Method and user interface for monitoring sound reduction

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a user interface for monitoring sound reduction. The present disclosure relates generally to user interfaces and techniques for managing and visualizing sound reduction using a computer system. According to some embodiments, when the computer system is using the sound reducing device, the computer system displays an indication that the second noise level is less than the first sound level. According to some embodiments, a computer system displays a representation of noise levels at a plurality of different times that indicates a first noise level when a sound reduction effect is valid and a second noise level when the sound reduction effect is not valid. In accordance with some embodiments, the computer system displays a representation of a level of sound reduction over a first time period and receives an input to sell a second time period different from the first time period, and in response to the input, the computer system displays a representation of a level of sound reduction over the second time period.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the application with international application number PCT / US2023 / 021923, international application date May 11, 2023, entry into the Chinese national phase date November 12, 2024, national application number 202380040133.9, and invention name “Method and user interface for monitoring sound reduction”.

[0002] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0003] This application claims priority to U.S. Patent Application No. 63 / 342,623, filed on May 16, 2022, entitled “METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR MONITORING SOUND REDUCTION” and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 18 / 195,331, filed on May 9, 2023, entitled “METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR MONITORING SOUND REDUCTION”. The contents of each of these patent applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Technical Field

[0004] The present disclosure relates generally to computer user interfaces, and more particularly to techniques for managing and visualizing sound reduction. Background Art

[0005] The electronic device may be used to monitor the noise level to which a user of the electronic device is exposed. The electronic device may also be used to monitor the sound reduction effect of another electronic device and the resulting sound reduction level. Information about the monitored noise exposure level and sound reduction effect may be presented to the user on the electronic device. Summary of the invention

[0006] However, some techniques for managing and visualizing sound reduction using electronic devices are often cumbersome and inefficient. For example, some prior art techniques use complex and time-consuming user interfaces that may include multiple keystrokes or keystrokes and / or require viewing multiple separate interfaces to identify relevant information. Prior art techniques require more time than necessary, which results in wasted user time and device energy. This latter consideration is particularly important in battery-powered devices.

[0007] Thus, the present technology provides a faster, more efficient method and interface for managing and visualizing sound reduction for electronic devices. Such methods and interfaces optionally supplement or replace other methods for managing and visualizing sound reduction. Such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden imposed on users and produce a more efficient human-computer interface. For battery-powered computing devices, such methods and interfaces save power and increase the time interval between battery charges.

[0008] According to some embodiments, a method performed at a computer system in communication with a display generation component is described. The method includes: when a detected ambient noise level is at a first noise level: based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, displaying via the display generation component a first user interface, the first user interface including an indication of a second noise level that is lower than the first noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device; and based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, displaying via the display generation component a second user interface indicating the first noise level.

[0009] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: when a detected ambient noise level is at a first noise level: based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, displaying a user interface via the display generation component, the user interface including an indication of a second noise level that is lower than the first noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device; and based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, displaying a second user interface indicating the first noise level via the display generation component.

[0010] According to some embodiments, a transient computer-readable storage medium is described. The transient computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: when a detected ambient noise level is at a first noise level: based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, displaying a user interface via the display generation component, the user interface including an indication of a second noise level that is lower than the first noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device; and based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, displaying a second user interface indicating the first noise level via the display generation component.

[0011] According to some embodiments, a computer system in communication with a display generation component is described. The computer system includes: one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: when the detected ambient noise level is at a first noise level: based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, displaying a user interface via the display generation component, the user interface including an indication of a second noise level lower than the first noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device; and based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, displaying a second user interface indicating the first noise level via the display generation component.

[0012] According to some embodiments, a computer system in communication with a display generation component is described. The computer system includes: means for performing the following operations when a detected ambient noise level is at a first noise level: based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, displaying a user interface via the display generation component, the user interface including an indication of a second noise level that is lower than the first noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device; and based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, displaying a second user interface indicating the first noise level via the display generation component.

[0013] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: when a detected ambient noise level is at a first noise level: based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, displaying a use interface via the display generation component, the use interface including an indication of a second noise level that is lower than the first noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device; and based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, displaying a second user interface indicating the first noise level via the display generation component.

[0014] According to some embodiments, a method performed at a computer system in communication with a display generation component is described. The method includes: displaying, via the display generation component, a representation of noise levels at a plurality of different times, wherein the representation includes: based on a determination that a sound reduction display option is enabled: a first indication of noise levels at a first time among a plurality of different times, the first indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the first time, a first noise level, wherein the first noise level is based on an ambient noise level at the first time and a first sound reduction effect effective at the first time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the first time, a second noise level greater than the first noise level, wherein the second noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the first time; the noise level at the second time among the plurality of different times a second indication of the level, the second time being different from the first time, and the second indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the second time, a third noise level, wherein the third noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and the second sound reduction effect effective at the second time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the second time, a fourth noise level greater than the third noise level, wherein the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time; based on a determination that the sound reduction display option is not enabled: a third indication of the noise level at the first time, the third indication indicating the second noise level; and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time, the fourth indication indicating the fourth noise level.

[0015] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs, the one or more programs being configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a representation of noise levels at a plurality of different times, wherein the representation includes: based on a determination that a sound reduction display option is enabled: a first indication of noise levels at a first time among a plurality of different times, the first indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the first time, a first noise level, wherein the first noise level is based on an ambient noise level at the first time and a first sound reduction effect effective at the first time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the first time, a second noise level greater than the first noise level, wherein a second noise level based on the ambient noise level at the first time; a second indication of the noise level at a second time among a plurality of different times, the second time being different from the first time, and the second indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the second time, a third noise level, wherein the third noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and a second sound reduction effect effective at the second time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the second time, a fourth noise level greater than the third noise level, wherein the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time; based on a determination that the sound reduction display option is not enabled: a third indication of the noise level at the first time, the third indication indicating the second noise level; and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time, the fourth indication indicating the fourth noise level.

[0016] According to some embodiments, a transient computer-readable storage medium is described. The transient computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs, the one or more programs being configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying a representation of noise levels at multiple different times via the display generation component, wherein the representation includes: based on a determination that a sound reduction display option is enabled: a first indication of noise levels at a first time among the multiple different times, the first indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the first time, a first noise level, wherein the first noise level is based on an ambient noise level at the first time and a first sound reduction effect effective at the first time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the first time, a second noise level greater than the first noise level, wherein a second noise level based on the ambient noise level at the first time; a second indication of the noise level at a second time among a plurality of different times, the second time being different from the first time, and the second indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the second time, a third noise level, wherein the third noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and a second sound reduction effect effective at the second time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the second time, a fourth noise level greater than the third noise level, wherein the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time; based on a determination that the sound reduction display option is not enabled: a third indication of the noise level at the first time, the third indication indicating the second noise level; and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time, the fourth indication indicating the fourth noise level.

[0017] According to some embodiments, a computer system in communication with a display generation component is described. The computer system includes: one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying a representation of noise levels at multiple different times via the display generation component, wherein the representation includes: based on a determination that a sound reduction display option is enabled: a first indication of the noise level at a first time among multiple different times, the first indication indicating: based on a determination that the sound reduction is effective at the first time, a first noise level, wherein the first noise level is based on an ambient noise level at the first time and a first sound reduction effect effective at the first time; and based on a determination that the sound reduction is not effective at the first time, a second noise level greater than the first noise level, wherein the second noise level Based on the ambient noise level at a first time; a second indication of the noise level at a second time among a plurality of different times, the second time being different from the first time and the second indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the second time, a third noise level, wherein the third noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and a second sound reduction effect effective at the second time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the second time, a fourth noise level greater than the third noise level, wherein the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time; based on a determination that the sound reduction display option is not enabled: a third indication of the noise level at the first time, the third indication indicating the second noise level; and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time, the fourth indication indicating the fourth noise level.

[0018] According to some embodiments, a computer system in communication with a display generation component is described. The computer system includes: a component for displaying a representation of noise levels at multiple different times via the display generation component, wherein the representation includes: based on a determination that a sound reduction display option is enabled: a first indication of noise levels at a first time among multiple different times, the first indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the first time, a first noise level, wherein the first noise level is based on an ambient noise level at the first time and a first sound reduction effect effective at the first time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the first time, a second noise level greater than the first noise level, wherein the second noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the first time; based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the first time, a second noise level greater than the first noise level, wherein the second noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the first time; a second indication of the noise level at the second time, the second time being different from the first time, and the second indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the second time, a third noise level, wherein the third noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and a second sound reduction effect effective at the second time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the second time, a fourth noise level greater than the third noise level, wherein the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time; based on a determination that the sound reduction display option is not enabled: a third indication of the noise level at the first time, the third indication indicating the second noise level; and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time, the fourth indication indicating the fourth noise level.

[0019] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system communicating with a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying a representation of noise levels at multiple different times via the display generation component, wherein the representation includes: based on a determination that a sound reduction display option is enabled: a first indication of the noise level at a first time among the multiple different times, the first indication indicating: based on a determination that the sound reduction is effective at the first time, a first noise level, wherein the first noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the first time and a first sound reduction effect effective at the first time; and based on a determination that the sound reduction is not effective at the first time, a second noise level greater than the first noise level, wherein the second noise level is greater than the first noise level. A sound level is based on an ambient noise level at a first time; a second indication of the noise level at a second time among a plurality of different times, the second time being different from the first time and the second indication indicating: based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the second time, a third noise level, wherein the third noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and a second sound reduction effect effective at the second time; and based on a determination that sound reduction is not effective at the second time, a fourth noise level greater than the third noise level, wherein the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time; based on a determination that the sound reduction display option is not enabled: a third indication of the noise level at the first time, the third indication indicating the second noise level; and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time, the fourth indication indicating the fourth noise level.

[0020] According to some embodiments, a method is described that is performed at a computer system that communicates with a display generation component and one or more input devices. The method includes: displaying a first representation of a sound reduction level in a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times via the display generation component, wherein the first representation includes: a first indication of the sound reduction level at a first time in the first plurality of times; and a second indication of the sound reduction level at a second time in the first plurality of times that is different from the first time; while displaying the first representation, receiving a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a display option in a second time period via one or more input devices, the second time period corresponding to a second plurality of times that is different from the first plurality of times; in response to receiving the set of one or more inputs, displaying a second representation of the sound reduction level at a second plurality of times via the display generation component, wherein the second representation includes: a third indication of the sound reduction level at a third time in the second plurality of times; and a fourth indication of the sound reduction level at a fourth time in the second plurality of times that is different from the third time; wherein: according to the determination that the display option in the second time period corresponds to the first display option, the second time period is a subset of the first time period; and according to the determination that the display option in the second time period corresponds to the second display option, the first time period is a subset of the second time period.

[0021] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that communicates with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a first representation of a sound reduction level within a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times, wherein the first representation includes: a first indication of the sound reduction level at a first time in the first plurality of times; and a second indication of the sound reduction level at a second time in the first plurality of times that is different from the first time; when displaying the first representation, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a selection of a display option within the second time period corresponding to the first plurality of times. In response to receiving a set of one or more inputs, the second time period corresponds to a second plurality of times different from the first plurality of times; in response to receiving the set of one or more inputs, a second representation of the sound reduction level at the second plurality of times is displayed via a display generation component, wherein the second representation includes: a third indication of the sound reduction level at a third time in the second plurality of times; and a fourth indication of the sound reduction level at a fourth time different from the third time in the second plurality of times; wherein: based on a determination that a display option within the second time period corresponds to a first display option, the second time period is a subset of the first time period; and based on a determination that a display option within the second time period corresponds to a second display option, the first time period is a subset of the second time period.

[0022] According to some embodiments, a transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The transient computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a first representation of a sound reduction level within a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times, wherein the first representation includes: a first indication of the sound reduction level at a first time in the first plurality of times; and a second indication of the sound reduction level at a second time different from the first time in the first plurality of times; while displaying the first representation, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to selections of display options within a second time period, the second time period corresponding to a second plurality of times different from the first plurality of times; in response to receiving the set of one or more inputs, displaying, via the display generation component, a second representation of the sound reduction level at the second plurality of times, wherein the second representation includes: a third indication of the sound reduction level at a third time in the second plurality of times; and a fourth indication of the sound reduction level at a fourth time in the second plurality of times different from the third time; wherein: based on a determination that the display option within the second time period corresponds to the first display option, the second time period is a subset of the first time period; and based on a determination that the display option within the second time period corresponds to the second display option, the first time period is a subset of the second time period.

[0023] According to some embodiments, a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices is described. The computer system includes: one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a first representation of a sound reduction level within a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times, wherein the first representation includes: a first indication of the sound reduction level at a first time in the first plurality of times; and a second indication of the sound reduction level at a second time in the first plurality of times that is different from the first time; while displaying the first representation, receiving, via one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to selections of display options within a second time period, the second time period corresponding to a second plurality of times that is different from the first plurality of times; in response to receiving the set of one or more inputs, displaying, via the display generation component, a second representation of the sound reduction level at a second plurality of times, wherein the second representation includes: a third indication of the sound reduction level at a third time in the second plurality of times; and a fourth indication of the sound reduction level at a fourth time in the second plurality of times that is different from the third time; wherein: based on a determination that the display option within the second time period corresponds to the first display option, the second time period is a subset of the first time period; and based on a determination that the display option within the second time period corresponds to the second display option, the first time period is a subset of the second time period.

[0024] According to some embodiments, a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices is described. The computer system includes: a component for displaying a first representation of a sound reduction level in a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times via the display generation component, wherein the first representation includes: a first indication of the sound reduction level at a first time in the first plurality of times; and a second indication of the sound reduction level at a second time in the first plurality of times different from the first time; a component for receiving a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a display option in a second time period via one or more input devices when displaying the first representation, the second time period corresponding to a second plurality of times different from the first plurality of times; a component for displaying a second representation of the sound reduction level at a second plurality of times via the display generation component in response to receiving the set of one or more inputs, wherein the second representation includes: a third indication of the sound reduction level at a third time in the second plurality of times; and a fourth indication of the sound reduction level at a fourth time in the second plurality of times different from the third time; wherein: based on the determination that the display option in the second time period corresponds to the first display option, the second time period is a subset of the first time period; and based on the determination that the display option in the second time period corresponds to the second display option, the first time period is a subset of the second time period.

[0025] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a first representation of a sound reduction level within a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times, wherein the first representation includes: a first indication of the sound reduction level at a first time in the first plurality of times; and a second indication of the sound reduction level at a second time in the first plurality of times that is different from the first time; while displaying the first representation, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to selections of display options within a second time period, the second time period corresponding to a second plurality of times that is different from the first plurality of times; in response to receiving the set of one or more inputs, displaying, via the display generation component, a second representation of the sound reduction level at the second plurality of times, wherein the second representation includes: a third indication of the sound reduction level at a third time in the second plurality of times; and a fourth indication of the sound reduction level at a fourth time in the second plurality of times that is different from the third time; wherein: based on a determination that the display option within the second time period corresponds to the first display option, the second time period is a subset of the first time period; and based on a determination that the display option within the second time period corresponds to the second display option, the first time period is a subset of the second time period.

[0026] Executable instructions for performing these functions are optionally included in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors. Executable instructions for performing these functions are optionally included in a transient computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors.

[0027] Thus, a faster, more efficient method and interface for managing and visualizing sound reduction is provided for devices, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction of such devices.Such methods and interfaces may supplement or replace other methods for managing and visualizing sound reduction. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] 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, wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

[0029] Figure 1A is a block diagram illustrating a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display according to some embodiments.

[0030] Figure 1B is a block diagram illustrating example components for event processing according to some embodiments.

[0031] Figure 2 A portable multifunction device with a touch screen according to some embodiments is shown.

[0032] Figure 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface according to some embodiments.

[0033] Figure 4A An exemplary user interface for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device is shown according to some embodiments.

[0034] Figure 4B An exemplary user interface is shown for a multifunction device having a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display according to some embodiments.

[0035] Figure 5A A personal electronic device according to some embodiments is shown.

[0036] Figure 5B is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device according to some embodiments.

[0037] FIG. 6A to FIG. 6B Exemplary components and user interfaces of a personal electronic device according to some embodiments are shown.

[0038] FIG. 6C to FIG. 6I An exemplary user interface for monitoring noise exposure levels and noise-related notifications is shown according to some embodiments.

[0039] Figure 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method for monitoring noise exposure levels using a computer system according to some embodiments.

[0040] FIG. 8A to FIG. 8B Exemplary user components and user interfaces for a personal electronic device according to some embodiments are shown.

[0041] FIG. 8C to FIG. 8E An exemplary user interface for monitoring noise exposure levels with and without a sound reduction effect is shown.

[0042] FIG. 8F to FIG. 8H An exemplary user interface for monitoring sound reduction levels is shown according to some embodiments.

[0043] FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B is a flow chart illustrating a method of monitoring noise exposure levels with and without sound reduction effects, according to some embodiments.

[0044] Fig.10 is a flow chart illustrating a method of monitoring noise reduction levels according to some embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] 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.

[0046] An electronic device is needed that provides an efficient method and interface for managing and visualizing sound reduction. For example, an electronic device is needed that provides information about the noise level to which the user is exposed in an easily understandable and convenient manner. In another example, an electronic device that effectively prompts the user of the electronic device when the noise level to which the user is exposed exceeds a certain threshold level is needed. In another example, an electronic device is needed that effectively warns the user that the noise level to which the user is exposed is being reduced by a sound reduction device, and that the noise level will be unsafe without the sound reduction device. In another example, an electronic device is needed that provides information about the level of noise reduction being produced by the user's sound reduction device to the user. Such technology can reduce the cognitive burden of users who manage noise exposure levels, sound reduction levels, and sound reduction effects, thereby improving productivity. In addition, such technology can reduce processor power and battery power that would otherwise be wasted on redundant user inputs.

[0047] under, Figure 1A to Figure 1B , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B and FIG. 5A to FIG. 5B , FIG. 6A to FIG. 6I , Figure 7 , FIG. 8A to FIG. 8H , FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B and Fig.10 A description of an exemplary device for performing techniques for monitoring noise exposure levels, sound reduction levels, and sound reduction effectiveness is provided. FIG. 6A to FIG. 6I An exemplary user interface for monitoring noise exposure levels and noise-related notifications is shown. Figure 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method for monitoring noise exposure levels using a computer system according to some embodiments. FIG. 6A to FIG. 6I The user interface in is used to illustrate the process described below, including Figure 7 process. FIG. 8A to FIG. 8H An exemplary user interface for monitoring noise exposure levels with and without a sound reduction effect is shown. FIG. 9A to FIG. 9Bis a flow chart illustrating a method of monitoring noise exposure levels with and without sound reduction effects, according to some embodiments. Fig.10 is a flow chart illustrating a method of monitoring noise reduction levels according to some embodiments. FIG. 8A to FIG. 8H The user interface in is used to illustrate the process described below, including FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B process.

[0048] The processes described below enhance the operability of the device and make the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user provide appropriate input and reducing user errors when operating / interacting with the device) through various techniques, including by providing improved visual feedback to the user, reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation, providing additional control options without cluttering the user interface with additional display controls, performing an operation without further user input when a set of conditions have been met, and / or additional techniques. These techniques also reduce power usage and extend the battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and more efficiently.

[0049] In addition, in the method described herein where one or more steps depend on one or more conditions being met, it should be understood that the method can be repeated in multiple repetitions so that in the process of repetition, all conditions for determining the steps in the method have been met in different repetitions of the method. For example, if the method needs to perform the first step (if the condition is met), and perform the second step (if the condition is not met), then the ordinary technician will know that the steps stated are repeated until both the condition is met and the condition is not met (in no particular order). Therefore, the method described as having one or more steps depending on one or more conditions being met can be rewritten as a method of repeating until each condition described in the method is met. However, this does not require the system or computer-readable medium to declare that the system or computer-readable medium contains instructions for performing a contingent operation based on the satisfaction of the corresponding one or more conditions, and is therefore able to determine whether the possible situation has been met without explicitly repeating the steps of the method until all conditions for determining the steps in the method have been met. It will also be understood by ordinary technicians in the art that, similar to the method with the contingent step, the system or computer-readable storage medium can repeat the steps of the method as many times as needed to ensure that all the contingent steps have been performed.

[0050] Although the following description uses the terms "first", "second", etc. to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by the terms. In some embodiments, these terms are used to distinguish one element from another element. For example, the first touch can be named as the second touch and similarly the second touch can be named as the first touch without departing from the scope of the various described embodiments. In some embodiments, the first touch and the second touch are two separate references to the same touch. In some embodiments, both the first touch and the second touch are touches, but they are not the same touch.

[0051] 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 terms "including" and / or "comprising" when used in this specification specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and / or their grouping.

[0052] 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.

[0053] 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 Watch from Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California). Devices, iPod Equipment and Device. Optionally use other portable electronic devices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and / or touch pads). 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). In some embodiments, the electronic device is a computer system that communicates with the display generation component (e.g., via wireless communication, via wired communication). The display generation component is configured to provide visual output, such as display via a CRT display, display via an LED display, or display via image projection. In some embodiments, the display generation component is integrated with the computer system. In some embodiments, the display generation component is separated from the computer system. As used herein, "display" content includes transmitting data (e.g., image data or video data) to an integrated or external display generation component via a wired or wireless connection to visually generate content to display content (e.g., video data rendered or decoded by display controller 156).

[0054] 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.

[0055] 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.

[0056] 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 various applications with a user interface that is intuitive and clear to the user.

[0057] 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.

[0058] 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 average) 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, touch-sensitive surface, or physical / mechanical controls, such as knobs or buttons).

[0059] 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 the physical properties 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. Therefore, 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.

[0060] 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 are implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and / or application specific integrated circuits.

[0061] 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.

[0062] 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 (such as computer programs (e.g., including instructions)) 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.

[0063] 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 communication 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). 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.

[0064] 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).

[0065] 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, a depth camera controller 169, 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 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 2206 in). In some embodiments, the electronic device is a computer system that communicates with one or more input devices (e.g., via wireless communication, via wired communication). In some embodiments, the one or more input devices include a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touchpad as part of a touch-sensitive display). In some embodiments, the one or more input devices include one or more camera sensors (e.g., one or more optical sensors 164 and / or one or more depth camera sensors 175), such as for tracking a user's gestures (e.g., hand gestures and / or air gestures) as input. In some embodiments, the one or more input devices are integrated with the computer system. In some embodiments, the one or more input devices are separate from the computer system. In some embodiments, an air gesture is a gesture that is detected without the user touching an input element that is part of the device (or independent of an input element that is part of the device) and is based on detected movement of a part of the user's body through the air, including movement of the user's body relative to an absolute reference (for example, the angle of the user's arm relative to the ground or the distance of the user's hand relative to the ground), movement relative to another part of the user's body (for example, movement of the user's hand relative to the user's shoulder, movement of one of the user's hands relative to the user's other hand, and / or movement of the user's fingers relative to another finger or part of the user's hand), and / or absolute movement of a part of the user's body (for example, a tap gesture involving a hand moving a predetermined amount and / or speed in a predetermined position, or a shake gesture involving a predetermined speed or amount of rotation of a part of the user's body).

[0066] 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.

[0067] 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. 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.

[0068] 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 (and any movement or interruption of the contact) on the touch screen 112 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 the user's finger.

[0069] 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

[0070] The touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 is optionally similar to the multi-touch-sensitive touchpad 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, touch screen 112 displays visual output from device 100, while a touch-sensitive touchpad does not provide visual output.

[0071] The touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen 112 is described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 381,313, filed on May 2, 2006, "Multipoint Touch Surface Controller"; (2) U.S. patent application No. 10 / 840,862, filed on May 6, 2004, "Multipoint Touchscreen"; (3) U.S. patent application No. 10 / 903,964, filed on July 30, 2004, "Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices"; (4) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 048,264, filed on January 31, 2005, "Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices"; (5) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 038,590, filed on January 18, 2005, "Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices”; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 228,758, filed on September 16, 2005, “Virtual Input Device Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface”; (7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 228,700, filed on September 16, 2005, “Operation Of A Computer With A Touch Screen Interface”; (8) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 228,737, filed on September 16, 2005, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard”; and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 367,749, filed on March 3, 2006, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device”. All of these applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

[0072] 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, a 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 accurate 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 positioning or commands for performing the actions desired by the user.

[0073] In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, the device 100 optionally includes a touchpad 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 separate from the touch screen 112, or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen.

[0074] Device 100 also includes a power system 162 for powering the various components. Power system 162 optionally includes a power management system, one or more power sources (e.g., batteries, alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, power fault detection circuits, power converters or inverters, power status indicators (e.g., light emitting diodes (LEDs)), and any other components associated with the generation, management, and distribution of power in a portable device.

[0075] 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 when the user views other video conference participants on the touch screen display, the image of the user is optionally obtained for video conferencing. In some embodiments, the positioning 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.

[0076] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more depth camera sensors 175 . Figure 1A A depth camera sensor coupled to a depth camera controller 169 in the I / O subsystem 106 is shown. The depth camera sensor 175 receives data from the environment to create a three-dimensional model of an object (e.g., a face) within the scene from a viewpoint (e.g., a depth camera sensor). In some embodiments, in conjunction with the imaging module 143 (also referred to as a camera module), the depth camera sensor 175 is optionally used to determine a depth map of different portions of an image captured by the imaging module 143. In some embodiments, the depth camera sensor is located at the front of the device 100, so that an image of the user with depth information is optionally obtained for video conferencing while the user is viewing other video conference participants on the touch screen display, and a selfie with depth map data is captured. In some embodiments, the depth camera sensor 175 is located at the rear of the device, or at both the rear and front of the device 100. In some embodiments, the positioning of the depth camera sensor 175 can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and sensor in the device housing) so that the depth camera sensor 175 is used with the touch screen display for both video conferencing and still image and / or video image acquisition.

[0077] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 . Figure 1AA 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.

[0078] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors 166 . Figure 1A A 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.

[0079] 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 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.

[0080] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more accelerometers 168 . Figure 1A An accelerometer 168 coupled to the peripheral device interface 118 is shown. Alternatively, the accelerometer 168 is optionally coupled to the input controller 160 in the I / O subsystem 106. The accelerometer 168 is optionally implemented as described in the following U.S. Patent Publications: No. 20050190059, entitled "Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices" and 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. The device 100 optionally includes a magnetometer and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system) receiver in addition to the accelerometer 168 for obtaining information about the position and orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of the device 100.

[0081] 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: active application state, which indicates which application (if any) is currently active; display state, which indicates what applications, views, or other information occupy various areas of the touch screen display 112; sensor state, including information obtained from the device's various sensors and input control devices 116; and position information related to the device's position and / or posture.

[0082] 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.

[0083] 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.

[0084] 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 the touch pad.

[0085] In some embodiments, the contact / motion module 130 uses a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an action 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. Additionally, 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).

[0086] 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.

[0087] 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.

[0088] 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 or the like, along with coordinate data and other graphic attribute data if necessary, and then generates screen image data to be output to the display controller 156.

[0089] 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 .

[0090] 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 client module 140, instant messaging (IM) module 141, browser module 147, and any other application requiring text input).

[0091] The GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to the phone module 138 for use in location-based dialing; to the imaging module 143 as picture / video metadata; and to applications that provide location-based services, such as weather widgets, local yellow pages widgets, and map / navigation widgets).

[0092] Application 136 optionally includes the following modules (or instruction sets) or a subset or superset thereof:

[0093] Contacts module 137 (sometimes called address book or contact list);

[0094] Telephone module 138;

[0095] Video conferencing module 139;

[0096] Email client module 140;

[0097] IM module 141;

[0098] Fitness support module 142;

[0099] An imaging module 143 for still images and / or video images;

[0100] Image management module 144;

[0101] Video player module;

[0102] Music player module;

[0103] Browser module 147;

[0104] Calendar module 148;

[0105] A widget module 149, which optionally includes one or more of the following: a weather widget 149-1, a stock market 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;

[0106] A widget creator module 150 for forming a user-created widget 149 - 6 ;

[0107] Search module 151;

[0108] Video and music player module 152, which merges the video player module and the music player module;

[0109] Note module 153;

[0110] Map module 154; and / or

[0111] Online video module 155.

[0112] 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.

[0113] In combination 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 (for example, 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 telephone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses or other information with names; associating images with names; categorizing and classifying names; providing telephone numbers or email addresses to initiate and / or facilitate communications via the telephone module 138, video conferencing module 139, email client module 140 or IM module 141; and the like.

[0114] 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.

[0115] 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.

[0116] 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 imaging module 143.

[0117] In conjunction with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, and the text input module 134, the IM 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 telephone-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 telephone-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).

[0118] 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 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.

[0119] 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 imaging 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.

[0120] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and imaging 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.

[0121] 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.

[0122] 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.

[0123] In conjunction with RF circuit 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, widget module 149 is a mini-application that is optionally downloaded and used by a user (e.g., weather widget 149-1, stock market widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or a mini-application created by a user (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some embodiments, the widget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, the widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g., Yahoo! widget).

[0124] 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 widget creator module 150 is optionally used by a user to create widgets (e.g., converting a user-specified portion of a web page into a widget).

[0125] 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.

[0126] 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.).

[0127] In conjunction with the touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the note module 153 includes executable instructions for creating and managing notes, to-do lists, etc. according to user instructions.

[0128] 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.

[0129] 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 allowing a user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and / or downloading), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external display connected via external port 124), send an email with a link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats such as H.264. In some embodiments, IM module 141 is used instead of email client module 140 to send a link to a particular online video. Additional descriptions of online video applications may 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.

[0130] 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 (such as computer programs (e.g., including instructions)), 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] A predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through a touch screen and / or a touch pad optionally includes navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touch pad, when touched by a user, navigates the device 100 from any user interface displayed on the device 100 to a main menu, a main desktop menu, or a root menu. In such embodiments, a touch pad is used to implement a "menu button." In some other embodiments, the menu button is a physical push button or other physical input control device, rather than a touch pad.

[0133] Figure 1B 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).

[0134] The event classifier 170 receives event information and determines the application 136-1 and the application view 191 of the application 136-1 to which the event information is to be delivered. The event classifier 170 includes an event monitor 171 and an event distributor module 174. In some embodiments, the application 136-1 includes an application internal state 192 that indicates one or more current application views displayed on the touch-sensitive display 112 when the application is active or executing. In some embodiments, the device / global internal state 157 is used by the event classifier 170 to determine which application(s) is currently active, and the application internal state 192 is used by the event classifier 170 to determine the application view 191 to which the event information is to be delivered.

[0135] 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 application 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state information indicating that information is being displayed or is ready to be displayed by application 136-1, a state queue for enabling a user to return to a previous state or view of application 136-1, and a repeat / undo queue of previous actions taken by the user.

[0136] 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.

[0137] 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).

[0138] In some embodiments, the event classifier 170 also includes a hit view determination module 172 and / or an active event identifier determination module 173.

[0139] 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.

[0140] 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 that are identified 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.

[0141] 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 that should handle the sub-events. 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 is identified as the hit view.

[0142] 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.

[0143] 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.

[0144] 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.

[0145] 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 within a corresponding view of the user interface of the application. Each application view 191 of application 136-1 includes one or more event identifiers 180. Typically, the corresponding application view 191 includes multiple event identifiers 180. In other embodiments, one or more event identifiers in event identifiers 180 are part of an independent module, which is a higher-level object such as a user interface toolkit 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 191 include one or more corresponding event handlers 190. In addition, in some embodiments, one or more of the data updater 176, the object updater 177, and the GUI updater 178 are included in the corresponding application view 191.

[0146] 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).

[0147] 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).

[0148] 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 sub-event sequence), such as event 1 (187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events in events (e.g., 187-1 and / or 187-2) 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.

[0149] In some embodiments, event definition 186 includes a definition of an event for a corresponding user interface object. 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.

[0150] 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.

[0151] 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.

[0152] 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.

[0153] 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 executes a predefined process.

[0154] 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 executes a predetermined process.

[0155] 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 positioning 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.

[0156] 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.

[0157] It should be understood that the above discussion of event processing for 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 that define the event to be distinguished.

[0158] 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, when the user interrupts contact with one or more graphics, selection of one or more graphics will occur. 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.

[0159] 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.

[0160] 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.

[0161] Figure 3300 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface according to some embodiments. Device 300 does not have to be portable. In some embodiments, 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). 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. 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), the sensor 359 (e.g., an optical sensor, an acceleration sensor, a proximity sensor, a touch sensitive sensor, and / or a contact intensity sensor (similar to the above reference Figure 1A Memory 370 optionally includes one or more storage devices located away from CPU 310. In some embodiments, memory 370 stores data related to 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.

[0162] 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 function described above. The above-mentioned modules or computer programs (for example, instruction sets or including instructions) do not have to be realized with independent software programs (such as computer programs (for example, including instructions)), 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.

[0163] Attention is now turned to an embodiment of a user interface that is optionally implemented on, for example, portable multifunction device 100.

[0164] 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:

[0165] Signal strength indicators 402 for wireless communications such as cellular signals and Wi-Fi signals;

[0166] Time 404;

[0167] Bluetooth indicator 405;

[0168] Battery status indicator 406;

[0169] A tray 408 with icons for commonly used applications, such as:

[0170] 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;

[0171] o an icon 418 of the email client module 140 labeled “Mail”, which optionally includes an indicator 410 of the number of unread emails;

[0172] o An icon 420 labeled "Browser" of the browser module 147; and

[0173] o An icon 422 labeled “iPod” for the video and music player module 152 (also referred to as the iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152); and

[0174] Icons for other apps, such as:

[0175] o Icon 424 labeled "Message" of IM module 141;

[0176] o An icon 426 labeled “Calendar” of the calendar module 148;

[0177] o Icon 428 labeled “Photos” of the image management module 144;

[0178] o Icon 430 labeled “Camera” of imaging module 143;

[0179] ○ Icon 432 labeled “Online Video” of the online video module 155;

[0180] ○ Icon 434 labeled “Stock Market” of the Stock Market Widget 149 - 2 ;

[0181] o An icon 436 labeled “Map” of the map module 154;

[0182] ○ Icon 438 labeled “Weather” of the weather widget 149-1;

[0183] ○ Icon 440 labeled as “Clock” of the alarm clock widget 149 - 4 ;

[0184] o An icon 442 labeled “Fitness Support” of the fitness support module 142;

[0185] o An icon 444 labeled "Notes" of the notes module 153; and

[0186] o An icon 446 of a settings application or module labeled “Settings” that provides access to settings for the device 100 and its various applications 136 .

[0187] It should be noted that Figure 4A The illustrated icon labels are exemplary only. For example, the icon 422 of the 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 the 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.

[0188] 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.

[0189] 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.

[0190] Additionally, 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.

[0191] Figure 5AAn exemplary personal electronic device 500 is shown. Device 500 includes a body 502. In some embodiments, device 500 may include components related 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. Alternatively, or in addition to touch screen 504, device 500 also 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 intensity sensors for detecting the intensity of contact (e.g., touch) applied. One or more intensity 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.

[0192] 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.

[0193] 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.

[0194] Figure 5B An exemplary personal electronic device 500 is depicted. In some embodiments, the device 500 may include information about 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.

[0195] 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.

[0196] 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 processes 700, 900, and 1000 ( Figure 7 , FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B and Fig.10). Computer-readable storage media can be any medium that can tangibly contain or store computer-executable instructions for use by or in conjunction with instruction execution systems, devices, and apparatuses. 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 memories such as flash memory, solid-state drives, and the like. 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.

[0197] 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.

[0198] As used herein, the term "focus selector" refers to an input element used to indicate the current portion of a user interface that a user is interacting with. 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 touchpad or touchscreen), 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).

[0199] 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.

[0200] 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.

[0201] 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:

[0202] The active application currently displayed on the display of the device on which the application is being used;

[0203] Background applications (or background processes) that are not currently displayed but whose processes are being processed by one or more processors; and

[0204] Not running but stored in memory (volatile and non-volatile respectively)

[0205] A suspended or dormant application that contains status information that can be used to resume execution of the application.

[0206] 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.

[0207] 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.

[0208] FIG. 6A to FIG. 6I 2 shows an exemplary user interface for monitoring sound exposure levels according to some embodiments. The user interface in these figures is used to illustrate the process described below, including Figure 7 process.

[0209] Fig. 6A A user is shown wearing headphones 600A, a watch 600B, and using a phone 600C. The headphones 600A are equipped with a sound reduction feature that can be selectively and / or automatically enabled or disabled. When the sound reduction feature is enabled, the sound reduction feature can reduce the noise level experienced by the user. For example, when the ambient noise is at a first level, such as 80 decibels (due to loud traffic noise), when the feature is enabled, the user only experiences 60 decibels of noise. If the user disables the feature in the same environment, he will experience the unmodified 80 decibels of noise. In some embodiments, the headphones 600A also include one or more microphones for detecting audio commands from the user and / or measuring the ambient noise level. The watch 600B includes a display 602A that displays Fig. 6A The watch 600B also includes a rotatable and depressible input mechanism 604 (e.g., rotatable and depressible relative to the housing or frame of the device) and a microphone 606 for detecting audio commands from the user and / or measuring ambient noise levels. The phone 600C includes a display 602B that displays the current time. Fig. 6A The Home screen is displayed.

[0210] In some embodiments, the earphone 600A includes one or more features of the device 100, 300 and / or 500. In some embodiments, the watch 600B includes one or more features of the device 100, 300 and / or 500. In some embodiments, the phone 600C includes one or more features of the device 100, 300 and / or 500. In some embodiments, the earphone 600A is a wearable electronic device (e.g., earplug, in-ear listening device) including sound generation and sound reduction functions. In some embodiments, the earphone 600A generates an active and / or dynamic sound reduction effect (e.g., the earphone 600A generates a sound reduction of a varying level in response to a changing level of ambient sound). In some embodiments, the earphone 600A generates a constant sound reduction effect (e.g., via the mechanical / physical structure of the earphone). In some embodiments, when the sound reduction function for the earphone 600A is enabled, the earphone 600A generates a sound reduction effect, and when the sound reduction function is not enabled, the earphone 600A does not generate a sound reduction effect.

[0211] like Figure 6B As depicted in FIG. 6 , the main user interface 608A on the watch 600B includes a plurality of affordances, each affordance being associated with an application stored on the watch 600B. For example, the noise affordance 614 launches a noise monitoring application. Figure 6B Depicted is watch 600B receiving user input 612 (e.g., a tap) on noise affordance 614. In response to receiving user input 612, device 600 displays user interface 610A (e.g., an interface associated with a noise application), such as Figure 6C Described in.

[0212] Figure 6C Depicted is a noise user interface 610A on a watch 600B when the sound reduction function of the earphones 600A is not enabled and the user is in an environment with an ambient noise level of 90 dB (e.g., without any sound reduction). Figure 6C, the noise user interface 601A includes an indication 616 of time (e.g., indicating a current time of 10:09), a noise level indicator 618, a noise meter indicator 620, and a noise status indicator 622A. The noise level indicator 618 provides a numerical indication (e.g., indicating a current noise level of 90 dB) of a first noise level value (e.g., measured or determined by the watch 600B based on noise data identified by the microphone 606) that is experienced by the user of the watch 600B without a sound reduction effect (e.g., noise cancellation sound reduction via the earphone 600A); this level may also be referred to as an ambient and / or unmodified noise level. The noise status indicator 622A provides a non-numerical indication (e.g., an indication including text and / or a graphic) of a first noise level value (e.g., measured or determined by the watch 600B using noise data derived from the microphone 606) relative to a first noise level threshold (e.g., a safe noise level threshold, a predetermined 90 dB threshold). Selectable option 624 can be selected by input to present additional information related to hearing health (e.g., a description of the effects of long-term exposure to sound levels above a threshold value). In some embodiments, the first noise level threshold is user configurable. In some embodiments, the watch 600B identifies the noise level based on noise data detected by a sensor of the watch 600B (e.g., microphone 606) (e.g., the first noise level represents the noise level of the physical environment (ambient noise level) in which the watch 600B is located).

[0213] The noise meter indicator 620 provides a graphical indication of a second noise level (e.g., measured by watch 600B via microphone 606) corresponding to the noise level indicated by the noise level indicator 618. In some embodiments, the second noise level and the first noise level are the same noise level. In some embodiments, the first noise level and the second noise level are determined based on universal noise data sampled at different time periods and / or at different rates (e.g., 1 second and 0.1 second, respectively). The noise meter indicator 620 includes an active portion 620A (e.g., a visually emphasized portion) that changes size and / or color according to the second noise level. As shown in the figure below, the size of the active portion 620A increases with the second noise level and the color of the active portion 620A changes relative to the second noise level threshold. In some embodiments, the size of the active portion 620A includes one or more visually emphasized units (e.g., bubbles, bars, blocks), which are a part of one or more units (e.g., bubbles, bars, blocks) that make up the noise meter indicator 620. In some embodiments, each emphasized unit in active portion 620A represents a predetermined number of decibels (eg, one unit equals 10 dB of noise). In some embodiments, the first noise level threshold and the second noise level threshold are the same noise level (eg, 86 dB).

[0214] In response to the watch 600B determining one or more noise levels based on the received noise data, the noise level (e.g., value, amplitude) indicated by the appearance of the noise level indicator 618, the noise meter indicator 620, and the noise status indicator 622A (e.g., as described below) is updated (e.g., these indications are updated as the watch 600B continuously determines or measures the ambient / environmental noise level). In some embodiments, the noise level is measured or detected by a device external to the watch 600B (e.g., the watch 600B receives data representing the current noise level from a remote device communicatively coupled to the watch 600B).

[0215] like Fig.6DAs depicted in , after determining that the noise level (e.g., the ambient sound level) exceeds the notification sound level threshold (e.g., 80 dB or 86 dB) for a period of time (e.g., a predetermined amount of time, 1 second or 3 minutes) and the sound reduction device (e.g., earphones 600A, earbuds, headphones, etc.) is not in use and / or is not actively producing a sound reduction effect, the device 600B displays a noise notification user interface 610B including a noise notification 626A (e.g., a noise level summary). The noise notification user interface 610B includes an explanation of what constitutes a loud environment, an explanation of damage to hearing caused by exposure to the loud environment, and a suggestion for limiting exposure to the loud environment (e.g., "consider using hearing protection"). The noise notification 626A includes a portion that extends beyond the noise notification user interface 610B displayed on the display 602A and is accessed in response to the device 600B receiving a user input (e.g., a scroll input) at the pressable input mechanism 604. In response to receiving the input, device 600B displays an additional portion of noise notification 626A of noise notification user interface 610B, such as Fig.6D As depicted in .

[0216] like Fig.6D , noise notification 626A of noise notification user interface 610A includes noise application enable representation 628 for starting a noise application, mute enable representations 630 and 632 for suppressing the display of subsequent noise notifications (e.g., display of noise notification user interface 610B) for a specified time period (e.g., 1 hour and the rest of the day). In some embodiments, in response to receiving a user input (e.g., a tap) that is not on enable representations 628, 630, or 632, device 600B displays (e.g., redisplays) noise user interface 610A. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a user input that selects one of mute enable representations 630 and 632 or eliminates the enable representation, device 600B displays (e.g., redisplays) user interface 608A or another user interface on display 602A. In some embodiments, selection of one of the mute enable indications 630 and 632 causes device 600B to suppress (e.g., forego displaying noise notification user interface 610B despite detection of a notification trigger condition by device 600B) subsequent notifications during a predetermined automatic suppression period (e.g., a time period corresponding to the time period displayed at mute enable indications 630 and 632, 1 hour, today, etc.). In some embodiments, notification user interface 610B includes a graphical indication of the noise exposure level (e.g., a noise meter indicator 620).

[0217] Fig. 6EDepicted is the noise user interface 610A after the user has enabled the sound reduction function of the earphone 600A while remaining in the same environment with an ambient noise level of 90 dB. The user interface 610A includes a sound reduction indicator 638 (e.g., "Level reduced by in-ear headphone") that notifies the user that the earphone 600A ("in-ear headphone") is reducing the ambient noise level. Fig. 6E It is further depicted that the ambient sound level is being reduced to a perceived noise level (e.g., the noise level experienced by a user of a sound reduction device (e.g., earphones 600A)), as indicated by noise level indicator 618 as 76 dB. User noise interface 610A further includes a selectable option 624 that displays an indication that the perceived sound level is safe (e.g., "Prolonged exposure to this level of sound will not affect your hearing").

[0218] Fig. 6F A user interface 610A is depicted when the ambient sound level is being actively reduced by the earphone 600A to a perceived noise level of 76 dB indicated by the noise level indicator 618. A noise status indicator 622A is shown displayed on the user interface 610 and indicates, textually and graphically (e.g., a check mark symbol), that long-term exposure to the sound at that level (e.g., 76 dB) will not affect the user's hearing. The noise status indicator also includes an optional "Learn More" option 624. In response to receiving a touch input on option 624, the user can use the rotatable and depressible input mechanism 604 to scroll the noise status indicator 622A to read additional text shown below option 624, which indicates to the user that the sound level is above a safe level without the earphone 600A, but the sound level does not impair the user's hearing with the earphone 600A.

[0219] exist Figure 6G In the test, the ambient sound level has increased to 101dB. Figure 6G User interface 610A is depicted when the ambient sound level (101 dB) is being actively reduced by earphone 600A to a perceived noise level of 86 dB indicated by noise level indicator 618. Noise status indicator 622B indicates that repeated long-term exposure to sound at this level (e.g., 86 dB) may damage the user's hearing. In response to receiving a touch input on option 624, the user can scroll noise status indicator 622A to read additional text shown below option 624, which indicates to the user that the sound level is above a safe level (e.g., 101 dB) without earphone 600A, and the sound level is still above a safe level with earphone 600A.

[0220] like Figure 6H, the watch 600B displays a noise notification user interface 610B including a noise notification 626B. The noise notification 626B textually indicates to the user that the user is exposed to a sound level of 90 dB, that exposure to such a sound level may result in hearing loss, and that the presented measurement takes into account the sound reduction effect of wearing the earphones 600A. In addition, the noise notification 626B provides the user with a textual suggestion to use hearing protection or move to an area with less noise (e.g., consider using hearing protection or moving to a quieter area).

[0221] exist Figure 6H , noise notification user interface 610B includes an explanation of what constitutes a loud environment, an explanation of damage to hearing due to exposure to loud environments, and suggestions for limiting exposure to loud environments (e.g., "consider using hearing protection"). Noise notification 626A includes a portion that extends beyond noise notification user interface 610B displayed on display 602A and is accessed in response to device 600B receiving user input (e.g., scroll input) at pressable input mechanism 604. In response to receiving the input, device 600B displays additional portions of noise notification 626A of noise notification user interface 610B, such as Fig.6D As depicted in .

[0222] Fig.6I Depicted when watch 600B and phone 600C are in communication, watch 600B and phone 600C display corresponding noise notification 626A and phone noise notification 634, and the noise notification is generated by the noise level condition having exceeded the predetermined noise level standard. In some embodiments, noise notification 626A and phone noise notification 634 are the same. In some embodiments, phone noise notification 634 includes additional information that noise notification 626A does not include.

[0223] Figure 7 700 is a flowchart illustrating a method 700 for managing and visualizing sound reduction according to some embodiments. The method 700 is performed at a computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, 600B, 600C) (e.g., a smart watch, a smart phone, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer) that communicates with a display generation component (e.g., 602A, 602B) (e.g., an integrated display and / or a connected display). In some embodiments, the computer system is a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a head-mounted display ("HMD"), a device with a mechanical wheelbase, a self-propelled device, a smart speaker, a personal assistive device, a robot, and / or a camera. Some operations in the method 700 are optionally combined, the order of some operations is optionally changed, and some operations are optionally omitted.

[0224] As described below, method 700 provides an intuitive way to manage and visualize sound reduction. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user to manage and visualize sound reduction, thereby creating a more efficient human-computer interface. For battery-operated computing devices, users are enabled to more quickly and efficiently determine the sound levels they are exposed to when using a sound reduction device and when not using the sound reduction device, thereby saving power and increasing the time between battery charges.

[0225] When the detected ambient noise level (e.g., the currently detected level, the previously detected level (e.g., the most recently detected level), the level over a period of time (e.g., the last 10 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes)) is at a first noise level (e.g., the level measured in decibels; the unmodified, ambient detected noise level), the computer system displays (702) via a display generation component a user interface (e.g., 610A) (e.g., an interface of a noise level monitoring application; an interface of a noise level notification) based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the user interface includes an indication (e.g., 618 , 620, 620A) (e.g., a graphical indication and / or a textual indication) indicating a second noise level that is lower than a first noise level when (e.g., because, due to, and / or caused by) a first user of the computer system (e.g., a user associated with an account logged into the system; a user detected via one or more sensors of the system and / or connected to the system) is using a sound reduction device (e.g., 600A) (e.g., noise canceling / noise mitigation headphones, passive earplugs, and / or active earplugs) (e.g., reduced based on a detected or estimated amount of noise reduction provided by the sound reduction device). In some embodiments, the ambient noise level is detected by an acoustic sensor (e.g., a microphone) that communicates with the computer system (e.g., an integrated sensor, a separate sensor connected to the system). In some embodiments, the system communicates with two or more acoustic sensors, including an acoustic sensor that detects unmodified ambient noise and a sensor that detects ambient noise modified by the sound reduction device. In some embodiments, the indication further indicates (e.g., graphically or textually) that the second noise level is a modified noise level.

[0226] When the detected ambient noise level is at a first noise level, a determination is made based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met (e.g., Figure 6C ), the computer system displays (704) via the display generation component an indication of the first noise level (e.g., indicating an unmodified / unreduced noise level) (e.g., Figure 6CIn some embodiments, the second user interface includes one or more graphical elements that are also in the first user interface. Automatically displaying an indication indicating the first noise level or the second noise level based on whether the set of criteria is met provides information to the user about whether the sound reduction is effective. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0227] In some embodiments, a determination is made based on a set of one or more sound reduction criteria being met (e.g., Fig. 6E ), the first user interface includes an indication that the second noise level is based on the use of a sound reduction device (e.g., 638) (e.g., a text or graphical indication), and based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, the second user interface does not include an indication that the second noise level is based on the use of a sound reduction device. In some embodiments, the second user interface includes an indication that the first noise level is the ambient noise level and / or the unmodified noise level. When certain criteria are met, including the indication allows a user to quickly identify when the indication considers sound reduction: the second noise level is based on the use of a sound reduction device. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0228] In some embodiments, while displaying the first user interface, the computer system detects that the user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device, and in response to detecting that the user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device, the display generation component displays an indication (e.g., 626A) that the sound reduction is inactive (e.g., text (e.g., "sound reduction is inactive") or a graphical indication). In some embodiments, the computer system detects that one or more of the sound reduction criteria in the set are no longer met. In some embodiments, the display generation component transitions to displaying the second user interface. Automatically displaying the indication of sound reduction inactivity when certain conditions are met automatically provides visual feedback to the user of the change in the sound reduction state. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0229] In some embodiments, while the first user interface is displayed, the computer system detects that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met, and in response to detecting that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met, displays the sound reduction criteria using a second user interface (e.g., Fig. 6E 610A) replaces the first user interface (e.g., Figure 6C 610A). When the set of one or more criteria are no longer met, automatically updating the indication from the second noise level to the first noise level automatically provides visual feedback to the user of the change in sound reduction state. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0230] In some embodiments, based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the first user interface further indicates (e.g., in addition to indicating the second sound level) the first noise level (e.g., the indication indicates the first noise level and the second noise level) (e.g., Figure 6G (“The sound level without the in-ear headphones is 101 dB”). Automatically including an indication of a first noise level (e.g., the ambient noise level) and a second noise level (e.g., the reduced noise level) when the criteria are met provides feedback to the user regarding the two noise levels, allowing the user to compare them. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0231] In some embodiments, based on a determination that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and based on a determination that the second noise level exceeds a first noise level threshold (e.g., a safe noise level threshold), the first user interface further indicates (e.g., via 622B, 626A, and 626B) (e.g., textually, graphically) that the noise level threshold has been exceeded (e.g., "approximately 30 minutes at this level may cause temporary hearing loss"). Automatically including an indication that the noise level threshold has been exceeded when the criteria are met provides feedback to the user about the two noise levels, allowing the user to compare them. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0232] In some embodiments, based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, and based on a determination that a second noise level exceeds a second noise level threshold (e.g., a safe noise level threshold; a threshold that is the same as or different from the first noise level threshold), a first selectable graphical object (e.g., 624) and a second selectable graphical object (e.g., 628, 630, 632) are included in a first user interface, the first selectable graphical object, when selected, causing a user interface (e.g., 610B) of a hearing-related application (e.g., 614) (e.g., an application that includes information and / or one or more functions related to monitoring hearing), the second selectable graphical object, when selected, initiating a process of suppressing one or more noise-related notifications (e.g., 622B) (e.g., future notifications that would otherwise be issued when one or more noise-related criteria are met (e.g., when a safe noise level is exceeded). In some embodiments, the user interface also includes instructions (e.g., textual or graphical) to take steps to reduce the noise level (e.g., move to a less noisy location). Automatically providing selectable options to open hearing-related applications and manage noise-related notifications when specific criteria are met provides the user with relevant functionality and feedback about the criteria being met. Performing actions when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves device battery life by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0233] In some embodiments, when the first noise level (e.g., the ambient noise level) is above a third noise threshold (e.g., a safe noise level threshold; a threshold that is the same as or different from the first noise level threshold or the second noise level threshold): based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, include in the second user interface an indication (e.g., 622A) (e.g., a graphical or textual indication) that the first noise level (e.g., the ambient noise level) has exceeded the third noise threshold, and based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and a determination that the second noise level (e.g., the noise level reduced by the sound reduction effect) is not above the third noise threshold, forgo including in the first user interface an indication (e.g., 622B) that the second noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold. In some embodiments, based on a determination that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and a determination that the second noise level is above the third noise threshold, include in the first user interface an indication that the second noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold. When certain conditions are met, automatically including or not including an indication that the noise level (e.g., the first noise level or the second noise level) is above the threshold noise level provides relevant feedback to the user. Performing actions when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0234] In some embodiments, based on a determination that a set of one or more sound notification criteria are met: a first notification (e.g., 626A) is issued (e.g., a visual, audio, and / or tactile notification) based on a set of one or more sound notification criteria (e.g., a notification that a safe sound level threshold has been exceeded) being met, and a process is initiated (e.g., by transmitting data and / or instructions to an external computer system) to cause an external computer system (e.g., 600C) in communication with the computer system to issue a second notification (e.g., 634) (e.g., a visual, audio, and / or tactile notification) based on a determination that a set of one or more sound notification criteria are met (e.g., a notification that a safe sound level threshold has been exceeded) being met. In some embodiments, the set of one or more sound notification criteria includes a criterion that is met when the first noise level and / or the second noise level exceeds a fourth noise threshold (e.g., a safe noise level threshold; a threshold that is the same as or different from the first noise level threshold, the second noise level threshold, and / or the third noise level threshold). Automatically causing a notification to be automatically issued when the criteria are met provides feedback to the user about potentially relevant events. Performing actions when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0235] In some embodiments, the computer system communicates with one or more audio sensors (e.g., 606) (e.g., a microphone), detects the first noise level and the second noise level via the one or more audio sensors, and the sound reduction device is an external sound reduction device (e.g., 600A) (e.g., external noise cancellation / noise reduction headphones, passive earplugs, and / or active earplugs).

[0236] It should be noted that the process described above with respect to method 700 (eg Figure 7 ) also apply in a similar manner to the methods described below. For example, methods 900 and 1000 optionally include one or more features of the various methods described above with reference to method 700. For example, an ambient sound level graphic with a sound reduction option element of method 900 and a sound reduction curve graph element of method 1000 can be combined with an indication of the noise level to which a user is exposed when using a sound reduction device or not using the sound reduction device element of method 700 within one or more user interfaces of one or more of user devices 600B and 600C. For the sake of brevity, these details are not repeated below.

[0237] FIG. 8A to FIG. 8H Device 800 is depicted displaying a user interface (e.g., user interfaces 802A through 802H) on display 602B for accessing and displaying noise exposure data of a user, including ambient noise data (e.g., the noise level of the user's environment) and sound reduction noise data (e.g., the noise level of the user's environment reduced by a sound reduction effect produced by a sound reduction device worn by the user).

[0238] Fig. 8A A user wearing headphones 600A, a watch 600B, and using a phone 600C is shown, similar to Fig. 6A As shown in Fig. 8A In FIG. 8 , phone 600C is displaying home screen 802A. Fig. 8A As depicted in FIG. 8 , phone 600C receives input 804A from the user at the health affordance shown on home screen 802A, and in response, displays health user interface 802B, such as Figure 8B as shown in .

[0239] Figure 8B A health user interface 802B for accessing user health data is shown displayed on the display 602B of the phone 600C. Figure 8B Also depicted is phone 600C receiving input 804B at auditory affordance 806. Upon detecting this input, phone 600C displays auditory user interface 802C, such as Figure 8C Described in.

[0240] Figure 8C Phone 600C is depicted displaying an auditory user interface 802C on display 602B in response to input received at auditory affordances 806. Auditory user interface 802C includes various affordances for accessing, displaying, and manipulating noise data (e.g., ambient noise data and acoustic noise reduction data) over selectable time periods (e.g., days, weeks, months, years, etc.). Figure 8C Phone 600C is depicted receiving user input 804C at ambient sound level affordance 808A and receiving user input 804D at ambient sound reduction affordance 808B. In response to detecting user input 804C, phone 600C displays FIG. 8D to FIG. 8E In response to detecting user input 804D, phone 600C displays the sound level user interfaces 802D and 802E shown in FIG. FIG. 8F to FIG. 8H The sound reduction user interface shown in 802F to 802H.

[0241] FIG. 8D to FIG. 8E Sound level exposure user interfaces 802D and 802E are depicted, respectively, and include graphs 814A and 814B displaying noise exposure data (e.g., the amplitude or level of noise to which a user has been exposed) over a time period (e.g., hours, days, weeks, months, 6 months, years) that can be selected via a time period icon 810.

[0242] like Fig.8D , the noise exposure data associated with the week is selected via user input (e.g., tapping) on ​​the “W” of the time period icon 810. In response to detecting the selection of “W”, the phone 600C bolds the “W” icon and updates the graph 814A to display the sound level exposure with sound reduction for the user over a period of one week to provide a visual indication of the noise exposure data determined by the watch 600B.

[0243] like Fig.8D , exposure indication 816A indicates graphically (e.g., via a “check mark”) and textually (e.g., “good exposure”) that the sound level exposure for the user of phone 600C is at an exposure level that is considered harmless (e.g., below 80 dB, etc.) for a selected period of time (e.g., week). Sound level exposure user interface 802D also includes various affordances for manipulating the sound exposure data displayed by graph 814A (e.g., exposure with sound reduction affordance 812A). Fig.8DThe "Exposure with Sound Reduction" affordance 812A is depicted in bold, indicating that affordance 812A is currently selected (e.g., selected via user input). In response to selection of affordance 812A, graph 814A displays for the user a sound level exposure that is a result of the sound reduction effect via earphones 600A (e.g., a sound level exposure that is less than the ambient sound level of the environment in which the user is located at the relevant time).

[0244] like Fig.8D As depicted in FIG. 814A, graph 814A displays time along the X-axis (e.g., day, "Sunday," "Monday," etc.) and decibels (e.g., 0 to 100 dB) along the Y-axis. A plot of the measured sound level exposure for each day of the week is displayed on graph 814A as a visual indicator of the sound level exposure for the user during each day of the period. Additionally, as shown in FIG. Fig.8D , the straight line extending parallel to the X-axis of graph 814A corresponds to the average sound level exposure with sound reduction (e.g., 76 dB) during the time period (e.g., week). In some embodiments, the line corresponds to the median of the sound level exposure with sound reduction.

[0245] like Fig.8D As depicted in FIG. 8 , the various affordances for manipulating sound exposure data also include an exposure affordance with sound reduction 812B, a daily average affordance 812C, a latest affordance 812D, a range affordance 812E, and a noise notification affordance 812F. Fig. 8E As shown in , selecting the exposure indicator 812B with sound reduction causes graph 814B to display a graphical representation of the sound exposure level to which the user of phone 600C would have been exposed if the sound reduction effect of headset 600A was not enabled. Daily average indicator 812C displays the daily average of the sound level exposure to which the user is exposed during the time period. In some embodiments, daily average indicator 812C displays a range of daily sound level exposure averages, including a minimum daily average sound level exposure and a maximum daily average sound level exposure for the user. In some embodiments, in response to selection of daily average indicator 812C, additional information related to the daily average of sound level exposure is displayed on display 602B.

[0246] like Fig.8DAs depicted in , the latest affordance 812D displays the latest noise level data and the time at which the noise level data was determined (e.g., "4:25AM 52dB"). In some embodiments, in response to selection of the latest affordance indication 812D, the phone 600C displays additional information related to the latest sound level exposure data. The range affordance indication 812E displays the range of sound levels to which the user has been exposed during a selected time period (e.g., week) (e.g., 46dB to 102dB). In some embodiments, in response to selection of the range affordance indication 812E, the phone 600C displays additional information related to the range of sound level exposure data. The noise notification affordance indication 812F displays the number of noise notifications (e.g., 1) that have been generated during a selected time period (e.g., week). In some embodiments, in response to selection of the noise notification affordance indication 812F, the phone 600C displays additional information related to noise notifications (e.g., historical notification data, notification settings, etc.).

[0247] like Fig. 8E , the noise exposure data associated with the week remains selected. In response to selection of exposure affordance without sound reduction 812B, graph 814B displays for the user the sound level exposure (e.g., ambient sound level) without sound reduction over a period of one week to provide a visual indication of the noise exposure data determined by wearable user device (e.g., watch) 600B.

[0248] like Fig. 8E As depicted in FIG. 8 , exposure indication 816B indicates graphically (e.g., via a triangle with an exclamation point symbol) and textually (e.g., “Exposure Loud”) that the sound level exposure for the user of phone 600C was at an exposure level that was considered loud (e.g., potentially harmful to the user, above 80 dB, etc.) during a selected time period (e.g., week). Due to the selection of affordance 812B, graph 814B displays the user's sound level exposure during the week, which corresponds to the ambient sound level of the environment in which the user was located during the week (e.g., the sound level exposure does not take into account the sound reduction effect via earphone 600A during the time period). As also shown in FIG. 8 , the user's sound level exposure during the week is at an exposure level that is considered loud (e.g., potentially harmful to the user, above 80 dB, etc.). Fig. 8E , the straight line shown on graph 814B corresponds to the average sound level exposure without sound reduction (eg, 82 dB) for the user of phone 600C over a time period (eg, week).

[0249] FIG. 8F to FIG. 8HSound reduction effect user interfaces 802F to 802H are depicted, respectively, including graphs 814C, 814D, and 814E displaying sound reduction effect data (e.g., the amplitude or level of sound reduction generated by headphones 600A) within a time period (e.g., hours, days, weeks, months, 6 months, years, etc.) that can be selected via time period icon 810.

[0250] like Figure 8F As depicted, sound reduction effect data associated with a week is displayed in a graph 814C of the sound reduction user interface 802F. The graph 814C displays time along the X-axis (e.g., day, "Sunday," "Monday," etc.) and decibels along the Y-axis (e.g., 0 to 20 dB). The points displayed on the graph 814C represent the active (e.g., variable in response to ambient sound levels in an attempt to maintain the sound level perceived by the user of the headphones 600A) sound reduction effect (e.g., the amount of sound cancellation produced by the headphones 600A) for each day of the week for the period of time during which the user wore the headphones 600A. Additionally, as shown in FIG. Figure 8F As depicted in , the straight line extending parallel to the X-axis of the graph 814C corresponds to the average sound reduction effect (e.g., 10 dB) within the time period (e.g., week). In some embodiments, the line corresponds to the median value of the sound reduction effect.

[0251] like Figure 8F As depicted in FIG. 814A, graph 814A displays time along the X-axis (e.g., day, "Sunday," "Monday," etc.) and decibels (e.g., 0 to 100 dB) along the Y-axis. A plot of the measured sound level exposure for each day of the week is displayed on graph 814A as a visual indicator of the user's sound level exposure for each day of the period. Additionally, as shown in FIG. Fig.8D As depicted in FIG. 814A , the straight line extending parallel to the X-axis of graph 814A corresponds to the average sound level exposure with sound reduction (e.g., 76 dB) during the time period (e.g., week). In some embodiments, the line corresponds to the median sound level exposure with sound reduction. Figure 8F , range indicator 818A displays the range of the sound reduction effect (eg, the amount of sound cancellation produced by earphones 600A) experienced by the user via earphones 600A over a selected period (eg, one week).

[0252] Figure 8F Depicted is receiving user input 804E (e.g., tapping) on ​​a “D” (e.g., day) representation of a time period icon 810 (e.g., hour, day, week, month, 6 months, year, etc.) and receiving user input 804F on a “latest” affordance 820. Figure 8GAs depicted in FIG. 802A , in response to selection of the “D” icon of the sound reduction user interface 802G, the “D” icon is bolded and the graph 814D shows the sound reduction effect from the earphone 600A over a day. Figure 8G As depicted in , in response to selection of the "Latest" indicator 820, the chronologically most recent sound reduction effect data points on graph 814D are bolded.

[0253] like Figure 8G As shown, active sound reduction effect data associated with a day is displayed in graph 814D. Range indicator 818B displays the range of sound reduction effect experienced by the user via earphone 600A during a selected time period (e.g., a day). Graph 814D includes a text summary of the points displayed on graph 814D, which represents the active sound reduction effect determined once at four-hour intervals during the day. In addition, as shown in FIG. Figure 8G As depicted in , the straight line extending parallel to the X-axis of graph 814D corresponds to the average sound reduction effect (e.g., 10 dB) within the time period (e.g., day). In some embodiments, the line corresponds to the median value of the sound reduction effect.

[0254] like Figure 8H As depicted in FIG. 814 , a constant sound reduction effect (e.g., the sound reduction effect of earphones 600A is a constant amount that does not vary with the ambient sound level to which the user and / or watch 600B is exposed) data associated with a day is displayed in graph 814E. The points displayed on graph 814E represent the constant sound reduction effect determined once at four-hour intervals throughout the day.

[0255] FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B is a flow chart illustrating a method 900 for managing and visualizing sound reduction according to some embodiments. Method 900 is performed at a computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, 600B, 600C) (e.g., a smart watch, a smart phone, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer) that communicates with a display generation component (e.g., 602A, 602B) (e.g., an integrated display and / or a connected display). In some embodiments, the computer system is a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a head-mounted display ("HMD"), a device with a mechanical wheelbase, a self-propelled device, a smart speaker, a personal assistive device, a robot, and / or a camera. Some operations in method 900 are optionally combined, the order of some operations is optionally changed, and some operations are optionally omitted.

[0256] The computer system displays (902) via a display generation component a representation (e.g., 814A, 814B) (e.g., a graph, a chart) of noise levels (e.g., noise levels in an environment in which the system and / or a user of the system is located at the time) at multiple different times (e.g., given different times of the day, different days of the week, different weeks of the year).

[0257] Based on a determination that a sound reduction display option (e.g., 812A) is enabled (e.g., enabled via user input on an enable indication), the indication includes: a first indication of noise level at a first time of a plurality of different times (e.g., a first day (e.g., Monday)), based on a determination that sound reduction is effective at the first time (e.g., a user of the computer system (e.g., a user associated with an account logged into the system; a user detected via one or more sensors of the system and / or connected to the system) is using a sound reduction device (e.g., noise canceling / noise mitigation headphones, passive earplugs, and / or active earplugs)), the first indication indicating a first noise level, wherein the first noise level is based on an ambient noise level at the first time (e.g., a detected level, a previously detected (e.g., most recently detected) level, or a level over a period of time associated with the first time (e.g., the last 10 seconds, 1 minute, or 5 minutes); an average, median, maximum, or minimum noise level over a period of time at the first time (e.g., a day); In some embodiments, the sound reduction option is a toggle indication that switches between being enabled and not enabled. In some embodiments, the sound reduction option is a toggle indication that switches between being enabled and not enabled. In some embodiments, the sound reduction option is a selectable option that is separate from an option that does not display sound reduction. In some embodiments, the second noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the first time and is not based on the first sound reduction effect that was effective at the first time. In some embodiments, the second noise level is not based on any sound reduction effect that was effective at the first time. In some embodiments, the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and is not based on the second sound reduction effect that was effective at the first time. In some embodiments, the fourth noise level is based on the ambient noise level at the second time and is not based on any sound reduction effect that was effective at the first time.

[0258] Based on a determination that the sound reduction display option is not enabled (e.g., via selection 812B) (e.g., disabled or no display of the sound reduction option is enabled), the representation includes a third indication of the noise level at the first time and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time, the third indication indicating (908) the second noise level, and the fourth indication indicating (910) the fourth noise level. In some embodiments, the third indication of the noise level at the first time indicates the second level of ambient noise, regardless of whether the sound reduction is effective at the first time. In some embodiments, the fourth indication of the noise level at the second time indicates the fourth level of ambient noise, regardless of whether the sound reduction is effective at the second time. Depending on whether the option is enabled, providing a representation of noise data based on or not based on the sound reduction effect automatically provides the user with improved feedback about the noise level detected at multiple times. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0259] In some embodiments, when the reduced volume display option is not enabled, the computer system receives a first user input corresponding to a request to enable the reduced volume display option (e.g., Fig.8D 812A in the computer system) (e.g., a tap and / or a mouse click on an enable representation, an audio input), and in response to receiving the first user input, updating the representation of the noise level at multiple different times to include a first indication of the noise level at the first time and a second indication of the noise level at the second time. In some embodiments, the computer system stops including in the representation a third indication of the noise level at the first time and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time. Providing a representation of noise data based on a sound reduction effect provides a user with improved feedback about noise levels and sound reduction effects detected at multiple times. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0260] In some embodiments, when the sound reduction display option is enabled, the computer system receives a second user input corresponding to a request to disable the sound reduction display option (e.g., a tap and / or a mouse click on an affordance, an audio input), and in response to receiving the second user input, updates the representation of the noise level at multiple different times (e.g., 814B) to include a third indication of the noise level at the first time and a fourth indication of the noise level at the second time. In some embodiments, the computer system stops including the first indication of the noise level at the first time and the second indication of the noise level at the second time in the representation. Providing a representation of noise data that is not based on a sound reduction effect provides the user with improved feedback on the ambient noise level detected at multiple times. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0261] In some embodiments, the computer system communicates with one or more audio sensors (e.g., 606) (e.g., microphones), detects noise levels at multiple different times via the one or more audio sensors, and the sound reduction device is an external sound reduction device (e.g., 600A) (e.g., external noise cancellation / noise reduction headphones, passive earplugs, and / or active earplugs).

[0262] In some embodiments, one or more audio sensors are integrated into an external computer system (e.g., 600B) (e.g., a smart watch) that communicates with the computer system, and representations of noise levels at multiple different times are included in a user interface (e.g., 802D, 803E) of a health application (e.g., 614) that generates (e.g., manages, includes) multiple user interfaces based on biometric data of a user of the computer system. Including representations of noise levels at multiple different times as part of a health application provides feedback to the user about various biometric parameters related to the user's health. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0263] In some embodiments, when the sound reduction display option is not enabled, the third indication is a graphical indication that changes along a first axis (e.g., a vertical axis) to indicate a range of ambient noise levels at a first time (e.g., a range of noise levels detected during a particular hour, day, or week), the fourth indication is a graphical indication that changes along the first axis to indicate a range of ambient noise levels at a second time, the third indication and the fourth indication are arranged along a second axis different from the first axis (e.g., a horizontal axis), and the representation of noise levels at multiple different times (e.g., 814B) includes a first average noise level indication extending along the second axis and indicating an average ambient noise level during multiple different times (e.g., a horizontal line that changes in a vertical direction to indicate an average noise level at multiple times). In some embodiments, the first indication and / or the second indication is a graphical indication that changes along the first axis to indicate a range of ambient noise levels at a first time. Providing an indicator of a range of noise levels at different times and an average noise level at those times provides feedback to the user about the detected noise level. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0264] In some embodiments, when the sound reduction display option is enabled, the first indication is a graphical indication and includes a first sub-portion that varies along a third axis (e.g., a vertical axis) and indicates a range of noise levels at a first time that are reduced by a first sound reduction effect at the first time (e.g., a range of modified / reduced noise levels detected during the first time), the second indication is a graphical indication that includes a second sub-portion that varies along a third axis (e.g., a horizontal axis) and indicates a range of noise levels at a second time that are reduced by a second sound reduction effect at the second time (e.g., a range of modified / reduced noise levels detected during the first time), the first indication and the second indication are arranged along a fourth axis (e.g., a horizontal axis) that is different from the third axis, and the representation of noise levels at multiple different times (e.g., 814A) includes a second average noise level indication (e.g., a horizontal line that varies in a vertical direction to indicate an average reduced noise level over multiple times), the second average noise level indication extends along a fourth axis and indicates an average noise level during multiple different times that is reduced by the first sound reduction effect during multiple different times. Providing a range of reduced noise levels at different times and an indicator of the average reduced noise level at those times provides feedback to the user regarding the detected noise level and the amount of sound reduction. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0265] In some embodiments, the first indication includes a third sub-portion that varies along a third axis and indicates a range of ambient noise levels at a first time, the second indication includes a fourth sub-portion that varies along a third axis and indicates a range of ambient noise levels at a second time, and the representation of the noise levels at the multiple different times (e.g., 814A) includes a third average noise level indication (e.g., a horizontal line that varies in a vertical direction to indicate an average reduced noise level over multiple times) extending along the fourth axis and indicating the average ambient noise level during multiple different times. Providing a range of reduced noise levels and ambient noise levels at different times and indicators of the average reduced noise levels and ambient noise levels at those times provides feedback to the user about the detected noise level and the amount of sound reduction. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0266] In some embodiments, determining that the sound reduction is effective at the first time includes a user of the computer system wearing (e.g., using) a sound reduction device for both ears (e.g., Fig. 6A and Fig. 8A 600A) (e.g., noise cancellation / noise reduction headphones, passive earplugs, and / or active earplugs in both ears). In some embodiments, using only one earphone, even if sound reduction is enabled for that earphone, results in a determination that sound reduction is not effective. Displaying an indication of reduced sound level only when both ears are affected by sound reduction automatically provides the user with information about the sound level experienced by either ear, and provides feedback about the information. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0267] In some embodiments, the representation of noise levels at multiple different times (e.g., 814A) includes an indication of the maximum ambient noise level detected during the multiple different times (e.g., Fig.8D 812E). Providing an indication of the maximum detected noise level during a period of interest provides feedback to the user regarding the sounds detected during the period. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0268] In some embodiments, the representation of the noise level at multiple different times (e.g., 814B) includes an indication of the maximum noise level detected during the multiple different times, which is reduced by the sound reduction effect during the multiple different times. Providing an indication of the maximum detected noise level and the reduced noise level during the period of interest provides feedback to the user about the sound detected during the period and the sound reduction effect during the period. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0269] In some embodiments, the representation of the noise level at multiple different times includes an indication (e.g., 812C) of the average noise level (e.g., average ambient noise level and / or average noise level with sound reduction) during the multiple different time periods. Providing an indication of the average noise level during the time period of interest provides feedback to the user about the sounds detected during the time period. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0270] In some embodiments, the representation of noise levels at multiple different times includes an indication (e.g., 812F) of one or more sound-related notifications (e.g., notifications related to ambient and / or reduced-level sounds) (the number of such notifications, a summary of such notifications) issued (e.g., by the computer system or other computer systems associated with the user) during multiple different times. Providing an indication of sound-related notifications within a time period provides feedback to the user about such notifications issued during the time period. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0271] In some embodiments, the representation of noise levels at multiple different times includes: an indication of a range of noise levels (e.g., a range of ambient levels and / or reduced levels) (e.g., 812E); a minimum level and a maximum level detected during multiple different times. Providing an indication of a range of noise levels during a period of interest provides feedback to the user about the sounds detected during the period. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0272] Note that the process described above with reference to method 900 (eg, FIG. 9A to FIG. 9B) also apply in a similar manner to the methods described above / below. For example, methods 700 and 1000 optionally include one or more features of the various methods described above with reference to method 900. For example, an ambient sound level graphic with a sound reduction option element of method 900 and a sound reduction curve graph element of method 1000 can be combined with an indication of the noise level to which a user is exposed when using a sound reduction device or not using the sound reduction device element of method 700 within one or more user interfaces of one or more of user devices 600B and 600C. For the sake of brevity, these details are not repeated below.

[0273] Fig.10 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1000 for managing and visualizing sound reduction according to some embodiments. Method 1000 is performed at a computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, 600B, 600C) (e.g., a smart watch, a smart phone, a personal computer, a laptop computer, a tablet computer) that communicates with a display generation component (e.g., 602A, 602B) (e.g., an integrated display and / or a connected display). In some embodiments, the computer system is a tablet computer, a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a head-mounted display ("HMD"), a device with a mechanical wheelbase, a self-propelled device, a smart speaker, a personal assistive device, a robot, and / or a camera. Some operations in method 1000 are optionally combined, the order of some operations is optionally changed, and some operations are optionally omitted.

[0274] The computer system displays (1002) via a display generating component a first representation (e.g., 810C) (e.g., a graph, a chart) of a sound reduction level (e.g., a sound reduction level based on a sound reduction effect (e.g., a passive or active effect)) (e.g., an amount of sound reduction by a sound reduction device (e.g., a noise canceling / noise mitigation headset, a passive earplug, and / or an active earplug)) over a first time period (e.g., 814) corresponding to a first plurality of times (e.g., times when a user of the computer system used the sound reduction device at two or more different times), wherein the first representation includes a first time (e.g., a given time) in the first plurality of times (e.g., a day, a week, a month, a year). In some embodiments, the indication is an indication of an instantaneous amount of sound reduction at the first time. In some embodiments, the first time is a time range (e.g., a day) and the indication is an indication of an average amount of sound reduction over the time range. In some embodiments, the indication is an indication of an instantaneous amount of sound reduction at the second time. In some embodiments, the second time is a time range (e.g., a day) and the indication is an indication of an average amount of sound reduction over the time range. In some embodiments, the indication is an indication of an instantaneous amount of sound reduction at the second time. In some embodiments, the second time is a time range (e.g., a day) and the indication is an indication of an average amount of sound reduction over the time range.

[0275] While displaying the first representation, the computer system receives (1004) via one or more input devices a set of one or more inputs (804E, 804f) corresponding to selections of display options within a second time period (e.g., a day, a week, a month, a year) (e.g., enabled via user input regarding an affordance), the second time period corresponding to a second plurality of times different from the first plurality of times. In some embodiments, the display options for the first time period options are affordances that allow a user to select a particular time period (such as a day, a week, or a month). In some embodiments, the options are selectable options separate from additional options / affordances for displaying different time periods.

[0276] In response to receiving the group of one or more inputs, the computer system displays (1006) via a display generation component a second representation of the sound reduction level at a second plurality of times (e.g., 814D, 814E), wherein the second representation includes a third indication of the sound reduction level at a third time in the second plurality of times, and a fourth indication of the sound reduction level at a fourth time in the second plurality of times that is different from the third time. In some embodiments, the third time and / or the fourth time is a subset of the first time (e.g., the first time is a week and the third time is a day within the week (e.g., the indication in the second representation of the sound reduction level is more granular than the indication in the first representation of the sound reduction level)). In some embodiments, the first time and / or the second time is a subset of the third time (e.g., the first time is the first day of the week, the second time is the second day of the week, and the third time is the entire week).

[0277] According to the display options in the second time period (for example, FIG. 8F to FIG. 8H The display options in the second time period correspond to the second display options (e.g., options within a time period shorter than the currently displayed time period (e.g., the current time period is a week view and the requested time period is a day view)), the second time period is a subset of the first time period (e.g., the second time period is a shorter time period than the first time period and falls within the first time period), and according to the display options within the second time period, the display options correspond to the second display options (e.g., options within a time period longer than the currently displayed time period (e.g., the current time period is a week view and the requested time period is a month view)), the first time period is a subset of the second time period (e.g., the second time period is a longer time period that includes the entire first time period). The user is provided with the option of viewing sound reduction data for different time periods via selectable options, and additional control options are provided to the user. Providing additional control to the system without cluttering the UI with additional displayed controls enhances the operability of the system and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user provide appropriate input and reducing user errors when operating / interacting with the device), which in turn reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0278] In some embodiments, the computer system communicates with one or more audio sensors (e.g., 606) (e.g., microphones), and the sound reduction level during the first time period is based on noise detected by the one or more audio sensors, and the sound reduction device is an external sound reduction device (e.g., 600A) (e.g., external noise cancellation / noise reduction headphones, passive earplugs, and / or active earplugs). In some embodiments, the sound reduction level is the difference between the noise detected by the first microphone and the noise detected by the second microphone. In some embodiments, the sound reduction level is calculated based on the ambient noise level measured by the one or more audio sensors.

[0279] In some embodiments, one or more audio sensors are integrated into an external computer system (e.g., 600B) (e.g., a smart watch) that communicates with the computer system, and a first representation of the sound reduction level within a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times is included in a user interface (e.g., 802B) of a health application (e.g., 614) that generates (e.g., manages, includes) multiple user interfaces based on biometric data of a user of the computer system. In some embodiments, a second representation of the sound reduction level within a first time period corresponding to a first plurality of times is included in the user interface of the health application. Including the first representation as part of the health application provides the user with feedback on various biometric parameters related to the user's health. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0280] In some embodiments, the sound reduction device provides a dynamic sound reduction effect (e.g., FIG. 8F to FIG. 8G In one embodiment, the first indication of the sound reduction level indicates a different sound reduction level than the sound reduction level indicated by the second indication of the sound reduction level (e.g., the sound reduction level is 10 decibels for the first time period and 5 decibels at the second time period). When certain conditions are met, when the device is capable of providing a dynamic reduction effect, automatically providing indications of different sound reduction levels at different times automatically provides more accurate indications to the user. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0281] In some embodiments, the sound reduction device provides a static sound reduction effect (e.g., Figure 8HIn the example of FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B , the first indication of the sound reduction level and the second indication of the sound reduction level indicate the same sound reduction level (e.g., the sound reduction level is 10 decibels for the first time period and 10 decibels at the second time period). When certain conditions are met, automatically providing indications of the same sound reduction level at different times automatically provides accurate indications to the user when the device provides a static sound reduction effect. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0282] In some embodiments, the first representation of the sound reduction level includes an indication (e.g., 818A, 818B, 818C) of the range of the sound reduction effect (e.g., minimum and maximum values ​​(e.g., 10 decibels to 30 decibels)) within the first time period. Providing an indication of the sound range within the first time period provides improved feedback to the user as to the change in sound reduction during the first time period. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0283] In some embodiments, the first representation of the sound reduction level includes an indication of a time range (e.g., 818C) (e.g., minimum and maximum values ​​(e.g., 10 decibels to 30 decibels)) during which the sound reduction effect is determined to be effective during a first time period (e.g., the first time period is the current day, and indicates a range of 8 AM to 11 AM when the effect is active). Providing an indication of the time range during which the sound reduction effect is active during the first time period provides improved feedback to the user regarding the timing of the effect. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first indication of the sound reduction level is a numerical indication of the sound reduction level (e.g., Figure 8H Providing a numerical indication of the sound reduction effect provides the user with improved feedback about the magnitude of the effect. Providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the system by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0285] In some embodiments, before displaying a first representation of the sound reduction level over a first time period, a summary user interface (e.g., 802B, 802C) of a health application (e.g., 614) (e.g., an application that presents data and / or functionality related to biometric data of a user of a computer system) is displayed via a display generation component, the summary user interface including a first selectable user interface object (e.g., 808B) corresponding to the sound reduction data (e.g., data used to generate the first representation of the sound reduction level at the first time period), and a second selectable user interface object (e.g., a summary of noise / sound-related data) corresponding to biometric data other than sound (e.g., heart rate, sleep, physical activity, menstrual cycle), which, when selected, initiates a process for displaying a user interface corresponding to biometric data other than sound. Prior to displaying the first representation of the sound reduction level for the first time period, receiving a second set of one or more inputs (e.g., 804D) (e.g., a tap, a swipe, a key press, and / or a mouse click) via one or more input devices, the second set of one or more inputs including an input corresponding to a first selectable user interface object (corresponding to the sound reduction), wherein the first representation of the sound reduction level for the first time period is displayed in response to the second set of one or more inputs. Providing the first representation as part of a health application that includes a user interface for other biometric parameters provides the user with an option to view other health-related data via a separate user interface. Providing additional control over the system without cluttering the UI with additional displayed controls enhances the operability of the system and makes the user-device interface more efficient (e.g., by helping the user provide appropriate input and reducing user errors when operating / interacting with the device), which in turn reduces power usage and extends the battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0286] In some embodiments, the first time, the second time, the third time, and the fourth time are equal lengths of time (e.g., FIG. 8F to FIG. 8H ) (for example, all represent one hour, or all represent one day).

[0287] In some embodiments, the display options in the second time period correspond to the first display options (e.g., Figure 8F), where the second time period is a subset of the first time period, the third time is a shorter time period than the first time period (e.g., the first time period is a day and the third time period is an hour), and where the display options within the second time period correspond to the determination of the second display option, where the first time period is a subset of the second time period, the third time is a longer time period than the first time period (e.g., the first time period is a week and the second time period is a month). Automatically adjusting the time period represented by the indication (e.g., the third indication) based on the selected option provides the user with different levels of detail that change with multiple times (e.g., time ranges) and feedback about the relationship between the selected time ranges. Performing operations when a set of conditions have been met without further user input and providing improved visual feedback reduces power usage and improves battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.

[0288] Note that the above description of method 1000 (eg, Fig.10 ) also apply in a similar manner to the methods described above. For example, methods 700 and 900 optionally include one or more features of the various methods described above with reference to method 1000. For example, an ambient sound level graphic with a sound reduction option element of method 900 and a sound reduction curve graph element of method 1000 can be combined with an indication of the noise level to which a user is exposed when using a sound reduction device or not using the sound reduction device element of method 700 within one or more user interfaces of one or more of user devices 600B and 600C. For the sake of brevity, these details are not repeated below.

[0289] For the purpose of explanation, the preceding description is described by reference to specific embodiments. However, the above exemplary discussion is not intended to be exhaustive or limit the invention to the disclosed precise form. According to the above teachings, many modifications and variations are possible. These embodiments are selected and described in order to best explain the principles of these technologies and their practical applications. Others skilled in the art can thus best utilize these technologies and various embodiments with various modifications suitable for the intended specific use.

[0290] Although the disclosure and examples have been fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be noted that various changes and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art. It should be understood that such changes and modifications are considered to be included within the scope of the disclosure and examples defined by the claims.

[0291] As described above, one aspect of the present technology is to collect and use data available from various sources to improve the delivery of data, such as sound-related data. The present disclosure contemplates that, in some instances, these collected data may include personal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used to contact or locate a specific person. Such personal information data may include demographic data, location-based data, phone numbers, email addresses, social network IDs, home addresses, data or records related to the user's health or fitness level (e.g., vital sign measurements, medication information, exercise information), date of birth, or any other identifying or personal information.

[0292] The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such personal information data in the present technology can be used to benefit the user. For example, the personal information data can be used to better provide sound-related data. In addition, the present disclosure also anticipates other uses of personal information data that benefit the user. For example, health and fitness data can be used to provide insights into the user's overall health or can be used as positive feedback to individuals who use technology to pursue health goals.

[0293] The disclosure anticipates that entities responsible for the collection, analysis, disclosure, transmission, storage or other purposes of such personal information data will comply with sound privacy policies and / or privacy measures. Specifically, such entities should implement and adhere to the use of privacy policies and practices that are recognized as meeting or exceeding the industry or government requirements for maintaining the privacy and security of personal information data. Such policies should be easy for users to access and should be updated as changes in the collection and / or use of data occur. Personal information from users should be collected for legal and reasonable entity purposes and should not be shared or sold outside these legal purposes. In addition, such collection / sharing should be carried out after receiving the informed consent of the user. In addition, such entities should consider taking any necessary steps to protect and safeguard access to such personal information data, and ensure that other entities with access to personal information data comply with their privacy policies and procedures. In addition, such entities can subject themselves to third-party assessments to prove that they comply with widely accepted privacy policies and practices. In addition, policies and practices should be adapted to specific types of personal information data collected and / or accessed, and to applicable laws and standards including considerations of special jurisdictions. For example, in the United States, the collection or acquisition of 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. Therefore, different privacy measures should be advocated for different types of personal data in each country.

[0294] Regardless of the foregoing, the present disclosure also contemplates implementation schemes in which users selectively block the use or access of personal information data. That is, the present disclosure contemplates hardware elements and / or software elements to prevent or block access to such personal information data. For example, in the case of management and visual sound reduction, the technology of the present invention may be configured to allow a user to choose to "opt in" or "opt out" at any time during or after service registration to decide to participate in the collection of personal information data. In another example, a user may choose not to provide data associated with sound reduction for targeted management and visual sound reduction. In addition to providing "opt-in" and "opt-out" options, the present disclosure also contemplates providing notifications related to access or use of personal information. For example, a user may be notified that their personal information data will be accessed when downloading an application, and then reminded again just before the personal information data is accessed by the application.

[0295] In addition, it is the intention of the present disclosure that personal information data should be managed and processed in a manner that minimizes the risk of unintentional or unauthorized access or use. Once the data is no longer needed, the risk can be minimized by limiting data collection and data deletion. 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 specific identifiers (e.g., date of birth, etc.), controlling the amount or specificity of stored data (e.g., collecting location data at the city level rather than at the address level), controlling how the data is stored (e.g., aggregating data between users), and / or other methods when appropriate.

[0296] 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, management and visualization sound reduction information may be made available to a user by inferring preferences based on non-personal information data or an absolute minimum amount of personal information, such as content requested by a device associated with the user, other non-personal information available to the management and visualization sound reduction application, or publicly available information.

Claims

1. A computer system configured to communicate with a display generation component, the computer system comprising: one or more processors; and A memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: When the detected ambient noise level is at the first noise level: displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface based on determining that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are satisfied, the first user interface including an indication of a second noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device, the second noise level being lower than the first noise level; as well as displaying, via the display generating component, a second user interface indicating the first noise level based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met; while displaying the first user interface, detecting that the first user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device; as well as In response to detecting that the first user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device, an indication of sound reduction inactivity is displayed.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for: While displaying the first user interface, detecting that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met; and Responsive to detecting that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met, replacing the first user interface with the second user interface.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the first user interface also indicates the first noise level.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and based on determining that the second noise level exceeds a first noise level threshold, the first user interface also indicates that the first noise level threshold has been exceeded.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and based on determining that the second noise level exceeds a second noise level threshold, including in the first user interface: a first selectable graphical object which, when selected, causes display of a user interface of a hearing-related application; and A second selectable graphical object that, when selected, initiates a process of suppressing one or more noise-related notifications.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for: When the first noise level is higher than the third noise threshold: In response to determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, including in the second user interface an indication that the first noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold; and Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and determining that the second noise level is not above the third noise threshold, forgoing including an indication in the first user interface that the second noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold.

7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for: Determining that a set of one or more audio notification criteria are met is based on: issuing a first notification based on the set of one or more audio notification criteria being satisfied; and A process is initiated to cause an external computer system in communication with the computer system to issue a second notification based on the set of one or more audible notification criteria being met.

8. The computer system of claim 1, wherein: The computer system is in communication with one or more audio sensors; The first noise level and the second noise level are detected via the one or more audio sensors; and The sound reduction device is an external sound reduction device.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component, the one or more programs comprising instructions for: When the detected ambient noise level is at the first noise level: displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface based on determining that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are satisfied, the first user interface including an indication of a second noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device, the second noise level being lower than the first noise level; as well as displaying, via the display generating component, a second user interface indicating the first noise level based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met; while displaying the first user interface, detecting that the first user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device; as well as In response to detecting that the first user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device, an indication of sound reduction inactivity is displayed.

10. A method comprising: At a computer system in communication with a display generating component: When the detected ambient noise level is at the first noise level: displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface based on determining that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are satisfied, the first user interface including an indication of a second noise level when a first user of the computer system is using a sound reduction device, the second noise level being lower than the first noise level; as well as displaying, via the display generating component, a second user interface indicating the first noise level based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met; while displaying the first user interface, detecting that the first user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device; as well as In response to detecting that the first user of the computer system is no longer using the sound reduction device, an indication of sound reduction inactivity is displayed.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for: While displaying the first user interface, detecting that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met; and Responsive to detecting that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met, replacing the first user interface with the second user interface.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the first user interface also indicates the first noise level.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and based on determining that the second noise level exceeds a first noise level threshold, the first user interface also indicates that the first noise level threshold has been exceeded.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and based on determining that the second noise level exceeds a second noise level threshold, including in the first user interface: a first selectable graphical object which, when selected, causes display of a user interface of a hearing-related application; and A second selectable graphical object that, when selected, initiates a process of suppressing one or more noise-related notifications.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for: When the first noise level is higher than the third noise threshold: In response to determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, including in the second user interface an indication that the first noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold; and Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and determining that the second noise level is not above the third noise threshold, forgoing including an indication in the first user interface that the second noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, the one or more programs further comprising instructions for: Determining that a set of one or more audio notification criteria are met is based on: issuing a first notification based on the set of one or more audio notification criteria being satisfied; and A process is initiated to cause an external computer system in communication with the computer system to issue a second notification based on the set of one or more audible notification criteria being met.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein: The computer system is in communication with one or more audio sensors; The first noise level and the second noise level are detected via the one or more audio sensors; and The sound reduction device is an external sound reduction device.

18. The method according to claim 10, further comprising: while displaying the first user interface, detecting that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met; as well as Responsive to detecting that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are no longer met, replacing the first user interface with the second user interface.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the first user interface also indicates the first noise level.

20. The method of claim 10, wherein: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and based on determining that the second noise level exceeds a first noise level threshold, the first user interface also indicates that the first noise level threshold has been exceeded.

21. The method according to claim 10, further comprising: Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and based on determining that the second noise level exceeds a second noise level threshold, including in the first user interface: a first selectable graphical object which, when selected, causes display of a user interface of a hearing-related application; and A second selectable graphical object that, when selected, initiates a process of suppressing one or more noise-related notifications.

22. The method according to claim 10, further comprising: When the first noise level is higher than the third noise threshold: based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, including in the second user interface an indication that the first noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold; as well as Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met and determining that the second noise level is not above the third noise threshold, forgoing including an indication in the first user interface that the second noise level has exceeded the third noise threshold.

23. The method according to claim 10, further comprising: Determining that a set of one or more audio notification criteria are met is based on: issuing a first notification based on the set of one or more audio notification criteria being satisfied; as well as A process is initiated to cause an external computer system in communication with the computer system to issue a second notification based on the set of one or more audible notification criteria being met.

24. The method of claim 10, wherein: The computer system is in communication with one or more audio sensors; The first noise level and the second noise level are detected via the one or more audio sensors; and The sound reduction device is an external sound reduction device.

25. The computer system of claim 1, wherein: Based on determining that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the first user interface includes an indication that the second noise level is based on use of the sound reduction device; and Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, the second user interface does not include an indication that the second noise level is based on use of the sound reduction device.

26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein: Based on determining that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the first user interface includes an indication that the second noise level is based on use of the sound reduction device; and Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, the second user interface does not include an indication that the second noise level is based on use of the sound reduction device.

27. The method of claim 10, wherein: Based on determining that a set of one or more sound reduction criteria are met, the first user interface includes an indication that the second noise level is based on use of the sound reduction device; and Based on determining that the set of one or more sound reduction criteria are not met, the second user interface does not include an indication that the second noise level is based on use of the sound reduction device.

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