Portable electronic device for instant messaging

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9600174-B2
Application number	US-201514963044-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2015
Priority date	Sep 6, 2006
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

A method including displaying a list of instant message conversations on a touch screen display, a respective instant message conversation including a respective set of instant messages exchanged between a user of a device and a respective other person, and while displaying the list of instant message conversations, detecting a gesture on the touch screen display. In response to detecting the gesture on the touch screen display, entering a deletion mode. While in the deletion mode continuing to display the list of instant message conversations, displaying a selection icon adjacent to a plurality of instant message conversations in the list of instant message conversations, detecting a first user selection of an instant message conversation, and in response to detecting the first user selection of the instant message conversation, modifying a selection icon adjacent to the selected instant message conversation to indicate selection of the instant message conversation for deletion.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method comprising:
at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display:
displaying a list representing a plurality of instant message conversations on the touch screen display, wherein the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations includes:
a representation of a first instant message conversation, the first instant message conversation including a first plurality of instant messages exchanged between a user of the device and a first person; and
a representation of a second instant message conversation, the second instant message conversation including a second plurality of instant messages exchanged between the user of the device and a second person;

while continuing to display the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations:
detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display, wherein the first gesture is a scrolling gesture;
in response to detecting the first gesture, scrolling the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations in accordance with a direction of the first gesture, including:
moving the representation of the first instant message conversation in a respective direction on the touch screen display that is selected based on the direction of the first gesture; and
moving the representation of the second instant message conversation in the same respective direction on the touch screen display; and

after scrolling the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations in accordance with a direction of the first gesture, detecting a second gesture on the touch screen display, wherein the second gesture is different from the first gesture;
in response to detecting the second gesture on the touch screen display, entering a deletion mode; and
while in the deletion mode:
displaying a selection icon adjacent to a plurality of representations of instant message conversations in the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations;
detecting a first user selection of a representation of an instant message conversation; and
in response to detecting the first user selection of the representation of the instant message conversation, modifying a selection icon adjacent to the selected representation of the instant message conversation to indicate selection of the instant message conversation for deletion.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising, in response to detecting the first user selection of the representation of the instant message conversation, displaying a deletion icon for deleting the selected representation of the instant message conversation from the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
while displaying the modified selection icon adjacent to the selected representation of the instant message conversation, detecting a second user selection of the representation of the instant message conversation; and
in response to detecting the second user selection of the representation of the instant message conversation, returning the modified selection icon to an unmodified state.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising, while in the deletion mode:
detecting a third gesture on the touch screen display, wherein the third gesture is a scrolling gesture;
in response to detecting the third gesture, scrolling the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations to display a previously undisplayed representation of an instant message conversation;
detecting a user selection of the previously undisplayed representation of the instant message conversation; and
in response to detecting the user selection of the previously undisplayed representation of the instant message conversation, modifying a selection icon adjacent to the previously undisplayed representation of the instant message conversation to indicate selection of the previously undisplayed representation of the instant message conversation for deletion.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising, while in the deletion mode:
displaying an exit icon; and
in response to detecting selection of the exit icon:
exiting the deletion mode, and
removing the selection icon adjacent to the plurality of representations of instant message conversations in the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising, while in the deletion mode:
detecting a user input to exit the deletion mode; and
in response to detecting the user input to exit the deletion mode:
exiting the deletion mode, and
removing the selection icon adjacent to the plurality of representations of instant message conversations in the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising, while in the deletion mode:
displaying a confirmation user interface object for confirming deletion of the selected representation of the instant message conversation; and
in response to a user input on the confirmation user interface object, deleting the selected representation of the instant message conversation from the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations.

8. A portable electronic 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 programs including instructions for:
displaying a list representing a plurality of instant message conversations on the touch screen display, wherein the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations includes:
a representation of a first instant message conversation, the first instant message conversation including a first plurality of instant messages exchanged between a user of the device and a first person; and
a representation of a second instant message conversation, the second instant message conversation including a second plurality of instant messages exchanged between the user of the device and a second person;

while continuing to display the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations:
detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display, wherein the first gesture is a scrolling gesture;
in response to detecting the first gesture, scrolling the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations in accordance with a direction of the first gesture, including:
moving the representation of the first instant message conversation in a respective direction on the touch screen display that is selected based on the direction of the first gesture; and
moving the representation of the second instant message conversation in the same respective direction on the touch screen display; and

after scrolling the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations in accordance with a direction of the first gesture, detecting a second gesture on the touch screen display, wherein the second gesture is different from the first gesture;
in response to detecting the second gesture on the touch screen display, entering a deletion mode; and
while in the deletion mode:
displaying a selection icon adjacent to a plurality of representations of instant message conversations in the list representing the plurality of instant message conversations;
detecting a first user selection of a representation of an instant message conversation; and
in response to detecting the first user selection of the representation of the instant message conversation, modifying a selection icon adjacent to the selected representation of the instant message conversation to indicate selection of the instant message conversation for deletion.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Lemay Stephen O
• Van Os Marcel
• Herz Scott
• Christie Greg

Classifications

• H04L51/043

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• G06F3/04847

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• H04M2250/22

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

• G06Q10/10

  Office automation; Time management · CPC title

• H04M1/27475

  using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations · CPC title