US 2019/0199848 A1 · Portable Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Using Emoji Characters While in a Locked Mode

Abstract

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display includes simultaneously displaying a character input area operable to display text character input and emoji character input selected by a user, a keyboard display area, and a plurality of emoji category icons. In response to detecting a gesture on a respective emoji category icon, the method also includes simultaneously displaying: a first subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category in the keyboard display area and a plurality of subset-sequence-indicia icons for the respective emoji category. The method also includes detecting a gesture in the keyboard display area and, in response: replacing display of the first subset of emoji character keys with display of a second subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category, and updating the information provided by the subset-sequence-indicia icons.

Claims10

Dependent claims

(canceled)

A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch screen display:
while the electronic device is in a user-interface locked mode:
receiving an incoming message from a party to a user of the electronic device while the touch screen display is in a power-conserving state;
in response to receiving the incoming message:
powering up the touch screen display, and
displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display;
detecting a predefined user action to immediately display a plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message while displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
in response to detecting the predefined user action to immediately display the plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, displaying the plurality of predefined responses, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
detecting a predefined user action for selecting a predefined response in the plurality of predefined responses, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
detecting a predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
and
in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode.

9 more elements

An electronic device, comprising:

a touch screen 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:
while the electronic device is in a user-interface locked mode:
receiving an incoming message from a party to a user of the electronic device while the touch screen display is in a power-conserving state;
in response to receiving the incoming message:
powering up the touch screen display, and
displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display;
detecting a predefined user action to immediately display a plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message while displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
in response to detecting the predefined user action to immediately display the plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, displaying the plurality of predefined responses, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
detecting a predefined user action for selecting a predefined response in the plurality of predefined responses, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
detecting a predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
and
in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode.

12 more elements

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 screen display, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while the electronic device is in a user-interface locked mode:
receiving an incoming message from a party to a user of the electronic device while the touch screen display is in a power-conserving state;
in response to receiving the incoming message:
powering up the touch screen display, and
displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display;
detecting a predefined user action to immediately display a plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message while displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
in response to detecting the predefined user action to immediately display the plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, displaying the plurality of predefined responses, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
detecting a predefined user action for selecting a predefined response in the plurality of predefined responses, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
detecting a predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode;
and
in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, while the electronic device is in the user-interface locked mode.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/289,346Filed 28 Feb 2019

Priority

19 Nov 2008

Published

27 Jun 2019

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06F 3/0219
Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the input device: special purpose keyboards
G06F 3/0236
Character input methods: using selection techniques to select from displayed items
G06F 3/04817
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…

Family

Application12/274,346Continuation · filed 19 Nov 2008

Application12/365,887Division · filed 4 Feb 2009

Application13/596,666Continuation · filed 28 Aug 2012

Application16/289,346Continuation

Application13/596,666Division

Application12/365,887Continuation

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Portable Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Using Emoji Characters While in a Locked Mode

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Portable Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Using Emoji Characters While in a Locked Mode

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Claims10