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US 10,884,579 B2Granted
Portable electronic device with interface reconfiguration mode
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsMarcel Van Os, Freddy Allen Anzures, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie, Imran Chaudhri
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Abstract
A portable electronic device displays a plurality of icons (e.g., graphical objects) in a region in a touch-sensitive display; detects a predefined user action, with respect to the touch-sensitive display, for initiating a predefined user interface reconfiguration process; and varies positions of one or more icons in the plurality of icons in response to detecting the predefined user action. The varying includes varying the positions of the one or more icons about respective average positions.
Claims21
An electronic device, comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch-sensitive display in a normal mode of operation;
- while in the normal mode of operation and displaying the plurality of application icons, detecting a first finger gesture on a first application icon in the plurality of application icons, the first finger gesture being a tap gesture, the first application icon being at a first location on the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to detecting the first finger gesture on the first application icon, initiating the application that corresponds to the first application icon;
- while in the normal mode of operation and displaying the plurality of application icons, detecting a second finger gesture on the first application icon at the first location on the touch-sensitive display, the second finger gesture including a finger contact held on the first application icon for more than a predetermined period;
- in response to detecting the finger contact held on the first application icon for more than the predetermined period while in the normal mode of operation, entering a user interface reconfiguration mode, distinct from the normal mode of operation, wherein the user interface reconfiguration mode is maintained after the finger contact held on the first application icon for more than the predetermined period is broken;
- while in the user interface reconfiguration mode:
- displaying the first application icon in a manner different from that in the normal mode of operation;
- detecting movement of a new finger contact from the first location on the touch-sensitive display to a second location on the touch-sensitive display;
- and
- moving the first application icon to the second location on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the movement of the new finger contact.
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A method comprising:
- at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display:
- displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch-sensitive display in a normal mode of operation;
- while in the normal mode of operation and displaying the plurality of application icons, detecting a first finger gesture on a first application icon in the plurality of application icons, the first finger gesture being a tap gesture, the first application icon being at a first location on the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to detecting the first finger gesture on the first application icon, initiating the application that corresponds to the first application icon;
- while in the normal mode of operation and displaying the plurality of application icons, detecting a second finger gesture on the first application icon at the first location on the touch-sensitive display, the second finger gesture including a finger contact held on the first application icon for more than a predetermined period;
- in response to detecting the finger contact held on the first application icon for more than the predetermined period while in the normal mode of operation, entering a user interface reconfiguration mode, distinct from the normal mode of operation, wherein the user interface reconfiguration mode is maintained after the finger contact held on the first application icon for more than the predetermined period is broken;
- while in the user interface reconfiguration mode:
- displaying the first application icon in a manner different from that in the normal mode of operation;
- detecting movement of a new finger contact from the first location on the touch-sensitive display to a second location on the touch-sensitive display;
- and
- moving the first application icon to the second location on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the movement of the new finger contact.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying a plurality of application icons on the touch-sensitive display in a normal mode of operation;
- while in the normal mode of operation and displaying the plurality of application icons, detecting a first finger gesture on a first application icon in the plurality of application icons, the first finger gesture being a tap gesture, the first application icon being at a first location on the touch-sensitive display;
- in response to detecting the first finger gesture on the first application icon, initiating the application that corresponds to the first application icon;
- while in the normal mode of operation and displaying the plurality of application icons, detecting a second finger gesture on the first application icon at the first location on the touch-sensitive display, the second finger gesture including a finger contact held on the first application icon for more than a predetermined period;
- in response to detecting the finger contact held on the first application icon for more than the predetermined period while in the normal mode of operation, entering a user interface reconfiguration mode, distinct from the normal mode of operation, wherein the user interface reconfiguration mode is maintained after the finger contact held on the first application icon for more than the predetermined period is broken;
- while in the user interface reconfiguration mode:
- displaying the first application icon in a manner different from that in the normal mode of operation;
- detecting movement of a new finger contact from the first location on the touch-sensitive display to a second location on the touch-sensitive display;
- and
- moving the first application icon to the second location on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the movement of the new finger contact.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.