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Device, method and graphical user interface for displaying and using menus

A technology of user interface and display unit, applied in the input/output process of data processing, instruments, calculations, etc., can solve problems such as difficult to find and activate

Active Publication Date: 2019-07-19
APPLE INC
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The display of these options makes it more difficult to spot and activate more frequently used menu options

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[0034] As noted above, existing methods and devices for displaying and using menus are cumbersome and inefficient. For example, menus often display several rarely used options. The display of these options makes it more difficult to find and activate more frequently used menu options. On the other hand, it is also desirable to provide quick access to both rarely used options and more frequently used options.

[0035] Methods and apparatus for improving the display and use of menus are disclosed herein.

[0036] In some embodiments, in response to detecting a first type of user input, a simplified menu with fewer options is displayed, and in response to detecting a second type of user input, an expanded menu with more options is displayed. The type of input optionally depends on the number of contacts used in the input and / or the strength of the contacts (eg, force or pressure). In some embodiments, the simplified menu is a radial menu with 4 or fewer options that makes it e...

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The invention relates to devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for displaying and using menus. An electronic device displays a user interface that includes one or more user interface elements; detects a user input on a touch-sensitive surface that includes detecting a contact at a location that corresponds to a respective user interface element; and, in response:if the user input satisfies menu-display criteria, including a criterion that is satisfied when the contact has an intensity above a first intensity threshold, displays a first menu overlaid on the user interface; and, if the user input satisfies action criteria, wherein the action criteria are capable of being satisfied when the intensity of the contact is below the first intensity threshold, initiates performance of an action associated with the respective user interface element without displaying the first menu.

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technical field [0001] The present application relates generally to electronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces, including but not limited to electronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces that display and use menus. Background technique [0002] The use of touch-sensitive surfaces as input devices for computers and other electronic computing devices has increased significantly in recent years. Exemplary touch-sensitive surfaces include touchpads and touchscreen displays. Such surfaces are widely used to interact with and navigate user interfaces on displays. One way to interact with the user interface is via menus displayed on the display. [0003] But existing methods and devices for displaying and using menus are cumbersome and inefficient. For example, menus often display many options that are rarely used. The display of these options makes it more difficult to find and activate more frequently used menu options. On the other hand, it is also desirable to pro...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/0482G06F3/0488G06F3/0481
CPCG06F3/04817G06F3/0482G06F3/04883G06F3/04886
Inventor G·I·巴彻C·P·福斯R·S·塞普尔维达A·J·佩瑞P·L·科夫曼A·D·卡达尔珊C·J·布瑞U·M·哈杰
Owner APPLE INC