external device associated with the first room; and
displaying a representation of a second controllable external device associated with the second room.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the representation of the first controllable external device indicates a current state of the first controllable external device.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
detecting a first user input; and in response to the first user input, sending instructions to set the first controllable external device to a first state.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the position of the electronic device is determined using GPS, Bluetooth, and/or WiFi signals.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the second user input includes selection of an affordance.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
displaying, based on the determination of the room, a representation of a scene profile, wherein the scene profile includes data regarding designated states of a plurality of controllable external devices at the location including at least one controllable external device associated with the determined room.

15 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display, one or more processors, and memory:
determining a first position of the electronic device within a location, wherein the location includes at least one designated room;
determining that the first position corresponds to a first room of the at least one designated room;
in response to determining that the first position corresponds to the first room, displaying a representation of a first controllable external device associated with the first room;
while displaying the representation of the first controllable external device, detecting a second user input corresponding to selection of an affordance to open an application; and
in response to detecting the second user input, opening the application for controlling a plurality of controllable external devices associated with a room other than the first room at the location.

16 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
after displaying a representation of the first controllable external device associated with the first room, determining a second position of the electronic device within the location; determining that the second position corresponds to a second room of the at least one designated room, wherein the second room is different than the first room; and in response to determining that the second position corresponds to the second room:
ceasing to display the representation of the first controllable external device associated with the first room; and
displaying a representation of

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Coffman Patrick L
• Behzadi Arian
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Irani Cyrus Daniel
• Kawashima Ieyuki
• Lemay Stephen O
• Soli Christopher D
• Wilson Christopher

Classifications

• H05B47/196

  characterised by user interface arrangements · CPC title

• H05B47/1975

  Gesture control · CPC title

• G06F3/1454

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F3/04847

  Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials · CPC title