Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface supporting user navigations of graphical objects on a touch screen display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9367232-B2
Application number	US-201314011639-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	Jan 7, 2007
Publication date	Jun 14, 2016
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016

Abstract

A portable multifunction device displays a first user interface object and a second user interface object on a touch screen display. Upon detecting a finger-down event at the first user interface object and one or more finger-dragging events on the touch screen display, the device moves the first user interface object on the touch screen display along a path determined by the finger-dragging events until the first user interface object at least in part overlaps the second user interface object. Upon detecting a finger-up event at the second user interface object, the device visually replaces the second user interface object with the first user interface object.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display:
presenting a first plurality of category icons in a first region of the touch screen display of the portable electronic device, wherein:
each category icon in the first plurality of category icons provides an organization of selections in a digital music library,
each category icon is associated with a category that includes at least a portion of the selections of the digital music library,
selection of one of the category icons causes at least a portion of the digital music library selections within the associated category to be displayed in a second region of the touch screen display that is distinct from the first region of the touch screen display, and
each icon of the first plurality of category icons is constantly displayed in the first region of the touch screen display; and,

in a user interface for configuring category icons shown in the first region of the touch screen display:
displaying a second plurality of category icons on the touch screen display;
receiving a touch input dragging a selected category icon from the second plurality of category icons to a location in the first region of the touch screen display occupied by a category icon of the first plurality of category icons; and
in response to removal of the touch input, placing the selected category icon in the first region of the touch screen display to form a revised plurality of category icons in the first region of the touch screen display, and removing at least one category icon of the first plurality of category icons from the first region of the touch screen display.

2. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a touch screen display;
one or more processors;
memory; and
a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including instructions for:
presenting a first plurality of category icons in a first region of the touch screen display of the portable electronic device, wherein:
each category icon in the first plurality of category icons provides an organization of selections in a digital music library,
each category icon is associated with a category that includes at least a portion of the selections of the digital music library,
selection of one of the category icons causes at least a portion of the digital music library selections within the associated category to be displayed in a second region of the touch screen display that is distinct from the first region of the touch screen display, and
each icon of the first plurality of category icons is constantly displayed in the first region of the touch screen display; and,

in a user interface for configuring category icons shown in the first region of the touch screen display:
displaying a second plurality of category icons on the touch screen display;
receiving a touch input dragging a selected category icon from the second plurality of category icons to a location in the first region of the touch screen display occupied by a category icon of the first plurality of category icons; and
in response to removal of the touch input, placing the selected category icon in the first region of the touch screen display to form a revised plurality of category icons in the first region of the touch screen display, and removing at least one category icon of the first plurality of category icons from the first region of the touch screen display.

3. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
present a first plurality of category icons in a first region of the touch screen display of the portable electronic device, wherein:
each category icon in the first plurality of category icons provides an organization of selections in a digital music library,
each category icon is associated with a category that includes at least a portion of the selections of the digital music library,
selection of one of the category icons causes at least a portion of the digital music library selections within the associated category to be displayed in a second region of the touch screen display that is distinct from the first region of the touch screen display, and
each icon of the first plurality of category icons is constantly displayed in the first region of the touch screen display; and,

in a user interface for configuring category icons shown in the first region of the touch screen display:
display a second plurality of category icons on the touch screen display;
receive a touch input dragging a selected category icon from the second plurality of category icons to a location in the first region of the touch screen display occupied by a category icon of the first plurality of category icons; and
in response to removal of the touch input, place the selected category icon in the first region of the touch screen display to form a revised plurality of category icons in the first region of the touch screen display, and remove at least one category icon of the first plurality of category icons from the first region of the touch screen display.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Platzer Andrew Emilio
• Pisula Charles J
• Chaudhri Imran
• Jobs Steven P
• Christie Gregory
• Forstall Scott
• Lemay Stephen O
• Matas Michael
• Novick Gregory
• Van Os Marcel

Classifications

• G06F1/1626 Primary

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

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title