System, device and method for controlling device using motion gesture, and corresponding non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a system, device and method for controlling a device using a motion gesture, and a corresponding non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. In some embodiments, an electronic device performs an action in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures. The motion gesture information of the first electronic device optionally includes a first portion representing a respective pose of the first electronic device relative to the frame of reference and a second portion including movement of the first electronic device from the respective pose of the first electronic device. In accordance with a determination that a movement of the first electronic device during the second portion of the motion gesture satisfies a movement criterion of a movement gesture corresponding to a respective pose of the first electronic device, a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device in accordance with the second portion of the motion gesture is initiated.

Description

[0001] Division Statement

[0002] This application is a divisional application of the Chinese invention patent application with the application date of August 30, 2019, the invention name of which is "System, device and method for controlling devices using motion gestures, and corresponding non-transitory computer-readable storage media" and the application number of 201980060392.1. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure generally relates to electronic devices that perform one or more actions in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures, and user interaction with such devices. Background Art

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

[0005] In some cases, users want to use motion gestures to control electronic devices. Enhancing these interactions can improve the user's experience with the device and reduce the user interaction time, which is especially important when the input device is battery-powered. Summary of the invention

[0006] Some embodiments described in the present disclosure relate to one or more electronic devices that perform an action in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures. Some embodiments described in the present disclosure relate to one or more electronic devices that perform an action such as play, pause, fast forward, rewind, or change the playback volume of media played on one or more electronic devices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0007] For a better understanding of the various described embodiments, reference should be made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the following drawings, in which like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

[0008] Figure 1A is a block diagram showing a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display according to some embodiments.

[0009] Figure 1B is a block diagram illustrating example components for event processing according to some embodiments.

[0010] Figure 2 A portable multifunction device with a touch screen according to some embodiments is shown.

[0011] Figure 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface according to some embodiments.

[0012] Figure 4A An exemplary user interface for an application menu on a portable multifunction device according to some embodiments is shown.

[0013] Figure 4B An exemplary user interface is shown for a multifunction device having a touch-sensitive surface separate from the display according to some embodiments.

[0014] Figure 5A A personal electronic device according to some embodiments is shown.

[0015] Figure 5B is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device according to some embodiments.

[0016] FIG. 5C to FIG. 5D Example components of a personal electronic device with a touch-sensitive display and an intensity sensor are shown according to some embodiments.

[0017] FIG. 5E to FIG. 5J Exemplary components and user interfaces of a personal electronic device according to some embodiments are shown.

[0018] 6A to 6NN An exemplary manner is shown in which an electronic device according to some embodiments performs an action in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures.

[0019] 7A to 7J is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing an action in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] 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.

[0021] There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient methods for controlling devices (e.g., the same device or other devices). Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on users using such devices. In addition, such techniques can reduce processor power and battery power that would otherwise be wasted on redundant user input.

[0022] Although the following description uses the terms "first", "second", etc. to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by the terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another element. For example, a first touch can be named a second touch and similarly a second touch can be named a first touch without departing from the scope of the various described embodiments. Both the first touch and the second touch are touches, but they are not the same touch.

[0023] The terms used in the description of various described embodiments herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to be limited. As used in the description of various described embodiments and in the appended claims, the singular forms "one" and "the" are intended to also include plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more items in the associated listed items. It will also be understood that the term "includes", "including", "comprises" and / or "comprising" when used in this specification specifies the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or parts, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts and / or their grouping.

[0024] 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.

[0025] Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described herein. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communication device, such as a mobile phone, that also includes other functions, such as a PDA and / or a music player function. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, but are not limited to, the Apple iPod from Apple Inc. (Cupertino, California). Devices, iPod Equipment, and Device. Other portable electronic devices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and / or touch pads) are optionally used. It should also be understood that in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communication device, but a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch screen displays and / or touch pads).

[0026] 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.

[0027] 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.

[0028] Various applications executed on the device optionally use at least one common physical user interface device, such as a touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface and corresponding information displayed on the device are optionally adjusted and / or varied for different applications, and / or adjusted and / or varied within the respective applications. In this way, the common physical architecture of the device (such as a touch-sensitive surface) optionally supports a variety of applications with a user interface that is intuitive and clear to the user.

[0029] Attention is now turned to embodiments of portable devices having touch-sensitive displays. Figure 1A is 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.

[0030] As used in this specification and claims, the term "intensity" of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the force or pressure (force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a finger contact) on the touch-sensitive surface, or to a surrogate (surrogate) of the force or pressure of a contact on the touch-sensitive surface. The intensity of a contact has a range of values ​​that includes at least four different values ​​and more typically includes hundreds of different values ​​(e.g., at least 256). The intensity of a contact is optionally determined (or measured) using various methods and various sensors or combinations of sensors. For example, one or more force sensors below or adjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are optionally used to measure the force at different points on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, force measurements from multiple force sensors are combined (e.g., weighted averaged) to determine an estimated contact force. Similarly, the pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is optionally used to determine the pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitive surface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on the touch-sensitive surface and / or its change, the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface near the contact and / or its change, and / or the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface near the contact and / or its change are optionally used as a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the substitute measurement of the contact force or pressure is used directly to determine whether the intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in units corresponding to the substitute measurement). In some embodiments, the substitute measurement of the contact force or pressure is converted into an estimated force or pressure, and the estimated force or pressure is used to determine whether the intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in units of pressure). Using the intensity of the contact as an attribute of the user input allows the user to access additional device functions that would otherwise be inaccessible to the user on a smaller device with limited real estate, which is used to display an enable indication (e.g., on a touch-sensitive display) and / or receive user input (e.g., via a touch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or a physical control / mechanical control, such as a knob or button).

[0031] As used in this specification and claims, the term "tactile output" refers to a physical displacement of a device relative to a previous position of the device, a physical displacement of a component of the device (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface) relative to another component of the device (e.g., a housing), or a displacement of a component relative to the center of mass of the device, which will be detected by a user using the user's sense of touch. For example, in the case where a device or a component of the device is in contact with a user's touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a finger, palm, or other part of the user's hand), the tactile output generated by the physical displacement will be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding to a perceived change in a physical characteristic of the device or component of the device. For example, movement of a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display or trackpad) is optionally interpreted by the user as a "press click" or "release click" to a physical actuation button. In some cases, the user will feel a tactile sensation, such as a "press click" or "release click", even when the physical actuation button associated with the touch-sensitive surface that is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user's movement does not move. As another example, even when there is no change in the smoothness of the touch-sensitive surface, movement of the touch-sensitive surface may optionally be interpreted or sensed by the user as "roughness" of the touch-sensitive surface. Although such a user's interpretation of touch will be limited by the user's individualized sensory perceptions, many sensory perceptions of touch are common to most users. Thus, when a tactile output is described as corresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., "press click," "release click," "roughness"), unless otherwise stated, the generated tactile output corresponds to a physical displacement of the device or a component thereof that would generate that sensory perception for a typical (or average) user.

[0032] It should be understood that device 100 is merely one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally has more or fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or more components, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangement of the components. Figure 1A The various components shown in the EMBODIMENTS 2000 are implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and / or application specific integrated circuits.

[0033] 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.

[0034] The peripheral device interface 118 can be used to couple the input peripheral devices and output peripheral devices of the device to the CPU 120 and the memory 102. The one or more processors 120 run or execute various software programs and / or instruction sets stored in the memory 102 to perform various functions of the device 100 and process data. In some embodiments, the peripheral device interface 118, the CPU 120, and the memory controller 122 are optionally implemented on a single chip such as the chip 104. In some other embodiments, they are optionally implemented on separate chips.

[0035] RF (radio frequency) circuit 108 receives and sends RF signals, also referred to as electromagnetic signals. RF circuit 108 converts electrical signals into / converts electromagnetic signals into electrical signals, and communicates with communication networks and other communication devices via electromagnetic signals. RF circuit 108 optionally includes well-known circuits for performing these functions, including but not limited to antenna systems, RF transceivers, one or more amplifiers, tuners, one or more oscillators, digital signal processors, codec chipsets, user identity modules (SIM) cards, memories, and the like. RF circuit 108 optionally communicates with networks and other devices via wireless communications, such as the Internet (also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW)), intranets, and / or wireless networks (such as cellular telephone networks, wireless local area networks (LANs), and / or metropolitan area networks (MANs)). RF circuit 108 optionally includes well-known circuits for detecting near field communications (NFC) fields, such as through short-range communications radio components. Wireless communication optionally uses any of a variety of communication standards, protocols and technologies, including, but not limited to, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), High Speed ​​Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), High Speed ​​Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only (EV-DO), HSPA, HSPA+, Dual Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Near Field Communication (NFC), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11d), IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11f, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11g). 802.11n and / or IEEE 802.11ac), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, email protocols (e.g., Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and / or Post Office Protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Utilizing Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and / or Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol including communication protocols that have not been developed as of the filing date of this document.

[0036] 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).

[0037] The I / O subsystem 106 couples input / output peripherals on the device 100, such as a touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116, to a peripheral device interface 118. The I / O subsystem 106 optionally includes a display controller 156, an optical sensor controller 158, an intensity sensor controller 159, a tactile feedback controller 161, and one or more input controllers 160 for other input or control devices. The one or more input controllers 160 receive / send electrical signals from other input control devices 116. The other input control devices 116 optionally include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slide switches, joysticks, click wheels, etc. In some alternative embodiments, the input controller 160 is optionally coupled to any of the following (or none of the following): a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and a pointing device such as a mouse. One or more buttons (e.g., Figure 2 208) optionally includes an increase / decrease button for volume control of the speaker 111 and / or the microphone 113. The one or more buttons optionally include a push button (e.g., Figure 2 206).

[0038] 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.

[0039] The touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and the user. The display controller 156 receives electrical signals from the touch screen 112 and / or sends electrical signals to the touch screen 112. The touch screen 112 displays visual output to the user. The visual output optionally includes graphics, text, icons, videos, and any combination thereof (collectively referred to as "graphics"). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output optionally corresponds to user interface objects.

[0040] The touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or sensor group that accepts input from a user based on tactile and / or haptic contact. The touch screen 112 and display controller 156 (together with any associated modules and / or instruction sets in memory 102) detect contact on the touch screen 112 (and any movement or interruption of the contact) and convert the detected contact into interaction with a user interface object (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages, or images) displayed on the touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, the point of contact between the touch screen 112 and the user corresponds to a finger of the user.

[0041] 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.

[0042] The touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen 112 is optionally similar to the multi-touch-sensitive trackpad 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) and / or U.S. Patent Publication 2002 / 0015024A1, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, the touch screen 112 displays visual output from the device 100, while the touch-sensitive touchpad does not provide visual output.

[0043] In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive display of the touch screen 112 is as described in the following patent applications: (1) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 381,313, filed on May 2, 2006, entitled “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller”; (2) U.S. patent application No. 10 / 840,862, filed on May 6, 2004, entitled “Multipoint Touchscreen”; (3) U.S. patent application No. 10 / 903,964, filed on July 30, 2004, entitled “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices”; (4) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 048,264, filed on January 31, 2005, entitled “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices”; (5) U.S. patent application No. 11 / 050,694, filed on January 18, 2005, entitled “Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 367,749, filed on March 3, 2006, entitled “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device.” All of these applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0044] The touch screen 112 optionally has a video resolution of more than 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution of about 160 dpi. The user optionally uses any suitable object or attachment such as a stylus, finger, etc. to contact the touch screen 112. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily through finger-based contacts and gestures, which may not be as precise as stylus-based input due to the larger contact area of ​​the finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device converts rough finger-based input into precise pointer / cursor positions or commands for performing the actions desired by the user.

[0045] In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, the device 100 optionally includes a touchpad (not shown) for activating or deactivating specific functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of ​​the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad is optionally a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the touch screen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen.

[0046] The device 100 also includes a power system 162 for powering the various components. The power system 162 optionally includes a power management system, one or more power sources (e.g., batteries, alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, a power fault detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light emitting diode (LED)), and any other components associated with the generation, management, and distribution of power in a portable device.

[0047] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more optical sensors 164 . Figure 1AAn optical sensor coupled to an optical sensor controller 158 in the I / O subsystem 106 is shown. The optical sensor 164 optionally includes a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistor. The optical sensor 164 receives light projected through one or more lenses from the environment and converts the light into data representing an image. In conjunction with the imaging module 143 (also called a camera module), the optical sensor 164 optionally captures a static image or video. In some embodiments, the optical sensor is located on the rear of the device 100, opposite to the touch screen display 112 on the front of the device, so that the touch screen display can be used as a viewfinder for static images and / or video image acquisition. In some embodiments, the optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user's image is optionally obtained for video conferencing while the user views other video conference participants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the position of the optical sensor 164 can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and sensor in the device housing) so that a single optical sensor 164 is used with the touch screen display for both video conferencing and static image and / or video image acquisition.

[0048] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 . Figure 1A A contact force sensor is shown coupled to a force sensor controller 159 in the I / O subsystem 106. Contact force sensor 165 optionally includes one or more piezoresistive strain gauges, capacitive force sensors, electrical force sensors, piezoelectric force sensors, optical force sensors, capacitive touch-sensitive surfaces, or other force sensors (e.g., sensors for measuring the force (or pressure) of contact on a touch-sensitive surface). Contact force sensor 165 receives contact force information (e.g., pressure information or a surrogate for pressure information) from the environment. In some embodiments, at least one contact force sensor is juxtaposed or adjacent to a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112). In some embodiments, at least one contact force sensor is located on the back of device 100, opposite to touch screen display 112 located on the front of device 100.

[0049] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors 166 . Figure 1AA proximity sensor 166 is shown coupled to the peripherals interface 118. Alternatively, the proximity sensor 166 is optionally coupled to the input controller 160 in the I / O subsystem 106. The proximity sensor 166 is optionally implemented as described in the following U.S. patent applications: No. 11 / 241,839, entitled "Proximity Detector In Handheld Device"; No. 11 / 240,788, entitled "Proximity Detector In Handheld Device"; No. 11 / 620,702, entitled "Using Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output"; No. 11 / 586,862, entitled "Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices"; and No. 11 / 638,251, entitled "Methods And Systems For Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals", which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, when the multifunction device is placed near the user's ear (e.g., when the user is on a phone call), the proximity sensor turns off and disables the touch screen 112.

[0050] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more tactile output generators 167 . Figure 1A A tactile output generator is shown coupled to a tactile feedback controller 161 in the I / O subsystem 106. The tactile output generator 167 optionally includes one or more electroacoustic devices such as a speaker or other audio component; and / or an electromechanical device for converting energy into linear motion such as a motor, solenoid, electroactive polymer, piezoelectric actuator, electrostatic actuator, or other tactile output generating component (e.g., a component for converting an electrical signal into a tactile output on the device). The contact force sensor 165 receives tactile feedback generation instructions from the tactile feedback module 133 and generates a tactile output on the device 100 that can be felt by a user of the device 100. In some embodiments, at least one tactile output generator is arranged in parallel or adjacent to a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch-sensitive display system 112) and optionally generates a tactile output by moving the touch-sensitive surface vertically (e.g., inward / outward of the surface of the device 100) or laterally (e.g., backward and forward in the same plane as the surface of the device 100). In some embodiments, at least one tactile output generator sensor is located on the back of the device 100, opposite the touch screen display 112 located on the front of the device 100.

[0051] Device 100 optionally also includes one or more accelerometers 168 . Figure 1A An accelerometer 168 is shown coupled to the peripheral device interface 118. Alternatively, the accelerometer 168 is optionally coupled to the input controller 160 in the I / O subsystem 106. The accelerometer 168 optionally implements as described in the following U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050190059, entitled "Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices" and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20060017692, entitled "Methods And Apparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer", both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, information is displayed in a portrait view or a landscape view on the touch screen display based on analysis of data received from one or more accelerometers. Device 100 optionally includes a magnetometer (not shown) and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system) receiver (not shown) in addition to accelerometer 168 for obtaining information about the position and orientation (e.g., portrait or landscape) of device 100.

[0052] In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102 include an operating system 126, a communication module (or instruction set) 128, a contact / motion module (or instruction set) 130, a graphics module (or instruction set) 132, a text input module (or instruction set) 134, a global positioning system (GPS) module (or instruction set) 135, and an application (or instruction set) 136. In addition, in some embodiments, memory 102 ( Figure 1A ) or 370( Figure 3 ) storage device / global internal state 157, such as Figure 1A and Figure 3 . The device / global internal state 157 includes one or more of the following: an active application state, which indicates which applications (if any) are currently active; a display state, which indicates what applications, views, or other information occupy various areas of the touch screen display 112; a sensor state, including information obtained from the device's various sensors and input control devices 116; and position information about the device's position and / or posture.

[0053] 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.

[0054] 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.

[0055] The contact / motion module 130 optionally detects contact with the touch screen 112 (in conjunction with the display controller 156) and other touch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). The contact / motion module 130 includes various software components for performing various operations related to contact detection, such as determining whether contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger press event), determining the contact strength (e.g., the force or pressure of the contact, or a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact), determining whether there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger drag events), and determining whether the contact has stopped (e.g., detecting a finger lift event or contact disconnection). The contact / motion module 130 receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining the movement of the contact point optionally includes determining the rate (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and / or acceleration (change in magnitude and / or direction) of the contact point, the movement of the contact point being represented by a series of contact data. These operations are optionally applied to a single point of contact (e.g., a single finger contact) or multiple points of simultaneous contact (e.g., "multi-touch" / multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, the contact / motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contact on a touch pad.

[0056] In some embodiments, the contact / motion module 130 uses a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has "clicked" an icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensity thresholds are determined based on software parameters (e.g., the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation thresholds of specific physical actuators and can be adjusted without changing the physical hardware of the device 100). For example, without changing the touchpad or touchscreen display hardware, the mouse "click" threshold of a touchpad or touchscreen can be set to any one of a large range of predefined thresholds. In addition, in some specific implementations, a software setting is provided to the user of the device for adjusting one or more intensity thresholds in a set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjusting individual intensity thresholds and / or by utilizing a system-level click on an "intensity" parameter to adjust multiple intensity thresholds at once).

[0057] 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.

[0058] 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.

[0059] In some embodiments, the graphics module 132 stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic is optionally assigned a corresponding code. The graphics module 132 receives one or more codes for specifying the graphics to be displayed from an application program, etc., and also receives coordinate data and other graphic attribute data together if necessary, and then generates screen image data to be output to the display controller 156.

[0060] 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 .

[0061] Text input module 134, which is optionally a component of graphics module 132, provides a soft keyboard for entering text in various applications (e.g., contacts 137, email 140, IM 141, browser 147, and any other application requiring text input).

[0062] The GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to the phone 138 for use in location-based dialing; to the camera 143 as picture / video metadata; and to applications that provide location-based services, such as the Weather widget, the Local Pages widget, and the Maps / Navigation widget).

[0063] The application 136 optionally includes the following modules (or instruction sets) or a subset or superset thereof:

[0064] Contacts module 137 (sometimes called address book or contact list);

[0065] Telephone module 138;

[0066] Video conferencing module 139;

[0067] Email client module 140;

[0068] Instant messaging (IM) module 141;

[0069] Fitness support module 142;

[0070] A camera module 143 for still images and / or video images;

[0071] Image management module 144;

[0072] Video player module;

[0073] Music player module;

[0074] Browser module 147;

[0075] Calendar module 148;

[0076] A widget module 149, which optionally includes one or more of the following: a weather widget 149-1, a stock widget 149-2, a calculator widget 149-3, an alarm widget 149-4, a dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets acquired by the user, and a user-created widget 149-6;

[0077] A widget creator module 150 for forming a user-created widget 149-6;

[0078] Search module 151;

[0079] Video and music player module 152, which merges the video player module and the music player module;

[0080] Notepad module 153;

[0081] Map module 154; and / or

[0082] Online video module 155.

[0083] 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.

[0084] In conjunction with the touch screen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the contact module 137 is optionally used to manage an address book or contact list (e.g., stored in the application internal state 192 of the contact module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370), including: adding one or more names to the address book; deleting names from the address book; associating phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, or other information with names; associating images with names; categorizing and classifying names; providing phone numbers or email addresses to initiate and / or facilitate communications via telephone 138, video conferencing module 139, email 140, or IM 141; and the like.

[0085] 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.

[0086] 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.

[0087] In conjunction with RF circuit 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, email client module 140 includes executable instructions for creating, sending, receiving, and managing emails in response to user instructions. In conjunction with image management module 144, email client module 140 makes it very easy to create and send emails with still images or video images captured by camera module 143.

[0088] In conjunction with RF circuit 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, instant messaging module 141 includes executable instructions for the following operations: inputting a character sequence corresponding to an instant message, modifying previously input characters, transmitting a corresponding instant message (e.g., using a short message service (SMS) or multimedia message service (MMS) protocol for phone-based instant messaging or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messaging), receiving instant messages, and viewing received instant messages. In some embodiments, the transmitted and / or received instant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, video files, and / or other attachments supported in MMS and / or enhanced messaging services (EMS). As used herein, "instant messaging" refers to both phone-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).

[0089] In combination with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, the GPS module 135, the map module 154 and the music player module, the fitness support module 142 includes executable instructions for creating a fitness (e.g., with time, distance and / or calorie burn goals); communicating with fitness sensors (sports equipment); receiving fitness sensor data; calibrating sensors for monitoring fitness; selecting and playing music for fitness; and displaying, storing and transmitting fitness data.

[0090] In conjunction with the touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132 and image management module 144, the camera module 143 includes executable instructions for the following operations: capturing still images or videos (including video streams) and storing them in the memory 102, modifying the characteristics of the still images or videos, or deleting the still images or videos from the memory 102.

[0091] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and camera module 143, image management module 144 includes executable instructions for arranging, modifying (e.g., editing), or otherwise manipulating, labeling, deleting, presenting (e.g., in a digital slideshow or album), and storing still images and / or video images.

[0092] 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.

[0093] In combination with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the touch / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, 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.

[0094] In conjunction with the RF circuit 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, and the browser module 147, the desktop widget module 149 is a mini-application that is optionally downloaded and used by the user (e.g., the weather desktop widget 149-1, the stock desktop widget 149-2, the calculator desktop widget 149-3, the alarm desktop widget 149-4, and the dictionary desktop widget 149-5) or a mini-application created by the user (e.g., the user-created desktop widget 149-6). In some embodiments, the desktop widget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, the desktop widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g., the Yahoo! desktop widget).

[0095] In combination with the RF circuit 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134 and browser module 147, the desktop widget creator module 150 is optionally used by a user to create a desktop widget (e.g., converting a user-specified portion of a web page into a desktop widget).

[0096] 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.

[0097] 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.).

[0098] In conjunction with the touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132 and text input module 134, the notepad module 153 includes executable instructions for creating and managing notes, to-do lists, etc. according to user instructions.

[0099] 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.

[0100] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuit 110, speaker 111, RF circuit 108, text input module 134, email client module 140, and browser module 147, online video module 155 includes instructions for performing the following operations: allowing a user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and / or downloading), playback (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external display connected via external port 124), send an email with a link to a specific online video, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging module 141 is used instead of email client module 140 to send a link to a specific online video. Additional descriptions of online video applications can be found in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 936,562, filed on June 20, 2007, entitled “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” and U.S. Patent Application No. 11 / 968,067, filed on December 31, 2007, entitled “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0101] Each of the modules and applications described above corresponds to an executable instruction set for performing one or more of the functions described above and the methods described in this patent application (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other information processing methods described herein). These modules (e.g., instruction sets) do not have to be implemented as independent software programs, processes, or modules, so various subsets of these modules are optionally combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. For example, a video player module is optionally combined with a music player module into a single module (e.g., Figure 1A In some embodiments, the memory 102 optionally stores a subset of the above modules and data structures. In addition, the memory 102 optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above.

[0102] 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.

[0103] A predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through the touch screen and / or trackpad optionally includes navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates the device 100 to a main menu, a home menu, or a root menu from any user interface displayed on the device 100. In such embodiments, a "menu button" is implemented using a trackpad. In some other embodiments, the menu button is a physical push button or other physical input control device, rather than a trackpad.

[0104] Figure 1B 1 is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for event processing according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 102 ( Figure 1A ) or memory 370( Figure 3 ) includes an event classifier 170 (e.g., in the operating system 126) and a corresponding application 136-1 (e.g., any one of the aforementioned applications 137 to 151, 155, 380 to 390).

[0105] Event classifier 170 receives event information and determines the application 136-1 and the application view 191 of application 136-1 to which the event information is to be delivered. Event classifier 170 includes event monitor 171 and event distributor module 174. In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes application internal state 192, which indicates one or more current application views displayed on touch-sensitive display 112 when the application is active or executing. In some embodiments, device / global internal state 157 is used by event classifier 170 to determine which application(s) is currently active, and application internal state 192 is used by event classifier 170 to determine the application view 191 to which the event information is to be delivered.

[0106] In some embodiments, the application internal state 192 includes additional information, such as one or more of the following: resumption information to be used when the application 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state information indicating that information is being displayed or is ready to be displayed by the application 136-1, a state queue for enabling a user to return to a previous state or view of the application 136-1, and a repeat / undo queue of previous actions taken by the user.

[0107] 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.

[0108] 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).

[0109] In some embodiments, the event classifier 170 also includes a hit view determination module 172 and / or an active event identifier determination module 173.

[0110] 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.

[0111] Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is a set of views, sometimes also referred to herein as application views or user interface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-based gestures occur. The application views (of the respective application) in which a touch is detected optionally correspond to a programmatic level within the programmatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example, the lowest level view in which a touch is detected is optionally referred to as a hit view, and the set of events recognized as correct input is optionally determined at least in part based on the hit view of the initial touch that started the touch-based gesture.

[0112] Hit view determination module 172 receives information related to sub-events of touch-based gestures. When an application has multiple views organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module 172 identifies the hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy where the sub-events should be processed. In most cases, the hit view is the lowest level view in which the initiating sub-event (e.g., the first sub-event in a sequence of sub-events that form an event or potential event) occurs. Once a hit view is identified by hit view determination module 172, the hit view typically receives all sub-events related to the same touch or input source for which it was identified as the hit view.

[0113] 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.

[0114] 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.

[0115] 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.

[0116] In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes multiple event handlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each of which includes instructions for handling touch events occurring in a corresponding view of the user interface of the application. Each application view 191 of application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers 180. Typically, the corresponding application view 191 includes multiple event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more event recognizers in event recognizers 180 are part of an independent module, which is a higher-level object such as a user interface toolkit (not shown) or application 136-1 from which methods and other properties are inherited. In some embodiments, the corresponding event handler 190 includes one or more of the following: data updater 176, object updater 177, GUI updater 178, and / or event data 179 received from event classifier 170. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls data updater 176, object updater 177 or GUI updater 178 to update application internal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views in application view 191 include one or more corresponding event handlers 190. In addition, in some embodiments, one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included in the corresponding application view 191.

[0117] 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).

[0118] 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).

[0119] Event comparator 184 compares event information with predefined event or sub-event definitions, and determines an event or sub-event based on the comparison, or determines or updates the state of an event or sub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 includes event definition 186. Event definition 186 includes the definition of an event (e.g., a predefined sequence of sub-events), such as event 1 (187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events in event (187) include, for example, touch start, touch end, touch move, touch cancel, and multi-touch. In one example, the definition of event 1 (187-1) is a double-click on a displayed object. For example, a double-click includes a first touch (touch start) of a predetermined duration on a displayed object, a first lift-off (touch end) of a predetermined duration, a second touch (touch start) of a predetermined duration on a displayed object, and a second lift-off (touch end) of a predetermined duration. In another example, the definition of event 2 (187-2) is a drag on a displayed object. For example, dragging includes a touch (or contact) of a predetermined duration on a displayed object, movement of the touch on the touch-sensitive display 112, and lifting of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments, the event also includes information for one or more associated event handlers 190.

[0120] In some embodiments, event definition 187 includes definitions of events for corresponding user interface objects. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user interface object is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an application view displaying three user interface objects on touch-sensitive display 112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitive display 112, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which of the three user interface objects is associated with the touch (sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a corresponding event handler 190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit test to determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example, event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with a sub-event and the object that triggered the hit test.

[0121] 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.

[0122] 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.

[0123] 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.

[0124] In some embodiments, when one or more specific sub-events of an event are identified, the corresponding event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associated with the event. In some embodiments, the corresponding event recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with the event to the event handler 190. Activating the event handler 190 is different from sending (and deferred sending) the sub-events to the corresponding hit view. In some embodiments, the event recognizer 180 throws a tag associated with the identified event, and the event handler 190 associated with the tag obtains the tag and performs a predefined process.

[0125] In some embodiments, the event delivery instructions 188 include a sub-event delivery instruction that delivers event information about a sub-event without activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event delivery instruction delivers the event information to an event handler associated with a sub-event sequence or to an actively participating view. The event handler associated with the sub-event sequence or with an actively participating view receives the event information and performs a predetermined process.

[0126] In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used in application 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates phone numbers used in contact module 137 or stores video files used in video player module. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates and updates objects used in application 136-1. For example, object updater 177 creates new user interface objects or updates the position of user interface objects. GUI updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUI updater 178 prepares display information and sends the display information to graphics module 132 for display on a touch-sensitive display.

[0127] 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.

[0128] It should be understood that the above discussion of event processing of user touches on a touch-sensitive display also applies to other forms of user input that utilize input devices to operate the multifunction device 100, and not all user input is initiated on the touch screen. For example, mouse movement and mouse button presses, optionally in conjunction with single or multiple keyboard presses or hold; contact movement on a touch pad, such as tapping, dragging, scrolling, etc.; stylus input; movement of the device; verbal commands; detected eye movement; biometric input; and / or any combination thereof are optionally used as input corresponding to sub-events defining the event to be recognized.

[0129] Figure 2A portable multifunction device 100 with a touch screen 112 according to some embodiments is shown. The touch screen optionally displays one or more graphics within a user interface (UI) 200. In this embodiment and other embodiments described below, a user can select one or more of these graphics by, for example, making gestures on the graphics using one or more fingers 202 (not drawn to scale in the figure) or one or more styluses 203 (not drawn to scale in the figure). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics will occur when the user interrupts contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, gestures optionally include one or more taps, one or more swipes (from left to right, from right to left, up and / or down) and / or rolling of fingers that have been in contact with the device 100 (from right to left, from left to right, up and / or down). In some specific implementations or in some cases, inadvertent contact with a graphic will not select the graphic. For example, when the gesture corresponding to the selection is a tap, a swipe gesture that sweeps over an application icon optionally does not select the corresponding application.

[0130] 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.

[0131] 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.

[0132] Figure 3300 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface according to some embodiments. The device 300 does not have to be portable. In some embodiments, the device 300 is a laptop, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device (such as a children's learning toy), a game system, or a control device (e.g., a home controller or an industrial controller). The device 300 typically includes one or more processing units (CPUs) 310, one or more network or other communication interfaces 360, a memory 370, and one or more communication buses 320 for interconnecting these components. The communication bus 320 optionally includes circuits (sometimes referred to as a chipset) that interconnect system components and control communications between system components. The device 300 includes an input / output (I / O) interface 330 with a display 340, which is typically a touch screen display. The I / O interface 330 also optionally includes a keyboard and / or a mouse (or other pointing device) 350 and a touchpad 355, a tactile output generator 357 for generating tactile output on the device 300 (e.g., similar to the above reference Figure 1A The tactile output generator 167 described above), sensor 359 (e.g., optical sensor, acceleration sensor, proximity sensor, touch sensor and / or contact intensity sensor (similar to the above reference Figure 1A The memory 370 may include a high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random access solid-state memory devices; and may optionally include a non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices. The memory 370 may optionally include one or more storage devices located away from the CPU 310. In some embodiments, the memory 370 stores data related to the portable multifunction device 100 ( Figure 1A ) or a subset thereof. In addition, memory 370 optionally stores additional programs, modules, and data structures not present in memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100. For example, memory 370 of device 300 optionally stores a drawing module 380, a presentation module 382, ​​a word processing module 384, a website creation module 386, a disk editing module 388, and / or a spreadsheet module 390, while portable multifunction device 100 ( Figure 1A )'s memory 102 optionally does not store these modules.

[0133] Figure 3Each element in the above-mentioned elements in is optionally stored in one or more memory devices of the previously mentioned memory device. Each module in the above-mentioned modules corresponds to the instruction set for performing the above-mentioned functions. The above-mentioned modules or programs (e.g., instruction sets) do not have to be implemented as independent software programs, processes or modules, and therefore the various subsets of these modules are optionally combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 370 optionally stores the subset of the above-mentioned modules and data structures. In addition, memory 370 optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above.

[0134] Attention is now turned to an embodiment of a user interface that is optionally implemented on, for example, portable multifunction device 100.

[0135] 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:

[0136] One or more signal strength indicators 402 of one or more wireless communications such as cellular signals and Wi-Fi signals;

[0137] Time 404;

[0138] Bluetooth indicator 405;

[0139] Battery status indicator 406;

[0140] A tray 408 with icons for commonly used applications, such as:

[0141] o An icon 416 of the phone module 138 labeled "Phone," the icon 416 optionally including an indicator 414 of the number of missed calls or voice messages;

[0142] o an icon 418 of the email client module 140 labeled “Mail”, the icon 418 optionally including an indicator 410 of the number of unread emails;

[0143] o An icon 420 labeled "Browser" of the browser module 147; and

[0144] o An icon 422 labeled “iPod” for a video and music player module 152 (also referred to as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152); and

[0145] Icons for other apps, such as:

[0146] o Icon 424 labeled "Message" of IM module 141;

[0147] o An icon 426 labeled “Calendar” of the calendar module 148;

[0148] o Icon 428 labeled “Photos” of the image management module 144;

[0149] o An icon 430 labeled “Camera” of the camera module 143;

[0150] ○ Icon 432 labeled “Online Video” of the online video module 155;

[0151] ○ Icon 434 labeled “Stock Market” of the Stock Market Desktop Applet 149-2;

[0152] o An icon 436 labeled “Map” of the map module 154;

[0153] o Icon 438 labeled “Weather” of the weather widget 149-1;

[0154] ○ Icon 440 labeled as “clock” of the alarm clock desktop applet 149-4;

[0155] o An icon 442 labeled “Fitness Support” of the fitness support module 142;

[0156] o An icon 444 labeled "Notepad" of the Notepad module 153; and

[0157] o An icon 446 labeled “Settings” for a settings application or module that provides access to settings for the device 100 and its various applications 136 .

[0158] It should be noted that Figure 4A The icon labels shown in are exemplary only. For example, icon 422 of video and music player module 152 is labeled "Music" or "Music Player". Other labels are optionally used for various application icons. In some embodiments, the label of a corresponding application icon includes the name of the application corresponding to the corresponding application icon. In some embodiments, the label of a particular application icon is different from the name of the application corresponding to the particular application icon.

[0159] 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.

[0160] 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.

[0161] In addition, although the following examples are primarily given with reference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts, single-finger tap gestures, finger swipe gestures), it should be understood that in some embodiments, one or more of these finger inputs are replaced by input from another input device (e.g., mouse-based input or stylus input). For example, a swipe gesture is optionally replaced by a mouse click (e.g., instead of contact), followed by movement of the cursor along the path of the swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). As another example, a tap gesture is optionally replaced by a mouse click when the cursor is over the location of the tap gesture (e.g., instead of detecting contact, followed by ceasing to detect contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are detected simultaneously, it should be understood that multiple computer mice are optionally used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contact are optionally used simultaneously.

[0162] Figure 5AAn exemplary personal electronic device 500 is shown. Device 500 includes a body 502. In some embodiments, device 500 may include a body 502 relative to devices 100 and 300 (e.g., Figures 1A to 4B ) some or all of the features described in the foregoing. In some embodiments, device 500 has a touch-sensitive display screen 504, referred to hereinafter as touch screen 504. As an alternative or in addition to touch screen 504, device 500 has a display and a touch-sensitive surface. As with devices 100 and 300, in some embodiments, touch screen 504 (or touch-sensitive surface) optionally includes one or more strength sensors for detecting the intensity of contact (e.g., touch) applied. One or more strength sensors of touch screen 504 (or touch-sensitive surface) can provide output data representing the intensity of touch. The user interface of device 500 can respond to touch based on the intensity of the touch, which means that touches of different intensities can invoke different user interface operations on device 500.

[0163] 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.

[0164] 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.

[0165] Figure 5B An exemplary personal electronic device 500 is shown. In some embodiments, the device 500 may include a reference Figure 1A , Figure 1B and Figure 3 Some or all of the components described. Device 500 has a bus 512 that operatively couples an I / O portion 514 to one or more computer processors 516 and a memory 518. I / O portion 514 may be connected to a display 504, which may have a touch-sensitive component 522 and optionally a strength sensor 524 (e.g., a contact strength sensor). In addition, I / O portion 514 may be connected to a communication unit 530 for receiving application and operating system data using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), cellular and / or other wireless communication technologies. Device 500 may include input mechanisms 506 and / or 508. For example, input mechanism 506 is optionally a rotatable input device or a depressible input device and a rotatable input device. In some examples, input mechanism 508 is optionally a button.

[0166] 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.

[0167] The memory 518 of the personal electronic device 500 may include one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media for storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computer processors 516, may, for example, cause the computer processors to perform the techniques described below, including process 700 ( FIG. 7 ). A computer-readable storage medium may be any medium that may tangibly contain or store computer-executable instructions for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, and device. In some embodiments, the storage medium is a transient computer-readable storage medium. In some embodiments, the storage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to, magnetic storage devices, optical storage devices, and / or semiconductor storage devices. Examples of such storage devices include magnetic disks, optical disks based on CD, DVD, or Blu-ray technology, and persistent solid-state memory such as flash memory, solid-state drives, and the like. The personal electronic device 500 is not limited to Figure 5B components and configurations, but may include other components or additional components in a variety of configurations.

[0168] 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.

[0169] As used herein, the term "focus selector" refers to an input element used to indicate the current portion of a user interface with which a user is interacting. In some implementations that include a cursor or other position marker, the cursor acts as a "focus selector" such that when the cursor is over a particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element), a focus selector is displayed on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., Figure 3 Touchpad 355 or Figure 4B In the event that an input (e.g., a press input) is detected on the touch-sensitive surface 451 in the display, the particular user interface element is adjusted according to the detected input. In the case that a touch-screen display (e.g., Figure 1A A touch-sensitive display system 112 or Figure 4AIn some implementations of the touch screen 112 in FIG. 1 , a contact detected on the touch screen acts as a “focus selector” such that when an input (e.g., a press input by the contact) is detected at the location of a particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element) on the touch screen display, the particular user interface element is adjusted in accordance with the detected input. In some implementations, the focus moves from one area of ​​the user interface to another area of ​​the user interface without corresponding movement of a cursor or movement of a contact on the touch screen display (e.g., by using a tab key or arrow keys to move the focus from one button to another); in these implementations, the focus selector moves in accordance with the movement of the focus between different areas of the user interface. Regardless of the specific form the focus selector takes, the focus selector is typically a user interface element (or contact on the touch screen display) that is controlled by the user to deliver the user's intended interaction with the user interface (e.g., by indicating to the device the element of the user interface with which the user desires to interact). For example, when a press input is detected on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a trackpad or touch screen), the position of a focus selector (e.g., a cursor, contact, or selection box) over a corresponding button will indicate that the user intends to activate the corresponding button (rather than other user interface elements shown on the device display).

[0170] 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.

[0171] Figure 5C Detecting multiple contacts 552A-552E on touch-sensitive display screen 504 using multiple intensity sensors 524A-524D is shown. Figure 5C Also included is an intensity graph that shows the current intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524A-524D relative to intensity units. In this embodiment, the intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524A and 524D are each 9 intensity units, and the intensity measurements of intensity sensors 524B and 524C are each 7 intensity units. In some implementations, the cumulative intensity is the sum of the intensity measurements of multiple intensity sensors 524A-524D, which in this embodiment is 32 intensity units. In some embodiments, each contact is assigned a corresponding intensity, which is a portion of the cumulative intensity. Figure 5DThe cumulative strength assigned to contacts 552A-552E based on their distance from the center of force 554 is shown. In this embodiment, each of contacts 552A, 552B, and 552E is assigned a contact strength of 8 strength units of the cumulative strength, and each of contacts 552C and 552D is assigned a contact strength of 4 strength units of the cumulative strength. More generally, in some embodiments, each contact j is assigned a corresponding strength Ij, which is a portion of the cumulative strength A, according to a predefined mathematical function Ij=A·(Dj / ΣDi), where Dj is the distance of the corresponding contact j from the center of force, and ΣDi is the sum of the distances of all corresponding contacts (e.g., i=1 to the last) from the center of force. The reference may be performed using an electronic device similar to or equivalent to device 100, 300, or 500. FIG. 5C to FIG. 5D In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity of the contact is based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the intensity sensor is used to determine a single characteristic intensity (e.g., a single characteristic intensity of a single contact). It should be noted that the intensity map is not part of the displayed user interface, but is included in the FIG. 5C to FIG. 5D To assist the readers.

[0172] In some embodiments, a portion of a gesture is identified for determining characteristic strength. For example, the touch-sensitive surface optionally receives a continuous swipe contact that transitions from a starting position and reaches an end position, where the contact strength increases. In this example, the characteristic strength of the contact at the end position is optionally based only on a portion of the continuous swipe contact, rather than the entire swipe contact (e.g., only the portion of the swipe contact at the end position). In some embodiments, a smoothing algorithm is optionally applied to the strength of the swipe contact before determining the characteristic strength of the contact. For example, a smoothing algorithm optionally includes one or more of the following: an unweighted sliding average smoothing algorithm, a triangular smoothing algorithm, a median filter smoothing algorithm, and / or an exponential smoothing algorithm. In some cases, these smoothing algorithms eliminate narrow peaks or depressions in the strength of the swipe contact to achieve the purpose of determining the characteristic strength.

[0173] The intensity of contact on the touch-sensitive surface is optionally characterized relative to one or more intensity thresholds such as a contact detection intensity threshold, a light press intensity threshold, a deep press intensity threshold, and / or one or more other intensity thresholds. In some embodiments, the light press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform an operation typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or touchpad. In some embodiments, the deep press intensity threshold corresponds to an intensity at which the device will perform an operation different from the operation typically associated with clicking a button of a physical mouse or touchpad. In some embodiments, when a contact having a characteristic intensity lower than the light press intensity threshold (e.g., and higher than a nominal contact detection intensity threshold, contacts lower than the nominal contact detection intensity threshold are no longer detected) is detected, the device will move the focus selector according to the movement of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface without performing an operation associated with the light press intensity threshold or the deep press intensity threshold. Generally speaking, unless otherwise stated, these intensity thresholds are consistent between different groups of user interface illustrations.

[0174] An increase in contact feature intensity from an intensity below a light press intensity threshold to an intensity between the light press intensity threshold and the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a "light press" input. An increase in contact feature intensity from an intensity below a deep press intensity threshold to an intensity above the deep press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as a "deep press" input. An increase in contact feature intensity from an intensity below a contact detection intensity threshold to an intensity between the contact detection intensity threshold and the light press intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting contact on the touch surface. A decrease in contact feature intensity from an intensity above the contact detection intensity threshold to an intensity below the contact detection intensity threshold is sometimes referred to as detecting contact lifted from the touch surface. In some embodiments, the contact detection intensity threshold is zero. In some embodiments, the contact detection intensity threshold is greater than zero.

[0175] In some embodiments described herein, one or more operations are performed in response to detecting a gesture that includes a corresponding press input or in response to detecting a corresponding press input performed using a corresponding contact (or multiple contacts), wherein the corresponding press input is detected at least in part based on detecting that the strength of the contact (or multiple contacts) increases to above a press input strength threshold. In some embodiments, the corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting that the strength of the corresponding contact increases to above the press input strength threshold (e.g., a "down stroke" of the corresponding press input). In some embodiments, the press input includes an increase in the strength of the corresponding contact to above the press input strength threshold and the strength of the contact subsequently decreases to below the press input strength threshold, and the corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting that the strength of the corresponding contact subsequently decreases to below the press input threshold (e.g., an "up stroke" of the corresponding press input).

[0176] FIG. 5E to FIG. 5HDetection of a gesture is shown, the gesture comprising contact 562 with an intensity from below Figure 5E The light press intensity threshold in L ”) increases to a strength higher than Figure 5H The deep compression intensity threshold in D ”). On the displayed user interface 570 including application icons 572A-572D displayed in the predefined area 574, when the cursor 576 is displayed above the application icon 572B corresponding to application 2, a gesture performed using contact 562 is detected on the touch-sensitive surface 560. In some embodiments, the gesture is detected on the touch-sensitive display 504. The intensity sensor detects the intensity of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface 560. The device determines whether the intensity of the contact 562 is within the deep press intensity threshold (for example, “IT D ”) reaches a peak above. Contact 562 is maintained on touch-sensitive surface 560. In response to detecting the gesture, and according to the intensity increasing to a deep press intensity threshold (e.g., “IT D ”) above contact 562, displays scaled representations 578A-578C (e.g., thumbnails) of documents recently opened for application 2, such as FIG. 5F to FIG. 5H In some embodiments, the intensity is a characteristic intensity of the contact compared to one or more intensity thresholds. It should be noted that the intensity map for contact 562 is not part of the displayed user interface, but is included in the FIG. 5E to FIG. 5H To assist the readers.

[0177] In some embodiments, the display of representations 578A-578C includes animation. For example, representation 578A is initially displayed near application icon 572B, such as Fig. 5F As the animation progresses, representation 578A moves upward and representation 578B is displayed near application icon 572B, as shown. Figure 5G Then, representation 578A moves upward, 578B moves upward toward representation 578A, and representation 578C is displayed near application icon 572B, as shown in FIG. Figure 5H 578A-578C form an array above icon 572B. In some embodiments, the animation progresses according to the intensity of contact 562, such as Figure 5F to Figure 5G , where representations 578A-578C appear and increase as the strength of contact 562 approaches a deep press strength threshold (eg, “IT D ”) increases and moves upward. In some embodiments, the intensity according to which the animation progresses is the characteristic intensity of the contact. The reference may be performed using an electronic device similar to or equivalent to device 100, 300, or 500. FIG. 5E to FIG. 5H The operation described.

[0178] In some embodiments, the device employs intensity hysteresis to avoid unexpected inputs sometimes referred to as "jitter," where the device defines or selects a hysteresis intensity threshold that has a predefined relationship to a press input intensity threshold (e.g., the hysteresis intensity threshold is X intensity units lower than the press input intensity threshold, or the hysteresis intensity threshold is 75%, 90%, or some reasonable proportion of the press input intensity threshold). Thus, in some embodiments, a press input includes an increase in the intensity of the corresponding contact to above the press input intensity threshold and a subsequent decrease in the intensity of the contact to below the hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to the press input intensity threshold, and a corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting that the intensity of the corresponding contact subsequently decreases to below the hysteresis intensity threshold (e.g., an "upward stroke" of the corresponding press input). Similarly, in some embodiments, a press input is detected only when the device detects that the contact intensity increases from an intensity equal to or below the hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity equal to or above the press input intensity threshold and, optionally, that the contact intensity subsequently decreases to an intensity equal to or below the hysteresis intensity, and a corresponding operation is performed in response to detecting the press input (e.g., an increase in contact intensity or a decrease in contact intensity, depending on the circumstances).

[0179] For ease of explanation, optionally, a description of an operation performed in response to a press input associated with a press input intensity threshold or in response to a gesture including a press input is triggered in response to detecting any of the following: contact intensity increasing to above the press input intensity threshold, contact intensity increasing from an intensity below a hysteresis intensity threshold to an intensity above the press input intensity threshold, contact intensity decreasing to below the press input intensity threshold, and / or contact intensity decreasing to below a hysteresis intensity threshold corresponding to the press input intensity threshold. Additionally, in examples where an operation is described as being performed in response to detecting that the intensity of the contact decreases below the press input intensity threshold, the operation is optionally performed in response to detecting that the intensity of the contact decreases below a hysteresis intensity threshold that corresponds to and is less than the press input intensity threshold.

[0180] Fig.5I A block diagram of an exemplary architecture for a device 500 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. Fig.5I In the embodiment of the present invention, media content or other content is optionally received by the device 500 via the network interface 502, which is optionally a wireless connection or a wired connection. One or more processors 516 optionally execute any number of programs stored in the memory 518 or storage device, and the program optionally includes instructions for performing one or more of the methods and / or processes described herein (e.g., method 700).

[0181] In some embodiments, the display controller 550 causes various user interfaces of the present disclosure to be displayed on the display 504. In addition, input to the device 500 is optionally provided by a remote control 510 via a remote control interface 512, which is optionally a wireless or wired connection. In some embodiments, the input to the device 500 is provided by a multifunction device 511 (e.g., a smart phone) on which a remote application is running that configures the multifunction device to simulate remote control functionality, as described in more detail below. In some embodiments, the multifunction device 511 corresponds to Figure 1A and Figure 2 The device 100 and Figure 3 One or more of the devices 300 in. It should be understood that Fig.5I The embodiments are not meant to limit the features of the device disclosed herein, and other components that facilitate other features described in the present disclosure are optionally included in the Fig.5I In some embodiments, the device 500 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A and Figure 2 The multifunctional device 100 and Figure 3 One or more of the devices 300 in; the network interface 502 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A and Figure 2 RF circuit 108, external port 124 and peripheral device interface 118 in Figure 3 One or more of the network communication interfaces 360 in; the processor 516 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A One or more processors 120 and Figure 3 One or more of the one or more CPUs 310 in; the display controller 550 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A The display controller 156 and Figure 3 One or more of the I / O interfaces 330 in; the memory 518 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A The memory 102 and Figure 3 One or more of the memories 370 in; the remote control interface 512 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A The peripheral device interface 118 and the I / O subsystem 106 (and / or its components) in Figure 3 One or more of the I / O interfaces 330 in the remote control 510; the remote control 510 optionally corresponds to and / or includes one or more of the following: Figure 1A Speaker 111, touch-sensitive display system 112, microphone 113, optical sensor 164, contact intensity sensor 165, tactile output generator 167, other input control device 116, accelerometer 168, proximity sensor 166 and I / O subsystem 106, and Figure 34; and display 504 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A and 2 The touch-sensitive display system 112 and Figure 3 Display 340 in.

[0182] Figure 5J An exemplary structure of a remote controller 510 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. In some embodiments, the remote controller 510 optionally corresponds to Figure 1A and Figure 2 The multifunctional device 100 and Figure 3 The remote control 510 optionally includes a touch-sensitive surface 451. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface 451 is edge-to-edge (e.g., it extends to the edge of the remote control 510, so that there is little or no surface of the remote control 510 between the touch-sensitive surface 451 and one or more edges of the remote control 510, such as Figure 5JAs described previously in this disclosure, touch-sensitive surface 451 is optionally capable of sensing contact and contact intensity (e.g., clicking on touch-sensitive surface 451). In addition, touch-sensitive surface 451 optionally includes a mechanical actuator for providing physical button click functionality (e.g., touch-sensitive surface 451 is "clickable" to provide corresponding input to device 500). Remote control 510 also optionally includes buttons 556, 558, 560, 562, 564, and 566. Buttons 556, 558, 560, 562, 564, and 566 are optionally mechanical buttons or mechanical button alternatives that are capable of sensing contact or pressing with such buttons to initiate one or more corresponding actions, for example, on device 500. In some embodiments, a user's selection of a "menu" button 556 navigates the device 500 backward in a currently executed application or a currently displayed user interface (e.g., navigates backward to a user interface displayed before the currently displayed user interface), or navigates the device 500 to a user interface one level higher than the currently displayed user interface. In some embodiments, a user's selection of a "home" button 558 navigates the device 500 from any user interface displayed on the device 500 to a main user interface, a home user interface, or a root user interface (e.g., to the home screen of the device 500, which optionally includes one or more applications accessible on the device 500). In some embodiments, a user's selection of a "play / pause" button 560 switches back and forth between playing and pausing a currently playing content item on the device 500 (e.g., if a content item is playing on the device 500 when the "play / pause" button 560 is selected, the content item is optionally paused, and if a content item is paused on the device 500 when the "play / pause" button 560 is selected, the content item is optionally played). In some embodiments, user selection of the "+" 562 or "-" 564 buttons increases or decreases the volume of audio reproduced by the device 500 (e.g., the volume of a content item currently playing on the device 500), respectively. In some embodiments, user selection of the "audio input" button 566 allows the user to provide audio input (e.g., voice input) to the device 500, optionally to a voice assistant on the device. In some embodiments, the remote control 510 includes a microphone via which the user provides audio input to the device 500 when the "audio input" button 566 is selected. In some embodiments, the remote control 560 includes one or more accelerometers for detecting information about the motion of the remote control.

[0183] 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.

[0184] 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:

[0185] The active application currently displayed on the display of the device on which the application is being used;

[0186] Background applications (or background processes), which are not currently displayed but one or more processes of the application are being processed by one or more processors; and

[0187] Not running but stored in memory (volatile and non-volatile respectively)

[0188] A suspended or dormant application that contains status information that can be used to resume execution of the application.

[0189] 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.

[0190] 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.

[0191] User interface and associated processes

[0192] Motion Gesture Control

[0193] Users interact with electronic devices in many different ways, including entering user input to cause the electronic device to perform an action. In some embodiments, the electronic device performs an action in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures. The embodiments described below provide ways in which the electronic device performs actions corresponding to the sequence of one or more motion gestures detected. Enhanced interaction with the device reduces the amount of time required for the user to perform an operation, thereby reducing the power consumption of the device and extending the battery life of battery-powered devices. It should be understood that people use devices. When a person uses a device, this person is optionally referred to as a user of the device.

[0194] 6A to 6NN The following are exemplary ways in which an electronic device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure performs an action in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures ("motion gesture sequence"). The embodiments in these figures are used to illustrate the processes described below, including reference to 7A to 7J Describe the process.

[0195] Fig. 6A A first exemplary device 500a is shown communicating with a second exemplary device 500b, such as reference FIG. 5A to FIG. 5H The second electronic device 500b (eg, Fig.5I The device 500 shown in FIG. 5 is connected to a display screen 504b (eg, Fig.5I The first electronic device 500a optionally corresponds to FIG. 5I to FIG. 5J The remote control 510 shown in FIG.

[0196] The first electronic device 500a is capable of transmitting motion gesture information via the communication link 602. The motion gesture information is optionally unprocessed motion data of the first electronic device 500a analyzed by the second electronic device 500b to detect the performance of a sequence of one or more predetermined motion gestures processed (e.g., by device 500a), motion data of the first electronic device 500a analyzed by the second electronic device 500b to detect a sequence of one or more predetermined motion gestures, or instructions for performing an action based on motion data collected and analyzed by the first electronic device 500a. That is, the first electronic device 500a and / or the second electronic device 500b are capable of analyzing the motion data of the first electronic device 500a for detecting a sequence of motion gestures.

[0197] 6A to 6F The second electronic device 500b is shown performing a volume operation in response to detecting a motion gesture sequence performed using the first electronic device 500a according to some embodiments. Fig. 6AIn the example shown, the first electronic device 500a and the second electronic device 500b are in wireless communication with each other (eg, via communication link 602). 6A to 6F In the example of FIG. 5 , the first electronic device 500a is a remote control device including a motion sensor and / or a position sensor (eg, FIG. 5I to FIG. 5J 511 shown), and the second electronic device 500b (eg, Fig.5I The device 500 is shown with a display 504b (e.g., Fig.5I The display 504 shown in the figure and one or more speakers (for example, one or more speakers built into the display 504b or one or more other speakers in communication with the second electronic device 500b) communicate with the set-top box.

[0198] like Fig. 6A As shown, the display 504b presents an indication 604 of media content (e.g., "Hit Song") played on the second electronic device 500b. The media content is optionally provided by the second electronic device 500b and played through one or more speakers (e.g., speakers built into the display 504b) that communicate with the second electronic device 500b.

[0199] Figure 6B The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is shown, which, if performed, causes the second electronic device 500b to change the playback volume of the media content being played on the second electronic device 500b. In response to the motion data indicating the first electronic device 500a, the user 606 moves the first electronic device 500a to Figure 6B The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected by the position shown. Figure 6B As shown, the first electronic device 500a is positioned so that a specific side (e.g., the front side or the back side) of the first electronic device 500a faces upward. In response to detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence for controlling the playback volume, the display 504b presents a volume level indication to the user as a visual indication that the volume control unlocking motion gesture has been detected.

[0200] Figure 6C and Fig.6D 1 shows a triggering portion of a motion gesture sequence, which, if executed, causes the second electronic device 500b to increase the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500b by a predetermined amount. Figure 6B As shown, after detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence for controlling the playback volume, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. Figure 6CAs shown, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicating that the user is moving the electronic device 500a upward. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (for example, motion data in one dimension for detecting upward motion), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (for example, rotation). Figure 6C In the example shown below, reference will be made to Fig.6D Compared to the motion described above, the upward motion has a relatively greater speed 610a and / or a relatively greater distance 610b. Figure 6C As shown in the upward motion, the second electronic device 500b increases the playback volume of the media content by a predetermined amount, which is indicated by the volume increase amount 610c. The volume indicator 608 of the display 504b increases to reflect the change in playback volume.

[0201] Fig.6D Another example of the triggering portion of a motion gesture sequence for controlling playback volume is shown. Figure 6B The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is followed by the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. Fig.6D In the example shown, Figure 6C Compared to the motion shown in FIG. 6 , the upward motion of the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence has a relatively slower speed 610a and / or a relatively shorter distance 610d. In response to detecting the upward motion, the second electronic device 500b increases the playback volume of the media content by 610d. Figure 6C The volume indicator 608 of the display 504b increases to reflect the change in playback volume. Figure 6C and Fig.6D In the example described, the second electronic device 500b increases the playback volume by the same predetermined amount regardless of the speed 610a or distance 610b of the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. It should be understood that in some embodiments, Figure 6C and Fig.6D An example application is similar to volume down rather than volume up. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (e.g., motion data in one dimension for detecting upward motion), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (e.g., rotation).

[0202] Fig. 6E and 6FThe triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is shown, which, if executed, causes the second electronic device 500b to reduce the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500b by an amount according to the speed and / or distance of the triggering portion of the motion gesture. Figure 6B The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is followed by the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. Fig. 6E As shown, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicating that the user is moving the first electronic device 500a upward. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (for example, motion data in one dimension for detecting downward motion), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (for example, rotation). Fig. 6E In the example shown below, Fig. 6F Compared to the above motion gesture, the downward motion has a relatively lower speed 610a and / or a relatively shorter distance 610b. Fig. 6E , the second electronic device 500b decreases the playback volume by an amount 610c based on the speed 610a and / or the distance 610b of the motion gesture.

[0203] Fig. 6F Another example of a triggering portion of a motion gesture is shown, which, if executed, causes the second electronic device 500b to reduce the playback volume of the media content. Figure 6B The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is followed by the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. Fig. 6F As shown, the triggering portion is detected in response to motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicating that the user is moving the first electronic device 500a downward. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (e.g., motion data in one dimension for detecting downward motion), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (e.g., rotation). Fig. 6F In the example shown, the Fig. 6E Compared to the above motion gesture, the downward motion has a relatively higher speed 610a and / or a relatively larger distance 610b. Fig. 6F , the second electronic device 500b decreases the playback volume by an amount 610c based on the speed 610 and / or distance 610b of the motion gesture.

[0204] In reference Fig. 6E and Fig. 6F As shown, the second electronic device 500b responds to Fig. 6EThe relatively slow and / or relatively short motion gesture shown reduces the playback volume by a relatively small amount, and in response to Fig. 6F The relatively fast and / or relatively long motion gesture shown may reduce the playback volume by a relatively large amount. In other words, the amount of volume change depends on the speed and / or size of the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. It should be understood that in some embodiments, Fig. 6E and Fig. 6F An example application of is something like volume up instead of volume down.

[0205] Figures 6G to 6M The second electronic device 500b is shown to perform a play next operation and a play previous operation in response to a motion gesture sequence performed using the first electronic device 500a. Figure 6G In the example shown, the first electronic device 500a and the second electronic device 500b are in wireless communication with each other (eg, via communication link 602). Figures 6G to 6M In the example of FIG. 5 , the first electronic device 500a is a remote control device including a motion sensor and / or a position sensor, and the second electronic device 500b is a set-top box in communication with a display 504b and one or more speakers.

[0206] like Figure 6G As shown, the display 504b presents an indication 604 of media content (eg, "Hit Song") playing on the second electronic device 500b. The media content is optionally provided by the second electronic device 500b and played through one or more speakers in communication with the second electronic device 500b.

[0207] Figure 6H An unlocking portion of a motion gesture sequence is shown, which, if performed, causes the second electronic device 500b to play the next media content item in the media content list or to play the previous media content item in the media content list. The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to detecting motion data of the first electronic device 500a, the motion data indicating that the user is holding the first electronic device 500a so that a particular side (e.g., the front or back) of the first electronic device 500a faces the left. In response to detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the second electronic device 500b generates a visual indication 612a (e.g., displayed on the display 504b) and an audio indication 612b (e.g., played on the one or more speakers in communication with the second electronic device 500b) indicating that the unlocking portion of the next / previous motion gesture sequence has been detected.

[0208] In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence must be executed within a time threshold of the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence in order to produce the expected result, thereby reducing the occurrence of unintended input actions due to the motion of the device 500a. Fig.6I The motion gesture is shown being performed after the unlock portion of the motion gesture sequence with a delay exceeding a predetermined motion gesture control delay threshold 614 . Fig.6I The motion performed by the user shown in (e.g., moving the first electronic device 500a to the right) is the same as the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for performing a fast forward / next operation at the second electronic device 500b. Fig.6I In the example shown, the second electronic device 500b does not perform the fast forward / next operation because the delay 614 between detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence and detecting the movement of the first electronic device 500a to the right exceeds a predetermined threshold delay (e.g., 1 second, 2 seconds, or some other amount of time defined by one of the electronic devices 500a or 500b or set by the user).

[0209] Figure 6J The triggering part of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to perform the play next operation is shown. Figure 6H The triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected after the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence. Figure 6H As shown, when the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicates that the user 606 is moving the first electronic device 500a to the right, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (for example, motion data in one dimension for detecting motion to the right), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (for example, rotation). The time delay 614 between detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence and the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is less than a predetermined time threshold. Therefore, in response to detecting the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence within a predetermined threshold after detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the second electronic device 500b plays the next content item in the content list. As shown Figure 6J As shown, the second electronic device 500b plays the new song "Classic Hit" instead of the song "Hit Song" that was played when the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence was performed, as shown in FIG. Figure 6HIn response to the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence, the second electronic device 500b presents an audio indication 616 of the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence (e.g., where one or more speakers are in communication with the second electronic device 500b), and updates the display 504b to present an indication 618 of the song "Classic Hit".

[0210] Figure 6K The unlocking part of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to perform the play next or play previous operation is shown again. Figure 6H As described, when the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicates that the user has positioned the first electronic device 500a so that the specific surface of the first electronic device faces left, the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In some embodiments, even if the last motion gesture sequence performed at the first electronic device 500a causes the second electronic device 500b to play the next song, the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence may also be detected again before performing another action in response to another triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence.

[0211] Figure 6L The triggering part of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to perform the previous operation of playing is shown. Figure 6K The triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected after the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence. Figure 6L As shown, when the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicates that the user is moving the first electronic device 500a to the left, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (for example, motion data in one dimension for detecting motion to the left), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (for example, rotation). Although in some embodiments, the second electronic device 500b performs an operation corresponding to the detected motion gesture sequence in response to detecting the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence, in some embodiments, the second electronic device 500b performs an operation in response to a confirmation portion of the motion gesture sequence detected after the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence, as will be referenced below. Figure 6M Thus, in some examples, the action to be taken by device 500b is not taken until the confirmation portion is detected, and as Figure 6L As shown, in response to Figure 6L In the previous song trigger portion detected in , device 500b has not yet started playing the previous song.

[0212] Figure 6MThe confirmation portion of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to play the previous content item in the content list is shown. Figure 6L The triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence shown and Figure 6K The confirmation portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected after the unlock portion of the motion gesture sequence shown. When the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicates that the user 500a positions the first electronic device 500a so that the specific face of the first electronic device 500a is left, the confirmation portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected, such as Figure 6M In some embodiments, the confirmation portion of the motion gesture sequence is the same as the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, although in some embodiments the confirmation portion is different from the unlocking portion. In response to detecting the sequence of the unlocking portion, the triggering portion, and the confirmation portion, the second electronic device 500b plays the previous song "Hit Song", as shown in FIG. Figure 6M As shown, the display 504b is updated to present an indication 604 that "Hit Song" is currently playing.

[0213] Figures 6N to 6R The second electronic device 500b is shown to perform a play operation, a pause operation, and a drag operation in response to a sequence of motion gestures performed at the first electronic device 500a. Figure 6N In the example shown, the first electronic device 500a and the second electronic device 500b are in wireless communication with each other (eg, via communication link 602). Figures 6N to 6R In the example of FIG. 5 , the first electronic device 500a is a remote control device including a motion sensor and / or a position sensor, and the second electronic device 500b is a set-top box in communication with a display 504b and one or more speakers.

[0214] like Figure 6N As shown, the display 504b presents an indication 604 of media content (eg, "Hit Song") playing on the second electronic device 500b. The media content is optionally provided by the second electronic device 500b and played through one or more speakers in communication with the second electronic device 500b.

[0215] Fig.6O The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to perform a play operation or a pause operation is shown. The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to motion data of the first electronic device 500a, which indicates that the user 606 positioned the first electronic device 500a so that a specific side (e.g., the front or back side) of the first electronic device 500a faces outward.

[0216] Figure 6PThe triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to perform a pause operation is shown. The triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected after the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence. Figure 6P As shown, a triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected when the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicates that the user 606 is moving the first electronic device 500a toward his torso. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to a translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (e.g., motion data in one dimension, such as forward, backward, left, right, etc. relative to the orientation of the electronic device), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (e.g., rotation). In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicating that the user 606 is moving the first electronic device 500a away from his torso. In response to detecting the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence after detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the second electronic device 500b pauses the media content being played, such as Figure 6P The display 504b presents an indication 620 that the content is paused and a slider 622 indicating the playback position of the content paused.

[0217] Figure 6Q FIG. 4 shows a triggering portion of a motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to drag the media content played by the second electronic device 500b. Figure 6P In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for dragging the content is detected after the triggering portion for pausing the content is shown (e.g., in some embodiments, device 500b allows dragging of the content after the motion gesture has been used to pause the content, as described herein). Fig.6O The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence shown must be performed again before the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for dragging the content is detected. In some embodiments, dragging can be performed without first pausing the content, i.e., when the media content is playing on the second electronic device 500b, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for dragging the content is detected. Fig.6OThe unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence shown or a different unlocking portion for dragging is followed by the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for dragging. When the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicates that the user moves the first electronic device 500a to the left, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to drag the content is detected. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (e.g., motion data for detecting leftward motion in one dimension), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (e.g., rotation). In response to detecting the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence performed at the first electronic device 500a, the second electronic device 500b drags the content back, as indicated by the drag bar 622 presented on the display 504b. In some embodiments, the amount of dragging performed is based on the speed and / or distance of the movement of the first electronic device 500a (e.g., a fast or long movement causes a relatively large amount of dragging back, while a slow or short movement causes a relatively small amount of dragging back).

[0218] Figure 6R 1 shows a triggering portion of a motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to play the media content paused by the second electronic device 500b. Fig.6O After the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence shown, a triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to play media content is detected. Figure 6R As shown, when the motion data of the first electronic device 500a indicates that the user moves the first electronic device 500a away from its torso, a triggering portion of a motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to play media content is detected. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (e.g., motion data in one dimension, such as forward, backward, left, right, etc. relative to the orientation of the electronic device), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (e.g., rotation). In response to detecting that the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is being performed at the first electronic device 500a, the second electronic device 500b plays the media content. The display 504b presents an indication 624 that the media content is being played by the second electronic device 500b.

[0219] Figure 6SThe unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to change the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500b is shown. In response to detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence for causing the second electronic device 500b to change the playback volume of the media content, the display presents an indication 608 of the playback volume level, and the first electronic device 500a or the second electronic device 500b determines whether the subsequent motion data of the first electronic device 500a matches the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for raising or lowering the playback volume. If the motion data of the first electronic device 500a does not match the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for raising or lowering the playback volume after detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the second electronic device 500b does not perform a volume change operation in response to the motion data of the first electronic device 500a - if the motion data of the first electronic device 500a does match the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for raising or lowering the playback volume after detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the second electronic device 500b does perform a volume change operation in response to the motion data of the first electronic device 500a, as described above.

[0220] like Figure 6T As shown, after performing the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence for changing the playback volume, the user 606 performs the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for pausing the media content instead of changing the playback volume. Since the motion data of the first electronic device 500a does not indicate the execution of the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for increasing or decreasing the playback volume (e.g., the triggering portion corresponding to the unlocking portion executed in this case), the second electronic device 500b does not change the playback volume. Since the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence for pausing the media content is not detected before the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for pausing the media is executed, the second electronic device 500b does not pause the media content.

[0221] Figure 6U As shown in reference Figures 5A to 5H The third exemplary electronic device 500c is similar to the reference Figures 5A to 5H The fourth exemplary electronic device 500d communicates with the third electronic device 500c, which is a wearable device such as a smart watch, and the fourth electronic device 500d is a mobile device such as a smart phone, a media player or a tablet computer.

[0222] The third electronic device 500c is capable of transmitting motion gesture information to the device 500d via the communication link 626. The motion gesture information is optionally unprocessed motion data of the third electronic device 500c analyzed by the fourth electronic device 500d to detect the performance of a sequence of one or more predetermined motion gestures processed (e.g., by the device 500c), motion data of the third electronic device 500c analyzed by the fourth electronic device 500d to detect a sequence of one or more predetermined motion gestures, or instructions for performing an action based on motion data collected and analyzed by the third electronic device 500c. That is, the third electronic device 500c and / or the fourth electronic device 500d is capable of analyzing the motion data of the third electronic device 500c to detect a sequence of motion gestures.

[0223] Figure 6V to Figure 6X A sequence of motion gestures performed at a third electronic device 500c to cause a fourth electronic device 500d to change the playback volume of media content playing on the fourth electronic device 500d is shown according to some embodiments.

[0224] Figure 6V 1 shows an unlocking portion of a motion gesture sequence performed at a third electronic device 500c, which, if performed, causes a fourth electronic device 500d to change the playback volume of media content being played on the fourth electronic device 500d. Figure 6V As shown, when the motion and / or audio data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user 606 snaps his fingers while wearing the third electronic device 500c, the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In response to detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the third electronic device 500c presents an audio and / or tactile indication 628 of the unlocking portion of the volume change motion gesture sequence. The display 504c of the third electronic device 500c presents a visual indication 630a of the unlocking portion of the volume change motion gesture sequence, and the display 504d of the fourth electronic device 500d presents a visual indication 630a of the unlocking portion of the volume change motion gesture sequence and an indication 632 of the current playback volume of the media played on the fourth electronic device 500d.

[0225] Figure 6W 1 shows a triggering portion of a motion gesture sequence executed at a third electronic device 500c, which, if executed, causes a fourth electronic device 500d to reduce the playback volume of media content played on the fourth electronic device 500d. Figure 6V The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is followed by the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. Figure 6WAs shown, when the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user twisted their wrist counterclockwise (e.g., as if the user turned a volume knob counterclockwise with their hand), the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In response to detecting the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence, the fourth electronic device 500d reduces the playback volume of the media content played on the fourth electronic device 500d. The indication of the playback volume is updated 632 according to the change in the playback volume.

[0226] Figure 6X 1 shows a triggering portion of a motion gesture sequence executed at a third electronic device 500c, which, if executed, causes a fourth electronic device 500d to increase the playback volume of media content played on the fourth electronic device 500d. Figure 6V The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is followed by the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. Figure 6X As shown, when the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user twisted their wrist clockwise (e.g., as if the user turned a volume knob clockwise with their hand), the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In response to detecting the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence, the fourth electronic device 500d increases the playback volume of the media content played on the fourth electronic device 500d. The indication 632 of the playback volume is updated according to the change in the playback volume. Therefore, as Figure 6V to Figure 6X As shown, if (e.g., at the third electronic device 500c) a volume control motion gesture sequence is performed, the fourth electronic device 500d is caused to change the playback volume. It should be understood that other motion gesture sequences that cause the fourth electronic device 500d to perform other actions (e.g., play / pause, drag, next / previous) are possible.

[0227] In some embodiments, one or more motion gesture sequences include an initiation motion gesture performed prior to the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence. That is, the initiation motion gesture is optionally required to be performed prior to the remainder of the motion gesture sequence in order for the electronic device to perform an operation in response to the motion gesture sequence. Requiring the initiation motion gesture prior to the remainder of the motion gesture sequence optionally prevents unintentional gesture detection (e.g., a user inadvertently performs the motion gesture sequence) and allows the electronic device to save power by reducing the amount of motion data collected and / or analyzed in some embodiments until the initiation gesture is detected.

[0228] Figures 6Y to 6HHThe initiation portion of a motion gesture sequence detected before detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence is shown. The motion gesture sequence is performed at the third electronic device 500c to control the operation of the third electronic device 500c. In some embodiments, the third electronic device 500c processes motion data during the motion gesture sequence and performs corresponding operations in response to detecting the motion gesture sequence. In some embodiments, the third electronic device 500c transmits partially processed motion data or unprocessed motion data (e.g., by device 500c) to a different electronic device (e.g., a fourth electronic device 500d) for processing by the different electronic device. If a different electronic device detects a motion gesture sequence, the different electronic device optionally transmits to the third electronic device 500c an indication of the operation to be performed in response to the detected motion gesture sequence.

[0229] Figure 6Y to Figure 6CC Creation of a user-defined initiating portion of a motion gesture sequence is shown. Figure 6Y The settings user interface of the third electronic device 500c is shown. The settings user interface includes a selectable option 634 for displaying the motion gesture control settings user interface. The user selects option 634 (eg, using contact 603) to display the motion gesture control settings user interface. Figure 6Z As shown, in response to the user's selection, the third electronic device 500c presents a motion gesture control setting user interface. The motion gesture control setting user interface includes a selectable option 636 for creating an initiating motion gesture. Figure 6Z As shown, the user (eg, using contact 603) selects option 603 to create an initiation motion gesture. In response to the user's selection, the third electronic device 500c presents a selectable option 638 for recording a user-defined initiation motion gesture, such as Figure 6AA The user selects (eg, using contact 603) option 638 to record an initiating motion gesture.

[0230] Figure 6BB 6 shows the creation of an initiating portion of a motion gesture sequence. While the third electronic device 500c is recording motion and / or audio data, the user performs the initiating portion of the motion gesture sequence, which in this case is snapping fingers. While the third electronic device 500c is recording the initiating portion of the motion gesture sequence, the display 500c presents an indication 640 that the initiating motion gesture is being recorded and a selectable option 642 for stopping the recording. Figure 6CC As shown, when user 606 completes performing the initiating portion of the motion gesture sequence, the user (e.g., using contact 603) selects option 642 for stopping recording. Thus, third electronic device 500c is able to store the user-defined initiating motion gesture for use when performing subsequent motion gesture sequences.

[0231] Figures 6DD to 6HH FIG. 4 shows a motion gesture sequence performed at the third electronic device 500c. If the motion gesture sequence is performed, the third electronic device 500c uses Figure 6BB to Figure 6CC Use the motion gesture recorded in the play next action. Figure 6DD The third electronic device 500c is shown playing media content (eg, via one or more speakers in communication with the third electronic device 500c). While the media content is playing, the display 504 presents an indication 644 of the media content.

[0232] In some embodiments, the third electronic device 500c detects the initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence based on the motion data and based on the audio data when the background noise is below a predetermined threshold noise level. Similarly, in some embodiments, when the background noise is at or above a predetermined threshold noise level, the third electronic device 500c detects the initiation gesture based only on the motion data. Relying only on motion data in a noisy (e.g., noise above a predetermined noise threshold) environment optionally enables the third electronic device 500c to detect the initiation motion gesture even when audio data is not available, while providing increased detection accuracy of the initiation motion gesture in a quiet (e.g., noise below a predetermined threshold noise level) environment.

[0233] Figure 6EE and 6FF The initiation portion of a motion gesture sequence for enabling motion gesture control on a third electronic device 500c is shown. In some embodiments, the initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence is the same for multiple motion gesture sequences (e.g., a motion gesture sequence for volume control, a motion gesture sequence for play / pause, a motion gesture sequence for next / previous, etc.).

[0234] like Figure 6EE As shown, the third electronic device 500c detects the initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence in an environment with background noise 646 below a predetermined noise threshold. Because the background noise 646 is below the noise threshold, the third electronic device 500c senses motion and sound to detect the initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence. The initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the motion data and audio data of the third electronic device 500c indicating that the user 606 snapped his fingers.

[0235] Figure 6FFDetection of the initiation portion of a motion gesture sequence is shown in an environment where background noise 646 is above a predetermined background noise threshold level. Because the background noise 646 is above the predetermined background noise threshold, the third electronic device 500c senses motion (rather than audio) to detect the initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence. The initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicating that the user 606 snapped his fingers. Therefore, in some embodiments, the third electronic device 500c senses audio in addition to motion in a quiet environment (e.g., where the noise level is below a predetermined threshold noise level), and senses motion in a noisy environment (e.g., where the noise level is above a predetermined threshold noise level) only when the initiation portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected.

[0236] Figure 6GG The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence performed at the third electronic device 500c is shown. If the unlocking portion is performed, the third electronic device 500c performs a play next or play previous operation. Figure 6EE or Figure 6FF The unlocking portion of the previous / next motion gesture sequence is detected after the initiating portion of the previous / next motion gesture sequence shown. Figure 6GG As shown, when the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user positions the third electronic device 500c so that a specific face of the third electronic device 500c (e.g., a face having the display 504c) faces the right side, the unlocking portion of the previous / next motion gesture sequence is detected. While performing the unlocking portion of the previous / next motion gesture sequence, the display 504c of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the third electronic device 500c is playing the song "Hit Song".

[0237] Figure 6HH The triggering part of playing the next motion gesture sequence executed at the third electronic device 500c is shown. If the triggering part is executed, the third electronic device 500c performs the next play operation. Figure 6GG After the unlocking portion of the next motion gesture sequence is played, the triggering portion of the next motion gesture sequence is detected. Figure 6HHAs shown, when the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user 606 moves the third electronic device 500 to the right, the triggering portion of playing the next motion gesture sequence is detected. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected in response to the translational motion of the first electronic device 500a (e.g., motion data for detecting rightward motion in one dimension), and in some embodiments, there is no other type of motion of the device (e.g., rotation). In response to detecting the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence, the third electronic device 500c plays the next content item in the media content list. The display 504c is updated to indicate that the third electronic device 500c is now playing the next song "Classic Hit".

[0238] It should be understood that in some embodiments, if the previous motion gesture sequence is performed, the third electronic device 500c is caused to play the previous media content item. For example, the initiating motion gesture and unlocking portion of the previous motion gesture sequence are optionally the same as the initiating motion gesture and unlocking portion of the next motion gesture sequence, and when the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the third electronic device 500c moves to the left, the triggering portion of the previous motion gesture sequence is detected. In addition, if executed, additional motion gesture sequences that cause the third electronic device 500c to perform other operations (e.g., play / pause, drag, etc.) are possible.

[0239] In some embodiments, the electronic device performs an action in response to a motion gesture sequence, such as playing media content or performing another operation with an associated motion gesture control sequence, only when the motion gesture sequence is in a specific operating state. Figures 6II to 6JJ A second electronic device 500b is shown running a gaming application. In some embodiments, the second electronic device 500b cannot be controlled by a motion gesture sequence when running the gaming application.

[0240] Figures 6II to 6JJ 6. The motion gesture is shown to be performed when the second electronic device 500b is running a game application. When the game application is running, the display 504b presents a game user interface 648. Fig. 6II As shown, user 606 places first electronic device 500a so that a specific surface (e.g., top surface or bottom surface) of first electronic device 500a faces upward. Although the motion gesture matches the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the motion gesture is not detected or recognized as a motion gesture control action because second electronic device 500b is not in a state to accept motion gesture control (e.g., play media content), wherein if the unlocking portion is executed, the second electronic device 500b is caused to change the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500b.

[0241] like Figure 6JJ As shown, user 606 moves first electronic device 500a upward. Although the motion gesture matches the trigger portion of the motion gesture sequence, the motion gesture is not detected or recognized as a motion gesture control action because second electronic device 500b is not in a state to accept motion gesture control (e.g., play media content), where if the trigger portion is executed, the second electronic device 500b increases the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500b. In some embodiments, when second electronic device 500b is not in a state controllable by the motion gesture sequence, the motion data of first electronic device 500a is not sensed (e.g., by device 500a or device 500b).

[0242] In some embodiments, a motion gesture sequence is enabled to control multiple devices that communicate with each other.Device priority among electronic devices optionally determines which electronic device performs a function in response to a detected motion gesture sequence. Figures 6KK to 6NN It is shown that when there are multiple electronic devices that can be controlled using the motion gesture sequence, the electronic devices are controlled using the motion gesture sequence based on device priority.

[0243] Figure 6KK The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence performed at the third electronic device 500c is shown, which, if performed, causes the second electronic device 500b to change the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500b, which has priority 650 over the third electronic device 500c. Figure 6KK As shown, the device priority 650 enables the second electronic device 500b to take precedence over the third electronic device 500c to be controlled by the motion gesture sequence. Because the second electronic device 500b has the priority 650, executing the volume control motion gesture sequence will cause the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b to change, while the playback volume of the third electronic device 500c will not change in response to the motion gesture sequence.

[0244] exist Figure 6KK , user 606 performs an unlocking portion of a volume control motion gesture sequence. The unlocking portion is detected when the motion and / or audio data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user snapped their fingers while wearing the third electronic device 500c. In response to the unlocking portion of the volume control motion gesture sequence, the display 504b presents an indication 608 of the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b, while the display 504c of the third electronic device 500c does present an indication of the volume control motion gesture sequence.

[0245] Figure 6LLFIG. 5 shows a triggering portion of a volume control motion gesture sequence executed at the third electronic device 500c, which, if executed, causes the second electronic device 500b to lower the playback volume. Figure 6KK The unlocked portion shown is then detected. Figure 6LL As shown, when the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user twisted their wrist counterclockwise (e.g., as if the user turned a volume knob counterclockwise), the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In response to the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for reducing the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b, the second electronic device 500b reduces the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500b. The display 504b updates the playback volume indication 608 according to the change in the playback volume. The playback volume of the third electronic device 500c does not change in response to the volume control motion gesture sequence.

[0246] Figure 6MM The unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence performed at the third electronic device 500c is shown, which, if performed, causes the third electronic device 500c to change the playback volume of the media content being played on the third electronic device 500c because the third electronic device 500c has priority 650 over the second electronic device 500b. Figure 6MM As shown, the device priority 650 enables the third electronic device 500c to take precedence over the second electronic device 500b to be controlled by the motion gesture sequence. Because the third electronic device 500c has the priority 650, executing the volume control motion gesture sequence will cause the playback volume of the third electronic device 500c to change, while the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b does not change in response to the volume control motion gesture sequence.

[0247] exist Figure 6MM , user 606 performs an unlocking portion of a volume control motion gesture sequence. The unlocking portion is detected when the motion and / or audio data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user snapped their fingers while wearing the third electronic device 500c. In response to the unlocking portion of the motion gesture sequence, the display 504c presents an indication 652 of the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b, while the display 504b does not indicate the unlocking portion of the volume control motion gesture sequence.

[0248] Figure 6NN The triggering portion of the volume control motion gesture sequence executed at the third electronic device 500c is shown, which, if executed, causes the third electronic device 500c to reduce the playback volume. Figure 6MM The unlocking portion shown is followed by the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence. Figure 6NNAs shown, when the motion data of the third electronic device 500c indicates that the user twisted their wrist counterclockwise (e.g., as if the user turned a volume knob counterclockwise), the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence is detected. In response to the triggering portion of the motion gesture sequence for reducing the playback volume of the third electronic device 500c, the third electronic device 500c reduces the playback volume of the media content played on the second electronic device 500c. The display 504c updates the playback volume indication 652 according to the change in the playback volume. The playback volume of the second electronic device 500b does not change.

[0249] 7A to 7J 1 is a flowchart illustrating a method 700 for performing an action using an electronic device in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Method 700 is optionally performed at an electronic device such as device 100, device 300, device 500, device 510, device 511, as described above with reference to Figure 1A to Figure 1B , Figures 2 to 3 , FIG. 4A to FIG. 4B and FIG. 5A to FIG. 5J Some operations in method 700 are optionally combined, and / or the order of some operations is optionally changed.

[0250] As described below, method 700 provides a way to perform an action in response to detecting a sequence of one or more motion gestures. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user when interacting with a device user interface of the present disclosure, thereby creating a more efficient human-computer interface. For battery-powered electronic devices, improving the efficiency of user interaction with the user interface saves power and increases the time between battery charges.

[0251] In some embodiments, an electronic device having a memory and one or more processors (e.g., electronic device 500, a wearable device, a mobile device, a remote control device communicating with a set-top box, etc.) obtains (702) first gesture information (e.g., touch data, motion data, proximity data, audio data, etc.) describing a motion gesture performed by a first electronic device, wherein the motion gesture includes a first portion, such as Figure 6B The unlocking portion of the gesture sequence performed by the user 606 in the embodiment of the present invention includes detecting a corresponding posture (e.g., position and / or orientation) of the first electronic device relative to a corresponding reference frame, such as the first electronic device 500a at Figure 6B The middle face is facing upward (e.g., relative to gravity and / or the position / orientation of the user of the first electronic device). The "unlocking portion" optionally unlocks the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device to detect another gesture. After detecting the unlocking portion, the second portion (e.g., a "triggering portion" that causes the electronic device to perform a certain function or sends a signal to the second electronic device to perform a certain function) is optionally detected, such as Figure 6CIn the example, user 606 moves the first electronic device 500a upward, which includes the movement of the first electronic device relative to the corresponding reference frame from the corresponding posture of the first electronic device. In some examples, the first electronic device optionally includes an accelerometer or other motion sensor that detects the movement of the gesture performed by the first electronic device. The first electronic device optionally includes a microphone or an ultrasonic sensor that detects the sound associated with the gesture performed at the first electronic device (e.g., the user snaps his fingers, claps his hands, etc.). In some embodiments, the first electronic device wirelessly communicates with the second electronic device (e.g., using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular data, or another wireless protocol) or communicates with the second electronic device by wire. For example, the first electronic device is optionally a remote controller, and the second electronic device is optionally a set-top box that communicates with a display and one or more speakers. For another example, the first device is optionally a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch) that communicates with a media player (e.g., a mobile device, a computer, a media player, a set-top box that communicates with a display and one or more speakers, a smart phone, etc.). The first gesture is optionally a gesture involving the movement of the first electronic device, such as moving the first electronic device through space.

[0252] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining the first gesture information (704), based on determining that the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria that are satisfied when the movement of the first electronic device during the second portion of the motion gesture satisfies the movement criteria of the movement gesture corresponding to the corresponding posture of the first electronic device, such as detecting a movement of the second electronic device 500b to increase the size of the second electronic device 500b. Figure 6C , the electronic device initiates (706) a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to the second part of the movement gesture, such as increasing the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b, as shown in FIG. Figure 6CAs shown. In some embodiments, the unlocking portion of the gesture optionally causes the first electronic device or the second electronic device to be "unlocked" to detect the triggering portion of the gesture (e.g., ready to detect the triggering portion of the gesture). In some embodiments, in the absence of the unlocking portion of the gesture, the first electronic device does not detect / recognize the triggering portion of the gesture), and the triggering portion of the gesture optionally causes the second device to perform an action associated with the gesture. For example, when the first electronic device (e.g., a remote control) and / or the second electronic device (e.g., a set-top box) detects the unlocking portion of the gesture for changing the volume of the media played at the set-top box and then detects the triggering portion of the gesture for lowering the volume, the set-top box optionally lowers the volume of the media according to the triggering portion of the gesture. In some embodiments, the first electronic device processes the acquired gesture information to determine that the gesture meets the gesture control criteria, and transmits a signal indicating a matching gesture to the second electronic device. In some embodiments, the first electronic device transmits a signal indicating the acquired gesture information to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device determines that the gesture meets the gesture control criteria based on the gesture information received from the first electronic device.

[0253] In some embodiments, based on determining that the motion gesture does not satisfy the gesture control criteria because the movement of the first electronic device during the second portion of the motion gesture does not satisfy the movement criteria of the motion gesture corresponding to the corresponding posture of the first electronic device, such as in Figure 6T , the electronic device abandons (708) initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to the second portion of the movement gesture (e.g., regardless of whether the triggering portion of the gesture is executed), such as Figure 6TAs shown. In some embodiments, the trigger portion of the corresponding gesture for performing the corresponding operation on the second electronic device is associated with a specific unlocking portion of the corresponding gesture. For example, when the first electronic device (e.g., smart watch) and / or the second electronic device (e.g., media player) detects that the unlocking portion associated with changing the volume of the media played on the media player is followed by a triggering portion for pausing the media played on the media player, the media player optionally does not perform the action of adjusting the volume or pausing the media because the triggering portion of the gesture associated with changing the volume is not detected, and because the unlocking portion associated with pausing the media is not detected. In other words, in some embodiments, the triggering portion and the unlocking portion must be associated with the same gesture for performing the action to be performed at the second electronic device. For another example, if the smart watch and / or the media player does not detect the unlocking portion at all and detects the triggering portion associated with the corresponding action to be performed by the media player, the media player optionally does not perform the corresponding action because the unlocking portion is not detected (e.g., instead, the first electronic device optionally performs some other action based on the movement of the first electronic device, or does not perform the action at all). In some embodiments, the first electronic device processes the acquired gesture information to determine that the unlocking portion of the gesture is not detected, and abandons transmitting a signal indicating the performed gesture to the second electronic device. In some embodiments, the first electronic device transmits a signal indicating the acquired gesture information to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device determines that the unlocking portion of the gesture is not detected based on the gesture information received from the first electronic device.

[0254] The above-mentioned manner of performing an action on the first electronic device or the second electronic device in response to detecting a motion gesture having a second part corresponding to the corresponding posture detected by the first electronic device, and abandoning the performance of the action on the first electronic device or the second electronic device when the motion gesture does not meet the gesture control criteria allows the first electronic device or the second electronic device to be controlled by the gesture performed at the first electronic device without erroneously performing the action when the complete gesture is not performed, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device and the second electronic device, and enhances the operability of the first electronic device and the second electronic device (for example, by preventing false positive gesture detection, thereby preventing the performance of the action when the user does not intend to control the second electronic device to perform the action). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the first electronic device and the second electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0255] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to the second portion of the movement gesture includes (710) determining that the movement of the first electronic device during the second portion of the movement gesture has a first movement profile, such as Figure 6C In response to an upward movement of the first electronic device 500a shown in FIG. 5 (e.g., a movement in a first direction, a movement having a first magnitude, or a movement when the first electronic device is in a first orientation), the electronic device controls (712) the first electronic device or the second electronic device in a first manner, such as increasing Figure 6C The method may include detecting an unlocked portion associated with controlling the playback volume of media played on the first electronic device or the second electronic device, detecting an upward movement of the first electronic device and increasing the playback volume in response to the upward movement.

[0256] In some embodiments, based on determining that the movement of the first electronic device during the second portion of the movement gesture has a second movement profile, such as Fig. 6E , the second movement profile is different from the first movement profile (e.g., movement in a second direction, movement with a second magnitude, or movement when the first electronic device is in a second orientation), the electronic device controls (714) the first electronic device or the second electronic device in a second manner, such as reducing the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b, the second manner being different from the first manner (e.g., performing a second action, such as adjusting an action being performed by the first electronic device or the second electronic device in the second manner). For example, after detecting an unlock portion associated with controlling the playback volume of media playing on the first electronic device or the second electronic device, the downward movement of the first electronic device is detected and the playback volume is reduced in response to the downward movement.

[0257] The above-mentioned manner of controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device in different manners in response to different movement profiles allows the user to control the first electronic device or the second electronic device in multiple manners based on the movement gestures performed at the first electronic device, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device. In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0258] In some embodiments, the first movement profile has a first movement magnitude, such as Fig. 6E The slow and / or short movement of the first electronic device 500a shown or Fig. 6FThe first electronic device 500a is shown as being moved quickly and / or for a long time, and controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device includes controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device (716) by an amount having a magnitude based on the magnitude of the first movement (e.g., an amount of volume change, an amount of forward or backward movement in content, an amount of scrolling through content, etc.), such as causing the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b to decrease as shown. Fig. 6E The relatively small amount shown or Fig. 6F For example, a first upward movement having a first magnitude causes the first electronic device or the second electronic device to increase the volume of the media content by a first amount, and a larger second upward movement causes the first electronic device or the second electronic device to increase the playback volume of the media content by a second larger amount.

[0259] The above-mentioned method of controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device by having a quantity having a quantity value based on the movement quantity value of the first electronic device allows the first electronic device or the second electronic device to provide the user with a method of controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device in a subtle manner using a motion gesture performed at the first electronic device, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device. In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0260] The first movement profile has a first movement magnitude, such as Figure 6C The relatively large and / or rapid movement of the first electronic device 500a and Fig.6D The relatively small and / or slow movement of the first electronic device 500a shown, and controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device includes controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device by an amount having a predefined magnitude that is independent of the magnitude of the first movement (e.g., advancing to the next or previous content item, changing the volume or channel setting to the next or previous setting, etc.) (718), such as in Figure 6C or Fig.6D In either figure, the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b is increased by a predetermined amount (e.g., the extent to which the first electronic device or the second electronic device performs this action is independent of the magnitude, speed, or duration of the first movement profile). For example, a first upward movement with a first magnitude causes the first electronic device or the second electronic device to increase the volume of the media content by a predetermined amount, and a larger second upward movement causes the first electronic device or the second electronic device to increase the playback volume of the media content by the same predetermined amount.

[0261] The above-mentioned manner of controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device by an amount having a predetermined value allows the first electronic device or the second electronic device to be executed in a consistent manner regardless of the value of the movement at the first electronic device, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (for example, in a manner that resists user inconsistency and errors). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0262] In some embodiments, in response to detecting a first portion of the motion gesture including detecting a corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to a corresponding reference frame, the electronic device generates (720) an indication (e.g., audio, tactile, or other indication), such as Figure 6H A visual indication 612a or an audio indication 612b is shown, which indicates that the corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to the corresponding reference frame satisfies one or more detection criteria (for example, the device is detected to be in a specific posture or the device is detected to be within a specific posture range during at least a threshold amount of time). In some embodiments, the first electronic device, the second electronic device, or the third electronic device plays a sound indicating that the corresponding posture of the first electronic device is detected, or the first electronic device, the second electronic device, or the third electronic device generates tactile (for example, tactile or vibration) feedback, and the tactile feedback indicates that the corresponding posture of the first electronic device is detected. The indication optionally indicates to the user that the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device are ready to detect the second part (for example, the triggering part) of the motion gesture. In some embodiments, when the corresponding posture of the first electronic device does not meet one or more detection criteria, no indication is generated.

[0263] The above-described manner of generating an indication in response to the unlocking portion of a gesture allows the first electronic device or the second electronic device to indicate to the user that the unlocking portion of the gesture is recognized, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (for example, by communicating to the user when to proceed with the triggering portion of the gesture), and further, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0264] In some embodiments, based on determining that a corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to a corresponding reference frame satisfies one or more detection criteria (for example, the first electronic device includes a speaker for generating audio feedback or includes a tactile feedback generator (for example, a mechanism that vibrates or generates tactile feedback)), generating (722) the indication occurring at the first electronic device, such as a visual indication 630a and an audio / tactile indication 628 generated at the third electronic device 500c, which also detects motion data corresponding to the unlocking portion of the motion gesture, such as Figure 6V shown.

[0265] In some embodiments, based on determining that the corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to the corresponding reference frame does not meet one or more detection criteria (for example, the first electronic device does not include a speaker for generating audio feedback and / or does not include a tactile feedback generator (for example, a mechanism for vibrating or generating tactile feedback), generating (724) the indication occurs at an electronic device other than the first electronic device (for example, generating the indication occurs at a second electronic device or a third electronic device), such as presenting a visual indication 612a and an audio indication 612b at the second electronic device 500b, the second electronic device being different from the device detected to be related to the first electronic device. Figure 6H The first electronic device 500a of the motion data corresponding to the unlocking portion of the gesture sequence shown. For example, when the first electronic device is a remote control that does not include a speaker or a mechanism for generating tactile feedback, the indication optionally occurs at a second electronic device (e.g., a set-top box, a television, a smart phone, a media player, a speaker, a computer, or another device controlled by the remote control) or at a third electronic device (e.g., a set-top box, a smart phone, a media player, a speaker, a computer, or another device not currently controlled by the remote control) that is not controlled by the first electronic device to perform an action according to the motion gesture but is in communication with the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device.

[0266] The above-described manner of providing an indication to a user at a first electronic device or other electronic device of the unlocking portion of a gesture detected at the first electronic device allows the first electronic device to detect a motion gesture even if it is unable to provide an indication of the unlocking portion of the gesture, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device (for example, by providing indications to the user in a usable manner), and in addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0267] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining the first gesture information, the electronic device generates (726) an indication, such as an audio indication 616, and updates the information in the video recording medium based on determining that the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria when the movement of the first electronic device during the second portion of the motion gesture satisfies the movement criteria of the motion gesture corresponding to the corresponding posture of the first electronic device. Figure 6J An indication 618 of content played on the second electronic device 500b in (e.g., audio, tactile, or other indication) indicating that the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria. In some embodiments, the first electronic device, the second electronic device, or the third electronic device plays a sound indicating that the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria, or the first electronic device, the second electronic device, or the third electronic device generates tactile (e.g., tactile or vibration) feedback indicating that the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria (e.g., the triggering portion of the motion gesture is successfully detected). The indication optionally indicates to the user that the triggering portion of the motion gesture is successfully detected. In some embodiments, based on determining that the motion gesture does not satisfy the gesture control criteria that is satisfied when the movement of the first electronic device during the second part of the motion gesture satisfies the movement criteria of the movement gesture corresponding to the corresponding posture of the first electronic device, the electronic device does not generate an indication that the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria.

[0268] The above-mentioned manner of indicating to the user when the triggering portion of the gesture is recognized allows the first electronic device or the second electronic device to confirm to the user that the triggering portion of the gesture has been recognized, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (for example, by confirming to the user that the gesture is received in a manner separate from controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on the motion gesture). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0269] In some embodiments, the electronic device obtains (728) second gesture information describing a second motion gesture performed by the first electronic device, wherein the second motion gesture includes a first portion that includes movement of the first electronic device, such as Figure 6C The triggering portion of the gesture sequence performed at the first electronic device 500a is shown. For example, the triggering portion is associated with causing the first electronic device or the second electronic device to perform an action in response to the triggering portion, so that if the correct unlocking portion is before the triggering portion, the action will be performed on the first electronic device or the second electronic device.

[0270] In some embodiments, in response to obtaining the second gesture information (730): according to determining that the second motion gesture includes a second portion (e.g., an unlocking portion) that includes detecting a corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to a corresponding reference frame before the first portion, such as Figure 6B During the unlocking portion of the gesture sequence performed at the first electronic device 500a shown, the electronic device initiates (732) a process for determining whether the second motion gesture satisfies gesture control criteria for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on the first portion of the second motion gesture, such as in response to FIG. 6B to FIG. 6C The unlocking portion and the triggering portion of the gesture sequence shown in the figure cause the second electronic device 500b to increase its playback volume. In some embodiments, when the unlocking portion is detected, the first electronic device or the second electronic device is "unlocked" to detect the triggering portion of the motion gesture. After detecting the unlocking portion and detecting the corresponding triggering portion associated with the same function of the first electronic device or the second electronic device, the first electronic device or the second electronic device optionally performs the associated function.

[0271] In some embodiments, based on determining that the second motion gesture does not include the second portion preceding the first portion that includes detecting a corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to a corresponding reference frame, the electronic device abandons (734) initiating a process for determining whether the second motion gesture satisfies a gesture control criterion for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device, such as in response to Figure 6S and Figure 6T The gesture performed in the motion gesture is not part of the same gesture sequence and the operation is abandoned at the second electronic device 500b, and the gesture is not part of the same gesture sequence. In some embodiments, if the unlocking portion is not detected, the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device is not "unlocked" to detect the triggering portion of the motion gesture. Even if a triggering portion associated with a function of the first electronic device or the second electronic device is detected, if the triggering portion of the motion gesture is detected without first detecting the unlocking portion of the motion gesture, the function is optionally not performed.

[0272] The above-described manner of satisfying the gesture control criteria when the unlocking portion of the gesture precedes the triggering portion of the gesture allows the first electronic device to reduce false positive matches of the gesture control criteria, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (for example, by reducing unintentional control of the first electronic device or the second electronic device). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0273] In some embodiments, initiating a process for determining whether a second motion gesture satisfies a gesture control standard for controlling a first electronic device or a second electronic device includes: obtaining second gesture information (736) in response to detecting a first portion of the second motion gesture including movement of the first electronic device within a predefined time interval (e.g., 0.3 seconds, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, some other predetermined time interval, or a user-defined time interval) of a second portion of the second motion gesture including detecting a corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to a corresponding reference frame, such as detecting Figure 6H The unlock portion of the gesture sequence shown is the same as Figure 6J The electronic device determines (738) whether the second motion gesture satisfies gesture control criteria for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device, such as controlling the second electronic device 500b to play the next media content item, such as Figure 6J In some embodiments, when the triggering portion of the motion gesture is detected within a predetermined time interval of the unlocking portion of the motion gesture, the electronic device determines whether the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device, and in some embodiments, proceeds accordingly. In some embodiments, if it does meet the gesture control criteria, appropriate action is taken, and if it does not meet the gesture control criteria, no further action is taken, as described above.

[0274] In some embodiments, based on determining that a first portion of the second motion gesture including movement of the first electronic device is not detected within a predefined time interval of a second portion of the second motion gesture including detecting a corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to a corresponding reference frame, for example, detecting Figure 6H The unlock portion of the gesture sequence shown and Fig.6I The time delay 614 between the triggering parts shown in FIG. 14A and FIG. 14B , the electronic device abandons ( 740 ) the determination of whether the second motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device, such as not causing the second electronic device 500 b to perform the gesture control operation as shown in FIG. Fig.6IAction shown. In some embodiments, when the triggering portion of the motion gesture is not detected within a predetermined time interval of the unlocking portion of the motion gesture, the electronic device is unsure whether the motion gesture satisfies the gesture control criteria for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device. In other words, within a predetermined time interval after the unlocking portion of the motion gesture has been executed, the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device optionally "listens" for the triggering portion of the motion gesture. In some embodiments, if the triggering portion of the motion gesture is not detected within a predetermined time interval after the unlocking portion of the motion gesture has been executed, no action is performed according to the motion gesture, even if the triggering portion is executed at a subsequent time outside the predetermined time interval corresponding to the unlocking portion.

[0275] The above-described approach of requiring that the triggering portion of the gesture be detected within a predetermined amount of time of the unlocking portion of the gesture to satisfy the gesture control criteria reduces the number of false positive detections of motion gestures, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (for example, by allowing the user to change their mind about performing gestures for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device), and further, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently.

[0276] In some embodiments, when the state of the electronic device is the first state (742), such as the second electronic device 500b playing the media content, such as 6A to 6T As shown, the motion gesture performed by the first electronic device meets the gesture control standard. In some embodiments, the first electronic device or the second electronic device is actively running a corresponding application or performing a corresponding operation. An exemplary first state includes a smart phone running a remote application for controlling a set-top box and a media player playing media content.

[0277] In some embodiments, when the state of the electronic device is a second state (744) different from the first state, such as when the second electronic device 500b runs a game application, such as Figures 6II to 6JJ As shown, the motion gesture performed by the first electronic device does not meet the gesture control standard. In some embodiments, the first state is required to meet the gesture control standard. For example, although the gesture control standard can be met when the user performs the motion gesture at the smart phone when the remote application for controlling the set-top box is running on the smart phone, when the remote application is not running on the smart phone, performing the motion gesture optionally does not meet the gesture control standard.

[0278] The above-described approach of requiring the electronic device to be in a first state to satisfy the gesture control criteria allows the electronic device to ignore gestures accidentally performed at the first electronic device, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by reducing the number of false positive matches of the gesture control criteria). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0279] In some embodiments, when the motion gesture performed by the first electronic device also includes satisfying the initiation criteria (such as Figure 6FF When the third portion of the initiation gesture (execution of the initiation gesture performed at the third electronic device 500c) is performed, the gesture control criteria are met (746). For example, the initiation gesture is optionally performed before the unlocking portion of the motion gesture. When the initiation gesture, the unlocking portion, and the triggering portion are performed in sequence, the gesture control criteria are optionally met, allowing the user to control the operation at the first electronic device or the second electronic device with the motion gesture at the first electronic device.

[0280] In some embodiments, the gesture control criteria (748) are not met when the motion gesture performed by the first electronic device does not include a third portion preceding the first portion that meets the initiation criteria. Figures 6FF to 6HH The third electronic device 500c is shown to perform a play next operation in response to the initiation portion, unlocking portion, and triggering portion of the gesture sequence. If the user 606 abandons first performing the initiation portion of the gesture sequence before the unlocking portion and the triggering portion, in some embodiments, the third electronic device 500c does not perform the play next operation in response to the unlocking portion and the triggering portion of the gesture sequence. In some embodiments, even when the unlocking portion and the triggering portion are performed in sequence, if the initiation gesture is not detected before the unlocking portion of the motion gesture, the gesture control criteria are optionally not met.

[0281] The above-described approach of requiring an initiation gesture to satisfy gesture control criteria allows the electronic device to ignore motion gestures that do not include an initiation gesture, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (e.g., by reducing false positive matches of the gesture control criteria and by reducing the need for the device to collect and evaluate sensor inputs until an initiation gesture is detected (and the energy used thereby), and further, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic devices more quickly and efficiently).

[0282] In some embodiments, the initiation criteria are met according to the third portion of the motion gesture including coordinated (e.g., with respect to time) detection (750) of: movement of the first electronic device (752) (e.g., the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device detects movement of the first electronic device that matches the movement criteria for initiating the gesture); and audio (754) corresponding to the third portion of the motion gesture (e.g., the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device detects audio that matches the audio criteria for initiating the gesture), such as detecting coordinated audio data and movement data sensed by the third electronic device 500c indicating that the user snapped his fingers, such as Figure 6EE As shown. In some embodiments, the first electronic device is a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch), and the initiating gesture is a tap on a surface (e.g., it includes coordinated movement of the first device during the tapping motion, and audio detection of the tapping motion when the user's knuckles hit the surface) or a user snapping his fingers while wearing the first electronic device (e.g., it includes coordinated movement of the first device during the snapping motion, and audio detection of the snapping motion when the user completes the snap). Coordinated detection of movement of the first electronic device and audio corresponding to the third part of the motion gesture optionally includes detecting movement matching a movement standard and audio matching an audio standard, wherein the movement standard and the audio standard are associated with each other and are met within a predetermined time interval (e.g., 0.1 seconds, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, etc.) of each other. In some embodiments, the movement and audio match each other.

[0283] The above-described method of detecting an initiation gesture based on detected movement and detected audio allows the electronic device to confirm the detection of an initiation gesture using two data sources, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by reducing false positive matches of gesture control criteria). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0284] In some embodiments, based on determining that the environment of the first electronic device has a noise level (e.g., total audio volume) below a threshold noise level, such as Figure 6EE At the noise level 646 shown, when the third portion of the motion gesture includes coordinated detection of movement of the first electronic device and audio corresponding to the third portion of the motion gesture, the initiation criterion (756) is met (e.g., in an environment that is quiet enough to detect an audio component of the third portion of the motion gesture). In some embodiments, an audio component is required to meet the initiation criterion.

[0285] In some embodiments, based on determining that the environment of the first electronic device has a noise level above a threshold noise level, such as Figure 6FFAt the noise level 646 shown, the initiation criterion (758) is met when the third portion of the motion gesture includes detecting movement of the first electronic device without requiring audio corresponding to the third portion of the motion gesture (e.g., in an environment where the noise is too loud to reliably detect an audio component of the third portion of the motion gesture). In some embodiments, an audio component is not required to meet the initiation criterion. The third portion of the motion gesture is optionally detected based solely on detecting movement of the first electronic device.

[0286] The above-mentioned method of detecting an initiation gesture based only on motion data when the environment of the first electronic device has a noise level higher than a threshold noise level allows the electronic device to detect an initiation gesture in a noisy environment, while allowing gestures to be detected more accurately in a quiet environment (for example, using audio and motion), which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device. In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0287] In some embodiments, based on determining that the user of the first electronic device has defined the launch criteria as the first launch criteria, such as by creating Figure 6BB The initiation gesture shown, when the third portion of the motion gesture satisfies the first initiation criterion, the third portion of the motion gesture satisfies the initiation criterion, regardless of whether the third portion of the motion gesture satisfies a second initiation criterion (760) that is different from the first initiation criterion, such as a criterion associated with a different possible initiation gesture. In some embodiments, the user defines the first gesture as an initiation gesture. For example, the first electronic device is optionally a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch), and the user defines the initiation gesture as snapping the fingers while wearing the wearable device, such as during a setup process for the first device. Although the user can define an alternative gesture as an initiation gesture, when the user defines snapping the fingers while wearing the wearable device as an initiation gesture, the gesture control criterion is satisfied when the snapping gesture is detected prior to the first and second portions of the motion gesture, and the gesture control criterion is not satisfied when a different gesture is performed prior to the first and second portions of the motion gesture.

[0288] In some embodiments, based on determining that the user of the first electronic device has defined the initiation criteria as the second initiation criteria, such as if the user is to record Figure 6BBIn some embodiments, the user defines the second gesture as an initiation gesture. For example, the first electronic device is a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch), and the user defines the initiation gesture as a tap on a surface (e.g., a wall, a table, etc.) while wearing the wearable device. Although the user can define an alternative gesture as an initiation gesture, when the user defines tapping a surface while wearing the wearable device as an initiation gesture, the gesture control criterion is satisfied when the tap gesture is detected before the first and second parts of the motion gesture, and the gesture control criterion is not satisfied when a different gesture (e.g., a snapping gesture) is performed before the first and second parts of the motion gesture.

[0289] The above-mentioned manner of defining the initiation gesture in one of multiple possible ways allows the electronic device to operate with an initiation gesture selected by the user, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by selecting initiation criteria agreed to by the user). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0290] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on the second portion of the motion gesture includes (764): based on determining that the motion gesture includes a third portion (e.g., a confirmation gesture) located after the second portion, such as Figure 6M The confirmation portion of the gesture sequence performed at the first electronic device 500a shown in FIG. 1 is performed, and the electronic device controls (766) the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to the second portion of the movement gesture, such as causing the second electronic device 500b to play a previous media content item, such as Figure 6M As shown; the second part includes detecting a second corresponding posture (e.g., position and / or orientation) of the first electronic device relative to the corresponding reference system. In some embodiments, in response to detecting a confirmation gesture after receiving the first and second parts of the movement gesture, the first electronic device or the second electronic device is controlled by the motion gesture of the first electronic device. The confirmation gesture is optionally the same as the unlock gesture, or in some embodiments, the confirmation gesture is different from the unlock gesture.

[0291] In some embodiments, based on determining that the motion gesture does not include a third portion located after the second portion, the electronic device abandons (768) controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on the second portion of the motion gesture, wherein the second portion includes detecting a second corresponding posture of the first electronic device relative to the corresponding reference frame. Figure 6L As shown, when not detected Figure 6M In the case of the confirmation part of the gesture sequence shown, the second electronic device 500b does not play the next content item in the content item list. In some embodiments, if the confirmation gesture is not detected, the first electronic device or the second electronic device is not controlled according to the motion gesture of the first electronic device.

[0292] The above-mentioned method of requiring a confirmation gesture for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device using a motion gesture of the first electronic device allows the electronic device to require confirmation before being controlled by the motion gesture, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the electronic device and enhances the operability of the electronic device (for example, by reducing unintentional control of the electronic device based on the movement of the first electronic device). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0293] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on the second portion of the mobile gesture includes controlling the first electronic device (770) based on the second portion of the mobile gesture, such as causing the third electronic device 500c to increase the playback volume in response to a gesture performed at the third electronic device 500c, such as Figure 6W In some embodiments, the first electronic device performs an operation in response to a motion gesture. For example, the first electronic device is a smart phone capable of playing media content (e.g., music), and the user can control the playback volume of the media content, pause the media content, and / or cause the smart phone to play the next or previous track in a list of media content items (e.g., a playlist) by performing a motion gesture with the smart phone.

[0294] The above-mentioned method of controlling the first electronic device using a moving gesture of the first electronic device allows the first electronic device to be controlled based on the movement of the first electronic device, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device (for example, by providing an input mechanism that does not require navigation of a graphical user interface presented by the first electronic device). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the first electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0295] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to the second part of the mobile gesture includes controlling the second electronic device (772) according to the second part of the mobile gesture, such as increasing the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b in response to the gesture sequence performed at the first electronic device 500a. In some embodiments, the second electronic device performs an operation in response to the mobile gesture. In some embodiments, the first electronic device is a remote controller communicating with a set-top box coupled to a display and a speaker. For example, when the set-top box is optionally used to present media content (e.g., playing a video), the user can play or pause the video, increase or decrease the playback volume of the audio content associated with the video, rewind the video, fast forward the video, and use motion gestures performed using a remote controller (or another similar device communicating with the set-top box, such as a smart watch or a smart phone) to perform other operations.

[0296] The above-mentioned method of controlling the second electronic device using motion gestures of the first electronic device allows the first electronic device to act as an input device of the second electronic device, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the second electronic device (for example, by accepting motion gesture input at the first electronic device without the need for input involving a user interface presented at the second electronic device). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the second electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0297] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to the second part of the movement gesture includes (774) the electronic device increasing (776) the volume of the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to determining that the movement direction of the first electronic device in the second part of the movement gesture is the first direction, such as in response to Figure 6CIn some embodiments, when the first electronic device or the second electronic device is presenting media content (e.g., video and / or audio content), the electronic device receives a moving gesture including a trigger portion, which includes an upward movement or rotation in a first (e.g., clockwise) direction. In some embodiments, the unlocking portion of the gesture includes positioning the first electronic device in a predetermined orientation, such as positioning the smart watch when the arm wearing the smart watch is extended, with the hand facing up or down, and the triggering portion of the gesture includes moving the first electronic device upward (e.g., away from the floor, overcoming gravity). Similarly, if the first electronic device is a remote control or a smart phone, the unlocking portion optionally includes holding the first electronic device outward so that it faces up or down, and the triggering portion includes moving the first electronic device upward. In some embodiments, the first electronic device is a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch), and the unlocking portion includes detecting movement and optionally a sound associated with a user snapping their fingers, and the triggering portion of the gesture includes a clockwise rotation of the first electronic device around an axis defined by an arm wearing the smart watch (e.g., in accordance with the rotation of the user rotating their hand as if adjusting a virtual volume knob). In response to the detected triggering portion, the playback volume of the media content playing on the first device or the second device is increased.

[0298] In some embodiments, based on determining that the movement direction of the first electronic device in the second part of the movement gesture is a second direction different from the first direction, the electronic device reduces (778) the volume of the first electronic device or the second electronic device, such as in response to Fig. 6EThe playback volume of the second electronic device 500b is reduced by the downward movement of the first electronic device 500a in the video. In some embodiments, when the first electronic device or the second electronic device is presenting media content (e.g., video and / or audio content), the electronic device receives a moving gesture including a trigger portion, which includes a downward movement or rotation in a second (e.g., counterclockwise) direction. In some embodiments, the unlocking portion of the gesture includes positioning the first electronic device in a predetermined orientation, such as positioning the wearable device (e.g., a smart watch) when the arm wearing the wearable device is extended, with the hand facing up or down, and the triggering portion of the gesture includes moving the first electronic device downward (e.g., toward the floor, with gravity). Similarly, if the first electronic device is a remote control or a smart phone, the unlocking portion optionally includes holding the first electronic device outward so that it faces up or down, and the triggering portion includes moving the first electronic device downward. In some embodiments, the first electronic device is a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch), and the unlocking portion includes detecting movement and optionally a sound associated with a user snapping their fingers, and the triggering portion of the gesture includes rotating the first electronic device counterclockwise around an axis defined by an arm wearing the smart watch (e.g., in accordance with the rotation of the user rotating their hand as if adjusting a virtual volume knob). In response to the detected triggering portion, the playback volume of the media content playing on the first electronic device or the second electronic device is reduced.

[0299] The above-mentioned manner of controlling the playback volume of the first electronic device or the second electronic device in response to a motion gesture of the first electronic device allows the first electronic device to control the volume of the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on movement, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (for example, by adjusting the volume without actuating a button or switch and optionally without requiring the user to navigate a user interface for adjusting the volume), and further, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0300] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device according to the second part of the moving gesture includes (780) based on determining that the moving direction of the first electronic device in the second part of the moving gesture is the first direction, the electronic device performing (782) a backward skip operation relative to the media at the first electronic device or the second electronic device, such as the second electronic device 500b responding to the first electronic device 500a at Figure 6LIn some embodiments, when the first electronic device or the second electronic device is presenting media content (e.g., video and / or audio content), the electronic device receives a moving gesture including a trigger portion, which includes a movement to the right (e.g., parallel to the floor). In some embodiments, the trigger portion of the gesture includes positioning the first electronic device in a predetermined direction, such as positioning the smart watch when the arm wearing the smart watch is extended, with the hand facing right or left. Similarly, if the first electronic device is a remote control or a smart phone, the unlocking portion optionally includes holding the first electronic device outward so that it faces right or left. In response to the detected trigger portion, the media content playing on the first device or the second device is advanced forward (e.g., the next item in the playlist starts playing or a fast forward operation of the media content is initiated).

[0301] In some embodiments, based on determining that the movement direction of the first electronic device in the second part of the move gesture is a second direction different from the first direction, the electronic device performs (784) a forward skip operation relative to the media at the first electronic device or the second electronic device, such as the second electronic device 500b responding to the first electronic device 500a in Figure 6J In some embodiments, when the first electronic device or the second electronic device is presenting media content (e.g., video and / or audio content), the electronic device receives a moving gesture including a trigger portion, which includes a movement to the left (e.g., parallel to the floor). In some embodiments, the trigger portion of the gesture includes positioning the first electronic device in a predetermined direction, such as positioning the smart watch when the arm wearing the smart watch is extended, with the hand facing right or left. Similarly, if the first electronic device is a remote control or a smart phone, the unlocking portion optionally includes holding the first electronic device outward so that it faces right or left. In response to the detected trigger portion, the media content played on the first device or the second device is advanced backward (e.g., the previous item in the playlist starts playing or a rewind operation of the media content is initiated).

[0302] The above-described manner of controlling the playback position of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (e.g., advancing forward or backward within media content) in response to a motion gesture of the first electronic device allows the first electronic device to control the media of the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on movement, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (e.g., by advancing forward or backward without actuating a button or switch, and optionally without requiring the user to navigate a user interface for advancing forward or backward), and further, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0303] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling a first electronic device or a second electronic device according to a second portion of a moving gesture includes (786): based on determining that the moving direction of the first electronic device in the second portion of the moving gesture is a first direction, the electronic device starts (788) playback of media at the first electronic device or the second electronic device in response to the movement of the first electronic device 500a away from the user 606, such as the second electronic device 500b playing media content. In some embodiments, when the first electronic device or the second electronic device runs an application for presenting media content (e.g., video and / or audio content), the electronic device receives a moving gesture including a trigger portion, which includes a movement forward (e.g., away from the user's torso). In some embodiments, the unlocking portion of the gesture includes positioning the first electronic device in a predetermined direction, such as positioning the wearable device (e.g., a smart watch) when the arm wearing the wearable device is extended, with the hand facing outward. Similarly, if the first electronic device is a remote control or a smart phone, the unlocking portion optionally includes holding the first electronic device outward so that it remains vertical or facing outward. Based on the motion data collected while performing the unlocking portion of the gesture, the first electronic device or the second electronic device is optionally able to determine, from the position of the first electronic device during the unlocking portion, that the triggering portion of the gesture includes movement of the first electronic device away from the user's torso. In response to the detected triggering portion, media content on the first device or the second device begins playing (e.g., the media content was previously paused).

[0304] In some embodiments, based on determining that the direction of movement of the first electronic device in the second portion of the move gesture is a second direction different from the first direction, the electronic device ends (790) playback of the media (e.g., pauses or stops) at the first electronic device or the second electronic device, such as the second electronic device 500b pausing playback of the media content in response to the first electronic device 500a moving toward the user 606. In some embodiments, when the first electronic device or the second electronic device is presenting media content (e.g., video and / or audio content), the electronic device receives a move gesture including a triggering portion that includes movement backward (e.g., toward the torso of the user). In some embodiments, the unlocking portion of the gesture includes positioning the first electronic device in a predetermined orientation, such as positioning the wearable device (e.g., a smart watch) when the arm wearing the wearable device is extended, with the hand facing outward. Similarly, if the first electronic device is a remote control or a smart phone, the unlocking portion optionally includes holding the first electronic device outward so that it remains upright or facing outward. Based on the motion data collected when performing the unlocking portion of the gesture, the first electronic device or the second electronic device is optionally able to determine from the position of the first electronic device during the unlocking portion that the triggering portion of the gesture includes movement of the first electronic device toward the torso of the user. In response to the detected triggering portion, the media content on the first device or the second device is paused. In some embodiments, after pausing the media content, the electronic device detects the movement of the first electronic device to the left (e.g., parallel to the ground) or to the right (e.g., parallel to the ground). In response to detecting the movement within a predetermined amount of time (e.g., 0.5 seconds, 1 second, some other predetermined amount of time set by the device, or some other amount of time defined by the user) of pausing the media content, the electronic device playing the media content optionally drags the media content according to the detected movement. The electronic device optionally drags the media content forward according to the rightward movement of the first electronic device, and the electronic device optionally drags the media content backward according to the leftward movement of the first electronic device. In some embodiments, if a leftward / rightward movement is detected after a predetermined amount of time since pausing the media content, the electronic device playing the media content optionally does not drag the media content according to the leftward / rightward movement of the first electronic device. In some embodiments, the triggering portion of the gesture sequence for playing or pausing the media content is in the same direction, and the electronic device determines whether to play or pause the media content based on whether the media content is currently playing or currently paused. In other words, for example, the same gesture causes paused media content to play and causes playing media content to pause.

[0305] The above-described manner of starting or ending playback of media on the first electronic device or the second electronic device in response to a motion gesture of the first electronic device allows the first electronic device to control the media player function of the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on movement, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device or the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device or the second electronic device (for example, by playing or pausing media without actuating a button or switch and optionally without requiring the user to navigate a user interface for playing or pausing the media), and further, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the first electronic device and / or the second electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0306] In some embodiments, initiating a process for controlling the first electronic device or the second electronic device based on the second portion of the moving gesture includes (792) determining that the first electronic device has a higher priority than the second electronic device with respect to the gesture control criteria, such as in Figure 6KK value Figure 6LL , the second electronic device 500b has a higher priority 650 than the third electronic device 500c, and the electronic device controls (794) the first electronic device based on the second portion of the movement gesture, rather than (eg, instead of) controlling the second electronic device. Figure 6LL As shown, in response to the gesture sequence performed at the third electronic device 500c, the second electronic device 500b reduces its playback volume without changing the playback volume of the second electronic device 500b. In some embodiments, although in some embodiments, the mobile gesture can be used to control either the first electronic device or the second electronic device, if the first electronic device has a higher priority than the second electronic device in a defined (e.g., user-defined) priority order, the mobile gesture controls the operation of the first electronic device rather than the operation of the second electronic device.

[0307] In some embodiments, based on determining that the second electronic device has a higher priority than the first electronic device with respect to the gesture control criteria, such as the third electronic device 500c having a higher priority than the first electronic device, Figure 6MM to Figure 6NN The electronic device controls (796) the second electronic device based on the second portion of the movement gesture, instead of (eg, instead of) controlling the first electronic device. Figure 6NNIn some embodiments, in response to a gesture sequence performed at the third electronic device 500c, the third electronic device 500c lowers its playback volume without causing the second electronic device 500b to change its playback volume. In some embodiments, although in some embodiments a mobile gesture can be used to control either the first electronic device or the second electronic device, if the second electronic device has a higher priority than the first electronic device in a defined (e.g., user-defined) priority order, the mobile gesture controls the operation of the second electronic device rather than the operation of the first electronic device. The priority is optionally determined based on one or more applications running on the first electronic device or the second electronic device (e.g., an electronic device being used to present media content has a higher priority than an electronic device not being used to present media content, or a device performing an operation that can be controlled with a motion gesture has a higher priority than a device that is not performing an operation that can be controlled with a motion gesture) or based on a device-defined or user-defined priority order.

[0308] The above-mentioned manner of prioritizing the first device or the second device to be controlled by the motion gesture of the first electronic device allows the electronic device to distinguish between inputs for controlling the first electronic device and inputs for controlling the second electronic device, which simplifies the interaction between the user and the first electronic device and the second electronic device and enhances the operability of the first electronic device and the second electronic device (for example, by prioritizing the electronic devices in a manner known to the user). In addition, this reduces power and extends the battery life of the first electronic device and the second electronic device by enabling the user to use the first electronic device and the second electronic device more quickly and efficiently.

[0309] It should be understood that 7A to 7J The specific order in which the operations are described is merely exemplary and is not intended to indicate that the order is the only order in which the operations can be performed. A person of ordinary skill in the art would think of many ways to reorder the operations described herein.

[0310] The operations in the above information processing method are optionally implemented by running one or more functional modules in an information processing device, such as a general-purpose processor (for example, in combination with Figure 1A to Figure 1B , Figure 3 , FIG. 5A to FIG. 5H In addition, the above reference 7A to 7J The described operations are optionally performed by Figure 1A to Figure 1B. For example, the acquisition operation 702 and the initiation operation 706 are optionally implemented by the event classifier 170, the event identifier 180, and the event handler 190. The event monitor 171 in the event classifier 170 detects the motion gesture, and the event distributor module 174 delivers the event information to the application 136-1. The corresponding event identifier 180 of the application 136-1 compares the event information with the corresponding event definition 186 and determines whether the motion gesture corresponds to a predefined event or sub-event. When the corresponding predefined event or sub-event is detected, the event identifier 180 activates the event handler 190 associated with the detection of the event or sub-event. The event handler 190 optionally utilizes or calls the data updater 176 or the object updater 177 to update the application internal state 192. In some embodiments, the event handler 190 accesses the corresponding GUI updater 178 to update the content displayed by the application. Similarly, a person of ordinary skill in the art will clearly know how to update the application internal state 192 based on Figure 1A to Figure 1B The components depicted in the figure are used to implement other processes.

[0311] For the purpose of explanation, the foregoing description is described by reference to specific embodiments. However, the above exemplary discussion is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the disclosed precise form. According to the above teachings, many modifications and variations are possible. The embodiments are selected and described in order to best illustrate the principles of the present invention and its practical application, so that other technical personnel in the field can best use the present invention and the various described embodiments with various modifications suitable for the specific purpose contemplated.

Claims

1. A method, comprising: At a corresponding wearable device in communication with the display generating component, the corresponding wearable device having one or more processors and memory: displaying a user interface via the display generation component; When displaying the user interface, detecting movement of a user's hand via one or more sensors of the corresponding wearable device, when one or more fingers of the hand are separated from the display generating component, the movement meets the corresponding standard; and In response to detecting the movement of the hand: performing an operation corresponding to the movement of the hand based on determining that the movement of the hand occurs after detecting a corresponding type of movement of the one or more fingers of the hand, the corresponding type of movement of the one or more fingers of the hand comprising contact between a first finger and a second finger of the hand, wherein a parameter of the operation changes based on a magnitude of the movement of the hand when the one or more fingers of the hand are separated from the display generating component; as well as based on determining that the movement of the hand occurs without detecting the corresponding type of movement of the one or more fingers of the hand, forgoing performing the operation corresponding to the movement of the hand; as well as in response to detecting the corresponding type of movement of the one or more fingers of the hand and before detecting the movement of the hand, displaying, via the display generating component, a visual indication that the corresponding type of movement of the one or more fingers of the hand has been detected; as well as In response to detecting the movement of the hand, updating the display of the visual indication that the corresponding type of movement of the one or more fingers of the hand has been detected based on the magnitude of the movement of the hand. 2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting the corresponding type of movement of the one or more fingers of the hand comprises detecting a snap gesture.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the operation corresponding to the movement of the hand comprises: in response to determining that the movement of the hand is associated with a first magnitude, performing the operation having a respective magnitude corresponding to the first magnitude of the movement of the hand; as well as Based on determining that the movement of the hand is associated with a second magnitude different from the first magnitude, the operation having a corresponding magnitude corresponding to the second magnitude of the movement of the hand is performed, and the corresponding magnitude corresponding to the second magnitude of the movement of the hand is different from the corresponding magnitude corresponding to the first magnitude of the movement of the hand.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the operation corresponding to the movement of the hand comprises: Based on determining that the movement of the hand is associated with a first direction, performing the operation having a corresponding direction corresponding to the first direction of the movement of the hand; as well as Based on determining that the movement of the hand is associated with a second direction different from the first direction, the operation having a corresponding direction corresponding to the second direction of the movement of the hand is performed, and the corresponding direction corresponding to the second direction of the movement of the hand is different from the corresponding direction corresponding to the first direction of the movement of the hand. 5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the operation corresponding to the movement of the hand comprises displaying information corresponding to the operation via a display generation component of the corresponding wearable device. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding wearable device comprises a watch. 7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the operation corresponding to the movement of the hand comprises displaying information corresponding to the operation at a first position different from a second position corresponding to the hand of the user. 8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the operation corresponding to the movement of the hand comprises changing a volume parameter associated with an electronic device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the operation corresponding to the movement of the hand comprises initiating a process to change a visual element displayed by an electronic device other than the corresponding wearable device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding criterion comprises a criterion that is satisfied when the movement of the hand of the user is a rotational movement of the hand of the user.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the corresponding criterion comprises a criterion that is satisfied when the movement of the hand of the user is a translational movement of the hand of the user.

12. A corresponding wearable device, the corresponding wearable device communicating with a display generating component, the corresponding wearable device comprising: one or more processors; Memory; as well as One or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for executing the method according to any one of claims 1-11.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs include instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a corresponding wearable device in communication with a display generating component, cause the corresponding wearable device to perform a method according to any one of claims 1-11.

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