US 9,753,556 B2 · Devices and methods for manipulating user interfaces with a stylus

Abstract

An electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device: while the electronic device is in a locked state: displays a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display; while displaying the lock screen user interface, detects a first input from the stylus to draw on the touch-sensitive display; in response to detecting the first input, displays, over the lock screen user interface, one or more marks of a drawing that correspond to the first input; while displaying, on the lock screen user interface, the one or more marks of the drawing: detects a second input from the stylus to display a drawing application in a restricted mode; and, in response to detecting the second input, executes the drawing application in the restricted mode and displays the one or more marks of the drawing in the drawing application.

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Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the device including one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device:
while the electronic device is in a locked state:
displaying a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display;
while displaying the lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first input from the stylus to draw on the touch-sensitive display;
in response to detecting the first input from the stylus to draw, displaying, over the lock screen user interface, one or more marks of a drawing that correspond to the first input from the stylus;
while displaying, on the lock screen user interface, the one or more marks of the drawing that correspond to the first input from the stylus:
detecting a second input from the stylus to display a drawing application in a restricted mode;
and,
in response to detecting the second input from the stylus to display the drawing application, executing the drawing application in the restricted mode and displaying the one or more marks of the drawing that correspond to the first input from the stylus in the drawing application.

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A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, wherein the device includes one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device:
while the electronic device is in a locked state:
displaying a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display;
while displaying the lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a predefined user input;
in accordance with a determination that the predefined user input is performed with the stylus, replacing display of the lock screen user interface with display of a drawing application in a restricted session;
and
in accordance with a determination that the predefined user input is performed with a finger touch, maintaining display of the lock screen user interface and forgoing display of the drawing application.

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A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, the device including one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device:
while the electronic device is in a locked state:
displaying a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, the lock screen user interface including a lock screen image;
while displaying the lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first input by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display, wherein detecting the first input includes:
detecting an initial contact by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display at a beginning of the first input;
detecting a movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display during the first input;
and
detecting a liftoff of the stylus from the touch-sensitive display at an end of the first input;
in response to detecting the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display, drawing a first mark that is displayed on top of the lock screen image in accordance with the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display;
in response to detecting the liftoff of the stylus from the touch-sensitive display:
ceasing to display the lock screen user interface, including ceasing to display the lock screen image;
displaying a user interface for a drawing application in a restricted session;
and
displaying the first mark, which was drawn in accordance with the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display during the first input, in the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session;
while displaying the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session, detecting a second input by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display;
and,
in response to detecting the second input by the stylus on the touch- sensitive display, drawing a second mark that is displayed along with the first mark in the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session.

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An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;
one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device;
one or more processors;
memory;
and
one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and 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 locked state:
displaying a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display;
while displaying the lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a predefined user input;
in accordance with a determination that the predefined user input is performed with the stylus, replacing display of the lock screen user interface with display of a drawing application in a restricted session;
and
in accordance with a determination that the predefined user input is performed with a finger touch, maintaining display of the lock screen user interface and forgoing display of the drawing application.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device, cause the electronic device to:

while the electronic device is in a locked state:
display a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display;
while displaying the lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detect a predefined user input;
in accordance with a determination that the predefined user input is performed with the stylus, replace display of the lock screen user interface with display of a drawing application in a restricted session;
and
in accordance with a determination that the predefined user input is performed with a finger touch, maintain display of the lock screen user interface and forgo display of the drawing application.

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An electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;
one or more sensors to detect signals from a stylus associated with the device;
one or more processors;
memory;
and
one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and 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 locked state:
displaying a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, the lock screen user interface including a lock screen image;
while displaying the lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detecting a first input by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display, wherein detecting the first input includes:
detecting an initial contact by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display at a beginning of the first input;
detecting a movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display during the first input;
and
detecting a liftoff of the stylus from the touch-sensitive display at an end of the first input;
in response to detecting the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display, drawing a first mark that is displayed on top of the lock screen image in accordance with the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display;
in response to detecting the liftoff of the stylus from the touch-sensitive display:
ceasing to display the lock screen user interface, including ceasing to display the lock screen image;
displaying a user interface for a drawing application in a restricted session;
and
displaying the first mark, which was drawn in accordance with the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display during the first input, in the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session;
while displaying the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session, detecting a second input by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display;
and,
in response to detecting the second input by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display, drawing a second mark that is displayed along with the first mark in the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session.

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while the electronic device is in a locked state:
display a lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, the lock screen user interface including a lock screen image;
while displaying the lock screen user interface on the touch-sensitive display, detect a first input by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display, wherein detecting the first input includes:
detecting an initial contact by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display at a beginning of the first input;
detecting a movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display during the first input;
and
detecting a liftoff of the stylus from the touch-sensitive display at an end of the first input;
in response to detecting the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display, draw a first mark that is displayed on top of the lock screen image in accordance with the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display;
in response to detecting the liftoff of the stylus from the touch-sensitive display:
cease to display the lock screen user interface, including ceasing to display the lock screen image;
display a user interface for a drawing application in a restricted session;
and
display the first mark, which was drawn in accordance with the movement of the stylus across the touch-sensitive display during the first input, in the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session;
while displaying the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session, detect a second input by the stylus on the touch-sensitive display;
and,
in response to detecting the second input by the stylus on the touch- sensitive display, draw a second mark that is displayed along with the first mark in the user interface for the drawing application in the restricted session.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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