Providing substantially immediate action in response to input event
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDaniel A. Warren, Matthew Rogers, John Sullivan
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for setting up an action on an electronic device before an input is confirmed and performing the action once the input is confirmed are provided. The amount of time needed to perform the action in response to detecting an input may be reduced by an amount of time equivalent to the lesser of the wait time used to confirm the input or the time needed to set up the action. The electronic device may set up a predicted action to be performed substantially immediately following confirmation of the input.
Claims30
An electronic device for initiating a set up of an action, the electronic device comprising:
- an input mechanism operative to receive an input;
- and
- control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is operative to:
- detect the input;
- predict at least one action to perform in response to the detected input;
- set up the at least one action;
- confirm the input;
- and
- perform the at least one action in response to the confirmed input.
A method for initiating a set up of an action on an electronic device, the method comprising:
- detecting an input;
- confirming the input;
- initiating the set up of at least one action in response to detecting the input and before the input is confirmed;
- and
- performing the at least one action.
A computer-readable media encoded with machine readable instructions for initiating an action on an electronic device, the computer-readable media comprising the instructions for:
- detecting an input;
- predicting at least one action to perform in response to detecting the input;
- confirming the input;
- initiating the set up of the at least one action in response to predicting the at least one action and before the input is confirmed;
- and
- performing the at least one action in response to confirming the input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.