# US 2024/0201828 A1 · Systems and Methods for Providing and Interacting with Application-Update Objects on a Mobile Device

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- Number: US 2024/0201828 A1
- Document ID: US20240201828A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/587,833
- Filed: 2024-02-26
- Published: 2024-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2008-06-06
- Assignees: Apple Inc.
- Applicants: Apple Inc.
- Inventors: Stephen O. Lemay; Sean B. Kelly
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201828A1

## CPC

- G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
- G06F 3/04817: using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34)
- G06F 3/04842: Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence)
- G06F 8/61: Installation
- G06F 9/453: {Help systems}
- G06Q 20/123: {Shopping for digital content}
- G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A mobile device with a display receives one or more inputs to install an application on the mobile device. The mobile device initiates a download of the application to the mobile device. While the application is downloading to the mobile device, the mobile device displays, on a home screen of the display, a placeholder object associated with the application. The mobile device displays, at the placeholder object on the home screen of the display, an indicator showing progress of installation of the application.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
at a mobile device with a display:
receiving one or more inputs to install an application on the mobile device;
installing the application on the mobile device, wherein the installing comprises:
initiating a download of the application to the mobile device; and
while the application is downloading to the mobile device:
displaying, on a home screen of the display, a placeholder object associated with the application; and
displaying, at the placeholder object on the home screen of the display, an indicator showing progress of installation of the application.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
on completion of the installation of the application on the mobile device:
ceasing to display the placeholder object and the indicator; and
displaying, on the home screen of the display, an installed object associated with the application.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the installed object is displayed at the same location as the placeholder object.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the placeholder object includes visually de-emphasizing the placeholder object relative to other objects that are displayed on the home screen of the display.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
while the application is downloading to the mobile device:
displaying, adjacent to the placeholder object, text indicating that the application is being installed.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator is a progress indicator.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
prior to receiving the one or more inputs to install the application:
receiving a touch input to access an application management interface on the mobile device; and
in response to receiving the touch input:
presenting the application management interface; and
displaying, in the application management interface, information corresponding to one or more applications that are available for installation, the one or more applications including the application.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, further comprising:
in response to receiving the one or more inputs to install the application on the mobile device, transitioning from presenting the application management interface to displaying the home screen.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The method of claim 7, wherein presenting the application management interface includes presenting a menu portion and a display portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The method of the claim 9, wherein the display portion includes one or more application objects corresponding to respective applications, each application object presenting information about a corresponding application.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The method of claim 9, where the menu portion includes a plurality of tabs, each tab providing access to particular features of the application management interface.

### Claim 12

A mobile device, comprising:
a 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 performing operations including:
receiving one or more inputs to install an application on the mobile device;
installing the application on the mobile device, wherein the installing comprises:
initiating a download of the application to the mobile device; and
while the application is downloading to the mobile device:
displaying, on a home screen of the display, a placeholder object associated with the application; and
displaying, at the placeholder object on the home screen of the display, an indicator showing progress of installation of the application.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for performing operations including:
on completion of the installation of the application on the mobile device:
ceasing to display the placeholder object and the indicator; and
displaying, on the home screen of the display, an installed object associated with the application.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the installed object is displayed at the same location as the placeholder object.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The mobile device of claim 12, wherein displaying the placeholder object includes visually de-emphasizing the placeholder object relative to other objects that are displayed on the home screen of the display.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for performing operations including:
while the application is downloading to the mobile device:
displaying, adjacent to the placeholder object, text indicating that the application is being installed.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the indicator is a progress indicator.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for performing operations including:
prior to receiving the one or more inputs to install the application:
receiving a touch input to access an application management interface on the mobile device; and
in response to receiving the touch input:
presenting the application management interface; and
displaying, in the application management interface, information corresponding to one or more applications that are available for installation, the one or more applications including the application.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The mobile device of claim 18, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for performing operations including:
in response to receiving the one or more inputs to install the application on the mobile device, transitioning from presenting the application management interface to displaying the home screen.

### Claim 20

A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a mobile device having a display, one or more programs including instructions for performing operations including:
receiving one or more inputs to install an application on the mobile device;
installing the application on the mobile device, wherein the installing comprises:
initiating a download of the application to the mobile device; and
while the application is downloading to the mobile device:
displaying, on a home screen of the display, a placeholder object associated with the application; and
displaying, at the placeholder object on the home screen of the display, an indicator showing progress of installation of the application.