Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Providing Haptic Feedback

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025251799-A1
Application number	US-202519085900-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2025
Priority date	Jun 12, 2016
Publication date	Aug 7, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive surface, a display, and tactile output generator(s) displays a user interface including an adjustable control. The device detects a contact on the adjustable control, where movement of the contact away from the adjustable control changes an adjustment rate for adjusting the adjustable control based on movement of the contact. While continuously detecting the contact, the device detects a movement of the contact. In accordance with a determination that the movement moves more than a threshold amount away from the adjustable control, where the first threshold amount of movement triggers a transition from a first adjustment rate to a second adjustment rate, the device generates a tactile output when reaching the threshold amount and adjusts the adjustable control at the second adjustment rate. Otherwise, the device adjusts the adjustable control at the first adjustment rate without generating any tactile output.

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 tactile output generators for generating tactile outputs:
displaying a user interface on the display, wherein the user interface includes an adjustable control;
detecting a contact on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the adjustable control on the display, wherein movement of the contact that corresponds to movement away from the adjustable control changes an adjustment rate for adjusting the adjustable control based on movement of the contact;
while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface:
detecting a first movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface; and
in response to detecting the first movement of the contact:
in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the contact corresponds to more than a first threshold amount of movement of a focus selector away from the adjustable control, wherein the first threshold amount of movement triggers a transition from a first adjustment rate to a second adjustment rate:
 generating a first tactile output, via the one or more tactile output generators, when the focus selector has reached the first threshold amount of movement; and
 adjusting the adjustable control at the second adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact that is detected after the focus selector has moved more than the first threshold amount; and
in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the contact corresponds to less than the first threshold amount of movement of the focus selector away from the adjustable control, adjusting the adjustable control at the first adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact without generating the first tactile output.

2 . The method of claim 1 , including:
while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface:
detecting a second movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface; and
in response to detecting the second movement of the contact:
in accordance with a determination that the second movement of the contact corresponds to more than a second threshold amount of movement of the focus selector away from the adjustable control, wherein the second threshold amount of movement triggers a transition from the second adjustment rate to a third adjustment rate;
generating a second tactile output, via the one or more tactile output generators, when the focus selector has reached the second threshold amount of movement; and
adjusting the adjustable control at the third adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact that is detected after the focus selector has moved more than the second threshold amount; and

in accordance with a determination that the second movement of the contact corresponds to less than the second threshold amount of movement of the focus selector away from the adjustable control, adjusting the adjustable control at the second adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact without generating the second tactile output.

3 . The method of claim 2 , including:
while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface:
detecting a third movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface; and
in response to detecting the third movement of the contact:
in accordance with a determination that the third movement of the contact corresponds to more than a third threshold amount of movement of the focus selector away from the adjustable control, wherein the third threshold amount of movement triggers a transition from the third adjustment rate to a fourth adjustment rate:
generating a third tactile output, via the one or more tactile output generators, when the focus selector has reached the third threshold amount of movement; and
adjusting the adjustable control at the fourth adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact that is detected after the focus selector has moved more than the third threshold amount; and

in accordance with a determination that the third movement of the contact corresponds to less than the third threshold amount of movement of the focus selector away from the adjustable control, adjusting the adjustable control at the third adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact without generating the third tactile output.

4 . The method of claim 1 , including:
while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface:
detecting a fourth movement of the contact across the touch-sensitive surface; and
in response to detecting the fourth movement of the contact:
in accordance with a determination that the fourth movement of the contact corresponds to more than a fourth threshold amount of movement of the focus selector toward the adjustable control, wherein the fourth threshold amount of movement triggers a transition from the second adjustment rate to the first adjustment rate:
generating a fourth tactile output, via the one or more tactile output generators, when the focus selector has reached the fourth threshold amount of movement; and
adjusting the adjustable control at the first adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact that is detected after the focus selector has moved more than the fourth threshold amount; and

in accordance with a determination that the fourth movement of the contact corresponds to less than the fourth threshold amount of movement of the focus selector toward the adjustable control, adjusting the adjustable control at the second adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact without generating the fourth tactile output.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the adjustable control at a respective adjustment rate in accordance with movement of the contact includes adjusting the adjustable control by an amount that is proportional to the movement of the contact in a respective direction with a proportionality constant that corresponds to the respective adjustment rate.

6 . The method of claim 1 , including:
while continuously detecting the contact on the touch-sensitive surface:
in response to detecting the first movement of the contact:
in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the contact corresponds to more than the first threshold amount of movement of the focus selector away from the adjustable control, switching from displaying a visual indication of the first adjustment rate to displaying a visual indication of the second adjustment rate; and
in accordance with a determination that the first movement of the contact does not correspond to more than the first threshold amount of movement of the focus selector away from the adjustable control, maintaining display of the visual indication of the first adjustment rate.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the first tactile output, via the one or more tactile output generators, when the focus selector has reached the first threshold amount of movement includes:
determining a movement metric that corresponds to movement of the contact when the focus selector reaches the first threshold amount of movement; and generating the first tactile output in accordance with a tactile output pattern that is adjusted in accordance with the movement metric.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein when the first threshold amount of movement is reached, an amplitude of the tactile output pattern is adjusted in accordance with a movement speed of the focus selector when the threshold amount of movement is reached.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the adjustable control includes a movable indicator that is config

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Chaudhri Imran A
• Bauer Sebastian J
• Butcher Gary I
• Moussette Camille
• Mouilleseaux Jean-Pierre M
• Cordier Madeleine S
• Kopin Joshua B
• He Miao

Classifications

• G06F2203/04806

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

• G06F2203/04105

  Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

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

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title