A user interface for presenting information about and facilitating application functionality

Abstract

In some embodiments, the electronic device presents information about the function of the application and facilitates the execution of the function of the application. When information display criteria are met, in response to receiving input for performing an action associated with the corresponding function, the information is optionally displayed. In some embodiments, the criteria include criteria that are met when the user has not yet initiated the corresponding function on the electronic device.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62 / 794,401, filed on January 18, 2019, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure generally relates to electronic devices that present user interfaces that include information about the functionality of applications and facilitate use of such functionality, and user interaction with such devices. Background Art

[0004] In recent years, the interaction between users and electronic devices has increased significantly. These devices can be devices such as computers, tablet computers, televisions, multimedia devices, mobile devices, etc.

[0005] In some cases, users want to receive information about features of an application that they have not yet performed using the application, thereby facilitating the use of such features. Enhancing these interactions can improve the user's experience with the device and reduce user interaction time, which is particularly important when the input device is battery powered.

[0006] It is understood that the use of personally identifiable information should be subject to privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized to meet or exceed industry or government requirements for maintaining user privacy. Specifically, personally identifiable information data should be managed and processed to minimize the risk of unintentional or unauthorized access or use, and the nature of the authorized use should be clearly stated to users. Summary of the invention

[0007] Some embodiments described in the present disclosure relate to presenting information about functions of an application on an electronic device. When information display criteria are met, the electronic device optionally presents the information in response to receiving input for performing an action associated with the corresponding function. In some embodiments, the criteria include criteria that are met when the user has not yet initiated the corresponding function on the electronic device, thereby facilitating discovery and use of the corresponding function. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] For a better understanding of the various described embodiments, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

[0009] Figure 1A is a block diagram showing a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display according to some embodiments.

[0010] Figure 1Bis a block diagram illustrating example components for event processing according to some embodiments.

[0011] Figure 2 A portable multifunction device with a touch screen according to some embodiments is shown.

[0012] Figure 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface according to some embodiments.

[0013] Figure 4A An exemplary user interface for an application menu on a portable multifunction device according to some embodiments is shown.

[0014] Figure 4B An exemplary user interface is shown for a multifunction device having a touch-sensitive surface separate from the display according to some embodiments.

[0015] Figure 5A A personal electronic device according to some embodiments is shown.

[0016] Figure 5B is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device according to some embodiments.

[0017] FIG. 5C to FIG. 5D Example components of a personal electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and an intensity sensor are shown according to some embodiments.

[0018] FIG. 5E to FIG. 5H Exemplary components and user interfaces of a personal electronic device according to some embodiments are shown.

[0019] FIG. 6A to FIG. 6II An exemplary manner in which an electronic device presents information about application functionality and facilitates the execution of the functionality according to some embodiments is illustrated.

[0020] FIG. 7A to FIG. 7N is a flowchart illustrating a method of presenting information about application functionality and facilitating execution of the functionality according to some embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following description sets forth exemplary methods, parameters, etc. However, it should be appreciated that such description is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure, but is provided as a description of exemplary embodiments.

[0022] There is a need for electronic devices to provide efficient methods for presenting information about the functionality of applications. Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on users of such devices. In addition, such techniques can reduce processor power and battery power that would otherwise be wasted on redundant user input.

[0023] Although the following description uses the terms "first", "second", etc. to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by the terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. For example, a first touch can be named a second touch and similarly a second touch can be named a first touch without departing from the scope of the various described embodiments. Both the first touch and the second touch are touches, but they are not the same touch.

[0024] The terms used in the description of various described embodiments herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to be limited. As used in the description of various described embodiments and in the appended claims, the singular forms "one" and "the" are intended to also include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more items in the associated listed items. It will also be understood that the term "includes", "including", "comprises" and / or "comprising" when used in this specification specifies the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or parts, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts and / or their grouping.

[0025] The term "if" is optionally interpreted to mean "when," "upon," or "in response to determining," or "in response to detecting," depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if it is determined that ..." or "if [a stated condition or event] is detected" are optionally interpreted to mean "upon determining that ..." or "in response to determining that ..." or "upon detecting [a stated condition or event]," or "in response to detecting [a stated condition or event]," depending on the context.

[0026] Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described herein. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communication device, such as a mobile phone, that also includes other functions, such as a PDA and / or a music player function. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, but are not limited to, the Apple iPod from Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California). Devices, iPod Equipment, and Device. Other portable electronic devices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and / or touch pads) are optionally used. It should also be understood that in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communication device, but a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch screen displays and / or touch pads).

[0027] In the following discussion, an electronic device including a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. However, it should be understood that the electronic device optionally includes one or more other physical user interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, mouse and / or joystick.

[0028] The device typically supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a website creation application, a disk editing application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, a telephony application, a video conferencing application, an email application, an instant messaging application, a fitness support application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, and / or a digital video player application.

[0029] Various applications executed on the device optionally use at least one common physical user interface device, such as a touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface and corresponding information displayed on the device are optionally adjusted and / or varied for different applications, and / or adjusted and / or varied within the respective applications. In this way, the common physical architecture of the device (such as a touch-sensitive surface) optionally supports a variety of applications with a user interface that is intuitive and clear to the user.

[0030] Attention is now turned to embodiments of portable devices having touch-sensitive displays. Figure 1Ais a block diagram showing a portable multifunction device 100 with a touch-sensitive display system 112 according to some embodiments. The touch-sensitive display 112 is sometimes referred to as a "touch screen" for convenience, and is sometimes referred to as or referred to as a "touch-sensitive display system." The device 100 includes a memory 102 (which optionally includes one or more computer-readable storage media), a memory controller 122, one or more processing units (CPUs) 120, a peripheral device interface 118, an RF circuit 108, an audio circuit 110, a speaker 111, a microphone 113, an input / output (I / O) subsystem 106, other input control devices 116, and an external port 124. The device 100 optionally includes one or more optical sensors 164. The device 100 optionally includes one or more contact force sensors 165 for detecting the intensity of contact on the device 100 (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface, such as the touch-sensitive display system 112 of the device 100). Device 100 optionally includes one or more tactile output generators 167 for generating tactile output on device 100 (e.g., generating tactile output on a touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive display system 112 of device 100 or touch pad 355 of device 300). These components optionally communicate via one or more communication buses or signal lines 103.

[0031] As used in this specification and claims, the term "intensity" of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the force or pressure (force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a finger contact) on the touch-sensitive surface, or to a surrogate (surrogate) of the force or pressure of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. The intensity of a contact has a range of values ​​that includes at least four different values ​​and more typically includes hundreds of different values ​​(e.g., at least 256). The intensity of a contact is optionally determined (or measured) using various methods and various sensors or combinations of sensors. For example, one or more force sensors below or adjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are optionally used to measure the force at different points on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, force measurements from multiple force sensors are combined (e.g., weighted averaged) to determine an estimated contact force. Similarly, the pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is optionally used to determine the pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitive surface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on the touch-sensitive surface and / or its change, the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface near the contact and / or its change, and / or the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface near the contact and / or its change are optionally used as a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the substitute measurement of the contact force or pressure is used directly to determine whether the intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in units corresponding to the substitute measurement). In some embodiments, the substitute measurement of the contact force or pressure is converted into an estimated force or pressure, and the estimated force or pressure is used to determine whether the intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in units of pressure). Using the intensity of the contact as an attribute of the user input allows the user to access additional device functions that would otherwise be inaccessible to the user on a smaller device with limited real estate, which is used to display an enable indication (e.g., on a touch-sensitive display) and / or receive user input (e.g., via a touch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or a physical control / mechanical control, such as a knob or button).

[0032] As used in this specification and claims, the term "tactile output" refers to a physical displacement of a device relative to a previous position of the device, a physical displacement of a component of the device (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface) relative to another component of the device (e.g., a housing), or a displacement of a component relative to the center of mass of the device, which will be detected by a user using the user's sense of touch. For example, in the case where a device or a component of the device is in contact with a user's touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a finger, palm, or other part of the user's hand), the tactile output generated by the physical displacement will be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding to a perceived change in a physical characteristic of the device or component of the device. For example, movement of a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or trackpad) is optionally interpreted by the user as a "press click" or "release click" to a physical actuation button. In some cases, the user will feel a tactile sensation, such as a "press click" or "release click", even when the physical actuation button associated with the touch-sensitive surface that is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user's movement does not move. As another example, even when there is no change in the smoothness of the touch-sensitive surface, movement of the touch-sensitive surface may optionally be interpreted or sensed by the user as "roughness" of the touch-sensitive surface. Although such a user's interpretation of touch will be limited by the user's individualized sensory perceptions, many sensory perceptions of touch are common to most users. Thus, when a tactile output is described as corresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., "press click," "release click," "roughness"), unless otherwise stated, the generated tactile output corresponds to a physical displacement of the device or a component thereof that would generate that sensory perception for a typical (or average) user.

[0033] It should be understood that device 100 is merely one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally has more or fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or more components, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangement of the components. Figure 1A The various components shown in the EMBODIMENTS 2000 are implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and / or application specific integrated circuits.

[0034] Memory 102 optionally includes high-speed random access memory, and optionally also includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Memory controller 122 optionally controls other components of device 100 to access memory 102.

[0035] The peripheral device interface 118 can be used to couple the input peripheral devices and output peripheral devices of the device to the CPU 120 and the memory 102. The one or more processors 120 run or execute various software programs and / or instruction sets stored in the memory 102 to perform various functions of the device 100 and process data. In some embodiments, the peripheral device interface 118, the CPU 120, and the memory controller 122 are optionally implemented on a single chip such as the chip 104. In some other embodiments, they are optionally implemented on separate chips.

[0036] RF (radio frequency) circuit 108 receives and sends RF signals, also referred to as electromagnetic signals. RF circuit 108 converts electrical signals into / converts electromagnetic signals into electrical signals, and communicates with communication networks and other communication devices via electromagnetic signals. RF circuit 108 optionally includes well-known circuits for performing these functions, including but not limited to antenna systems, RF transceivers, one or more amplifiers, tuners, one or more oscillators, digital signal processors, codec chipsets, user identity modules (SIM) cards, memories, and the like. RF circuit 108 optionally communicates with networks and other devices via wireless communications, such as the Internet (also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW)), intranets, and / or wireless networks (such as cellular telephone networks, wireless local area networks (LANs), and / or metropolitan area networks (MANs)). RF circuit 108 optionally includes well-known circuits for detecting near field communications (NFC) fields, such as through short-range communications radio components. Wireless communication optionally uses any of a variety of communication standards, protocols and technologies, including, but not limited to, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), High Speed ​​Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed ​​Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only (EV-DO), HSPA, HSPA+, Dual Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Near Field Communication (NFC), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11d), IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11f, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11g). 802.11n and / or IEEE 802.11ac), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, email protocols (e.g., Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and / or Post Office Protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Utilizing Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and / or Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol including communication protocols that have not been developed as of the filing date of this document.

[0037] The audio circuit 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide an audio interface between a user and the device 100. The audio circuit 110 receives audio data from the peripheral device interface 118, converts the audio data into electrical signals, and transmits the electrical signals to the speaker 111. The speaker 111 converts the electrical signals into sound waves audible to humans. The audio circuit 110 also receives electrical signals converted from sound waves by the microphone 113. The audio circuit 110 converts the electrical signals into audio data and transmits the audio data to the peripheral device interface 118 for processing. The audio data is optionally retrieved from and / or transmitted to the memory 102 and / or the RF circuit 108 by the peripheral device interface 118. In some embodiments, the audio circuit 110 also includes a headset jack (e.g., Figure 2 The headset jack provides an interface between the audio circuit 110 and a removable audio input / output peripheral device, such as an output-only headset or a headset having both output (e.g., a single or dual-ear headset) and input (e.g., a microphone).

[0038] The I / O subsystem 106 couples input / output peripherals on the device 100, such as a touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116, to a peripheral device interface 118. The I / O subsystem 106 optionally includes a display controller 156, an optical sensor controller 158, an intensity sensor controller 159, a tactile feedback controller 161, and one or more input controllers 160 for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers 160 receive / send electrical signals from other input control devices 116. The other input control devices 116 optionally include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slide switches, joysticks, click wheels, etc. In some alternative embodiments, the input controller 160 is optionally coupled to any of the following (or none of the following): a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and a pointing device such as a mouse. One or more buttons (e.g., Figure 2 208) optionally includes an increase / decrease button for volume control of the speaker 111 and / or the microphone 113. The one or more buttons optionally include a push button (e.g., Figure 2 206).

[0039] A quick press of the push button optionally disengages the lock of the touch screen 112 or optionally begins the process of unlocking the device using gestures on the touch screen, as described in U.S. Patent Application 11 / 322,549, filed on December 23, 2005, entitled "Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image" (i.e., U.S. Patent No. 7,657,849), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. A long press of the push button (e.g., 206) optionally turns the device 100 on or off. The functions of one or more buttons are optionally user-customizable. The touch screen 112 is used to implement virtual buttons or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.

[0040] The touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and the user. The display controller 156 receives electrical signals from the touch screen 112 and / or sends electrical signals to the touch screen 112. The touch screen 112 displays visual output to the user. The visual output optionally includes graphics, text, icons, videos, and any combination thereof (collectively referred to as "graphics"). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output optionally corresponds to user interface objects.

[0041] The touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or sensor group that accepts input from a user based on tactile and / or haptic contact. The touch screen 112 and display controller 156 (together with any associated modules and / or instruction sets in memory 102) detect contact on the touch screen 112 (and any movement or interruption of the contact) and convert the detected contact into interaction with a user interface object (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages, or images) displayed on the touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, the point of contact between the touch screen 112 and the user corresponds to a finger of the user.

[0042] The touch screen 112 optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED (light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologies are used in other embodiments. The touch screen 112 and display controller 156 optionally use any of a variety of touch sensing technologies now known or later developed, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensor arrays or other elements for determining one or more points of contact with the touch screen 112 to detect contact and any movement or interruption thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as in the Apple ® from Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California). and iPod The technology used in.

[0043] The touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen 112 is optionally similar to the multi-touch-sensitive touch pad described in the following U.S. Patents: 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and / or 6,677,932 (Westerman et al.), and / or U.S. Patent Publication 2002 / 0015024A1, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, the touch screen 112 displays visual output from the device 100, while the touch-sensitive touch pad does not provide visual output.

[0044] In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive display of the touch screen 112 is as described in the following patent applications: (1) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 381,313, entitled “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed on May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application No. 10 / 840,862, entitled “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed on May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent application No. 10 / 903,964, entitled “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed on July 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 048,264, entitled “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed on January 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 086,874, entitled “Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed on January 18, 2005 and (9) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 367,749, filed on March 3, 2006, entitled “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device.” All of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0045] The touch screen 112 optionally has a video resolution of more than 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution of about 160 dpi. The user optionally uses any suitable object or attachment such as a stylus, finger, etc. to contact the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily through finger-based contacts and gestures, which may not be as precise as stylus-based input due to the larger contact area of ​​the finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device converts rough finger-based input into precise pointer / cursor positions or commands for performing the actions desired by the user.

[0046] In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, the device 100 optionally includes a touchpad (not shown) for activating or deactivating specific functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of ​​the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad is optionally a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the touch screen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen.

[0047] The device 100 also includes a power system 162 for powering the various components. The power system 162 optionally includes a power management system, one or more power sources (e.g., batteries, alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, a power fault detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light emitting diode (LED)), and any other components associated with the generation, management, and distribution of power in a portable device.

[0048] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more optical sensors 164 . Figure 1AAn optical sensor coupled to an optical sensor controller 158 in the I / O subsystem 106 is shown. The optical sensor 164 optionally includes a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistor. The optical sensor 164 receives light projected through one or more lenses from the environment and converts the light into data representing an image. In conjunction with the imaging module 143 (also called a camera module), the optical sensor 164 optionally captures a static image or video. In some embodiments, the optical sensor is located on the rear of the device 100, opposite to the touch screen display 112 on the front of the device, so that the touch screen display can be used as a viewfinder for static images and / or video image acquisition. In some embodiments, the optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user's image is optionally obtained for video conferencing while the user views other video conference participants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the position of the optical sensor 164 can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and sensor in the device housing) so that a single optical sensor 164 is used with the touch screen display for both video conferencing and static image and / or video image acquisition.

[0049] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 . Figure 1A A contact force sensor is shown coupled to a force sensor controller 159 in the I / O subsystem 106. Contact force sensor 165 optionally includes one or more piezoresistive strain gauges, capacitive force sensors, electrical force sensors, piezoelectric force sensors, optical force sensors, capacitive touch-sensitive surfaces, or other force sensors (e.g., sensors for measuring the force (or pressure) of contact on a touch-sensitive surface). Contact force sensor 165 receives contact force information (e.g., pressure information or a surrogate for pressure information) from the environment. In some embodiments, at least one contact force sensor is juxtaposed or adjacent to a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112). In some embodiments, at least one contact force sensor is located on the back of device 100, opposite to touch screen display 112 located on the front of device 100.

[0050] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors 166 . Figure 1AA proximity sensor 166 is shown coupled to the peripherals interface 118. Alternatively, the proximity sensor 166 is optionally coupled to the input controller 160 in the I / O subsystem 106. The proximity sensor 166 is optionally implemented as described in the following U.S. patent applications: No. 11 / 241,839, entitled "Proximity Detector In Handheld Device"; No. 11 / 240,788, entitled "Proximity Detector In Handheld Device"; No. 11 / 620,702, entitled "Using Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output"; No. 11 / 586,862, entitled "Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices"; and No. 11 / 638,251, entitled "Methods And Systems For Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals", which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, when the multifunction device is placed near the user's ear (e.g., when the user is on a phone call), the proximity sensor turns off and disables the touch screen 112.

[0051] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more tactile output generators 167 . Figure 1AA tactile output generator is shown coupled to a tactile feedback controller 161 in the I / O subsystem 106. The tactile output generator 167 optionally includes one or more electroacoustic devices such as a speaker or other audio component; and / or an electromechanical device for converting energy into linear motion such as a motor, solenoid, electroactive polymer, piezoelectric actuator, electrostatic actuator, or other tactile output generating component (e.g., a component for converting an electrical signal into a tactile output on the device). The contact force sensor 165 receives tactile feedback generation instructions from the tactile feedback module 133 and generates a tactile output on the device 100 that can be felt by a user of the device 100. In some embodiments, at least one tactile output generator is arranged in parallel or adjacent to a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display system 112) and optionally generates a tactile output by moving the touch-sensitive surface vertically (e.g., inward / outward of the surface of the device 100) or laterally (e.g., backward and forward in the same plane as the surface of the device 100). In some embodiments, at least one tactile output generator sensor is located on the back of the device 100, opposite the touch screen display 112 located on the front of the device 100.

[0052] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more accelerometers 168 . Figure 1A An accelerometer 168 is shown coupled to the peripherals interface 118. Alternatively, the accelerometer 168 is optionally coupled to the input controller 160 in the I / O subsystem 106. The accelerometer 168 optionally implements as described in the following U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050190059, entitled "Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices" and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20060017692, entitled "Methods And Apparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer", both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, information is displayed in a portrait view or a landscape view on the touch screen display based on analysis of data received from one or more accelerometers. Device 100 optionally includes a magnetometer (not shown) and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system) receiver (not shown) in addition to accelerometer 168 for obtaining information about the position and orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of device 100.

[0053] In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102 include an operating system 126, a communication module (or instruction set) 128, a contact / motion module (or instruction set) 130, a graphics module (or instruction set) 132, a text input module (or instruction set) 134, a global positioning system (GPS) module (or instruction set) 135, and an application (or instruction set) 136. In addition, in some embodiments, memory 102 ( Figure 1A ) or 370( Figure 3 ) storage device / global internal state 157, such as Figure 1A and Figure 3 . The device / global internal state 157 includes one or more of the following: an active application state, which indicates which applications (if any) are currently active; a display state, which indicates what applications, views, or other information occupy various areas of the touch screen display 112; a sensor state, including information obtained from the device's various sensors and input control devices 116; and position information about the device's position and / or posture.

[0054] The operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, iOS, WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includes various software components and / or drivers for controlling and managing general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.), and facilitating communication between various hardware components and software components.

[0055] The communication module 128 facilitates communication with other devices through one or more external ports 124, and also includes various software components for processing data received by the RF circuit 108 and / or the external port 124. The external port 124 (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), FireWire, etc.) is suitable for coupling directly to other devices, or indirectly through a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external port is connected to (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.

[0056] The contact / motion module 130 optionally detects contact with the touch screen 112 (in conjunction with the display controller 156) and other touch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). The contact / motion module 130 includes various software components for performing various operations related to contact detection, such as determining whether contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger press event), determining the contact strength (e.g., the force or pressure of the contact, or a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact), determining whether there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger drag events), and determining whether the contact has stopped (e.g., detecting a finger lift event or contact disconnection). The contact / motion module 130 receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining the movement of the contact point optionally includes determining the rate (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and / or acceleration (change in magnitude and / or direction) of the contact point, the movement of the contact point being represented by a series of contact data. These operations are optionally applied to a single point of contact (e.g., a single finger contact) or multiple points of simultaneous contact (e.g., "multi-touch" / multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, the contact / motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contact on a touch pad.

[0057] In some embodiments, the contact / motion module 130 uses a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has "clicked" an icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensity thresholds are determined based on software parameters (e.g., the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation thresholds of specific physical actuators and can be adjusted without changing the physical hardware of the device 100). For example, without changing the touchpad or touchscreen display hardware, the mouse "click" threshold of a touchpad or touchscreen can be set to any one of a large range of predefined thresholds. In addition, in some specific implementations, a software setting is provided to the user of the device for adjusting one or more intensity thresholds in a set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjusting individual intensity thresholds and / or by utilizing a system-level click on an "intensity" parameter to adjust multiple intensity thresholds at once).

[0058] The contact / motion module 130 optionally detects gesture input by the user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contact patterns (e.g., different motions, timings, and / or intensities of the detected contacts). Therefore, gestures are optionally detected by detecting specific contact patterns. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture includes detecting a finger press event, and then detecting a finger lift (lift-off) event at the same location (or substantially the same location) as the finger press event (e.g., at the location of an icon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger press event, then detecting one or more finger drag events, and then detecting a finger lift (lift-off) event.

[0059] The graphics module 132 includes various known software components for rendering and displaying graphics on the touch screen 112 or other display, including components for changing the visual impact (e.g., brightness, transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual attributes) of the displayed graphics. As used herein, the term "graphics" includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including, but not limited to, text, web pages, icons (such as user interface objects including soft keys), digital images, videos, animations, etc.

[0060] In some embodiments, the graphics module 132 stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic is optionally assigned a corresponding code. The graphics module 132 receives one or more codes for specifying the graphics to be displayed from an application program, etc., and also receives coordinate data and other graphic attribute data together if necessary, and then generates screen image data to be output to the display controller 156.

[0061] Haptic feedback module 133 includes various software components for generating instructions used by tactile output generator 167 to produce tactile output at one or more locations on device 100 in response to user interaction with device 100 .

[0062] Text input module 134, which is optionally a component of graphics module 132, provides a soft keyboard for entering text in various applications (e.g., contacts 137, email 140, IM 141, browser 147, and any other application requiring text input).

[0063] The GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to the phone 138 for use in location-based dialing; to the camera 143 as picture / video metadata; and to applications that provide location-based services, such as the Weather widget, the Local Pages widget, and the Maps / Navigation widget).

[0064] The application 136 optionally includes the following modules (or instruction sets) or a subset or superset thereof:

[0065] Contacts module 137 (sometimes called address book or contact list);

[0066] Telephone module 138;

[0067] Video conferencing module 139;

[0068] Email client module 140;

[0069] Instant messaging (IM) module 141;

[0070] Fitness support module 142;

[0071] A camera module 143 for still images and / or video images;

[0072] Image management module 144;

[0073] Video player module;

[0074] Music player module;

[0075] Browser module 147;

[0076] Calendar module 148;

[0077] A widget module 149, which optionally includes one or more of the following: a weather widget 149-1, a stock widget 149-2, a calculator widget 149-3, an alarm widget 149-4, a dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets acquired by the user, and a user-created widget 149-6;

[0078] A widget creator module 150 for forming a user-created widget 149-6;

[0079] Search module 151;

[0080] Video and music player module 152, which merges the video player module and the music player module;

[0081] Memo module 153;

[0082] Map module 154; and / or

[0083] Online video module 155.

[0084] Examples of other applications 136 optionally stored in memory 102 include other word processing applications, other image editing applications, drawing applications, rendering applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice replication.

[0085] In conjunction with the touch screen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the contact module 137 is optionally used to manage an address book or contact list (e.g., stored in the application internal state 192 of the contact module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370), including: adding one or more names to the address book; deleting names from the address book; associating phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, or other information with names; associating images with names; categorizing and classifying names; providing phone numbers or email addresses to initiate and / or facilitate communications via telephone 138, video conferencing module 139, email 140, or IM 141; and the like.

[0086] In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, phone module 138 is optionally used to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to a phone number, access one or more phone numbers in contact module 137, modify an entered phone number, dial a corresponding phone number, conduct a conversation, and disconnect or hang up when the conversation is complete. As described above, wireless communication optionally uses any of a variety of communication standards, protocols, and technologies.

[0087] In combination with the RF circuit 108, the audio circuit 110, the speaker 111, the microphone 113, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the optical sensor 164, the optical sensor controller 158, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, the contact module 137 and the telephone module 138, the video conferencing module 139 includes executable instructions for initiating, conducting and terminating a video conference between a user and one or more other participants in accordance with user instructions.

[0088] In conjunction with RF circuit 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, email client module 140 includes executable instructions for creating, sending, receiving, and managing emails in response to user instructions. In conjunction with image management module 144, email client module 140 makes it very easy to create and send emails with still images or video images captured by camera module 143.

[0089] In conjunction with RF circuit 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, instant messaging module 141 includes executable instructions for the following operations: inputting a character sequence corresponding to an instant message, modifying previously input characters, transmitting a corresponding instant message (e.g., using a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) protocol for phone-based instant messaging or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messaging), receiving instant messages, and viewing received instant messages. In some embodiments, the transmitted and / or received instant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, video files, and / or other attachments supported in MMS and / or enhanced messaging services (EMS). As used herein, "instant messaging" refers to both phone-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).

[0090] In combination with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, the GPS module 135, the map module 154 and the music player module, the fitness support module 142 includes executable instructions for creating a fitness (e.g., with time, distance and / or calorie burn goals); communicating with fitness sensors (sports equipment); receiving fitness sensor data; calibrating sensors for monitoring fitness; selecting and playing music for fitness; and displaying, storing and transmitting fitness data.

[0091] In conjunction with the touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132 and image management module 144, the camera module 143 includes executable instructions for the following operations: capturing still images or videos (including video streams) and storing them in the memory 102, modifying the characteristics of the still images or videos, or deleting the still images or videos from the memory 102.

[0092] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and camera module 143, image management module 144 includes executable instructions for arranging, modifying (e.g., editing), or otherwise manipulating, labeling, deleting, presenting (e.g., in a digital slideshow or album), and storing still images and / or video images.

[0093] In combination with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the touch / motion module 130, the graphics module 132 and the text input module 134, the browser module 147 includes executable instructions for browsing the Internet in accordance with user instructions, including searching, linking to, receiving and displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages.

[0094] In combination with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the touch / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, the email client module 140 and the browser module 147, the calendar module 148 includes executable instructions for creating, displaying, modifying and storing calendars and data associated with the calendar (e.g., calendar entries, to-do items, etc.) in accordance with user instructions.

[0095] In conjunction with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, and the browser module 147, the desktop widget module 149 is a mini-application that is optionally downloaded and used by the user (e.g., the weather desktop widget 149-1, the stock desktop widget 149-2, the calculator desktop widget 149-3, the alarm desktop widget 149-4, and the dictionary desktop widget 149-5) or a mini-application created by the user (e.g., the user-created desktop widget 149-6). In some embodiments, the desktop widget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, the desktop widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g., the Yahoo! desktop widget).

[0096] In combination with the RF circuit 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134 and browser module 147, the desktop widget creator module 150 is optionally used by a user to create a desktop widget (e.g., converting a user-specified portion of a web page into a desktop widget).

[0097] In combination with the touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132 and text input module 134, the search module 151 includes executable instructions for searching the memory 102 for text, music, sound, images, videos and / or other files that match one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified search terms) in accordance with user instructions.

[0098] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, video and music player module 152 includes executable instructions that allow a user to download and play back recorded music and other sound files stored in one or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, and executable instructions for displaying, presenting, or otherwise playing back video (e.g., on touch screen 112 or on an external display connected via external port 124). In some embodiments, device 100 optionally includes the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.).

[0099] In conjunction with the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphic module 132, and the text input module 134, the memo module 153 includes executable instructions for creating and managing memos, to-do items, etc. according to user instructions.

[0100] In combination with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the touch / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, the GPS module 135 and the browser module 147, the map module 154 is optionally used to receive, display, modify and store maps and data associated with the maps (e.g., driving directions, data relating to stores and other points of interest at or near a particular location, and other location-based data) in accordance with user instructions.

[0101] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuit 110, speaker 111, RF circuit 108, text input module 134, email client module 140, and browser module 147, online video module 155 includes instructions for performing the following operations: allowing a user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and / or downloading), playback (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external display connected via external port 124), send an email with a link to a specific online video, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging module 141 is used instead of email client module 140 to send a link to a specific online video. Additional descriptions of online video applications can be found in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 936,562, filed on June 20, 2007, entitled “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” and U.S. Patent Application No. 11 / 968,067, filed on December 31, 2007, entitled “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0102] Each of the modules and applications described above corresponds to an executable instruction set for performing one or more of the functions described above and the methods described in this patent application (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other information processing methods described herein). These modules (e.g., instruction sets) do not have to be implemented as independent software programs, processes, or modules, so various subsets of these modules are optionally combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. For example, a video player module is optionally combined with a music player module into a single module (e.g., Figure 1A In some embodiments, the memory 102 optionally stores a subset of the above modules and data structures. In addition, the memory 102 optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above.

[0103] In some embodiments, the device 100 is a device where the operation of a predefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusively through a touch screen and / or a touch pad. By using a touch screen and / or a touch pad as the primary input control device for operating the device 100, the number of physical input control devices (e.g., push buttons, dials, etc.) on the device 100 is optionally reduced.

[0104] A predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through the touch screen and / or trackpad optionally includes navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates the device 100 to a main menu, a home menu, or a root menu from any user interface displayed on the device 100. In such embodiments, a "menu button" is implemented using a trackpad. In some other embodiments, the menu button is a physical push button or other physical input control device, rather than a trackpad.

[0105] Figure 1B 1 is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for event processing according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 102 ( Figure 1A ) or memory 370( Figure 3 ) includes an event classifier 170 (e.g., in the operating system 126) and a corresponding application 136-1 (e.g., any one of the aforementioned applications 137 to 151, 155, 380 to 390).

[0106] Event classifier 170 receives event information and determines the application 136-1 and the application view 191 of application 136-1 to which the event information is to be delivered. Event classifier 170 includes event monitor 171 and event distributor module 174. In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes application internal state 192, which indicates one or more current application views displayed on touch-sensitive display 112 when the application is active or executing. In some embodiments, device / global internal state 157 is used by event classifier 170 to determine which application(s) is currently active, and application internal state 192 is used by event classifier 170 to determine the application view 191 to which the event information is to be delivered.

[0107] In some embodiments, the application internal state 192 includes additional information, such as one or more of the following: resumption information to be used when the application 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state information indicating that information is being displayed or is ready to be displayed by the application 136-1, a state queue for enabling a user to return to a previous state or view of the application 136-1, and a repeat / undo queue of previous actions taken by the user.

[0108] Event monitor 171 receives event information from peripherals interface 118. Event information includes information about sub-events (e.g., user touches on touch-sensitive display 112 as part of a multi-touch gesture). Peripherals interface 118 transmits information it receives from I / O subsystem 106 or sensors such as proximity sensor 166, one or more accelerometers 168, and / or microphone 113 (through audio circuit 110). The information that peripherals interface 118 receives from I / O subsystem 106 includes information from touch-sensitive display 112 or a touch-sensitive surface.

[0109] In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to peripheral device interface 118 at predetermined intervals. In response, peripheral device interface 118 transmits event information. In other embodiments, peripheral device interface 118 transmits event information only when there is a significant event (e.g., receiving an input above a predetermined noise threshold and / or receiving an input for more than a predetermined duration).

[0110] In some embodiments, the event classifier 170 also includes a hit view determination module 172 and / or an active event identifier determination module 173.

[0111] When the touch-sensitive display 112 displays more than one view, the hit view determination module 172 provides software procedures for determining where within one or more views a sub-event has occurred. A view consists of controls and other elements that a user can see on the display.

[0112] Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is a set of views, sometimes also referred to herein as application views or user interface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-based gestures occur. The application views (of the respective application) in which a touch is detected optionally correspond to a programmatic level within the programmatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example, the lowest level view in which a touch is detected is optionally referred to as a hit view, and the set of events recognized as correct input is optionally determined at least in part based on the hit view of the initial touch that started the touch-based gesture.

[0113] Hit view determination module 172 receives information related to sub-events of touch-based gestures. When an application has multiple views organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module 172 identifies the hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy where the sub-events should be processed. In most cases, the hit view is the lowest level view in which the initiating sub-event (e.g., the first sub-event in a sequence of sub-events that form an event or potential event) occurs. Once a hit view is identified by hit view determination module 172, the hit view typically receives all sub-events related to the same touch or input source for which it was identified as the hit view.

[0114] Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines which view or views within the view hierarchy should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In some embodiments, active event recognizer determination module 173 determines that only the hit view should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, active event recognizer determination module 173 determines that all views that include the physical location of the sub-event are actively participating views, and therefore determines that all actively participating views should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if a touch sub-event is completely confined to an area associated with one particular view, higher views in the hierarchy will still remain as actively participating views.

[0115] Event distributor module 174 distributes event information to event recognizers (e.g., event recognizers 180). In embodiments including active event recognizer determination module 173, event distributor module 174 delivers the event information to the event recognizers determined by active event recognizer determination module 173. In some embodiments, event distributor module 174 stores the event information in an event queue, which is retrieved by corresponding event receivers 182.

[0116] In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event classifier 170. Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event classifier 170. In yet another embodiment, event classifier 170 is a standalone module or is part of another module stored in memory 102, such as contact / motion module 130.

[0117] In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes multiple event handlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each of which includes instructions for handling touch events occurring in a corresponding view of the user interface of the application. Each application view 191 of application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers 180. Typically, the corresponding application view 191 includes multiple event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more event recognizers in event recognizers 180 are part of an independent module, which is a higher-level object such as a user interface toolkit (not shown) or application 136-1 from which methods and other properties are inherited. In some embodiments, the corresponding event handler 190 includes one or more of the following: data updater 176, object updater 177, GUI updater 178, and / or event data 179 received from event classifier 170. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176, object updater 177 or GUI updater 178 to update application internal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views in application view 191 include one or more corresponding event handlers 190. In addition, in some embodiments, one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included in the corresponding application view 191.

[0118] The corresponding event identifier 180 receives event information (e.g., event data 179) from the event classifier 170 and identifies the event based on the event information. The event identifier 180 includes an event receiver 182 and an event comparator 184. In some embodiments, the event identifier 180 also includes metadata 183 and at least a subset of event delivery instructions 188 (which optionally include sub-event delivery instructions).

[0119] Event receiver 182 receives event information from event classifier 170. Event information includes information about sub-events such as touch or touch movement. Depending on the sub-event, the event information also includes additional information, such as the location of the sub-event. When the sub-event involves the movement of the touch, the event information optionally also includes the speed and direction of the sub-event. In some embodiments, the event includes the device rotating from one orientation to another orientation (for example, from a longitudinal orientation to a transverse orientation, or vice versa), and the event information includes corresponding information about the current orientation of the device (also referred to as the device posture).

[0120] Event comparator 184 compares event information with predefined event or sub-event definitions, and determines an event or sub-event based on the comparison, or determines or updates the state of an event or sub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 includes event definition 186. Event definition 186 includes the definition of an event (e.g., a predefined sequence of sub-events), such as event 1 (187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events in event (187) include, for example, touch start, touch end, touch move, touch cancel, and multi-touch. In one example, the definition of event 1 (187-1) is a double-click on a displayed object. For example, a double-click includes a first touch (touch start) of a predetermined duration on a displayed object, a first lift-off (touch end) of a predetermined duration, a second touch (touch start) of a predetermined duration on a displayed object, and a second lift-off (touch end) of a predetermined duration. In another example, the definition of event 2 (187-2) is a drag on a displayed object. For example, dragging includes a touch (or contact) of a predetermined duration on a displayed object, movement of the touch on the touch-sensitive display 112, and lifting of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments, the event also includes information for one or more associated event handlers 190.

[0121] In some embodiments, event definition 187 includes definitions of events for corresponding user interface objects. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user interface object is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an application view displaying three user interface objects on touch-sensitive display 112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitive display 112, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which of the three user interface objects is associated with the touch (sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a corresponding event handler 190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit test to determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example, event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with a sub-event and the object that triggered the hit test.

[0122] In some embodiments, the definition of the corresponding event (187) also includes a delay action that delays the delivery of the event information until it has been determined that the sub-event sequence does or does not correspond to the event type of the event identifier.

[0123] When a corresponding event recognizer 180 determines that a sequence of sub-events does not match any event in event definition 186, the corresponding event recognizer 180 enters an event impossible, event failed, or event ended state, after which subsequent sub-events of the touch-based gesture are ignored. In this case, other event recognizers (if any) that remain active for the hit view continue to track and process sub-events of the ongoing touch-based gesture.

[0124] In some embodiments, the corresponding event recognizers 180 include metadata 183 with configurable properties, flags, and / or lists that indicate how the event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery to actively participating event recognizers. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and / or lists that indicate how event recognizers interact or can interact with each other. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and / or lists that indicate whether sub-events are delivered to different levels in a view or programmatic hierarchy.

[0125] In some embodiments, when one or more specific sub-events of an event are identified, the corresponding event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associated with the event. In some embodiments, the corresponding event recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with the event to the event handler 190. Activating the event handler 190 is different from sending (and deferred sending) the sub-events to the corresponding hit view. In some embodiments, the event recognizer 180 throws a tag associated with the identified event, and the event handler 190 associated with the tag obtains the tag and performs a predefined process.

[0126] In some embodiments, the event delivery instructions 188 include a sub-event delivery instruction that delivers event information about a sub-event without activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event delivery instruction delivers the event information to an event handler associated with a sub-event sequence or to an actively participating view. The event handler associated with the sub-event sequence or with an actively participating view receives the event information and performs a predetermined process.

[0127] In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used in application 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates phone numbers used in contact module 137 or stores video files used in video player module. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates and updates objects used in application 136-1. For example, object updater 177 creates new user interface objects or updates the position of user interface objects. GUI updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUI updater 178 prepares display information and sends the display information to graphics module 132 for display on a touch-sensitive display.

[0128] In some embodiments, event handler 190 includes or has access to data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178. In some embodiments, data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included in a single module of the corresponding application 136-1 or application view 191. In other embodiments, they are included in two or more software modules.

[0129] It should be understood that the above discussion of event processing of user touches on a touch-sensitive display also applies to other forms of user input that utilize input devices to operate the multifunction device 100, and not all user input is initiated on the touch screen. For example, mouse movement and mouse button presses, optionally in conjunction with single or multiple keyboard presses or hold; contact movement on a touch pad, such as tapping, dragging, scrolling, etc.; stylus input; movement of the device; verbal commands; detected eye movement; biometric input; and / or any combination thereof are optionally used as input corresponding to sub-events defining the event to be recognized.

[0130] Figure 2A portable multifunction device 100 with a touch screen 112 according to some embodiments is shown. The touch screen optionally displays one or more graphics within a user interface (UI) 200. In this embodiment and other embodiments described below, a user can select one or more of these graphics by, for example, making gestures on the graphics using one or more fingers 202 (not drawn to scale in the figure) or one or more styluses 203 (not drawn to scale in the figure). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics will occur when the user interrupts contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, gestures optionally include one or more taps, one or more swipes (from left to right, from right to left, up and / or down) and / or rolling of fingers that have been in contact with the device 100 (from right to left, from left to right, up and / or down). In some specific implementations or in some cases, inadvertent contact with a graphic will not select the graphic. For example, when the gesture corresponding to the selection is a tap, a swipe gesture that sweeps over an application icon optionally does not select the corresponding application.

[0131] The device 100 optionally also includes one or more physical buttons, such as a "home" or menu button 204. As previously described, the menu button 204 is optionally used to navigate to any application 136 in a set of applications that are optionally executed on the device 100. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on the touch screen 112.

[0132] In some embodiments, the device 100 includes a touch screen 112, a menu button 204, a push button 206 for turning the device on / off and for locking the device, one or more volume adjustment buttons 208, a user identity module (SIM) card slot 210, an earphone jack 212, and a docking / charging external port 124. The push button 206 is optionally used to turn the device on / off by pressing the button and keeping the button in a pressed state for a predefined time interval; lock the device by pressing the button and releasing the button before the predefined time interval passes; and / or unlock the device or initiate an unlocking process. In an alternative embodiment, the device 100 also accepts voice input for activating or deactivating certain functions through a microphone 113. The device 100 also optionally includes one or more contact strength sensors 165 for detecting the strength of contact on the touch screen 112, and / or one or more tactile output generators 167 for generating tactile output for a user of the device 100.

[0133] Figure 3300 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface according to some embodiments. The device 300 does not have to be portable. In some embodiments, the device 300 is a laptop, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device (such as a children's learning toy), a game system, or a control device (e.g., a home controller or an industrial controller). The device 300 typically includes one or more processing units (CPUs) 310, one or more network or other communication interfaces 360, a memory 370, and one or more communication buses 320 for interconnecting these components. The communication bus 320 optionally includes circuits (sometimes referred to as a chipset) that interconnect system components and control communications between system components. The device 300 includes an input / output (I / O) interface 330 with a display 340, which is typically a touch screen display. The I / O interface 330 also optionally includes a keyboard and / or a mouse (or other pointing device) 350 and a touchpad 355, a tactile output generator 357 for generating tactile output on the device 300 (e.g., similar to the above reference Figure 1A The tactile output generator 167 described above), sensor 359 (e.g., optical sensor, acceleration sensor, proximity sensor, touch sensor and / or contact intensity sensor (similar to the above reference Figure 1A The memory 370 may include a high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solid-state memory devices; and may optionally include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 370 may optionally include one or more storage devices located away from the CPU 310. In some embodiments, the memory 370 stores data related to the portable multifunction device 100 ( Figure 1A ) or a subset thereof. In addition, memory 370 optionally stores additional programs, modules, and data structures not present in memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100. For example, memory 370 of device 300 optionally stores a drawing module 380, a presentation module 382, ​​a word processing module 384, a website creation module 386, a disk editing module 388, and / or a spreadsheet module 390, while portable multifunction device 100 ( Figure 1A )'s memory 102 optionally does not store these modules.

[0134] Figure 3Each element in the above-mentioned elements in is optionally stored in one or more memory devices of the previously mentioned memory device. Each module in the above-mentioned modules corresponds to the instruction set for performing the above-mentioned functions. The above-mentioned modules or programs (e.g., instruction sets) do not have to be implemented as independent software programs, processes or modules, and therefore the various subsets of these modules are optionally combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 370 optionally stores the subset of the above-mentioned modules and data structures. In addition, memory 370 optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above.

[0135] Attention is now turned to an embodiment of a user interface that is optionally implemented on, for example, portable multifunction device 100.

[0136] Figure 4A An exemplary user interface of an application menu on portable multifunction device 100 according to some embodiments is shown. A similar user interface is optionally implemented on device 300. In some embodiments, user interface 400 includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:

[0137] Signal strength indicators 402 for wireless communications such as cellular signals and Wi-Fi signals;

[0138] Time 404;

[0139] Bluetooth indicator 405;

[0140] Battery status indicator 406;

[0141] A tray 408 with icons for commonly used applications, such as:

[0142] o An icon 416 of the phone module 138 labeled "Phone," which optionally includes an indicator 414 of the number of missed calls or voicemails;

[0143] o an icon 418 of the email client module 140 labeled “Mail”, the icon 418 optionally including an indicator 410 of the number of unread emails;

[0144] o An icon 420 labeled "Browser" of the browser module 147; and

[0145] o An icon 422 labeled “iPod” for a video and music player module 152 (also referred to as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152); and

[0146] Icons for other apps, such as:

[0147] o Icon 424 labeled "Message" of IM module 141;

[0148] o An icon 426 labeled “Calendar” of the calendar module 148;

[0149] o Icon 428 labeled “Photos” of the image management module 144;

[0150] o An icon 430 labeled “Camera” of the camera module 143;

[0151] ○ Icon 432 labeled “Online Video” of the online video module 155;

[0152] ○ Icon 434 labeled “Stock Market” of the Stock Market Desktop Applet 149-2;

[0153] o An icon 436 labeled “Map” of the map module 154;

[0154] ○ Icon 438 labeled “Weather” of the Weather widget 149-1;

[0155] ○ Icon 440 labeled as “Clock” of the alarm clock desktop applet 149-4;

[0156] o An icon 442 labeled “Fitness Support” of the fitness support module 142;

[0157] o An icon 444 labeled "Memo" of the memo module 153; and

[0158] o An icon 446 labeled “Settings” for a settings application or module that provides access to settings for the device 100 and its various applications 136 .

[0159] It should be noted that Figure 4A The icon labels shown in are exemplary only. For example, icon 422 of video and music player module 152 is labeled "Music" or "Music Player". Other labels are optionally used for various application icons. In some embodiments, the label of a corresponding application icon includes the name of the application corresponding to the corresponding application icon. In some embodiments, the label of a particular application icon is different from the name of the application corresponding to the particular application icon.

[0160] Figure 4B A touch-sensitive surface 451 (eg, touch screen display 112) is shown having a touch-sensitive surface 451 (eg, Figure 3 tablet computer or touch pad 355) device (e.g., Figure 3Device 300 also optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors (e.g., one or more of sensors 359) for detecting intensity of contacts on touch-sensitive surface 451 and / or one or more tactile output generators 357 for generating tactile output for a user of device 300.

[0161] Although some of the examples below are given with reference to input on a touch screen display 112 (where a touch-sensitive surface and a display are combined), in some embodiments, the device detects input on a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display, such as Figure 4B In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., Figure 4B 451) has a main axis (e.g., Figure 4B 453) corresponding to the principal axis (for example, Figure 4B According to these embodiments, the device detects a position corresponding to a corresponding position on the display (e.g., Figure 4B 460 corresponds to 468 and 462 corresponds to 470) in contact with touch-sensitive surface 451 (e.g., Figure 4B Thus, when the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., Figure 4B 451) and a display of a multi-function device (e.g., Figure 4B When the user input detected by the device on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., contacts 460 and 462 and their movement) is separated, the device is used to manipulate the user interface on the display. It should be understood that similar methods are optionally used for other user interfaces described herein.

[0162] In addition, although the following examples are primarily given with reference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts, single-finger tap gestures, finger swipe gestures), it should be understood that in some embodiments, one or more of these finger inputs are replaced by input from another input device (e.g., mouse-based input or stylus input). For example, a swipe gesture is optionally replaced by a mouse click (e.g., instead of contact), followed by movement of the cursor along the path of the swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). As another example, a tap gesture is optionally replaced by a mouse click when the cursor is over the location of the tap gesture (e.g., instead of detecting contact, followed by ceasing to detect contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are detected simultaneously, it should be understood that multiple computer mice are optionally used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contact are optionally used simultaneously.

[0163] Figure 5AAn exemplary personal electronic device 500 is shown. Device 500 includes a body 502. In some embodiments, device 500 may include a body 502 relative to devices 100 and 300 (e.g., Figures 1A to 4B ) some or all of the features described in the foregoing. In some embodiments, device 500 has a touch-sensitive display screen 504, referred to hereinafter as touch screen 504. As an alternative or in addition to touch screen 504, device 500 has a display and a touch-sensitive surface. As with devices 100 and 300, in some embodiments, touch screen 504 (or touch-sensitive surface) optionally includes one or more strength sensors for detecting the intensity of contact (e.g., touch) applied. One or more strength sensors of touch screen 504 (or touch-sensitive surface) can provide output data representing the intensity of touch. The user interface of device 500 can respond to touch based on the intensity of the touch, which means that touches of different intensities can invoke different user interface operations on device 500.

[0164] Exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch intensity are found, for example, in the following related patent applications: International Patent Application Serial No. PCT / US2013 / 040061, filed on May 8, 2013, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface Objects Corresponding to an Application,” published as WIPO Patent Publication No. WO / 2013 / 169849; and International Patent Application Serial No. PCT / US2013 / 069483, filed on November 11, 2013, entitled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display Output Relationships,” published as WIPO Patent Publication No. WO / 2014 / 105276, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0165] In some embodiments, the device 500 has one or more input mechanisms 506 and 508. The input mechanisms 506 and 508 (if included) can be physical. Examples of physical input mechanisms include push buttons and rotatable mechanisms. In some embodiments, the device 500 has one or more attachment mechanisms. Such attachment mechanisms (if included) can allow the device 500 to be attached to, for example, hats, glasses, earrings, necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets, watchbands, bracelets, pants, belts, shoes, wallets, backpacks, etc. These attachment mechanisms allow the user to wear the device 500.

[0166] Figure 5B An exemplary personal electronic device 500 is shown. In some embodiments, the device 500 may include a reference Figure 1A , Figure 1B and Figure 3 Some or all of the components described. Device 500 has a bus 512 that operatively couples an I / O portion 514 to one or more computer processors 516 and a memory 518. I / O portion 514 may be connected to a display 504, which may have a touch-sensitive component 522 and optionally a strength sensor 524 (e.g., a contact strength sensor). In addition, I / O portion 514 may be connected to a communication unit 530 for receiving application and operating system data using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), cellular and / or other wireless communication technologies. Device 500 may include input mechanisms 506 and / or 508. For example, input mechanism 506 is optionally a rotatable input device or a depressible input device and a rotatable input device. In some examples, input mechanism 508 is optionally a button.

[0167] In some examples, input mechanism 508 is optionally a microphone. Personal electronic device 500 optionally includes various sensors, such as GPS sensor 532, accelerometer 534, orientation sensor 540 (e.g., compass), gyroscope 536, motion sensor 538, and / or combinations thereof, all of which are operably connected to I / O portion 514.

[0168] The memory 518 of the personal electronic device 500 may include one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media for storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors 516, may, for example, cause the computer processors to perform the techniques described below, including process 700 ( FIG. 7 ). Computer-readable storage media may be any medium that can tangibly contain or store computer-executable instructions for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, and device. In some examples, the storage medium is a transient computer-readable storage medium. In some examples, the storage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to, magnetic storage devices, optical storage devices, and / or semiconductor storage devices. Examples of such storage devices include magnetic disks, optical disks based on CD, DVD, or Blu-ray technology, and persistent solid-state memory such as flash memory, solid-state drives, and the like. The personal electronic device 500 is not limited to Figure 5B components and configurations, but may include other components or additional components in a variety of configurations.

[0169] As used herein, the term "indicative representation" refers to an optional feature of the apparatus 100, 300, and / or 500 ( Figure 1A , Figure 3 and FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B ) is a user-interactive graphical user interface object displayed on a display screen of a computer. For example, an image (e.g., an icon), a button, and text (e.g., a hyperlink) optionally each constitute an affordance.

[0170] As used herein, the term "focus selector" refers to an input element used to indicate the current portion of a user interface with which a user is interacting. In some implementations that include a cursor or other position marker, the cursor acts as a "focus selector" such that when the cursor is over a particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element), a focus selector is displayed on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., Figure 3 Touchpad 355 or Figure 4B In the event that an input (e.g., a press input) is detected on the touch-sensitive surface 451 in the display, the particular user interface element is adjusted according to the detected input. In the case that a touch-screen display (e.g., Figure 1A A touch-sensitive display system 112 or Figure 4AIn some implementations of the touch screen 112 in FIG. 1 , a contact detected on the touch screen acts as a “focus selector” such that when an input (e.g., a press input by the contact) is detected at the location of a particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element) on the touch screen display, the particular user interface element is adjusted in accordance with the detected input. In some implementations, the focus moves from one area of ​​the user interface to another area of ​​the user interface without corresponding movement of a cursor or movement of a contact on the touch screen display (e.g., by using a tab key or arrow keys to move the focus from one button to another); in these implementations, the focus selector moves in accordance with the movement of the focus between different areas of the user interface. Regardless of the specific form the focus selector takes, the focus selector is typically a user interface element (or contact on the touch screen display) that is controlled by the user to deliver the user's intended interaction with the user interface (e.g., by indicating to the device the element of the user interface with which the user desires to interact). For example, when a press input is detected on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a trackpad or touch screen), the position of a focus selector (e.g., a cursor, contact, or selection box) over a corresponding button will indicate that the user intends to activate the corresponding button (rather than other user interface elements shown on the device display).

[0171] As used in the specification and claims, the term "characteristic intensity" of a contact refers to a characteristic of a contact based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is based on multiple intensity samples. The characteristic intensity is optionally based on a predefined number of intensity samples or a set of intensity samples collected during a predetermined time period (e.g., 0.05 seconds, 0.1 seconds, 0.2 seconds, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 2 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds) relative to a predefined event (e.g., after contact is detected, before contact is detected to be lifted off, before or after contact starts to move, before contact ends, before or after contact intensity is detected to increase, and / or before or after contact intensity is detected to decrease). The characteristic intensity of a contact is optionally based on one or more of the following: the maximum value of the intensity of the contact, the mean value of the intensity of the contact, the average value of the intensity of the contact, the value at the top 10% of the intensity of the contact, the half-maximum value of the intensity of the contact, the 90% maximum value of the intensity of the contact, etc. In some embodiments, the duration of the contact is used when determining the characteristic intensity (e.g., when the characteristic intensity is the average value of the intensity of the contact over time). In some embodiments, the feature strength is compared to a set of one or more strength thresholds to determine whether the user has performed an operation. For example, the set of one or more strength thresholds optionally includes a first strength threshold and a second strength threshold. In this example, a contact whose feature strength does not exceed the first threshold results in a first operation, a contact whose feature strength exceeds the first strength threshold but does not exceed the second strength threshold results in a second operation, and a contact whose feature strength exceeds the second threshold results in a third operation. In some embodiments, a comparison between the feature strength and one or more thresholds is used to determine whether to perform one or more operations (e.g., whether to perform the corresponding operation or to abandon the corresponding operation) rather than to determine whether to perform the first operation or the second operation.

[0172] Figure 5C Detecting multiple contacts 552A-552E on touch-sensitive display screen 504 using multiple intensity sensors 524A-524D is shown. Figure 5C Also included is an intensity graph that shows the current intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524A-524D relative to intensity units. In this example, the intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524A and 524D are each 9 intensity units, and the intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524B and 524C are each 7 intensity units. In some implementations, the cumulative intensity is the sum of the intensity measurements of multiple intensity sensors 524A-524D, which is 32 intensity units in this example. In some embodiments, each contact is assigned a corresponding intensity, which is a portion of the cumulative intensity. Figure 5DThe cumulative strengths assigned to contacts 552A-552E based on their distances from the center of force 554 are shown. In this example, each of contacts 552A, 552B, and 552E is assigned a contact strength of 8 strength units of the cumulative strength, and each of contacts 552C and 552D is assigned a contact strength of 4 strength units of the cumulative strength. More generally, in some embodiments, each contact j is assigned a corresponding strength Ij, which is a portion of the cumulative strength A, according to a predefined mathematical function Ij=A·(Dj / ΣDi), where Dj is the distance of the corresponding contact j from the center of force, and ΣDi is the sum of the distances of all corresponding contacts (e.g., i=1 to the last) from the center of force. The reference may be performed using an electronic device similar to or equivalent to device 100, 300, or 500. Figure 5C-5D In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity of the contact is based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the intensity sensor is used to determine a single characteristic intensity (e.g., a single characteristic intensity of a single contact). It should be noted that the intensity map is not part of the displayed user interface, but is included in the Figure 5C-5D To assist the readers.

[0173] In some embodiments, a portion of a gesture is identified for determining characteristic strength. For example, the touch-sensitive surface optionally receives a continuous swipe contact that transitions from a starting position and reaches an end position, where the contact strength increases. In this example, the characteristic strength of the contact at the end position is optionally based only on a portion of the continuous swipe contact, rather than the entire swipe contact (e.g., only the portion of the swipe contact at the end position). In some embodiments, a smoothing algorithm is optionally applied to the strength of the swipe contact before determining the characteristic strength of the contact. For example, a smoothing algorithm optionally includes one or more of the following: an unweighted sliding average smoothing algorithm, a triangular smoothing algorithm, a median filter smoothing algorithm, and / or an exponential smoothing algorithm. In some cases, these smoothing algorithms eliminate narrow peaks or depressions in the strength of the swipe contact to achieve the purpose of determining the characteristic strength.

[0174] The intensity of contact on the touch-sensitive surface is optionally characterized relative to one or more intensity thresholds such as a contact detection intensity threshold, a light press intensity threshold, a deep press intensity threshold, and / or one or more other intensity thresholds. In some embodiments, the light press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform an operation typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or trackpad. In some embodiments, the deep press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform an operation different from the operation typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or trackpad. In some embodiments, when a contact having a characteristic intensity lower than the light press intensity threshold (e.g., and higher than a nominal contact detection intensity threshold, contacts lower than the nominal contact detection intensity threshold are no longer detected) is detected, the device will move the focus selector according to the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface without performing an operation associated with the light press intensity threshold or the deep press intensity threshold. Generally speaking, unless otherwise stated, these intensity thresholds are consistent between different groups of user interface illustrations.

[0175] An increase in contact feature intensity from an intensity below a light press intensity threshold to an intensity between the light press intensity threshold and the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a "light press" input. An increase in contact feature intensity from an intensity below a deep press intensity threshold to an intensity above the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a "deep press" input. An increase in contact feature intensity from an intensity below a contact detection intensity threshold to an intensity between the contact detection intensity threshold and the light press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting contact on the touch surface. A decrease in contact feature intensity from an intensity above the contact detection intensity threshold to an intensity below the contact detection intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting contact lifted from the touch surface. In some embodiments, the contact detection intensity threshold is zero. In some embodiments, the contact detection intensity threshold is greater than zero.

[0176] In some embodiments described herein, one or more operations are performed in response to detecting a gesture that includes a corresponding press input or in response to detecting a corresponding press input performed using a corresponding contact (or multiple contacts), wherein the corresponding press input is detected at least in part based on detecting that the strength of the contact (or multiple contacts) increases to above a press input strength threshold. In some embodiments, the corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting that the strength of the corresponding contact increases to above the press input strength threshold (e.g., a "down stroke" of the corresponding press input). In some embodiments, the press input includes an increase in the strength of the corresponding contact to above the press input strength threshold and the strength of the contact subsequently decreases to below the press input strength threshold, and the corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting that the strength of the corresponding contact subsequently decreases to below the press input threshold (e.g., an "up stroke" of the corresponding press input).

[0177] Figure 5E-Figure 5HDetection of a gesture is shown, the gesture comprising contact 562 with an intensity from below Figure 5E The light press intensity threshold in L ”) increases to a strength higher than Figure 5H The deep compression intensity threshold in D ”). On the displayed user interface 570 including application icons 572A-572D displayed in the predefined area 574, when the cursor 576 is displayed above the application icon 572B corresponding to application 2, a gesture performed using contact 562 is detected on the touch-sensitive surface 560. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display 504. The intensity sensor detects the intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface 560. The device determines whether the intensity of the contact 562 is within the deep press intensity threshold (for example, “IT D ”) reaches a peak above. Contact 562 is maintained on touch-sensitive surface 560. In response to detecting the gesture, and according to the intensity increasing to a deep press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT D ”) above contact 562, displays scaled representations 578A-578C (e.g., thumbnails) of documents recently opened for application 2, such as Figure 5F-5H In some embodiments, the intensity is a characteristic intensity of the contact compared to one or more intensity thresholds. It should be noted that the intensity map for contact 562 is not part of the displayed user interface, but is included in the Figure 5E-Figure 5H To assist the readers.

[0178] In some embodiments, the display of representations 578A-578C includes animation. For example, representation 578A is initially displayed near application icon 572B, such as Fig. 5F As the animation progresses, representation 578A moves upward and representation 578B is displayed near application icon 572B, as shown. Figure 5G Then, representation 578A moves upward, 578B moves upward toward representation 578A, and representation 578C is displayed near application icon 572B, as shown in FIG. Figure 5H 578A-578C form an array above icon 572B. In some embodiments, the animation progresses according to the intensity of contact 562, such as Figure 5F-5G , where representations 578A-578C appear and increase as the strength of contact 562 approaches a deep press strength threshold (eg, “IT D ”) increases and moves upward. In some embodiments, the intensity according to which the animation progresses is the characteristic intensity of the contact. The reference may be performed using an electronic device similar to or equivalent to device 100, 300, or 500. FIG. 5E to FIG. 5H The operation described.

[0179] In some embodiments, the device employs intensity hysteresis to avoid unexpected inputs sometimes referred to as "jitter," where the device defines or selects a hysteresis intensity threshold that has a predefined relationship to a press input intensity threshold (e.g., the hysteresis intensity threshold is X intensity units lower than the press input intensity threshold, or the hysteresis intensity threshold is 75%, 90%, or some reasonable proportion of the press input intensity threshold). Thus, in some embodiments, a press input includes an increase in the intensity of the corresponding contact to above the press input intensity threshold and a subsequent decrease in the intensity of the contact to below the hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to the press input intensity threshold, and a corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting that the intensity of the corresponding contact subsequently decreases to below the hysteresis intensity threshold (e.g., an "upward stroke" of the corresponding press input). Similarly, in some embodiments, a press input is detected only when the device detects that the contact intensity increases from an intensity equal to or below the hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity equal to or above the press input intensity threshold and, optionally, that the contact intensity subsequently decreases to an intensity equal to or below the hysteresis intensity, and a corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting the press input (e.g., an increase in contact intensity or a decrease in contact intensity, depending on the circumstances).

[0180] For ease of explanation, optionally, a description of an operation performed in response to a press input associated with a press input intensity threshold or in response to a gesture including a press input is triggered in response to detecting any of the following: contact intensity increasing to above the press input intensity threshold, contact intensity increasing from an intensity below a hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity above the press input intensity threshold, contact intensity decreasing to below the press input intensity threshold, and / or contact intensity decreasing to below a hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to the press input intensity threshold. Additionally, in examples where an operation is described as being performed in response to detecting that the intensity of the contact decreases below the press input intensity threshold, the operation is optionally performed in response to detecting that the intensity of the contact decreases below a hysteresis intensity threshold that corresponds to and is less than the press input intensity threshold.

[0181] As used herein, an "installed application" refers to a software application that has been downloaded to an electronic device (e.g., device 100, 300, and / or 500) and is ready to be launched (e.g., become open) on the device. In some embodiments, a downloaded application becomes an installed application using an installer that extracts program portions from a downloaded software package and integrates the extracted portions with the operating system of a computer system.

[0182] As used herein, the term "open application" or "executing application" refers to a software application that has retained state information (e.g., as part of device / global internal state 157 and / or application internal state 192). An open or executing application is optionally any of the following types of applications:

[0183] The active application currently displayed on the display of the device on which the application is being used;

[0184] Background applications (or background processes), which are not currently displayed but whose processes are being processed by one or more processors; and

[0185] - A suspended or dormant application that is not running but has state information stored in memory (volatile and non-volatile, respectively) and can be used to resume execution of the application.

[0186] As used herein, the term "closed application" refers to a software application that does not have retained state information (e.g., the state information of a closed application is not stored in the memory of the device). Therefore, closing an application includes stopping and / or removing the application process of the application and removing the state information of the application from the memory of the device. Generally speaking, when in a first application, opening a second application does not close the first application. When the second application is displayed and the first application stops being displayed, the first application becomes a background application.

[0187] Attention is now turned to embodiments of a user interface ("UI") and associated processes implemented on an electronic device, such as portable multifunction device 100, device 300, or device 500.

[0188] User interface and associated processes

[0189] Users interact with electronic devices in many different ways, including using electronic devices to perform functions of applications. In some embodiments, the electronic device presents information about the functions of applications that have not yet been initiated by the user, and optionally promotes the use of such functions accordingly. The embodiments described below provide a first electronic device to detect information display criteria, and when the information display criteria are met, present information about the corresponding functions of the application and promote the use of the function. Enhanced interaction with the device reduces the amount of time required for the user to perform an operation, thereby reducing the power consumption of the device and extending the battery life of battery-powered devices. It should be understood that people use devices. When a person uses a device, this person is optionally referred to as a user of the device.

[0190] FIG. 6A to FIG. 6II An exemplary manner in which an electronic device presents information about application functions and facilitates the execution of functions according to some embodiments is shown. The embodiments in these figures are used to illustrate the process described below, including reference FIG. 7A to FIG. 7N Describe the process.

[0191] FIG. 6A to FIG. 6D An electronic device 500a is shown presenting information about a content library function of a content application. Fig. 6A, the electronic device 500a presents a user interface of a content application. The user interface includes an indication 602 of a curated playlist created by a content streaming service, a selectable option 604 for playing the playlist, a selectable option 606 for switching a random playback setting of the content application, a plurality of representations 606a-606e of content items included in the playlist, and a plurality of selectable options 608a-608e for saving the corresponding content items to a library of the content application. Fig. 6A As shown, the user (eg, using touch point 603) selects one of the representations 606c of the content item to play the content item. In response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a plays the content item, such as Figure 6B shown.

[0192] exist Figure 6B , electronic device 500a presents a content application user interface including an indication 610 that a content item is being played on electronic device 500a. Figure 6B When the user interface shown in FIG. 6 is used, the electronic device 500a plays the content item. The user interface includes a playback information indication 612, which indicates the title of the content currently being played using the content application. For example, when the user interface is detected, the electronic device 500a plays the content item. Fig. 6A At the time of the user's selection (e.g., using touch point 603), the information display criteria for displaying information about the functionality of the content application is not met. Therefore, electronic device 500a initiates playback of the content without displaying information about the functionality of the content application that has not been initiated by the user, which will be described in more detail below.

[0193] exist Figure 6C , the user selects representation 606b of a content item (eg, using touch point 603) to play the content item using a content application. Figure 6C As shown, when the touch point 603 is detected, the electronic device 500a determines that the number of streaming media content items that have been played using the content application exceeds a predetermined threshold and that the content library does not include streaming media content items. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a plays the selected content and displays information 616 about the content library, such as Fig.6D shown.

[0194] Fig.6DInformation 616 about a content library function of a content application is shown. The information 616 is displayed as an overlay on a user interface of the content application, which has a modified appearance, such as being grayed out. The information 616 includes a selectable option 616a to eliminate the information 616 about the library function of the content application, text 616b describing how to use the library function of the content application, an image 616c showing the library function of the content application, and a selectable option 616d to eliminate the information 616. In this way, since the user has taken certain actions related to the content library function in the content application (e.g., playing a streaming media content item), but has not yet utilized the content library function, the electronic device 500a automatically presents the information 616 about the content library function to the user, which is conducive to the user discovering the function and potentially using the function. The image 616c can be a still image, such as a picture, a photograph, a screenshot or an illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user were to select option 616a or 616d to eliminate the information 616, then in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a will resume presenting the user interface of the content application, such as Figure 6C The user interface shown in .

[0195] FIG. 6E to FIG. 6H An electronic device is shown presenting information about a streaming content downloading function of a content application. Fig. 6E In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device presents a user interface of the content application, which includes a playlist curated by the streaming service. The user selects (e.g., using touch point 603) a selectable option to save the streaming content item 606c to the content library. In response to the user's selection, the streaming content item 606c will be saved to the content library, thereby allowing the user to locate the content item from the content library, such as Fig. 6F For example, when detecting Fig. 6E At the time of the user's selection (e.g., using touch point 603), the information display criteria for displaying information about the functionality of the content application is not met. Therefore, electronic device 500a saves the content item to the content library without displaying information about the functionality of the content application that has not been initiated by the user.

[0196] Fig. 6F The content library user interface of the content application is shown. The content library user interface includes a selectable option 604 for playing content items in the content library and a selectable option 606 for toggling a random playback option. The content library also includes representations 606f-606g of content items in the content library and selectable options 632f-632g for downloading streaming media content items to the electronic device 500a for offline listening. The content items in the library include content items that the user has selected to be added to the content library. Fig. 6E Content item 606f of the library in .

[0197] Figure 6G A user interface including a curated playlist created by a streaming service is shown. Figure 6G As shown, the representation 606c of the content item that the user has saved to his library includes a selectable option 632c for downloading the content item to the electronic device 500a for offline playback. The user selects (e.g., using touch point 603) the option to add another content item 606b to the content library. Figure 6G As shown, when the touch point 603 is detected, the electronic device 500a has determined or determines that the number of streaming content items in the content library exceeds a predetermined threshold, and no streaming content items are downloaded to the electronic device 500a. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a saves the content item 606b to the content library and displays information 618 about downloading the streaming content item, such as Figure 6H shown.

[0198] Figure 6H Information 618 about the download function of the content application is shown. The information 618 is displayed as an overlay on the user interface of the content application, which has a modified appearance, such as being grayed out. The information 618 includes a selectable option 618a to eliminate the information 618 about the download function of the content application, text 618b describing how to use the download function of the content application, an image 618c showing the download function of the content application, and a selectable option 618d to eliminate the information 618. In this way, since the user has taken certain actions related to the download function in the content application (for example, saving a content item to a content library), but has not yet utilized the download function, the electronic device 500a automatically presents the information 618 about the download function to the user, which facilitates the user to discover the function and potentially use the function. The image 618c can be a still image, such as a picture, a photograph, a screenshot or an illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user were to select option 618a or 618d to eliminate the information 618, then in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a will resume presenting the user interface of the content application, such as Figure 6G The user interface shown in .

[0199] FIG. 6I to FIG. 6J An electronic device 500a is shown presenting information about a playlist function of a content application. Fig.6I , the user selects (e.g., using touch point 603) an option to save streaming content item 606a to the content library. Fig.6IAs shown, when the touch point 603 is detected, the electronic device 500a has determined or determines that the number of streaming content items in the content library exceeds a predetermined threshold and the content application does not include any playlists that include streaming content. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a saves the streaming content item 606a to the content library and displays information 620 about the playlist function of the content application, such as Figure 6J shown.

[0200] Figure 6J Information 620 about a playlist function of a content application is shown. The information 620 is displayed as an overlay on a user interface of the content application, which has a modified appearance, such as being grayed out. The information 620 includes a selectable option 620a to eliminate the information 620 about the playlist function of the content application, text 620b describing how to use the playlist function of the content application, an image 620c showing the playlist function of the content application, and a selectable option 620d to eliminate the information 620. In this way, since the user has taken certain actions related to the playlist function in the content application (e.g., saving content items to a content library), but has not yet utilized the playlist function, the electronic device 500a automatically presents the information 620 about the playlist function to the user, which is conducive to the user discovering the function and potentially using the function. The image 620c can be a still image, such as a picture, a photograph, a screenshot or an illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user were to select option 620a or 620d to eliminate the information 620, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a will resume presenting the user interface of the content application, such as Fig.6I The user interface shown in .

[0201] FIG. 6K to FIG. 6O An electronic device 500a is shown presenting information about a lyrics function of a content application. Figure 6K , electronic device 500a presents a user interface for a content application that includes recommendations based on the user's content consumption history. The user interface includes a representation 634 of a customized playlist and representations 636a and 636b of content items that the user recently played using the content application. Figure 6K As shown, the user (e.g., using touch point 603) selects representation 634 of the customized playlist. In response to the user's selection, electronic device 500 presents the customized playlist, such as Figure 6L shown.

[0202] Figure 6LA content application user interface including information about a playlist is shown. The user interface includes an indication 638 of the playlist, a selectable option 604 for playing the playlist, a selectable option 606 for toggling a random playback setting of the content application, a plurality of representations 606h-606l of content items included in the playlist, and a plurality of selectable options 608h-608l that, when selected, save the corresponding content items to a content library of the content application.

[0203] like Figure 6L As shown, the user (e.g., using touch point 603) selects one of the representations 606j of the streaming media content item to play the content item. Figure 6L As shown, when the touch point 603 is detected, the electronic device 500a has determined or determines that the number of application usage sessions exceeds a predetermined threshold, the number of page views in the content application during the current session exceeds a predetermined threshold, and the user has never initiated the lyrics function of the content application. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a plays the content item 606j and displays information 622 about the lyrics function of the content application, such as Figure 6M shown.

[0204] Figure 6MInformation 622 about the lyrics function of the content application is shown. The information 622 is displayed as an overlay on the user interface of the content application, which has a modified appearance, such as graying out. The information 622 includes a selectable option 622a to eliminate the information 622 about the lyrics function of the content application, text 622b describing the lyrics function of the content application, an image 622c showing the lyrics function of the content application, and a selectable option 622d to eliminate the information 622 about the lyrics function of the content application and present a user interface for viewing the lyrics of the content item. In some embodiments, instead of displaying the selectable option 622d to eliminate the information 622 and present a user interface for viewing the lyrics of the content item, a selectable option is displayed in the information 622, which, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to eliminate the information 622 without presenting a user interface for viewing the lyrics of the content item. Thus, since the user has taken certain actions related to the lyrics function in the content application (e.g., browsing the features and user interface of the content application), but has not yet utilized the lyrics function, the electronic device 500a automatically presents information 622 about the lyrics function to the user, which facilitates the user to discover the function and potentially use the function. The image 62s2c can be a still image, such as a picture, a photo, a screenshot, or an illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user were to select option 622a to eliminate the information 622, then in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a would resume presenting the user interface of the content application, such as Figure 6L The user interface shown in . Figure 6M As shown, the user selects option 622d (eg, using touch point 603) to eliminate information 622 about the lyrics function of the content application and present a user interface for viewing the lyrics of the content item, such as FIG. 6N to FIG. 6O shown.

[0205] In response to Figure 6M The electronic device 500a presents Figure 6N The user interface is a now playing user interface of a content application that includes information about a content item currently being played using the content application. The user interface includes artwork 640 associated with the content item, a playback slider 642, an indication of the title of the content item 644, a skip back option 646a, a pause option 646b, a skip forward option 646c, a volume down option 646d, a volume bar 646e, and a volume up option 646f. Figure 6N As shown, the electronic device 500a automatically scrolls the user interface being played down to the lyrics portion of the user interface being played, such as Fig.6O shown.

[0206] Fig.6OThe now playing user interface is shown after the electronic device 500a scrolls the user interface. Scrolling the now playing user interface displays an option 648 for toggling a random playback setting, an option 650 for toggling a repeat playback setting, and lyrics 652 for the content item. Lyrics 652 are presented near option 654 to hide the lyrics. When option 654 to hide the lyrics is activated, hide option 654 is replaced with an option to display the lyrics (e.g., a show option). In some examples, lyrics 652 are initially hidden when the electronic device 500a scrolls the now playing user interface, and the electronic device 500a animates the selection of the show lyrics option to expand and display the lyrics, such as Fig.6O shown.

[0207] Figure 6P to Figure 6V An electronic device 500a is shown presenting information about an automatic download function of a content application. Figure 6P to Figure 6Q , electronic device 500a presents a playlist user interface of a content application. The playlist includes multiple representations 606a-606e of content items. Some of the content items 606a-606c have been saved to a content library of the content application. The representations 606a-606c of these content items include selectable options 632a-632c for downloading the corresponding content items to device 500a.

[0208] like Figure 6Q As shown, the user (e.g., using touch point 603) selects one of the options for downloading content item 606c. In response to the user's selection, the content item is saved to electronic device 500a for offline playback. Figure 6Q The information display criteria for displaying information about the functionality of the content application are not met upon the user's selection (e.g., using touch point 603). Therefore, electronic device 500a downloads content item 606c without displaying information about the functionality of the content application that has not been initiated by the user.

[0209] exist Figure 6R , the user selects (eg, using touch point 603) one of the options for downloading content item 606b. Figure 6R As shown, when the touch point 603 is detected, the electronic device 500a has determined or determines that the number of streaming media content items that have been downloaded exceeds a predetermined threshold and the automatic download setting of the content application has not been enabled. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a downloads the content item 606b and displays information 624 about the automatic download function of the content application, such as Figure 6SThe automatic download setting is optionally a setting that causes the content application to automatically download the streaming media content item to the electronic device 500a for offline playback when the content item is saved to the content library of the content application.

[0210] Figure 6S Information 624 about an automatic download function of a content application is shown. Information 624 is displayed as an overlay on a user interface of the content application that has a modified appearance, such as being grayed out. Information 624 includes a selectable option 624a for eliminating information 624 about the automatic download function of the content application, text 624b describing the automatic download function of the content application, an image 624c showing the automatic download function of the content application, and a selectable option 624d for eliminating information 624 and presenting a settings user interface. In some embodiments, instead of displaying selectable option 624d for eliminating information 624 and presenting a settings user interface, the electronic device displays a selectable option in information 624 that, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to activate the automatic download function without displaying the settings user interface, and displays a selectable option in information 624 that, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to eliminate information 624 and display a previously displayed user interface (e.g., Figure 6R In this way, since the user has taken certain actions related to the automatic download function in the content application (e.g., downloading multiple streaming content items for offline playback), but has not yet utilized the automatic download function, the electronic device 500a automatically presents information 624 about the automatic download function to the user, which is conducive to the user discovering the function and potentially using the function. Image 624c can be a still image, such as a picture, photo, screenshot or illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user were to select option 624a to eliminate information 624, then in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500a would resume presenting the user interface of the content application, such as Figure 6R The user interface shown in . Figure 6S As shown, the user selects option 624d (eg, using touch point 603) to present a settings user interface, such as Figure 6T shown.

[0211] Figure 6T The electronic device 500a is shown presenting a settings user interface for a content application or a settings user interface for an operating system of the device 500a (e.g., a settings user interface outside of a content application). The settings user interface includes a plurality of selectable options 656a-656g for controlling various settings for the content application. The electronic device 500a automatically scrolls down the settings user interface to scroll to the automatic download settings 656g. Although the automatic download settings 656g are in Figure 6T , but in some embodiments, the automatic download settings 656g are not initially visible until the electronic device 500a scrolls the settings user interface.

[0212] Figure 6U The electronic device 500a is shown presenting the settings user interface after the device 500a automatically scrolls the settings user interface. The automatic download setting 656g is now toward the center of the settings user interface, allowing the user to see where the automatic download setting 646g is located in the settings list and, if necessary, change the automatic download setting 646g by toggling its corresponding control in the settings user interface.

[0213] Figure 6V An electronic device 500a is shown with an automatic download setting 656g highlighted in a settings user interface. For example, the electronic device 500a presents a settings user interface including the automatic download setting 656g, which has a bold appearance. Additionally or alternatively, other forms of visual emphasis such as color changes, animations, etc. are also possible.

[0214] Figure 6W to Figure 6Z An electronic device 500b is shown presenting information about a song radio function of a content application. The electronic device 500b is a tablet or similar electronic device. The electronic device 500b is capable of simultaneously presenting user interfaces of multiple applications by dividing the display 504b into sections for each user interface.

[0215] Figure 6W The electronic device 500b is shown presenting a playlist user interface of a content application on a portion of the display 504b and presenting a user interface 658 of another application on another portion of the display. Figure 6W As shown, the content application user interface occupies more space on display 504b than another application user interface 658. The playlist user interface includes an indication 602 of the title of the playlist, a selectable option 604 for playing the playlist, a selectable option 606 for toggling a random playback setting of the content application, and a plurality of representations 606a-606e of content items in the playlist. Some of the representations 606b-606c of the content items include selectable options 632b-632c for downloading the corresponding content items, and the rest of the representations 606a and 606d-606e include selectable options 608a and 608d-608e for saving the corresponding content items to a content library. Figure 6W As shown, the user selects option 604 to play the playlist (eg, using touch point 603). In response to the user's selection, electronic device 500b plays the playlist.

[0216] Figure 6X Shows the response to Figure 6W The electronic device 500b starts playing the playlist based on the user's selection in the playlist. The electronic device 500b presents a playback indication 610 indicating which content item in the playlist is currently being played, and a playback information indication 612 indicating the title of the content currently being played using the content application.

[0217] exist Figure 6Y In the example, the electronic device 500b completes the playing of the playlist. Figure 6Y As shown, when the user views the content application user interface after the playlist has finished playing, the electronic device 500b has determined or determined that the content collection (e.g., the playlist) has finished playing and has stopped playing, and has determined or determined that the song radio function of the content application has not been initiated by the user. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500b displays information 626 about the song radio function of the content application, such as Figure 6Z The song station functionality enables the content application to play content items similar to the song on which the station is based (e.g., by the same or similar artist or genre as the selected song, or frequently played by users who also frequently play the selected song).

[0218] Figure 6ZInformation 626 about the song radio function of the content application is shown. Information 626 is displayed as covering the user interface of the content application, and the user interface has a modified appearance, such as graying. In some embodiments, the electronic device 500b presents an animation of information 626 that appears from the bottom of the display. Information 626 is centered on one side of the display 504b that displays the content application user interface, but does not span the width of the content application user interface because the width of the content application user interface exceeds a predetermined threshold width. Information 626 includes optional options 626a for eliminating information 626 about the song radio function of the content application, text 626b describing how to use the song radio function of the content application, an image 626c showing the song radio function of the content application, and optional options 626d for eliminating information 626. In this way, since the user has taken certain actions related to the song radio function in the content application (e.g., playing content items in an album), but has not yet utilized the song radio function, the electronic device 500b automatically presents information 626 about the song radio function to the user, which is conducive to the user discovering the function and potentially using the function. Image 626c may be a still image, such as a picture, photo, screenshot or illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user were to select option 626a or 626d to dismiss information 626, in response to the user's selection, electronic device 500b would resume presenting a user interface of the content application, such as Figure 6Y The user interface shown in .

[0219] Figures 6AA to 6DD Another example of an electronic device 500b presenting information about a song radio function of a content application is shown. Figure 6AA , the electronic device 500b presents a playlist user interface in a portion of the display 504b and presents a user interface of another application 658 in another portion of the display. The content application user interface and the user interface 658 of the other application occupy a similar amount of space on the display 504b. Figure 6AA As shown, the user selects option 604 (eg, using touch point 603) to play the playlist. In response to the user's selection, electronic device 500b performs the operation similar to that described above with reference to FIG. Figure 6X Play the playlist as described.

[0220] Figure 6BB The electronic device 500b is shown presenting a playlist user interface after the entire playlist has been played. Figure 6BBAs shown, when the user views the content application user interface after the playlist has finished playing, the electronic device 500b has determined or determined that the content collection (e.g., the playlist) has finished playing and has stopped playing, and has determined or determined that the song radio function of the content application has not been initiated by the user. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500b displays information 628 about the song radio function of the content application, such as Figure 6CC shown.

[0221] Figure 6CC Information 628 about the song radio function of the content application is shown. The information 628 is displayed as an overlay on the user interface of the content application, which has a modified appearance, such as being grayed out. In some embodiments, the electronic device 500b presents an animation of the information 628 appearing from the bottom of the display. The information 628 spans the width of the content application user interface because the width of the user interface is less than a predetermined threshold width. The information 628 includes a selectable option 628 to eliminate the information 628 about the song radio function of the content application, text 628b describing how to use the song radio function of the content application, an image 628c showing the song radio function of the content application, and a selectable option 628d for eliminating the information 628 and presenting the voice assistant user interface, as will be described in the text 628b of the text 628c of ... Figure 6DD As shown. In this way, because the user has taken certain actions related to the song playlist function in the content application (e.g., playing content items in an album), but has not yet utilized the song playlist function, the electronic device 500b automatically presents information 628 about the song playlist function to the user, which is conducive to the user discovering the function and potentially using the function. Image 628c can be a still image, such as a picture, photo, screenshot or illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user were to select option 628a to eliminate information 628, then in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500b will resume presenting the user interface of the content application, such as Figure 6BB The user interface shown in . Figure 6CC As shown, the user (e.g., using touch point 603) selects option 628d to present the voice assistant user interface. In response to the user's selection, electronic device 500b presents the voice assistant user interface, such as Figure 6DD shown.

[0222] Figure 6DD Shows the response to Figure 6CCThe electronic device 500b presents a voice assistant user interface based on the user's selection in the content. When presenting the voice assistant user interface, the electronic device 500b is configured to receive voice input from the user. For example, if the user says "play more music like this", the electronic device 500b will use the content application to create a song station based on the currently playing or recently played song.

[0223] Figure 6EE to Figure 6II An example of an electronic device 500b presenting information about a personal radio function of a content application is shown. Figure 6EE As shown, electronic device 500b presents a user interface for a content application that includes an album. The user interface includes an indication 664 of the album title, album artwork 662, a selectable option 604 for playing the album in sequence, a selectable option 606 for playing content items in the album in random order, a plurality of representations 606m-606s of content items included in the album, and a plurality of navigation options 666a for navigating to various user interfaces of the content application. Figure 6EE As shown, the user (e.g., using touch point 603) selects option 606 to play the album in random order. In response to the user's selection, the content application plays the content in the album in random order, such as Figure 6FF shown.

[0224] Figure 6FF Shown in Figure 6EE 6. The option 606 for playing albums in random order has a different appearance (e.g., a different color) to indicate that the random setting is toggled on. Figure 6FF When the user interface is shown, electronic device 504b plays the content items in the album in random order.

[0225] Figure 6GG 6 shows the content application user interface after the user begins playing the albums in random order. After initiating playback of the albums in random order, the user selects option 666a (e.g., using touch point 603) to present the content application's content library user interface. Figure 6GG As shown, when the touch point 603 is detected, the electronic device 500b has determined or determines that the content application has played the content collection in random order at least a threshold number of times, the touch point 603 is an input for viewing the content library, and the personal radio function has not been initiated by the user. The personal radio function of the content application enables the content application to generate a content radio station based on the content consumption history of the content application. For example, these conditions meet the information display criteria. Therefore, in response to the user's selection, the electronic device 500b displays information 630 about the personal radio function of the content application, such as Figure 6HH shown.

[0226] Figure 6HH Information 630 about the personal radio function of the content application is shown. Information 630 is displayed as covering the user interface of the content application, and the user interface has a modified appearance, such as graying. In some embodiments, the electronic device 500b initiates the presentation of information 630 by displaying the information 630 appearing from the bottom of the display in an animated manner. Information 630 is centered within the content application user interface, but does not span the width of the content application user interface because the width of the content application user interface exceeds a predetermined threshold width. Information 630 includes an optional option 630a to eliminate the information 630 about the personal radio function of the content application, a text 630b describing how to use the personal radio function of the content application, an image 630c showing the personal radio function of the content application, and an optional option 630d for eliminating information 630 and presenting a voice assistant user interface. In this way, since the user has taken certain actions related to the personal radio function in the content application (e.g., playing a collection of content, such as an album, in random order), but has not yet utilized the personal radio function, the electronic device 500b automatically presents the information 630 about the song radio function to the user, which is conducive to the user discovering the function and potentially using the function. Image 630c may be a still image, such as a picture, a photograph, a screenshot or an illustration, or a video, such as an animation or other video. If the user selects option 630a to delete information 630, then in response to the user's selection, electronic device 500b will Figure 6GG In some embodiments, electronic device 500b presents the content library user interface of the content application before displaying information 630 about the personal station, and then presents information 630 about the personal station overlaid on the content library user interface. Therefore, eliminating information 630 about the personal station will cause information 630 to stop being displayed to display the content library user interface. Figure 6HH As shown, the user selects option 630d (e.g., using touch point 603) to present the voice assistant user interface, such as Fig. 6II shown.

[0227] Fig. 6II Shows the response to Figure 6HH The electronic device 500b presents a voice assistant user interface based on the user's selection in the voice assistant user interface. When presenting the voice assistant user interface, the electronic device 500b is configured to receive voice input from the user. For example, if the user says "play the music I like", the electronic device 500b will use the content application to create a personal radio station based on the content consumption history of the content application.

[0228] Although the above reference Figures 6A to 6VThe example described is shown with an electronic device 500a (eg, a smart phone or a media player), referring to Figure 6W to Figure 6II The example described is shown with electronic device 500b (e.g., tablet computer), and it should be understood that electronic devices 500a and 500b are optionally capable of each performing all examples described herein. In addition, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, electronic devices not shown here (e.g., personal computers, set-top boxes coupled to displays and speakers) are optionally capable of being used to perform one or more examples described herein.

[0229] FIG. 7A to FIG. 7N is a flowchart illustrating a method 700 for presenting information about application functions and facilitating the execution of the functions according to some embodiments. Method 700 is optionally performed on an electronic device (such as device 100, device 300, or device 500), as described above with reference to Figure 1A to Figure 1B , Figures 2 to 3 , FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B and FIG. 5A to FIG. 5H Some operations in method 700 are optionally combined, and / or the order of some operations is optionally changed.

[0230] As described below, method 700 provides a way to present information about application functions and facilitate the execution of application functions. The method reduces the cognitive burden on the user when interacting with the device user interface of the present disclosure, thereby creating a more efficient human-computer interface. For battery-powered electronic devices, improving the efficiency of user interaction with the user interface saves power and increases the time between battery charges.

[0231] In some embodiments, an electronic device 500a that communicates with a display 504a and one or more input devices (e.g., an electronic device 500, a smart phone, a media player, or a wearable device including a touch screen, a personal computer including or communicating with one or more input devices (such as a keyboard, a touch pad, or a touch screen), or a set-top box that communicates with a display such as a television, a speaker, and a remote control including a touch panel or a touch screen) displays on the display such as Fig. 6A 702. In some embodiments, the media player application allows a user to play content such as music, spoken content (e.g., podcasts), or video content. The content is optionally stored on the electronic device or streamed from a streaming library using a wireless network connection.

[0232] In some embodiments, while displaying a user interface for a content application, the electronic device receives input 603 via one or more input devices for performing an action, wherein the action is associated with a corresponding function of the content application that has not been initiated by a user of the content application (704), such as Fig. 6A or Figure 6C as shown in .

[0233] In some embodiments, the corresponding function is one or more of the following functions: adding one or more streaming media content items to a user library, downloading one or more streaming media content items to an electronic device, adding one or more streaming media content items to a playlist, viewing text associated with a streaming media content item (e.g., lyrics), enabling automatic downloading of streaming media content saved to a user library, creating a radio station with a streaming media directory based on a streaming media content item, and creating a personal radio station with a streaming media directory. The input is optionally a user input for using a content application to perform a function that is different from but optionally related to the corresponding function. For example, the user input for playing a streaming media content item is optionally associated with saving the content to the user's content library, because the library function of the content application is valuable for many users who wish to play content items from a content streaming media directory. For another example, the input is optionally an input for adding a streaming media content item to a user library, which is optionally associated with the corresponding function of automatically downloading content items locally added to the user library to an electronic device. More generally, the input here is optionally any input to a content application, which indicates that the user may be interested in a specific function of a content application that the user has not yet used. In some embodiments, an electronic device is associated with a user account, which is also associated with one or more other electronic devices. If an action has been initiated by a user on an electronic device associated with a user account, then the action is optionally considered to have been initiated by the user on any electronic device associated with the user account. For example, if a user creates a playlist using a smartphone associated with their user account, and then accesses a content application on a tablet that is also associated with the user account, initiating the playlist is considered to have been an action initiated by the user, even if the user has not created the playlist using the tablet (e.g., the uninitiated action criteria would not be met).

[0234] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6C to FIG. 6D In response to receiving input 603 (706) for performing an action, based on determining that information display criteria are satisfied, including criteria that are satisfied based on user interaction with the content application prior to the input for performing the action, the electronic device 500a displays information 616 (708) about the corresponding function of the content application on the display 504a.

[0235] In some examples, if the user's past interaction with the content application has met some criteria, as described below, the electronic device optionally displays information about the corresponding function as a way to automatically provide information about the corresponding function of the content application to the user. In some embodiments, meeting different criteria causes the electronic device to display information about the different functions of the content application (e.g., the display of different function information is triggered by the user's actions in the content application meeting different criteria). In some embodiments, the criteria based on the user's interaction with the content application are based on the repeated execution of the function of the content application before receiving the input associated with the corresponding function, such as playing content items from the content streaming directory, adding one or more content items to the user's content library, performing multiple use sessions with the content application, viewing multiple pages during a single use session with the content application, selecting one or more content items to download from the streaming content library to the electronic device, playing a complete collection of content items (e.g., albums or playlists), and randomly playing a collection of content items (e.g., user libraries, albums or playlists). These and other functions are optionally associated with the functions of the content application that have not yet been initiated by the user in some cases. For example, the user may have played multiple content items from the content streaming directory, but has not yet saved the streaming content items to its library. The displayed information optionally includes text describing the corresponding function of the content application, an image, video or animation showing or representing the corresponding function of the content application, and an optional option, which, when activated, causes the electronic device to stop displaying the information and optionally performs a function related to the corresponding function of the content application. For example, information related to saving a content item to a user library optionally includes text explaining that a user can save the content item to the library by selecting an option to save the content, an image or illustration representing saving the content to the library, and an optional option for eliminating the information. Eliminating the information optionally causes the electronic device to display a previously displayed (e.g., displayed before displaying information about the corresponding function) user interface of the content application, and includes an optional option for saving the content item. For another example, information related to displaying the lyrics of a song being played in a content application optionally includes an optional option, which, when selected, causes the electronic device to display the user interface of the content application corresponding to the content item currently being played on the electronic device, and displays an animation of navigating to the portion of the user interface including the lyrics of the content item through the user interface. In some embodiments in which multiple electronic devices are associated with a user account, the information display criteria are accumulated across multiple electronic devices.For example, if the information display criteria include receiving user input for playing the content item eight times, if the smart phone associated with the user account detects 3 user inputs for playing the content item, and the tablet computer associated with the user account detects 5 user inputs for playing the content item, the criteria are met because the electronic device detects a total of eight user inputs for playing the content using the content application. In some embodiments, the information display criteria are not cumulative across devices (e.g., a device itself must meet the criteria), but once the information is displayed on one electronic device, the information will not be displayed again on another electronic device. For example, if the smart phone detects a threshold number of user inputs for playing the content item using the content application, and the user has not yet saved the streaming media content item to his library across all electronic devices associated with the user account, the smart phone optionally presents information about saving the streaming media content item to the library. If the tablet detects a threshold number of user inputs for playing content after the smart phone has presented information about saving a streaming content item to the library, and the user has not yet added the streaming content item to the library, the tablet optionally forgoes presenting information about adding the streaming content item to the library in response to the threshold number of user inputs for playing the streaming content item because the information has already been presented on the smart phone.

[0236] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6A to FIG. 6B In the embodiment, based on determining that the information display criteria are not met ( 710 ), the electronic device 504 a abandons displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display ( 712 ).

[0237] In some embodiments, the user interface of the content application that was displayed when the user input was received continues to be displayed without adding information about the corresponding function of the content application. For example, if the content application is presenting a content browsing user interface that includes a representation of the content item when the input is received (e.g., input for playing, saving, or downloading a content item) and the information display criteria are not met, the electronic device optionally continues to display the content browsing user interface. For another example, if the user input is an input for displaying a different user interface for the content application, such as navigating to a different collection of content items (e.g., input for viewing content items included in an album or in a playlist curated by a streaming service), the electronic device optionally presents the requested user interface without displaying information about the corresponding function of the content application.

[0238] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6B or Fig.6D, the electronic device 500a performs an action in the user interface of the content application according to the input 603 (714). In some examples, the action is optionally different from the corresponding function of the content application associated with the input. For example, an input for playing a content item in a streaming media directory optionally causes the electronic device to play the content item. However, if the user has played the content item in the streaming media directory a number of times exceeding a predetermined threshold associated with the information display criteria for the library function of the content application, and the user has not saved the content item from the streaming media directory to his library, the input for playing the content item in the streaming media directory optionally causes the electronic device to present information about the library function of the content application.

[0239] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about corresponding functions of a content application that has not yet been initiated by a user in response to input associated with the corresponding functions allows the electronic device to inform the user of the existence of functions of the content application that they may not be aware of, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by presenting to the user features and functions that make using the content application on the electronic device easier and / or more efficient, and allowing the user to use the content application with less input and errors). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0240] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6C to FIG. 6D In the example, in response to receiving input 603 for performing an action (716): based on determining that the information display criteria are met, the electronic device 500a performs an action in the user interface of the content application based on the input (718). In some embodiments, receiving the user input causes the information display criteria to be met. For example, the information display criteria is optionally that the electronic device has detected the user input for playing the content item a predetermined number of times (e.g., 6, 8, 10 times, or some other number of times). In this example, in response to the user input for playing the content item that also meets the information display criteria, the electronic device begins playing the content item based on the user input and displays information about the corresponding function of the content application.

[0241] The above-mentioned manner of performing actions associated with user input that causes the electronic device to display information about the corresponding function of the content application allows the electronic device to present information about the content application in response to the user input and continue to perform the function requested by the user, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by performing the requested action without requiring the user to enter the input again after stopping displaying the information). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0242] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6C In some embodiments, the corresponding function of the content application has not been initiated by the user of the content application through multiple independent use sessions of the content application (720). In some embodiments, the corresponding function of the content application has never been initiated by the user. If the user initiates the function during the first use session of the content application, ends the use session (e.g., closes the content application), and then starts a new use session without initiating the function, the electronic device optionally abandons presenting information about the function because the function was previously initiated by the user during a different use session. In some embodiments, the use session is a period of time during which the content application is active on the electronic device. For example, the electronic device optionally presents the user interface of the content application on the display. As another example, the electronic device optionally uses the content application to play content. When the electronic device detects user input for presenting the user interface of the content application or user input for playing a content item using the content application, the use session optionally begins, and the user interface of the content application is optionally not presented (e.g., user input for playing content received when the electronic device presents the system user interface of the electronic device). When the user eliminates the user interface of the content application and / or stops using the content application to play content, the use session optionally ends. In some embodiments, the use session ends when the content application is completely closed on the electronic device so that it is not running in the background of the electronic device.

[0243] The above-mentioned method of tracking whether a function has been initiated by a user through multiple usage sessions of a content application allows the electronic device to abandon presenting information about a function that has been previously initiated by the user, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by presenting information related to the user and abandoning the presentation of information that is not relevant to the user). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0244] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6L In the example embodiment, whether the criterion is satisfied is based on user interactions with the content application through multiple independent usage sessions of the content application prior to the input for performing the action (722). In some examples, if the criterion includes repeatedly performing a particular user interaction with the content application, the number of times the user performs the particular user interaction is optionally accumulated across multiple usage sessions. For example, if the criterion includes the user saving a streaming content item to a library a threshold number of times, and the electronic device detects a threshold number of user inputs for saving streaming content items to a library across multiple usage sessions, the criterion may optionally be satisfied even if the electronic device does not detect the threshold number of user inputs for saving streaming content items to a library in a single usage session.

[0245] The above-described method of tracking information display criteria through multiple usage sessions of a content application allows an electronic device to present information that becomes relevant to a user once the user uses the content application multiple times, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by allowing the criteria to be met over the course of multiple sessions without having to meet the criteria in a single session). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0246] In some embodiments, such as Fig.6D , displaying information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display 504a includes information 616 (724) about displaying the corresponding function of the content application overlaid on the user interface of the content application. In some embodiments, before presenting the information about the corresponding function of the content application, the electronic device presents the user interface of the content application, including presenting a portion of the user interface of the content application in a first area of ​​the display. When the electronic device presents the information about the corresponding function, the electronic device optionally stops displaying the portion of the user interface of the content application displayed in the first area of ​​the display, and optionally displays the information about the corresponding function of the content application in the first area of ​​the display. The electronic device optionally continues to display other portions of the content application user interface in other areas of the display. In some embodiments, when displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application, other portions of the content application user interface become grayed out or have a faded appearance.

[0247] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about the corresponding functions of the content application as a user interface that overlays the content application allows the electronic device to present information about the content application within the content application, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by avoiding possible confusion caused by stopping displaying the content application user interface). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0248] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6C, based on the user's interaction with the streaming content in the content application prior to the input 603 for performing the action, the information display criteria are met (726). In some examples, the streaming content optionally includes content that is authorized for playback to the user during the time period that the user subscribes to the streaming service. If the information display criteria include detecting a threshold number of user inputs for initiating playback of a streaming content item, detecting the user input for initiating playback of the streaming content is optionally counted toward satisfying the criteria, but as described below, detecting the user input for initiating playback of non-streaming content is optionally not counted toward satisfying the information display criteria. Similarly, in some embodiments, the information display criteria include criteria that are met when the corresponding function of the content application has not yet been initiated by the user. If the corresponding function of the content application has not yet been initiated with respect to the streaming content, the function is optionally deemed to have not yet been initiated by the user. For example, if the corresponding function is to create a playlist, then if the electronic device has not yet detected a user action for creating a playlist with streaming content, the criteria is optionally met. If the electronic device detects a user input for adding streaming content to a playlist, the criteria is optionally excluded from being met. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6C In the example, based on the user's interaction with the non-streaming media content in the content application before the input 603 for performing the action, the information display criteria are not met (728). In some examples, the non-streaming media content optionally includes content items owned by the user (e.g., content purchased for download and unlimited playback, regardless of any streaming media service subscriptions, user-created content, etc.). User input detected by the electronic device with respect to the non-streaming media content is optionally not counted in satisfying the information display criteria. For example, if the information display criteria include detecting a threshold number of user inputs for saving streaming media content items to a library, the criteria are not met when the electronic device detects that the user has added the non-streaming media content to the library a threshold number of times. In addition, if the criteria also include criteria that are met when the user has not yet added streaming media content to a playlist, adding the non-streaming media content to the playlist does not preclude satisfying the criteria.

[0249] The above-mentioned information display standard based on interaction with streaming content allows electronic devices to present information about streaming media directories, which simplifies the interaction between users and electronic devices and enhances the operability of electronic devices (for example, by presenting new information to users, such as when users are unfamiliar with streaming media services). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of electronic devices by enabling users to use electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0250] In some embodiments, such as Fig.6D, displaying information 616 about a corresponding function of a content application on display 504a includes simultaneously displaying (730): information 616b (732) about the corresponding function of the content application; and an image or video 616c (734) depicting how to perform the corresponding function in the content application. In some embodiments, the information about the corresponding function of the content application is text that describes how to enter user input for causing the electronic device to perform the corresponding function of the content application. For example, text describing adding a content item to a library is optionally displayed as "Tap the '+' icon to save a song, album, or playlist to the library." In some embodiments, the image or video depicting how to perform the corresponding function in the content application is an image or video depicting a portion of the user interface of the content application associated with performing the corresponding function. For example, if the corresponding function is to add a content item to a library, the image is optionally an image of a selectable option (e.g., a "+" icon) that causes the electronic device to add content to the library, or the video is optionally a video showing the selectable option being selected.

[0251] The above-mentioned manner of presenting images depicting how to perform corresponding functions of the content application allows the electronic device to effectively convey information to the user, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by reducing the amount of text required to convey information). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0252] In some embodiments, such as Fig.6D In the embodiment, based on determining that the network connection of the electronic device 500a has a first characteristic, the electronic device simultaneously displays information 616 about the corresponding function of the content application and an image 616c depicting how to perform the corresponding function in the content application (736). In some embodiments, if the network connection speed, bandwidth, latency, or other characteristic is below a threshold for the characteristic, the electronic device optionally presents the image and the information describing the corresponding function. The network connection is optionally an Internet connection, such as a cellular data connection, a WiFi connection, etc. In some embodiments, such as in Fig.6D In the embodiment, based on determining that the network connection of the electronic device 500a has a second characteristic different from the first characteristic, the electronic device simultaneously displays information 616 about the corresponding function of the content application and a video 616c depicting how to perform the corresponding function in the content application (738). In some embodiments, if the network connection speed, bandwidth, latency, or other characteristic is above a threshold value for the characteristic, the electronic device optionally presents the video along with the information describing the corresponding function.

[0253] The above-mentioned method of selecting between presenting video or image based on the characteristics of the network connection of the electronic device allows the electronic device to reduce delay by presenting images when video cannot be presented due to the characteristics of the network connection, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device. In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0254] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6M , displaying information 622 about a corresponding function of a content application on display 504a includes simultaneously displaying (740): information 622b about a corresponding function of the content application (742); and a selectable option 622d that, when selected, causes the corresponding function of the content application to be executed (744), such as in FIG. 6N to FIG. 6O . For example, if the corresponding function is to display text associated with the content item, the displayed information optionally includes text displayed as "View the lyrics of the song from the 'Now Playing' screen." For example, the electronic device is able to present information about viewing text associated with a content item (e.g., song lyrics), and the information about viewing text associated with the content item includes a selectable option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to present text associated with the content item currently being played in the content application. In order to display the text associated with the content item, the electronic device optionally stops displaying the information about viewing text associated with the content item and instead displays the text associated with the content item currently being played in the user interface of the content application.

[0255] The above-mentioned manner of presenting selectable options that, when selected, cause the electronic device to execute corresponding functions of the content application allows the electronic device to quickly display previously uninitiated functions of the content application, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by executing functions and eliminating information without requiring separate user input). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0256] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6S to Figure 6V, displaying information 624 about a corresponding function of a content application on display 504a includes simultaneously displaying (746): information 624b (748) about the corresponding function of the content application; and a selectable option 624d, which, when selected, causes the electronic device to display a corresponding user interface on display 504a from which a user can perform the corresponding function of the content application (750). For example, if the corresponding function is to activate a setting to automatically download content when the content is saved to a library, the information optionally includes text displayed as "If you want to download songs when they are added to the library, turn on the automatic download setting." For example, the information about activating the automatic download setting optionally includes a selectable option labeled "Go to Settings," which, when activated, presents a settings user interface with a selectable option for turning on automatic downloading. In some embodiments, other functions of the content application are performed from other user interfaces, such as a user interface of the content application or a voice assistant user interface. For these functions of the content application, the selectable option optionally navigates to the corresponding user interface in which the user can perform the action.

[0257] The above-mentioned manner of providing options for navigating to a user interface to execute corresponding functions of a content application allows the electronic device to concisely show the user where to execute the corresponding functions of the content application, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by responding to a single input without requiring multiple inputs to eliminate information and navigate the user interface). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0258] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6M to FIG. 6O , selectable option 622d, when selected, causes electronic device 500a to display on the display an animation of navigating from the user interface of the content application to the corresponding user interface from which the user can execute the corresponding function of the content application (752). For example, when the electronic device detects selection of a selectable option to view how to view text associated with a content item (e.g., song lyrics), the electronic device optionally presents the user interface of the content application in which the text can be viewed, and scrolls the user interface to display the text associated with the content.

[0259] The above-mentioned method of animating the navigation of the user interface to the portion of the user interface from which the user can execute the corresponding function of the content application allows the electronic device to visually show the user how to perform the function, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by reducing the amount of text required to provide information about the corresponding function). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0260] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6M to FIG. 6O , selectable option 622d, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to scroll the corresponding user interface to a first portion of the corresponding user interface from which a user is able to execute a corresponding function of the content application (754). In some examples, the corresponding user interface is optionally a user interface of the content application, a user interface of a different application, or a system user interface. For example, in response to detecting a selection of a "Go to Settings" affordance included in the information about automatic download settings, the electronic device presents a settings user interface and scrolls the settings user interface to a location in the settings user interface where the "Automatic Download" setting is presented. In some embodiments, prior to scrolling the user interface, the first portion of the corresponding user interface from which a user is able to execute a corresponding function of the content application is not initially displayed on the display. In some embodiments, the corresponding user interface includes a second portion, such as in Figure 6N In some embodiments, the user interface includes content related to functions other than the corresponding functions of the content application, such as selectable options. For example, the electronic device also presents other selectable options associated with settings other than the "automatic download" setting in the settings user interface.

[0261] The above-mentioned manner of scrolling the user interface to the portion of the user interface in which the user is able to perform the corresponding function of the content application allows the electronic device to visually display how to perform the function, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by reducing the amount of text required to convey information about the corresponding function). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0262] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6W to Figure 6Z, input 603 for performing an action in a content application is received when the electronic device 500b simultaneously displays on the display 504b a user interface of the content application in a first portion of the display and a user interface 658 of a second application, different from the content application, in a second portion of the display (758). In some examples, the electronic device optionally presents the user interface of the content application and the user interface of the second application in different sections of the display (such as in a split view). In some embodiments, the split view is one of: a half view, in which each user interface optionally occupies half of the display; or a one-third and two-thirds view, in which one of the applications occupies one-third of the display and the other application occupies two-thirds of the display. In some embodiments, the user interface is displayed in two windows that together do not occupy the entire display and in some cases can overlap. In some embodiments, information 626 about the corresponding function of the content application is displayed in the first portion of the display 504b (760), such as Figure 6Z As shown. In some embodiments, information about the corresponding functions of the content application is presented in the portion of the display that displays the user interface of the content application. For example, if the content application user interface occupies two-thirds of the display and the display is oriented in a landscape orientation, information about the corresponding functions is optionally displayed in the center of the user interface of the content application without spanning two-thirds of the width of the display that is displaying the user interface of the content application. For another example, if the content application user interface is presented using half of the display or one-third of the display in a portrait orientation or a landscape orientation, or is presented using two-thirds of the display in a portrait orientation, information about the corresponding functions of the content application is optionally presented in the portion of the display that displays the user interface of the content application and spans the width of the user interface of the content application.

[0263] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about corresponding functions in the area of ​​the display presenting the content application user interface allows the electronic device to present information in a manner that is visually associated with the content application, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by conveying the association of information to the content application). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0264] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6A to FIG. 6DIn some embodiments, when the user has played back the streaming media content in the content application more than a predetermined number of times without adding the streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application, the information display criteria are met (762). In some embodiments, the electronic device has played back the streaming media content a threshold number of times (e.g., 6, 8, 10 times, or some other number of times), but the user has not yet added the streaming media content to the library. The criterion optionally includes playing a second content item after the first content item is played, without requiring user input for playing the second content item (e.g., playing the next song in an album or playlist). However, in some embodiments, the criterion optionally does not include playing the content item without user input for playing the particular content item, and is a threshold number of times the electronic device detects user input for playing the content item. In some embodiments, the library is a list of content items that have been added to the library by the user, thereby enabling the user to quickly find content that they wish to easily access. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6C , the input for performing the action 603 includes an input for playing the corresponding content item in the content application (764). In some examples, in response to detecting that the user input for playing the streaming media content is received when the information display criteria are met, the electronic device optionally plays the corresponding content item and displays information about the corresponding function of the content application (e.g., saving the streaming media content item to the library). In some embodiments, such as in Fig.6D, the information 616 about the corresponding function of the content application includes (766): information 616b (768) about adding streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application, an image 616c depicting a portion of the user interface of the content application from which the user is able to add streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application (770), and a selectable option 616d, which, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to stop displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display (772). In some embodiments, the information about adding streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application is text describing the corresponding function of the content application and text describing user input for performing the corresponding function of the content application. For example, the text is optionally displayed as "Tap the "+" icon to save a song, playlist, or album to your library." In some embodiments, the image is an image showing a "+" icon (which, if selected, causes the corresponding content item to be added to the library) or some other image. In some embodiments, when the electronic device stops displaying information about the corresponding function of the content application, the electronic device presents a user interface of the content application, such as a user interface of the content application displayed when input for performing an action is received. The user interface of the content application optionally includes selectable options for performing the corresponding function, such as a representation of the content item and a "+" icon, which, when selected, causes the content item to be added to the library.

[0265] The above-described manner of presenting information about adding streaming content to a content library allows the electronic device to guide the user on how to use the content library, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by allowing the user to create a curated collection of content items). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0266] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6E to FIG. 6H, the information display criteria are met (774) when: the user has added streaming content to the user's content library in the content application more than a predetermined number of times (776), and the user's content library in the content application does not include streaming content that has been downloaded to the electronic device for offline playback (778). In some embodiments, the criteria are met when a predetermined number (e.g., 6, 8, 10, or some other number) of "add events" are detected. Add events optionally include adding a single content item (e.g., a song) or adding a collection of content items (e.g., a playlist or album). In some embodiments, adding content to a library causes the added content item (or content items in a content collection) to be viewed in the library, thereby allowing the user to easily access those content items. In some examples, the streaming content items in the library are optionally not stored on the electronic device. Instead, in some embodiments, the electronic device is configured to stream content items from a different electronic device (e.g., a server) via a network connection (e.g., a wireless connection such as the Internet). When the library includes non-streaming content stored on the electronic device, such as content owned by the user, the criteria are optionally not excluded. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6G , the input 603 for performing the action includes an input (780) for adding the corresponding streaming media content item to the user's content library in the content application. In some embodiments, in response to detecting the user input for adding the corresponding streaming media content item to the content library when the criteria have been met, the electronic device presents information about the corresponding function of the content application. For example, the corresponding function of the electronic device is optionally to download the streaming media content item for offline playback. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6HIn the embodiment of the present invention, the information 618 about the corresponding function of the content application includes (782): information 618b about downloading streaming media content to the electronic device for offline playback (784), and a selectable option 618d, which, when selected, causes the electronic device to stop displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display (786). In some examples, the information optionally includes text describing the corresponding function of the content application, such as downloading streaming media content to the electronic device for offline playback, and a description of the user input for performing the corresponding function. For example, the information optionally includes text displayed as "Select the cloud icon to download songs, albums, or playlists for offline listening." In some embodiments, when the electronic device stops displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application, the electronic device instead displays a user interface of the content application, such as the user interface that was being displayed when the input for performing the action was received. In some embodiments, the user is able to perform the corresponding function from the user interface of the content application, which is displayed after the information about the corresponding function stops being displayed. For example, the user interface including an option for saving a content item to a library is optionally the same as the user interface including an option for downloading a streaming media content item for offline listening. Thus, the user interface presented when user input is received for performing an action to save a content item to a library is optionally the same as the user interface presented when the electronic device stops displaying information about the corresponding function of the content application, and when the user interface is displayed, the user is able to perform the corresponding function.

[0267] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about saving content items to an electronic device for offline playback allows the electronic device to guide the user on how to play content without a network connection, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by playing content without considering the network connection status of the electronic device). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0268] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6I to FIG. 6J, the information display criteria are met (788) when: the user has added streaming content to the user's content library in the content application more than a predetermined number of times (790), and the user's content library in the content application does not include a playlist that includes streaming content (792). In some embodiments, the criteria are met when a predetermined number (e.g., 16, 18, 20, or some other number) of "add events" are detected. Add events optionally include adding a single content item (e.g., a song) or adding a collection of content items (e.g., a playlist or album). In some embodiments, adding content to a library causes the added content item (or content items in a collection of content) to be viewed in the library, thereby allowing the user to easily access those content items. In some embodiments, if the library includes one or more playlists that include non-streaming content items, such as a playlist that includes content items owned by the user, then the criteria are not excluded from being met. In some embodiments, such as in Fig.6I , the input 603 for performing an action includes an input (794) for adding one or more streaming media content items to a user's content library in the content application. In some embodiments, in response to detecting a user input for adding a corresponding streaming media content item to the content library when the criteria have been met, the electronic device presents information about a corresponding function of the content application. For example, the corresponding function of the electronic device is optionally to create a playlist from the streaming media content items. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6J , information 620 about the corresponding function of the content application includes (796): information 620b (798) about creating a playlist including streaming media content, and a selectable option 620d, which, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to stop displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display (798-2). In some examples, the information optionally includes a description of the corresponding function of the content application, such as creating a playlist including streaming media content, and a description of the input that causes the electronic device to perform the function of the streaming media application. For example, the information optionally includes text displayed as "Press into the song to add it to the playlist." In some examples, when the electronic device stops displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application, the electronic device optionally presents a user interface of the content application. The user interface of the content application is optionally a user interface presented when a user input for performing an action (e.g., adding a content item to a library) is received. In some embodiments, the user is able to perform the corresponding function at the displayed user interface. For example, the user is able to save the content item to the library and add the content item to the playlist from the same user interface of the content application.

[0269] The above-mentioned manner of providing information about creating a playlist allows the electronic device to guide the user on how to curate a content collection, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by allowing the user to group content items that they wish to play one by one). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0270] In some embodiments, such as FIG. 6K to FIG. 6O , the information display criteria are met (798-4) when the electronic device 500a has displayed the content application more than a predetermined number of times during an independent usage session of the content application (798-6), and the user has not yet displayed the lyrics of the content item in the content application (798-8). In some examples, the electronic device has optionally detected a predetermined number of times (e.g., 5, 7, 9, or some other number) of user inputs for launching the content application and for displaying the user interface of the content application. In some embodiments, usage sessions in which the user does not view the user interface of the content application (e.g., playing content from the content application from the system user interface of the electronic device) are not counted toward meeting the criteria. In some embodiments, in this example, the content items include streaming content items and non-streaming content items. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6L , input 603 for performing an action includes input (798-10) for initiating playback of a content item during a new use session of a content application for which lyrics are available. In some examples, lyrics are optionally not available for all content items available for the content application. In some embodiments, the electronic device presents information about a corresponding function of the content application in response to user input for playing a content item for which lyrics are available, the user input being received when information display criteria are met. The corresponding function of the content application is optionally to view lyrics for a content item in the content application. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6M , the information 622 about the corresponding function of the content application includes (798-12): information 622b (798-14) about displaying the lyrics of the content item in the content application, and a selectable option 622d, which when selected causes the electronic device to display an animation of navigating from the user interface of the content application to the corresponding user interface of the content application including the lyrics 652 of the content item, such as FIG. 6N to FIG. 6O(798-16). In some examples, the information optionally includes a description of the corresponding function of the electronic device, such as viewing the lyrics of the content item. For example, the information optionally includes text displayed as "View the lyrics of the song currently playing." In some embodiments, the information includes a description of how the user can make the electronic device perform the function. For example, the text is optionally displayed as "Scroll to view the lyrics of the song currently playing." In some examples, in response to detecting a selection of a selectable option, the electronic device optionally stops displaying information about the corresponding function of the content application, presents the user interface of the content application, and scrolls the user interface to the portion where the lyrics are visible.

[0271] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about the lyrics of a displayed content item allows the electronic device to guide the user on how to view the lyrics within the content application, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by saving the user the step of opening different applications to view the lyrics of a content item). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0272] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6P to Figure 6V In the example, the information display criteria are met (798-18) when: the user has downloaded more than a predetermined number of streaming media content items to the user's content library in the content application (798-20), and the setting for automatically downloading content items included in the user's content library to the electronic device 500a is not enabled (798-22). In some examples, the electronic device has optionally detected a predetermined number of user inputs for downloading content items (e.g., 13, 15, 17 times, or some other number of times). In some embodiments, a user input for downloading content causes the electronic device to download multiple content items (e.g., songs) in a set of content items (e.g., an album or a playlist). In some examples, when the electronic device saves content items to the content library, the content items in the content library are optionally visible in the content library, but are optionally not saved on the electronic device. In some embodiments, in response to a user input for playing content items that are not saved on the electronic device, the electronic device streams content from a second electronic device (e.g., a server) via a network connection (e.g., an Internet connection) to play the content. When the setting for automatically downloading content items is enabled, in response to user input for adding content items to the content library, the electronic device optionally adds the content items to the content library and stores the content items on the electronic device, thereby allowing playback of the content without the electronic device using a network connection (e.g., an Internet connection). Figure 6RIn the example, the input 603 for performing the action includes an input for downloading the corresponding streaming media content item to the user's content library in the content application (798-24). In some examples, in response to detecting the user input for downloading the corresponding streaming media content item, when the information display criteria are met, the electronic device optionally presents information about the corresponding function of the content application. For example, the corresponding function is optionally to enable a setting for automatically downloading content items included in the content library. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6S , the information 624 about the corresponding function of the content application includes (798-26): information 624b (798-28) about automatically downloading content items in the user's content library to the electronic device, and a selectable option 624d, which, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to display a corresponding user interface on the display 504a, from which the user can enable settings for automatically downloading content items included in the user's content library (798-30), such as in Figure 6T to Figure 6V In some examples, the information optionally includes a description of the functionality of the content application, such as enabling an automatic download setting. For example, the information optionally includes text displayed as "Enable the automatic download setting to automatically download the music you added to your library." In some embodiments, the information also includes a description of how the user can enable the electronic device to perform the function. For example, the text optionally displays as "Go to settings to enable automatic download settings to automatically download the music you added to your library." In some embodiments, when the electronic device stops displaying information about the corresponding functionality of the content application, the electronic device instead displays a settings user interface. In some embodiments, the electronic device first presents a portion of the settings user interface that does not include automatic download settings, and then scrolls to a portion of the settings user interface that includes automatic download settings. Once the electronic device has completed scrolling, the user is optionally able to select the automatic download setting to enable automatic downloading.

[0273] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about automatically downloading content items included in a content library allows the electronic device to guide the user on how to make its content library available offline, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by enabling the electronic device to play content regardless of the network connection status of the electronic device). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0274] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6W to Figure 6CCIn some embodiments, the information display criteria are met (798-32) when: the user has not yet created a content station in the content application based on the streaming media (798-34) content, and the user has played to the end of a collection of multiple associated content items in the content application (798-36). In some embodiments, the electronic device is capable of creating a content station based on streaming media content items. The content station optionally includes content items that are similar to the streaming media content items on which the content station is based. For example, the content items in the content station optionally have a genre, artist, or style that is similar to the content items on which the content station is based. In some examples, the collection is optionally an album or a song playlist. Playing to completion of the content collection optionally means playing all the content items in the collection. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6W , input 603 for performing an action includes input (798-38) for displaying a content application on a display during a new usage session after a user has completed playing a collection of multiple associated content items in the content application. In some embodiments, in response to detecting that a content item in the collection has been played to completion, and after the collection has been played to completion, an input for causing the electronic device to display the content application is detected, and when information display criteria are met, the electronic device optionally presents information about a corresponding function of the content application. For example, the corresponding function of the content application is optionally to create a content station. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6Z In the example, the information 626 about the corresponding function of the content application includes (798-40): information 626b (798-42) about creating a content station in the content application based on the streaming content. In some examples, the information about creating a content station optionally includes a description of creating a content station and a description of how a user can enable the electronic device to create a content station. For example, the information optionally includes text displayed as "Press into a song to create a station based on the song." In some embodiments, the information also includes a selectable option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to stop displaying information about the corresponding function of the content application.

[0275] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about creating a content station based on content items allows the electronic device to guide users on how to play content similar to their favorite content items, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by enabling the user to discover their favorite content without additional user input). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0276] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6CC to Figure 6DD, information 628 about creating a content station in a content application based on streaming media content includes an optional option 628d, which, when selected, causes the electronic device 500a to display a voice input user interface 660 on the display 504a, which is configured to receive voice input for creating a content station in the content application based on streaming media content (798-44). In some embodiments, the information about the corresponding function of the content application includes text displayed as "Ask the voice assistant to create a station based on the song." The information optionally also includes an optional option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to stop displaying the content application and display the voice assistant user interface.

[0277] The above-mentioned method of informing users that they can use the voice assistant to create a content radio station based on content items allows the electronic device to guide the user on how to use the voice assistant to perform content application functions, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by using the voice assistant instead of navigating the displayed menu). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0278] In some embodiments, such as Figure 6EE to Figure 6II , the information display criteria are met (798-46) when: the user has not created a content station in the content application based on the user's content consumption history in the content application (798-48), and the user has completed playing a set of multiple associated content items in the content application more than a predetermined number of times (798-50). In some embodiments, the electronic device is capable of creating a content station based on one or more of the content items that the user has saved to the content library, the content items that the user has played the most using the content application, or a similar content consumption history of the content application. The content station optionally includes content items that are similar to the content consumption history. For example, the content items in the content station optionally have genres, artists, or styles that are similar to the content consumption history. In some embodiments, the user has played all songs in an album, a playlist, or some songs in the content library by randomly playing the library 5, 7, 9 times, or some other number of times. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6GG, the input 603 for performing an action includes an input for displaying a content item in a content library of a user in a content application (798-52). In some embodiments, the electronic device detects a selection of an option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to present the content library in a content application user interface. In response to detecting the user input when the information display criteria are met, the electronic device optionally presents information about a corresponding function of the content application. For example, the corresponding function of the content application is optionally capable of playing a content station based on the content consumption history of the content application. In some embodiments, such as in Figure 6HH , the information 630 about the corresponding function of the content application includes (798-54): information 630b (798-56) about creating a content station in the content application based on the content consumption history of the user in the content application, and a selectable option 630d, which when selected causes the electronic device to display a voice input user interface 660 on the display 504b, such as in Fig. 6II In some embodiments, the voice input user interface is configured to receive voice input for creating a content station in a content application based on the user's content consumption history in the content application (798-58). In some embodiments, the information includes a description of the corresponding function of the content application, such as creating a content station based on the content consumption history of the content application, and information about how the user can enable the electronic device to perform the corresponding function. For example, the information optionally includes text displayed as "Create a personal radio station by asking the voice assistant to play your favorite music." In some embodiments, in response to detecting a selection of a selectable option, the electronic device stops displaying the content application user interface including information about the corresponding function of the content application and displays the voice assistant user interface.

[0279] The above-mentioned manner of presenting information about creating content stations based on content consumption history allows electronic devices to guide users on how to discover content similar to content they have consumed, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by providing new content to the user). In addition, this also reduces power and extends the battery life of the electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0280] It should be understood that FIG. 7A to FIG. 7N The specific order in which the operations are described is merely exemplary and is not intended to indicate that the order is the only order in which the operations can be performed. A person of ordinary skill in the art would think of many ways to reorder the operations described herein.

[0281] The operations in the above information processing method are optionally implemented by running one or more functional modules in an information processing device, such as a general-purpose processor (for example, in combination with Figure 1A to Figure 1B , Figure 3 , FIG. 5A to FIG. 5H In addition, the above reference FIG. 7A to FIG. 7N The described operations are optionally performed by Figure 1A to Figure 1B . For example, display operations 702, 708, 712, 724, 730, 736, 738, 740, 746 and 798-6 and receiving operation 704 are optionally implemented by event classifier 170, event identifier 180 and event handler 190. When a corresponding predefined event or sub-event is detected, event identifier 180 activates event handler 190 associated with the detection of the event or sub-event. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176 or object updater 177 to update the application internal state 192. In some embodiments, event handler 190 accesses the corresponding GUI updater 178 to update the content displayed by the application. Similarly, a person of ordinary skill in the art will clearly know how to update the content displayed by the application based on Figure 1A to Figure 1B The components depicted in the figure are used to implement other processes.

[0282] As described above, one aspect of the present technology is to collect and use data available from specific and legitimate sources to facilitate the streaming of content from one electronic device to another electronic device. The present disclosure contemplates that, in some instances, the collected data may include personal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used to identify a specific person. Such personal information data may include demographic data, location-based data, online identifiers, phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, data or records related to a user's health or fitness level (e.g., vital signs measurements, medication information, exercise information), date of birth, or any other personal information.

[0283] The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such personal information data in the present technology can be used to benefit users. For example, personal information data can be used to create content recommendations based on content consumption history, and to present information about the functionality of content applications based on previous user interactions with content applications. Therefore, the use of such personal information data enables users to enter fewer inputs to perform actions related to streaming media modes. In addition, the present disclosure also anticipates other uses of personal information data that benefit users. For example, content consumption history can be used to generate recommended content for users.

[0284] The present disclosure envisions that entities responsible for collecting, analyzing, disclosing, transmitting, storing or otherwise using such personal information data will comply with established privacy policies and / or privacy practices. Specifically, such entities will be expected to implement and consistently apply privacy practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding the requirements of the industry or government that maintain user privacy. Such information about the use of personal data should be highlighted and easily accessible to users, and should be updated as the collection and / or use of data changes. The user's personal information should be collected only for legal use. In addition, such collection / sharing should only occur after receiving user consent or other legal basis specified in applicable law. In addition, such entities should consider taking any necessary steps to defend and safeguard access to such personal information data and ensure that others who have access to personal information data comply with their privacy policies and processes. In addition, such entities may subject themselves to third-party assessments to demonstrate that they comply with widely accepted privacy policies and practices. In addition, policies and practices should be adjusted for specific types of personal information data collected and / or accessed, and applied to applicable laws and standards, including considerations that are exclusive to jurisdictions that can be used to impose higher standards. For example, in the United States, collection or access to certain health data may be governed by federal and / or state laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); while health data in other countries may be subject to other regulations and policies and should be handled accordingly.

[0285] Regardless of the foregoing, the present disclosure also contemplates implementations in which users selectively block use or access to personal information data. That is, the present disclosure contemplates providing hardware elements and / or software elements to prevent or block access to such personal information data. For example, a user may be able to configure one or more electronic devices to change the discovery settings or privacy settings of the electronic devices. For example, a user may select settings to manage the privacy of their content consumption history.

[0286] In addition, it is an object of the present disclosure that personal information data should be managed and processed to minimize the risk of unintentional or unauthorized access or use. Risks can be minimized by limiting data collection and deleting data once it is no longer needed. In addition, and when applicable, including in certain health-related applications, data de-identification can be used to protect the privacy of users. De-identification can be facilitated by removing identifiers, controlling the amount or specificity of stored data (e.g., collecting location data at a city level rather than at an address level), controlling how data is stored (e.g., aggregating data across users), and / or other methods such as differential privacy, where appropriate.

[0287] Thus, while the present disclosure broadly covers the use of personal information data to implement one or more of the various disclosed embodiments, the present disclosure also contemplates that various embodiments may also be implemented without access to such personal information data. That is, various embodiments of the present technology will not fail to function properly due to the lack of all or a portion of such personal information data. For example, content may be selected and delivered to a user based on aggregated non-personal information data or an absolute minimum amount of personal information, such as content processed only on the user's device or other non-personal information that may be used for content delivery services.

[0288] For the purpose of explanation, the foregoing description is described by reference to specific embodiments. However, the above exemplary discussion is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the disclosed precise form. According to the above teachings, many modifications and variations are possible. The embodiments are selected and described in order to best illustrate the principles of the present invention and its practical application, so that other technical personnel in the field can best use the present invention and the various described embodiments with various modifications suitable for the specific purpose contemplated.

Claims

1. A method, comprising: At an electronic device in communication with a display and one or more input devices: displaying a user interface of a content application on the display, the user interface comprising one or more representations of one or more content items; receiving, while displaying the user interface of the content application, input via the one or more input devices for performing an action, wherein the action is associated with the one or more content items and is associated with a corresponding function of the content application that has not been initiated by a user of the content application; as well as In response to receiving the input for performing the action: displaying information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display based on determining that information display criteria are satisfied, the information display criteria comprising criteria satisfied based on user interaction with the content application prior to the input for performing the action; as well as It is determined based on the information that the display criteria are not met: abstaining from displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display; as well as The action is performed in the user interface of the content application based on the input.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: In response to receiving the input for performing the action: Based on the determination that the information display criteria are satisfied, the action is performed in the user interface of the content application based on the input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding function of the content application has not been initiated by the user of the content application through multiple independent usage sessions of the content application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein whether the criterion is satisfied is based on user interaction with the content application through multiple separate usage sessions of the content application prior to the input for performing the action.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display comprises displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application overlaid on the user interface of the content application.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The information display criteria are satisfied based on user interaction with streaming content in the content application prior to the input for performing the action, and The information display criteria are not met based on user interaction with non-streaming media content in the content application prior to the input for performing the action.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display comprises simultaneously displaying: said information regarding said corresponding function of said content application; and An image or video depicting how the corresponding function is performed in the content application.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein: Based on determining that the network connection of the electronic device has a first characteristic, the electronic device simultaneously displays the information about the corresponding function of the content application and the image depicting how to perform the corresponding function in the content application, and Based on determining that the network connection of the electronic device has a second characteristic different from the first characteristic, the electronic device simultaneously displays the information about the corresponding function of the content application and the video depicting how to perform the corresponding function in the content application.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display comprises simultaneously displaying: said information regarding said corresponding function of said content application; and A selectable option that, when selected, causes the corresponding function of the content application to be performed.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display comprises simultaneously displaying: said information regarding said corresponding function of said content application; and A selectable option which, when selected, causes the electronic device to display a corresponding user interface on the display, from which the user can execute the corresponding function of the content application.

11. The method according to claim 1, wherein: The input for performing the action in the content application is received while the electronic device is simultaneously displaying on the display the user interface of the content application in a first portion of the display and a user interface of a second application different from the content application in a second portion of the display, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application is displayed in the first portion of the display.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein: The information display criterion is satisfied when the user has played back the streaming media content in the content application more than a predetermined number of times without adding the streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application, The input for performing the action includes an input for playing a corresponding content item in the content application, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application includes: information about the content library of the user who added streaming media content to the content application, and an image depicting a portion of the user interface of the content application from which the user is able to add streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application, and A selectable option which, when selected, causes the electronic device to stop displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein: The information display criteria are met if: The user has added streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application more than a predetermined number of times, and The content library of the user in the content application does not include streaming content that has been downloaded to the electronic device for offline playback, The input for performing the action includes input for adding a corresponding streaming content item to the content library of the user in the content application, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application includes: information regarding downloading streaming media content to the electronic device for offline playback, and A selectable option which, when selected, causes the electronic device to stop displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein: The information display criteria are met if: The user has added streaming media content to the user's content library in the content application more than a predetermined number of times, and the content library of the user in the content application does not include a playlist including streaming content, The input for performing the action includes input for adding one or more streaming content items to the content library of the user in the content application, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application includes: information about creating playlists that include streaming content, and A selectable option which, when selected, causes the electronic device to stop displaying the information about the corresponding function of the content application on the display.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein: The information display criteria are met if: The electronic device has displayed the content application more than a predetermined number of times during an independent usage session of the content application, and the user has not displayed lyrics for the content item in the content application, The input for performing the action includes input for initiating playback of a content item during a new usage session of the content application for which lyrics are available, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application includes: information about displaying lyrics for the content item in the content application, and A selectable option that, when selected, causes the electronic device to display an animation of navigating from the user interface of the content application to a corresponding user interface of the content application that includes the lyrics for the content item.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein: The information display criteria are met if: The user has downloaded more than a predetermined number of streaming media content items to the user's content library in the content application, and a setting for automatically downloading content items included in the content library of the user to the electronic device is not enabled, The input for performing the action includes an input for downloading a corresponding streaming content item to the content library of the user in the content application, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application includes: information about automatically downloading content items in the content library of the user to the electronic device, and A selectable option which, when selected, causes the electronic device to display a corresponding user interface on the display from which the user can enable the setting for automatically downloading content items included in the content library of the user.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein: The information display criteria are met if: The user has not created a content station in the content application based on streaming content, and The user has played to the end of a collection of multiple associated content items in the content application, The input for performing the action includes input for displaying the content application on the display during a new usage session after the user has finished playing the end of the set of the plurality of associated content items in the content application, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application includes: Information about creating a content station in the content application based on streaming content.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein: The information display criteria are met if: The user has not created a content station in the content application based on the user's content consumption history in the content application, and The user has played a set of multiple associated content items in the content application more than a predetermined number of times, The input for performing the action includes input for displaying content items in the user's content library in the content application, and The information about the corresponding function of the content application includes: information about creating a content station in the content application based on the content consumption history of the user in the content application, and An optional option, which when selected causes the electronic device to display a voice input user interface on the display, the voice input user interface being configured to receive voice input for creating a content station in the content application based on the content consumption history of the user in the content application.

19. An electronic device comprising: 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 comprising instructions for executing the method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 18.

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