Device, method, and graphical user interface for configuring restricted interaction with a user interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9703450-B2
Application number	US-201414329704-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2014
Priority date	Dec 29, 2011
Publication date	Jul 11, 2017
Grant date	Jul 11, 2017

Abstract

An electronic device, while in an interaction configuration mode: displays a first user interface that includes a plurality of user interface objects; and, while displaying the first user interface, detects one or more gesture inputs on a touch-sensitive surface. For a respective gesture input, the device determines whether one or more user interface objects of the plurality of user interface objects correspond to the respective gesture input. The device visually distinguishes a first set of user interface objects in the plurality of user interface objects that correspond to the detected one or more gesture inputs from a second set of user interface objects in the plurality of user interface objects that do not correspond to the detected one or more gesture inputs. The device detects an input; and, in response to detecting the input, exits the interaction configuration mode and enters a restricted interaction mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for configuring restricted interaction with a user interface, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface:
displaying a representation of a user interface that includes a plurality of user interface objects;
while displaying the representation of the user interface, detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first input includes movement on the touch-sensitive surface over at least a portion of the representation of the user interface;
based on the movement over the portion of the representation of the user interface, selecting a first user interface object of the plurality of user interface objects to be disabled in a second interaction mode;
after selecting the first user interface object to be disabled, operating the device in a first interaction mode, including:
while displaying the representation of the user interface, detecting a second input at a location of the first user interface object in the user interface; and
in response to detecting the second input, performing an operation associated with the first user interface object; and

while displaying the representation of the user interface, transitioning from the first interaction mode to the second interaction mode; and
while operating the device in the second interaction mode, restricting interaction with the first user interface object, by preventing inputs at the location of the first user interface object from causing the operation associated with the first user interface object to be performed.

2. The method of claim 1 , including, while displaying the representation of the user interface, selecting a region of the user interface surrounding the selected first user interface object and visually distinguishing the region of the user interface surrounding the first user interface object from other regions of the user interface object.

3. The method of claim 2 , including, while operating the device in the second interaction mode, visually distinguishing the region of the user interface surrounding the first user interface object.

4. The method of claim 2 , including, while detecting the first input on the touch-sensitive surface, displaying a path that corresponds to the movement on the touch-sensitive surface.

5. The method of claim 4 , including:
detecting a liftoff of the first input; and
in response to detecting the liftoff of the first input, transitioning from displaying the path to visually distinguishing the region on the display surrounding the first user interface object.

6. The method of claim 2 , including:
after detecting a liftoff of the first input, detecting a modifying gesture on the touch-sensitive surface at a location that corresponds to the region; and
in response to detecting the modifying gesture, modifying the region in accordance with the modifying gesture.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:
the modifying gesture is a repositioning gesture, and
modifying the region includes repositioning the region on the display in accordance with the repositioning gesture.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein:
the modifying gesture is a resizing gesture, and
modifying the region includes resizing the region in accordance with the resizing gesture.

9. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
based on the movement over the portion of the representation of the user interface, selecting a second user interface object of the plurality of user interface objects to be disabled in the second interaction mode; and
while operating the device in the first interaction mode:
while displaying the representation of the user interface, detecting a third input at a location of the second user interface object in the user interface; and
in response to detecting the third input, performing an operation associated with the second user interface object; and

while operating the device in the second interaction mode, restricting interaction with the second user interface object by preventing inputs at the location of the second user interface object from causing the operation associated with the second user interface object to be performed.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
while operating the device in the second interaction mode:
detecting a predefined user input; and
in response to detecting the predefined user input, displaying a second interaction mode exit screen on the display.

11. The method of claim 10 , comprising:
while displaying the second interaction mode exit screen, detecting one or more inputs;
determining whether the detected one or more inputs match a predefined input for exiting the second interaction mode;
in accordance with a determination that the detected one or more inputs match the predefined input for exiting the second interaction mode, exiting the second interaction mode and operating the device in the first interaction mode; and,
in accordance with a determination that the detected one or more inputs do not match the predefined input for exiting the second interaction mode, ceasing to display the second interaction mode exit screen on the display.

12. An electronic device, comprising:
a display;
a touch-sensitive surface;
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:
displaying a representation of a user interface that includes a plurality of user interface objects;
while displaying the representation of the user interface, detecting a first input on the touch-sensitive surface, wherein the first input includes movement on the touch-sensitive surface over at least a portion of the representation of the user interface;
based on the movement over the portion of the representation of the user interface, selecting a first user interface object of the plurality of user interface objects to be disabled in a second interaction mode;
after selecting the first user interface object to be disabled, operating the device in a first interaction mode, including:
while displaying the representation of the user interface, detecting a second input at a location of the first user interface object in the user interface; and
in response to detecting the second input, performing an operation associated with the first user interface object; and

while displaying the representation of the user interface, transitioning from the first interaction mode to the second interaction mode; and
while operating the device in the second interaction mode, restricting interaction with the first user interface object, by preventing inputs at the location of the first user interface object from causing the operation associated with the first user interface object to be performed.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while displaying the representation of the user interface, selecting a region of the user interface surrounding the selected first user interface object and visually distinguishing the region of the user interface surrounding the first user interface object from other regions of the user interface object.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
while operating the device in the second interaction mode, visually distinguishing the region of the user interface surrounding the first user interface object.

15. The electronic device of claim 13 , the one or more programs further including instructions

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Seymour Eric T
• Fleizach Christopher

Classifications

• H04M1/724631

  by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad · CPC title

• G06F3/0484

  for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range · CPC title

• G06F1/1694 Primary

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title