Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for providing feedback during interaction with an intensity-sensitive button

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9740381-B1
Application number	US-201615271194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 20, 2016
Priority date	Sep 6, 2016
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

An electronic device: while displaying a first user interface, detects a first input that is consistent with a request to display a second user interface and a request to display a third user interface. In response, the device starts to display a first animated transition from the first to the second user interface. While the first animated transition is being displayed, the device detects a second input. In response, the device determines that the second input is consistent with the request to display the third user interface and whether the second input is received at a first or at a later, second time. If at the first time, the device: interrupts the first animated transition at a first point and displays a second animated transition from the first point to the third user interface. If at the second, later time, the device interrupts the first animated transition at a second point (after the first point), and displays a third animated transition from the second point to the third user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions that, when executed by an electronic device with a display, and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the electronic device to:
display a first user interface;
while displaying the first user interface, detect a first input, wherein the first input is consistent with a request to display a second user interface and a request to display a third user interface;
in response to detecting the first input, start to display a first animated transition from the first user interface to a second user interface;
while the first animated transition is being displayed, detect a second input; and
in response to detecting the second input:
in accordance with a determination that the second input is consistent with the request to display the third user interface, and that the second input is received at a first time:
interrupt the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface at a first point in the first animated transition, and
display a second animated transition from the first point in the first animated transition to the third user interface; and

in accordance with a determination that the second input is consistent with the request to display the third user interface, and that the second input is received at a second time that is after the first time:
interrupt the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface at a second point in the first animated transition that is after the first point in the first animated transition, and
display a third animated transition from the second point in the first animated transition to the third user interface, wherein the third animated transition is different from the second animated transition.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:
in response to detecting the second input:
in accordance with a determination that the second input meets first criteria, and that that the second input is received at a third time that is after the second time, continue to display the first animated transition.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the first time and the second time occur before a threshold time for detecting a double-click input that includes the first input.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the third time occurs after the threshold time for detecting a double-click input that includes the first input.

5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the second input is a repetition of the first input.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface includes movement of the first user interface in a first direction, and the second animated transition includes movement of the first user interface in a second direction that is distinct from the first direction.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:
in response to detecting the second input:
in accordance with a determination that the second input is consistent with a request to display a fourth user interface, distinct from the first, second, and third user interfaces:
interrupt the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface at a third point in the first animated transition, distinct from the first and second points in the first animated transition, and
display a fourth animated transition from the third point in the first animated transition to the fourth user interface, wherein the fourth animated transition is different from the first, second and third animated transitions.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface includes movement of the first user interface in a first direction, the fourth animated transition includes movement of the first user interface in a second direction that is opposite the first direction, and the third animated transition is in a third direction that is orthogonal to the first and second directions.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:
in response to detecting the second input:
in accordance with a determination that the second input is consistent with a request to transition to a fifth user interface:
interrupt the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface at a fourth point in the first animated transition, and
display a fifth animated transition from the fourth point in the first animated transition to the fifth user interface, wherein the fifth animated transition is different from the first, second and third animated transitions.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to:
while displaying the first user interface, prior to detecting the first input:
detect a precursor input for the first input;
in response to detecting the precursor input, display a hint animation wherein the hint animation includes a start of the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein:
the first user interface is a user interface of a first application, and
the one or more programs further comprise instructions that cause the device to generate the first animated transition in accordance with a location of a first application launch icon on the second user interface.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein:
detecting the first input includes detecting a first press input by a first contact on a home button, wherein the first press input includes an increase in a characteristic intensity of the first contact above a first intensity threshold followed by a decrease in the characteristic intensity of the first contact below a second intensity threshold.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to
generate a first tactile output in response to detecting the increase in the characteristic intensity of the first contact above the first intensity threshold.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to
generate a second tactile output in response to detecting the decrease in the characteristic intensity of the first contact below the second intensity threshold.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , the one or more programs further comprising instructions that cause the device to, in response to detecting the second input:
in accordance with a determination that the second input is consistent with the request to display the third user interface, and that the second input is received at a fourth time that is after the second time:
continue to display the first animated transition from the first user interface to the second user interface, and
display a fifth animated transition from an end of the first animated transition to the third user interface, wherein the fifth animated transition is different from the second animated t

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Chaudhri Imran A
• Kocienda Kenneth L
• Alonso Ruiz Marcos
• Karunamuni Chanaka G

Classifications

• G06T13/80

  Two-dimensional [2D] animation, e.g. using sprites · CPC title

• G06F2203/04105

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

• G06F3/04886

  by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04883 Primary

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

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title