Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a multifunction device with a touch screen display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9846533-B2
Application number	US-56575409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 24, 2009
Priority date	Mar 16, 2009
Publication date	Dec 19, 2017
Grant date	Dec 19, 2017

Abstract

In some embodiments, a device displays content on a touch screen display and detects input by finger gestures. In response to the finger gestures, the device selects content, visually distinguishes the selected content, and/or updates the selected content based on detected input. In some embodiments, the device displays a command display area that includes one or more command icons; detects activation of a command icon in the command display area; and, in response to detecting activation of the command icon in the command display area, performs a corresponding action with respect to the selected content. Exemplary actions include cutting, copying, and pasting content.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch screen display:
displaying content on the touch screen display;
detecting one or more fingers on the touch screen display;
recognizing a gesture made by the one or more fingers on the touch screen display, wherein the gesture is one gesture in a plurality of predefined gestures operable to select or assist in selecting a portion of the content;
performing an action with respect to the content in response to recognizing the gesture;
wherein:
the gesture is a stationary pressing gesture by two fingers on the touch screen display that includes contact by a first finger at a first location in the content and concurrent contact by a second finger at a second location in the content;
in response to recognizing the stationary pressing gesture by two fingers:
selecting a portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and
displaying a start-point object and an end-point object at respective ends of the selected portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and

after selecting the portion of content located between the first location and the second location:
continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers on the touch screen display for at least a predefined time period; and,
in response to continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers for at least the predefined time period:
increasing the selected portion of content to a sentence, wherein the sentence contains the portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and
displaying the start-point object and the end-point object at respective ends of the sentence.

2. A method, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch screen display:
displaying content on the touch screen display;
detecting one or more fingers on the touch screen display;
recognizing a gesture made by the one or more fingers on the touch screen display, wherein the gesture is one gesture in a plurality of predefined gestures operable to select or assist in selecting a portion of the content;
performing an action with respect to the content in response to recognizing the gesture;
wherein:
the gesture is a stationary pressing gesture by two fingers on the touch screen display that includes contact by a first finger at a first location in the content and concurrent contact by a second finger at a second location in the content;
in response to recognizing the stationary pressing gesture by two fingers:
selecting a portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and
displaying a start-point object and an end-point object at respective ends of the selected portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and

after selecting the portion of content located between the first location and the second location:
continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers on the touch screen display for at least a predefined time period; and,
in response to continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers for at least the predefined time period:
increasing the selected portion of content to a paragraph, wherein the paragraph contains the portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and
displaying the start-point object and the end-point object at respective ends of the paragraph.

3. A method, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch screen display:
displaying content on the touch screen display;
detecting one or more fingers on the touch screen display;
recognizing a gesture made by the one or more fingers on the touch screen display, wherein the gesture is one gesture in a plurality of predefined gestures operable to select or assist in selecting a portion of the content;
performing an action with respect to the content in response to recognizing the gesture;
wherein:
the gesture is a stationary pressing gesture by two fingers on the touch screen display that includes contact by a first finger at a first location in the content and concurrent contact by a second finger at a second location in the content;
in response to recognizing the stationary pressing gesture by two fingers:
selecting a portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and
displaying a start-point object and an end-point object at respective ends of the selected portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and

after selecting the portion of content located between the first location and the second location:
continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers on the touch screen display for at least a predefined time period; and,
in response to continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers for at least the predefined time period:
selecting all of the content; and
displaying the start-point object and the end-point object at respective ends of the content.

4. A method, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch screen display:
displaying content on the touch screen display;
detecting one or more fingers on the touch screen display;
recognizing a gesture made by the one or more fingers on the touch screen display, wherein the gesture is one gesture in a plurality of predefined gestures operable to select or assist in selecting a portion of the content;
performing an action with respect to the content in response to recognizing the gesture;
wherein:
the gesture is a stationary pressing gesture by two fingers on the touch screen display that includes contact by a first finger at a first location in the content and concurrent contact by a second finger at a second location in the content;
in response to recognizing the stationary pressing gesture by two fingers:
selecting a portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and
displaying a start-point object and an end-point object at respective ends of the selected portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and

after selecting the portion of content located between the first location and the second location:
continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers on the touch screen display for a succession of predefined time periods; and,
in response to continuing to detect the stationary pressing gesture by the two fingers for each time period in the succession of predefined time periods:
increasing the selected portion of content, wherein the increased selected portion of content contains the portion of content located between the first location and the second location; and
displaying the start-point object and the end-point object at respective ends of the increased selected portion of content.

5. A method, comprising:
at a multifunction device with a touch screen display:
displaying content on the touch screen display;
detecting one or more fingers on the touch screen display;
recognizing a gesture made by the one or more fingers on the touch screen display, wherein the gesture is one gesture in a plurality of predefined gestures operable to select or assist in selecting a portion of the content;
performing an action with respect to the content in response to recognizing the gesture;
wherein:
the gesture is a margin-initiated selection gesture by a single finger, wherein the margin-initiated selection gesture is a single-finger gesture that comprises an initial finger contact outside the content in a margin adjacent to a word in the content followed by movement of the finger contact to a location in the content;
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Assignees

• Ording Bas
• Kocienda Kenneth L
• Moore Bradford Allen
• Van Os Marcel
• Williamson Richard
• Forstall Scott
• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Ording Bas
• Kocienda Kenneth L
• Moore Bradford Allen
• Van Os Marcel
• Williamson Richard
• Forstall Scott

Classifications

• G06F2203/04806

  Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · 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

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

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