User interface for receiving user input

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025165136-A1
Application number	US-202519030842-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 17, 2025
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	May 22, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to user interfaces for receiving user input. In some examples, a device determines which user input technique a user has accessed most recently, and displays the corresponding user interface. In some examples, a device scrolls through a set of information on the display. When a threshold criteria is satisfied, the device displays an index object fully or partially overlaying the set of information. In some examples, a device displays an emoji graphical object, which is visually manipulated based on user input. The emoji graphical object is transmitted to a recipient. In some examples, a device displays paging affordances that enlarge and allow a user to select a particular page of a user interface. In some examples, the device displays user interfaces for various input methods, including multiple emoji graphical objects. In some examples, a keyboard is displays for receiving user input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device that is configured to communicate with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, the electronic device comprising:
one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a first user input;
in response to receiving the first user input, displaying, on the display, a dictation user interface;
receiving a second user input;
in response to receiving the second user input, replacing display of the dictation user interface with display of a first emoji graphical object;
receiving a first user swipe gesture input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface associated with the first emoji graphical object;
in response to receiving the first user swipe gesture input, replacing display of the first emoji graphical object with display of a second emoji graphical object;
receiving a second user swipe gesture input at the touch-sensitive surface; and
in response to receiving the second user swipe gesture input, displaying a set of recently accessed emoji graphical objects.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of recently accessed emoji graphical objects comprises:
one or more emoji graphical objects, wherein the one or more emoji graphical objects are selected based on emoji graphical objects recently accessed by an external electronic device.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of recently accessed emoji graphical objects comprises:
one or more visually manipulatable emoji graphical objects, wherein the one or more visually manipulatable emoji graphical objects are selected based on visually manipulatable emoji graphical objects recently accessed by a wirelessly linked external electronic device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving a third user input; in response to receiving the third user input, displaying a suggested replies user interface; and wherein the suggested replies user input interface includes one or more suggested responses.

5 . The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving user input representing a touch associated with a first suggested response of the one or more suggested responses; and in response to receiving user input representing the touch associated with the first suggested response, adding the first suggested response as response information to an electronic message.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving a fourth user input; and in response to receiving the fourth user input, displaying the dictation user interface.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving user input representing speech; and in response to receiving user input representing speech:
transcribing the user input representing speech, and
adding the transcribed speech to an electronic message.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving a fifth user input; and in response to receiving the fifth user input, displaying one or more keys of a keyboard.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving a sixth user input, the sixth user input associated with the second emoji graphical object; and in response to receiving the sixth user input associated with the second emoji graphical object, changing a first visual aspect of the second emoji graphical object, wherein the change in the first visual aspect is based on the sixth user input.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving a third user swipe gesture input; and in response to receiving the third user swipe gesture input, replacing display of the second emoji graphical object with display of a third emoji graphical object.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
transmitting an electronic message to a recipient, the electronic message including response information.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the first emoji graphical object and the second emoji graphical object are different; and the first emoji graphical object and the second emoji graphical object are selected from the group comprising a smiley, a heart, and a thumb signal.

13 . 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 and a touch-sensitive surface, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a first user input; in response to receiving the first user input, displaying, on the display, a dictation user interface; receiving a second user input; in response to receiving the second user input, replacing display of the dictation user interface with display of a first emoji graphical object; receiving a first user swipe gesture input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface associated with the first emoji graphical object; in response to receiving the first user swipe gesture input, replacing display of the first emoji graphical object with display of a second emoji graphical object; receiving a second user swipe gesture input at the touch-sensitive surface; and in response to receiving the second user swipe gesture input, displaying a set of recently accessed emoji graphical objects.

14 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device that is in communication with a display and a touch-sensitive surface:
receiving a first user input;
in response to receiving the first user input, displaying, on the display, a dictation user interface;
receiving a second user input;
in response to receiving the second user input, replacing display of the dictation user interface with display of a first emoji graphical object;
receiving a first user swipe gesture input at a location on the touch-sensitive surface associated with the first emoji graphical object;
in response to receiving the first user swipe gesture input, replacing display of the first emoji graphical object with display of a second emoji graphical object;
receiving a second user swipe gesture input at the touch-sensitive surface; and
in response to receiving the second user swipe gesture input, displaying a set of recently accessed emoji graphical objects.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Zambetti Nicholas
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Chaudhri Imran
• Davydov Anton M
• Ive Jonathan P
• Lemay Stephen O
• Lynch Kevin
• Ording Bas
• Wan Wan Si
• Yang Lawrence Y

Classifications

• H04L51/10

  Multimedia information · CPC title

• G06T2200/24

  involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] · CPC title

• G06T13/80

  Two-dimensional [2D] animation, e.g. using sprites · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F3/04842

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