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US 2026/0299710 A1Published application
Interacting with an electronic device through physical movement
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsJeffrey Traer BERNSTEIN, Lukas Robert Tom GIRLING, Julian MISSIG, Golnaz ABDOLLAHIAN
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.
Claims22
An electronic device, comprising:
- a display screen;
- a sensor:
- 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:
- receiving, via the sensor, a sensor input;
- in response to receiving the sensor input, determining whether the electronic device satisfies a mode change criteria, the mode change criteria including an orientation criterion satisfied based on an orientation of the electronic device;
- in accordance with a determination that the mode change criteria is satisfied:
- transitioning the electronic device to a first mode;
- and
- modifying a user interface to indicate the electronic device is in the first mode;
- in accordance with a determination that the mode change criteria is not satisfied, forgoing transitioning the electronic device to the first mode;
- subsequent to receiving the sensor input, receiving a user input;
- and
- in response to the user input:
- in accordance with a determination that the electronic device satisfies a first operation criteria, the first operation criteria including a mode criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is in the first mode, performing a first operation;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the electronic device does not satisfy the first operation criteria, forgoing performing the first operation.
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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 display screen and a sensor, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- receiving, via the sensor, a sensor input;
- in response to receiving the sensor input, determining whether the electronic device satisfies a mode change criteria, the mode change criteria including an orientation criterion satisfied based on an orientation of the electronic device;
- in accordance with a determination that the mode change criteria is satisfied:
- transitioning the electronic device to a first mode;
- and
- modifying a user interface to indicate the electronic device is in the first mode;
- in accordance with a determination that the mode change criteria is not satisfied, forgoing transitioning the electronic device to the first mode;
- subsequent to receiving the sensor input, receiving a user input;
- and
- in response to the user input:
- in accordance with a determination that the electronic device satisfies a first operation criteria, the first operation criteria including a mode criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is in the first mode, performing a first operation;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the electronic device does not satisfy the first operation criteria, forgoing performing the first operation.
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A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device with a display screen and a sensor:
- receiving, via the sensor, a sensor input;
- in response to receiving the sensor input, determining whether the electronic device satisfies a mode change criteria, the mode change criteria including an orientation criterion satisfied based on an orientation of the electronic device;
- in accordance with a determination that the mode change criteria is satisfied:
- transitioning the electronic device to a first mode;
- and
- modifying a user interface to indicate the electronic device is in the first mode;
- in accordance with a determination that the mode change criteria is not satisfied, forgoing transitioning the electronic device to the first mode;
- subsequent to receiving the sensor input, receiving a user input;
- and
- in response to the user input:
- in accordance with a determination that the electronic device satisfies a first operation criteria, the first operation criteria including a mode criterion that is satisfied when the electronic device is in the first mode, performing a first operation;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the electronic device does not satisfy the first operation criteria, forgoing performing the first operation.
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