Reduced-size interfaces for managing alerts

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9977579-B2
Application number	US-201715431435-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 13, 2017
Priority date	Sep 2, 2014
Publication date	May 22, 2018
Grant date	May 22, 2018

Abstract

An electronic device with a display can receive an alert comprising information, and in response to receiving the alert, issue a perceptual output. The device can detect a user input and determine whether the user input was detected within a predetermined time interval after the perceptual output. In accordance with a determination that the user input was detected within the predetermined time interval, the device can display a notification on the display, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information. If the device continues to detect the user input after a second predetermined time period, the device can display a second portion of the information, where the second portion is different from the first portion.

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, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display, cause the device to:
receive an alert comprising information;
in response to receiving the alert, issue a perceptual output;
after issuing the perceptual output, detect a user input;
in response to the user input and after issuing the perceptual output:
in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected within a predetermined time interval, after the device generated the perceptual output, activate the display from an inactive state and display a notification on the display, wherein the notification comprises a first portion of the information; and
in accordance with a determination that the user input was detected after the predetermined time interval after the device generated the perceptual output, activate the display from an inactive state and display a notification indicator on the display, wherein the notification indicator does not include a first portion of the information.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises an application affordance for launching an application associated with the alert, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
detect a selection of the application affordance; and
in response to detecting the selection, launch the application associated with the alert.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , wherein the display is a touch-sensitive display, further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
while the notification is displayed, detect a second contact on the touch-sensitive display;
determine whether the second contact meets a dismissal criteria; and
in accordance with a determination that the second contact meets the dismissal criteria, remove the notification from the display.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 3 , wherein displaying the notification comprises displaying an animation that translates the notification onto the display in a first direction, and wherein the second contact meets the dismissal criteria when the second contact comprises a movement of the contact in a second direction opposite the first direction.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 1 , further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
determine whether a second user input has been detected within a second predetermined time interval after displaying the notification;
in accordance with a determination that the second user input has been detected within the second predetermined time interval, remove the notification from the display; and
in accordance with a determination that the second user input has not been detected within the second predetermined time interval, display a second portion of the information, wherein the second portion is different from the first portion.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 3 , wherein the second contact meets the dismissal criteria when the second contact comprises a swipe.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 4 , wherein removing the notification includes displaying an animation that translates the notification off of the display in the second direction.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5 , wherein the alert is an electronic message, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
while the second portion of the information is displayed, detect a fourth contact on the display; and
in response to detecting the fourth contact, display at least a portion of a message conversation comprising electronic messages sent to and received from a source of the electronic message.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5 , wherein the alert comprises audio content, and wherein displaying the second portion of the information comprises displaying an option to play the audio content, and wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises instructions to cause the device to:
detect a selection of the option to play the audio content; and
in response to detecting the selection, play the audio content.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 9 , wherein the audio content is a first audio content, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
after detecting the selection of the option to play the first audio content, receive a second alert comprising second audio content; and
in response to receiving the second alert, play the second audio content.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 5 , further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
while displaying the second portion of the information, detect a third user input; and
in response to detecting the third user input, scroll the second portion of the information in accordance with the third user input.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the third user input is a swipe on the display.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the device comprises a rotatable input mechanism, and wherein the third user input is a rotation of the rotatable input mechanism.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the third user input is associated with a downward direction, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
determine whether a beginning of the information is displayed; and
in accordance with a determination that the beginning of the information is displayed, and in response to detecting the third user input, remove the second portion of the information from the display.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 11 , wherein the third user input is associated with an upward direction, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprising instructions to cause the device to:
determine whether an end of the information is displayed; and
in accordance with a determination that the end of the information is displayed, and in response to detecting the third user input, display a first plurality of user interface objects on the display, wherein the user interface objects are associated with actions corresponding to an application associated with the alert.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the first plurality of user interface objects are scrolled upward onto the display below the end of the information as the information is scrolled upwards on the display.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein removing the second portion of the information from the display comprises replacing display of the second portion of the notification with display of a home screen comprising an indication of the time, wherein the home screen is displayed without an indication that the alert is unread.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein removing t

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Yang Lawrence Y
• Lemay Stephen O
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Chaudhri Imran
• Butcher Gary Ian
• Graham David Chance
• Ive Jonathan P
• Lynch Kevin
• Maric Natalia

Classifications

• G06F3/016 Primary

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F3/0481

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title

• G06T2200/24

  involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs] · CPC title

• G06F3/0488

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

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title