Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for viewing and managing electronic calendars

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9330381-B2
Application number	US-201213666944-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 1, 2012
Priority date	Jan 6, 2008
Publication date	May 3, 2016
Grant date	May 3, 2016

Abstract

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display. The touch screen display includes a long axis, a short axis, a portrait view and a landscape view. The computer-implemented method includes executing a calendar application. In response to detecting the portable multifunction device in a first orientation that comprises a substantially vertical orientation of the long axis, a calendar is displayed for a first time period in the portrait view. In response to detecting the portable multifunction device in a second orientation that comprises the substantially vertical orientation of the short axis, a calendar is displayed for a second time period in the landscape view. The second time period is longer than and includes the first time period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display:
receiving a calendar invitation, from a party to a user of the device, while the device is locked;
displaying at least a portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display while the device remains locked; and
in response to detecting a user request to view the calendar invitation, immediately displaying the calendar invitation in a calendar application.

2. The method of claim 1 , including:
while the device is locked, changing an unlock icon to a view-invitation icon when displaying the portion of the calendar invitation.

3. The method of claim 2 , including:
if no user activation of the view-invitation icon is detected within a predetermined period of time,
ceasing to display the portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display; and
changing the view-invitation icon back to the unlock icon.

4. A portable multifunction device, comprising:
a touch screen display;
one or more processors;
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:
receiving a calendar invitation, from a party to a user of the device, while the device is locked;
displaying at least a portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display while the device remains locked; and
in response to detecting a user request to view the calendar invitation, immediately displaying the calendar invitation in a calendar application.

5. The device of claim 4 , including instructions for:
while the device is locked, changing an unlock icon to a view-invitation icon when displaying the portion of the calendar invitation.

6. The device of claim 5 , including instructions for:
if no user activation of the view-invitation icon is detected within a predetermined period of time,
ceasing to display the portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display; and
changing the view-invitation icon back to the unlock icon.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when
executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
receive a calendar invitation, from a party to a user of the device, while the device is locked;
display at least a portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display while the device remains locked; and
in response to detecting a user request to view the calendar invitation, immediately display the calendar invitation in a calendar application.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 7 , having further stored therein
instructions, which when executed by the device, cause the device to:
while the device is locked, change an unlock icon to a view-invitation icon when displaying the portion of the calendar invitation.

9. The computer non-transitory readable storage medium of claim 8 , having further stored therein
instructions, which when executed by the device, cause the device to:
if no user activation of the view-invitation icon is detected within a predetermined period of time,
cease to display the portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display; and
change the view-invitation icon back to the unlock icon.

10. A graphical user interface on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, comprising:
a calendar application; and
at least a portion of a calendar invitation;
wherein:
in response to receiving the calendar invitation from a party to a user of the device while the device is locked, at least the portion of the calendar invitation is displayed on the touch screen display while the device remains locked; and
in response to detecting a user request to view the calendar invitation, the calendar invitation is immediately displayed in the calendar application.

11. The graphical user interface of claim 10 , wherein:
while the device is locked, an unlock icon is changed to a view-invitation icon when displaying the portion of the calendar invitation.

12. The graphical user interface of claim 11 , wherein:
if no user activation of the view-invitation icon is detected within a predetermined period of time,
the portion of the calendar invitation ceases to be displayed on the touch screen display; and
the view-invitation icon is changed back to the unlock icon.

13. The method of claim 1 , including:
while the device is locked, preventing the device from performing a predefined set of actions and;
while the device is unlocked, allowing the device to perform at least some actions in the predefined set of actions.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the calendar invitation includes information about a time associated with the calendar invitation.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein immediately displaying the calendar invitation includes immediately displaying a list of calendar invitations that includes the calendar invitation.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user request to view the calendar invitation includes an unlock input.

17. The method of claim 1 , including, while displaying at least the portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display while the device remains locked, displaying an indication of an input required to view the calendar invitation.

18. The method of claim 1 , including, while displaying at least the portion of the calendar invitation on the touch screen display while the device remains locked, displaying an icon associated with the calendar invitation.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Anzures Freddy Allen
• Van Os Marcel
• Lemay Stephen O
• Matas Michael

Classifications

• G06F1/1684

  Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 · CPC title

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title

• G06F1/1626 Primary

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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