Method and interface for initiating communication - Patent Application 20070122997

Abstract

To provide an efficient method and an interface for managing communications.SOLUTION: A method and a user interface are provided for initiating communications, determining whether to use a terrestrial or non-terrestrial (eg, satellite) communications network, and providing feedback to a user for directing communications to a satellite.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 239,403, entitled "METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS," filed August 31, 2021; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 243,681, entitled "METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS," filed September 13, 2021; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 334,604, entitled "METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS," filed April 25, 2022; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 400,732, entitled "METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS," filed August 24, 2022; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63 / 400,732, entitled "METHODS AND INTERFACES FOR INITIATING COMMUNICATIONS," filed August 29, 2022. This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17 / 898,342, entitled "INITIATED COMMUNICATIONS," the entire contents of each of which are incorporated herein by reference. [Technical Field]

[0002] TECHNICAL FIELD This disclosure relates generally to computer user interfaces, and more particularly to techniques for managing telecommunications user interfaces. [Background technology]

[0003] Electronic computer systems provide a means for communication such as through text messages and email. Summary of the Invention

[0004] However, some techniques for displaying communication user interfaces using electronic devices are generally cumbersome and inefficient. For example, some existing techniques use complex and time-consuming user interfaces that may involve multiple key presses or strokes. Existing techniques take longer than necessary, wasting the user's time and the device's energy. This latter consideration is particularly important in battery-operated devices.

[0005] The present technology thus provides electronic devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for managing a communication user interface. Such methods and interfaces, optionally, complement or replace other methods for managing a communication user interface. Such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on users and create a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time between battery charges.

[0006] According to some embodiments, a method executed on a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices is described, the method including detecting user input via the one or more input devices corresponding to a request to initiate communication via the computer system, and displaying a first user interface via the display generation component in response to detecting the user input, the first user interface including, in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system, displaying separate selectable communication options that, when selected via the one or more input devices, initiate a process for communicating via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network, and in accordance with a determination that the separate terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, initiating a process for communicating via the separate terrestrial wireless communication network without displaying separate selectable communication options.

[0007] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions to: detect, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to a request to initiate communication via the computer system; and, in response to detecting the user input, display, via the display generation component, a first user interface that includes: displaying, via the one or more input devices, separate selectable communication options that, when selected via the one or more input devices, initiate a process for communicating via a non-terrestrial wireless communication network in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system; and initiating a process for communicating via the separate terrestrial wireless communication network without displaying separate selectable communication options in accordance with a determination that the separate terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system.

[0008] According to some embodiments, a temporary computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions to: detect user input via the one or more input devices corresponding to a request to initiate communication via the computer system, and, in response to detecting the user input, display, via the display generation component, a first user interface that includes: displaying, in accordance with a determination that a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system, separate selectable communication options that, when selected via the one or more input devices, initiate a process for communicating via a non-terrestrial wireless communication network; and, in accordance with a determination that the separate terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, initiate a process for communicating via the separate terrestrial wireless communication network without displaying separate selectable communication options.

[0009] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that includes one or more processors and a memory that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions to detect user input via one or more input devices corresponding to a request to initiate communication via the computer system, and in response to detecting the user input, via a display generation component, display a first user interface that includes: displaying, in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system, separate selectable communication options that, when selected via the one or more input devices, initiate a process for communicating via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network; and, in accordance with a determination that the individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, initiate a process for communicating via the individual terrestrial wireless communication network without displaying separate selectable communication options.

[0010] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that is configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system comprising: means for detecting user input via the one or more input devices corresponding to a request to initiate communication via the computer system; and means for displaying a first user interface via the display generation component in response to detecting the user input, the means including: in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system, displaying separate selectable communication options that, when selected via the one or more input devices, initiate a process for communicating via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network; and in accordance with a determination that the separate terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, initiating a process for communicating via the separate terrestrial wireless communication network without displaying separate selectable communication options.

[0011] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting user input via the one or more input devices corresponding to a request to initiate communication via the computer system, and, in response to detecting the user input, displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface that includes: displaying, in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system, separate selectable communication options that, when selected via the one or more input devices, initiate a process for communicating via a non-terrestrial wireless communication network; and, in accordance with a determination that the individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, initiating a process for communicating via the individual terrestrial wireless communication network without displaying separate selectable communication options.

[0012] According to some embodiments, a method is described that is executed on a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices. The method includes, while the computer system is in a low-bandwidth communication mode, displaying, via a display generation component, a first set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for the communication, the first set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode; detecting, via one or more input devices, a first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options; after detecting the first set of one or more inputs, displaying, via the display generation component, a second set of selectable communication content options corresponding to a selection of a second communication content option from the second set of selectable communication content options; detecting, via the one or more input devices, an input corresponding to a request to transmit a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to transmit the communication, transmitting a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option selected by the first set of one or more inputs and the second set of one or more inputs.

[0013] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs display, via the display generation component, a first set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for communication, the first set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode, while the computer system is in a low-bandwidth communication mode, detect, via the one or more input devices, a first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options, and, after detecting the first set of one or more inputs, cause the display generation component to the first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a second communication content option from the second set of selectable communication content options; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a second communication content option from the second set of selectable communication content options; detecting, in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to transmit a communication, the first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of the second communication content option; and transmitting, in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to transmit the communication, the communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option selected by the first set of one or more inputs and the second set of one or more inputs.

[0014] According to some embodiments, a temporary computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs displaying, via the display generation component, a first set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for communication, the first set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode, while the computer system is in a low-bandwidth communication mode, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options, and, after detecting the first set of one or more inputs, displaying, via the display generation component, a first set of selectable communication content options corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options. and displaying a second set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for the communication, the second set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a second communication content option from the second set of selectable communication content options; detecting input corresponding to a request to transmit a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option; and, in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to transmit the communication, transmitting a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option selected by the first set of one or more inputs and the second set of one or more inputs.

[0015] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that is configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory that stores one or more programs configured to execute by the one or more processors: display, while the computer system is in a low-bandwidth communication mode, a first set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for communication, the first set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode; detect, via the one or more input devices, a first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options; and, after detecting the first set of one or more inputs, display, via the one or more input devices, a first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options. and in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to transmit the communication, transmitting the communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option selected by the first set of one or more inputs and the second set of one or more inputs.

[0016] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that is configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices, and while the computer system is in a low-bandwidth communication mode, display, via the display generation component, a first set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for a communication, the first set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode, detect, via the one or more input devices, a first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options, and, after detecting the first set of one or more inputs, display, via the display generation component, a second selectable communication content option corresponding to the individual content for the communication. means for displaying a second set of selectable communication content options, the second set being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode; detecting, via one or more input devices, a second set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a second communication content option from the second set of selectable communication content options; and detecting input corresponding to a request to transmit a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option; and means for transmitting, in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to transmit the communication, a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option selected by the first set of one or more inputs and the second set of one or more inputs.

[0017] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs display, via the display generation component, a first set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for communication, the first set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode, while the computer system is in a low-bandwidth communication mode, detect, via the one or more input devices, a first set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option from the first set of selectable communication content options, and, after detecting the first set of one or more inputs, display, via the display generation component: The method includes instructions for displaying a second set of selectable communication content options corresponding to individual content for the communication, the second set of selectable communication content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communication mode; detecting, via the one or more input devices, a second set of one or more inputs corresponding to a selection of a second communication content option from the second set of selectable communication content options; detecting input corresponding to a request to transmit a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option; and, in response to receiving the input corresponding to the request to transmit the communication, transmitting a communication including content corresponding to the selection of the first communication content option and the second communication content option selected by the first set of one or more inputs and the second set of one or more inputs.

[0018] According to some embodiments, a method is described that is executed on a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the method including: detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to communicate via satellite communication; and, in response to detecting the user input, displaying, via the display generation component, an orientation element, wherein, in accordance with a determination that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with one or more satellites, displaying the orientation element having a first orientation appearance that indicates that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites and that includes a graphical indication; detecting, while displaying the orientation element having the first orientation appearance, a change in orientation of a predetermined portion of the computer system; and, in response to detecting a change in orientation of the predetermined portion of the computer system, changing the appearance of the orientation element.

[0019] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to communicate via satellite communication, and, in response to detecting the user input, displaying, via the display generation component, an orientation element having a first orientation appearance that indicates that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites and that includes a graphical indication, detecting a change in orientation of a predetermined portion of the computer system while displaying the orientation element having the first orientation appearance, and changing the appearance of the orientation element in response to detecting a change in orientation of the predetermined portion of the computer system.

[0020] According to some embodiments, a temporary computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to communicate via satellite communication; displaying, via the display generation component, an orientation element having a first orientation appearance that indicates that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites in accordance with a determination that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites, the orientation element including a graphical indication; detecting a change in orientation of a predetermined portion of the computer system while displaying the orientation element having the first orientation appearance; and changing the appearance of the orientation element in response to detecting a change in orientation of the predetermined portion of the computer system.

[0021] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described, the computer system being configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to communicate via satellite communication, and, in response to detecting the user input, displaying, via the display generation component, an orientation element having a first orientation appearance indicating that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites and including a graphical indication, detecting a change in orientation of a predetermined portion of the computer system while displaying the orientation element having the first orientation appearance, and changing the appearance of the orientation element in response to detecting a change in orientation of the predetermined portion of the computer system.

[0022] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that is configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system comprising: means for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to communicate via satellite communication; means for displaying, via the display generation component, an orientation element in response to detecting the user input, the orientation element having a first orientation appearance that indicates that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites and that includes a graphical indication in accordance with a determination that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites; means for detecting, while displaying the orientation element having the first orientation appearance, a change in orientation of a predetermined portion of the computer system, and changing the appearance of the orientation element in response to detecting a change in orientation of the predetermined portion of the computer system.

[0023] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a user input corresponding to a request to communicate via satellite communication, and, in response to detecting the user input, displaying, via the display generation component, an orientation element having a first orientation appearance that indicates that the computer system is not properly oriented for communication with the one or more satellites and that includes a graphical indication, detecting a change in orientation of a predetermined portion of the computer system while displaying the orientation element having the first orientation appearance, and changing the appearance of the orientation element in response to detecting a change in orientation of the predetermined portion of the computer system.

[0024] According to some embodiments, a method is described that is executed on a computer system in communication with one or more input devices. The method includes: while preparing to initiate communication with a first recipient, outputting a query regarding whether to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication without adding a second recipient different from the first recipient as a participant in the communication conversation; after outputting the query regarding whether to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication, detecting a series of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to send a message to the first recipient; in response to detecting the series of one or more inputs, sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient and enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information to the second recipient in accordance with a determination that the computer system has detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient; and sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient without enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information to the second recipient in accordance with a determination that the computer system has not detected one or more inputs corresponding to the request to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient.

[0025] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with one or more input devices, the one or more programs, while preparing to initiate a communication with a first recipient, output a query regardless of whether a second recipient is different from the first recipient, receive information corresponding to the communication without adding the second recipient as a participant in the communication conversation, detect a series of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to send a message to the first recipient, and, in response to detecting the series of one or more inputs, send a user a message. In accordance with a determination that the computer system has detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request for permission for the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient and enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information to the second recipient, and in accordance with a determination that the computer system has not detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request for permission for the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient without enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information to the second recipient.

[0026] According to some embodiments, a temporary computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with one or more input devices, the one or more programs, while preparing to initiate a communication with a first recipient, output a query regardless of whether a second recipient is different from the first recipient, receive information corresponding to the communication without adding the second recipient as a participant in the communication conversation, detect a series of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to send a message to the first recipient, and in response to detecting the series of one or more inputs, send a message to a user. The method includes instructions for transmitting a message including the individual information to the first recipient and enabling delivery of the message to the second recipient including at least a portion of the individual information in accordance with a determination that the computer system detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request for permission to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, and transmitting a message including the individual information to the first recipient without enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information in accordance with a determination that the computer system did not detect one or more inputs corresponding to a request for permission to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient.

[0027] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that is configured to communicate with one or more input devices and includes one or more processors and a memory that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more programs, while preparing to initiate a communication with a first recipient, output a query regardless of whether the second recipient is different from the first recipient, receive information corresponding to the communication without adding the second recipient as a participant in the communication conversation, output a query regarding whether the second recipient should allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication, and then detect a series of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to send a message to the first recipient, and that the detected series of one or more inputs is true. In response to a determination that the computer system has detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, the computer system includes instructions to send a message including the individual information to the first recipient and enable delivery of the message to the second recipient including at least a portion of the individual information, and in response to a determination that the computer system has not detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, the computer system includes instructions to send a message including the individual information to the first recipient without enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information to the second recipient.

[0028] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is configured to communicate with one or more input devices and includes: means for, while preparing to initiate communication with a first recipient, outputting a query regardless of whether the second recipient is different from the first recipient, to receive information corresponding to the communication without adding the second recipient as a participant in the communication conversation; means for detecting a series of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to send a message to the first recipient after outputting the query regarding whether to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication; and means for, in response to detecting the series of one or more inputs, sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient and enabling delivery of the message to the second recipient including at least a portion of the individual information in accordance with a determination that the computer system has detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient without enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information to the second recipient in accordance with a determination that the computer system has not detected one or more inputs corresponding to the request to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient.

[0029] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with one or more input devices, the one or more programs, while preparing to initiate a communication with a first recipient, output a query regardless of whether a second recipient is different from the first recipient, receive information corresponding to the communication without adding the second recipient as a participant in the communication conversation, detect a series of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to send a message to the first recipient, and in response to detecting the series of one or more inputs, receive information corresponding to the communication without adding the second recipient as a participant in the communication conversation, whether the second recipient is different from the first recipient, and receive information corresponding to the communication without adding the second recipient as a participant in the communication conversation ... and the first recipient, in accordance with a determination that the computer system has detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request for permission to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient and enabling delivery of the message to the second recipient including at least a portion of the individual information; and in accordance with a determination that the computer system has not detected one or more inputs corresponding to a request for permission to allow the second recipient to receive information corresponding to the communication between the user and the first recipient, sending a message including the individual information to the first recipient without enabling delivery of the message including at least a portion of the individual information to the second recipient.

[0030] According to some embodiments, a method is described that includes, in a computer system, determining that distinct criteria are met while the computer system is in communication with a first communications network, and in response to determining that the distinct criteria are met, automatically transmitting updated location information indicating an updated location of the computer system without user input, the updated location information being accessible to a device other than the computer system, detecting that the first communications network is unavailable after automatically transmitting the updated location information one or more times when the distinct criteria are met, and allowing the computer system to update location information via a second communications network while the first communications network is unavailable, and ceasing to automatically transmit the updated location information when the distinct criteria are met.

[0031] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system is described, the one or more programs including instructions for: determining, while the computer system is in communication with a first communications network, that respective criteria are met; automatically, without user input, transmitting updated location information indicating an updated location of the computer system, the updated location information accessible from a device other than the computer system, when the respective criteria are met; detecting that the first communications network is unavailable after automatically transmitting the updated location information one or more times when the first communications network is unavailable, allowing the computer system to update the location information via a second communications network; and ceasing automatically transmitting the updated location information while the respective criteria are met.

[0032] According to some embodiments, a transient computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system is described, the one or more programs including instructions for: determining, while the computer system is in communication with a first communications network, that individual criteria are met; automatically, without user input, transmitting updated location information indicating an updated location of the computer system, the updated location information accessible from a device other than the computer system, when the individual criteria are met; detecting that the first communications network is unavailable after automatically transmitting the updated location information one or more times when the first communications network is unavailable, allowing the computer system to update the location information via a second communications network; and ceasing automatically transmitting the updated location information while the individual criteria are met.

[0033] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that includes one or more processors and a memory that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions to: determine that respective criteria are met while the computer system is in communication with a first communications network; automatically, without user input, transmit updated location information indicating an updated location of the computer system in response to determining that the respective criteria are met, the updated location information being accessible from a device other than the computer system; detect that the first communications network is unavailable after automatically transmitting the updated location information one or more times when the respective criteria are met; and, when the first communications network is unavailable, allow the computer system to update the location information via a second communications network; and cease automatically transmitting the updated location information while the respective criteria are met.

[0034] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that includes: means for determining that a respective criterion is met while the computer system is in communication with a first communications network; and, in response to determining that the respective criterion is met, automatically, without user input, transmitting updated location information indicating an updated location of the computer system, the updated location information being accessible from a device other than the computer system; means for detecting that the first communications network is unavailable after automatically transmitting the updated location information one or more times when the respective criterion is met; and means for ceasing automatically transmitting the updated location information while the first communications network is unavailable and the computer system is able to update location information via a second communications network and the respective criterion is met.

[0035] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system, the one or more programs including instructions for: determining that respective criteria are met while the computer system is in communication with a first communications network; automatically, without user input, transmitting updated location information indicating an updated location of the computer system, the updated location information accessible from a device other than the computer system, when the respective criteria are met; detecting that the first communications network is unavailable after automatically transmitting the updated location information one or more times when the first communications network is unavailable and the computer system is able to update the location information via a second communications network; and ceasing automatically transmitting the updated location information while the respective criteria are met.

[0036] According to some embodiments, a method is described that includes, at a computer system in communication with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system, receiving a request to initiate communication via the one or more input devices, and in response to receiving the request to initiate communication, initiating a process for communicating over the terrestrial wireless communication network in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is connected to a terrestrial wireless communication network, and providing, via the output generation component, a prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to the terrestrial wireless communication network.

[0037] In some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system, is described, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to initiate communication; in response to receiving the request to initiate communication, in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is connected to a terrestrial wireless communication network, initiating a process for communicating over the terrestrial wireless communication network; and in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to the terrestrial wireless communication network, providing, via the output generation component, a prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system.

[0038] In some embodiments, a transient computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system, is described, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to initiate communication; in response to receiving the request to initiate communication, in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is connected to a terrestrial wireless communication network, initiating a process for communicating via the terrestrial wireless communication network; and in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to the terrestrial wireless communication network, providing, via the output generation component, a prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system.

[0039] According to some embodiments, a computer system configured to communicate with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system is described, the computer system including one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions to receive, via the one or more input devices, a request to initiate communication, and, in response to receiving the request to initiate communication, initiate a process for communicating via the terrestrial wireless communication network in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is connected to a terrestrial wireless communication network, and, in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to the terrestrial wireless communication network, provide, via the output generation component, a prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system.

[0040] According to some embodiments, a computer system configured to communicate with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system is described, the computer system comprising: means for receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to initiate communication; and means for, in response to receiving the request to initiate communication, initiating a process for communicating over the terrestrial wireless communication network in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is connected to the terrestrial wireless communication network, and for providing, via the output generation component, a prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to the terrestrial wireless communication network.

[0041] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes an output generation component, one or more input devices, and one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of the computer system in communication with an external computer system, the one or more programs including instructions for receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to initiate communication; in response to receiving the request to initiate communication, in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is connected to a terrestrial wireless communication network, initiating a process for communicating over the terrestrial wireless communication network; and in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to the terrestrial wireless communication network, providing, via the output generation component, a prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system.

[0042] According to some embodiments, a method is described that includes, at a computer system in communication with an output generation component and one or more input devices, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs including a selection of a distinct number for text-based communication, and in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs including the selection of the distinct number for text-based communication, outputting, via the output generation component, a prompt including an indication that communication with the distinct number can be performed via an alternative communication network that is different from the distinct communication network in accordance with a determination that the distinct number satisfies a set of alternative communication criteria, the first criterion being met when the distinct number is a distinct type of number and a second criterion being met when the distinct communication network is unavailable.

[0043] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with an output generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs including a selection of a distinct number for text-based communication, and in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs including the selection of the distinct number for text-based communication, outputting, via the output generation component, a prompt including an indication that communication with the distinct number can be performed via an alternative communication network that is different from the distinct communication network in accordance with a determination that the distinct number satisfies a set of alternative communication criteria, the first criterion being met when the distinct number is a distinct type of number and a second criterion being met when the distinct communication network is unavailable.

[0044] According to some embodiments, a temporary computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with an output generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs including a selection of a distinct number for text-based communication, and in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs including the selection of the distinct number for text-based communication, outputting, via the output generation component, a prompt including an indication that communication with the distinct number can be performed via an alternative communication network that is different from the distinct communication network in accordance with a determination that the distinct number satisfies a set of alternative communication criteria, the first criterion being met when the distinct number is a distinct type of number and a second criterion being met when the distinct communication network is unavailable.

[0045] According to some embodiments, a computer system configured to communicate with an output generation component and one or more input devices is described, the computer system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions to detect, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs including a selection of a distinct number for text-based communication; and, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs including the selection of the distinct number for text-based communication, output, via the output generation component, a prompt including an indication that communication with the distinct number can be performed via an alternative communication network different from the distinct communication network in accordance with a determination that the distinct number satisfies a set of alternative communication criteria, the first criterion being met when the distinct number is a distinct type of number and a second criterion being met when the distinct communication network is unavailable.

[0046] According to some embodiments, a computer system configured to communicate with an output generation component and one or more input devices is described, the computer system including: means for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs including a selection of a distinct number for text-based communication; and means for outputting, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs including a selection of the distinct number for text-based communication, a prompt via the output generation component including an indication that communication with the distinct number can be performed via an alternative communication network different from the distinct communication network in accordance with a determination that the distinct number satisfies a set of alternative communication criteria, the first criterion being met when the distinct number is a distinct type of number and a second criterion being met when the distinct communication network is unavailable.

[0047] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with an output generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs including a selection of a distinct number for text-based communication, and in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs including the selection of the distinct number for text-based communication, outputting, via the output generation component, a prompt including an indication that communication with the distinct number can be performed via an alternative communication network that is different from the distinct communication network in accordance with a determination that the distinct number satisfies a set of alternative communication criteria, the first criterion being met when the distinct number is a distinct type of number and a second criterion being met when the distinct communication network is unavailable.

[0048] According to some embodiments, a method is described in a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system being configured to communicate via an alternative communication network while the individual communication network is unavailable, the method including: detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to activate an alternative communication network testing mode while the computer system's ability to communicate via the individual communication network is available; activating the alternative communication network testing mode in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to activate the alternative communication network testing mode; and displaying, via the display generation component, a set of user interfaces while the alternative communication network testing mode is activated.

[0049] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system being configured to communicate via an alternative communication network while the individual communication network is unavailable, the one or more programs including instructions to: detect, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to activate an alternative communication network testing mode while the computer system's ability to communicate via the individual communication network is available; activate, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to activate the alternative communication network testing mode; and display, via the display generation component, a set of user interfaces while the alternative communication network testing mode is activated.

[0050] According to some embodiments, a temporary computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system being configured to communicate via an alternative communication network while the individual communication network is unavailable, the one or more programs including instructions to: detect, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to activate an alternative communication network testing mode while the computer system's ability to communicate via the individual communication network is available; activate, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to activate the alternative communication network testing mode; and display, via the display generation component, a set of user interfaces while the alternative communication network testing mode is activated.

[0051] According to some embodiments, a computer system configured to communicate via an alternative communication network while the individual communication network is unavailable is described, the computer system comprising: one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions to: detect, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to activate an alternative communication network testing mode while the computer system's ability to communicate via the individual communication network is available; activate, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to activate the alternative communication network testing mode; and display, via the display generation component, a set of user interfaces while the alternative communication network testing mode is activated.

[0052] According to some embodiments, a computer system is described that is configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices and that is configured to communicate via an alternative communication network while the individual communication network is unavailable, the computer system comprising: means for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to activate an alternative communication network testing mode while the computer system's ability to communicate via the individual communication network is available; means for activating the alternative communication network testing mode in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to activate the alternative communication network testing mode; and means for displaying, via the display generation component, a set of user interfaces while the alternative communication network testing mode is activated.

[0053] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described that includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the computer system being configured to communicate via an alternative communication network while the individual communication network is unavailable, the one or more programs including instructions to: detect, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to activate an alternative communication network testing mode while the computer system's ability to communicate via the individual communication network is available; activate the alternative communication network testing mode in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to activate the alternative communication network testing mode; and display, via the display generation component, a set of user interfaces while the alternative communication network testing mode is activated.

[0054] According to some embodiments, a method is described that includes, at a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to initiate a process for sending a communication to an individual recipient, initiating a process for sending the communication to the individual recipient in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to initiate the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient, detecting, during the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to display a system user interface, and displaying, via the display generation component, the system user interface and user interface objects corresponding to the communication in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to display the system user interface, wherein the system user interface and user interface objects corresponding to the communication include displaying the user interface objects corresponding to the communication in a first appearance in response to determining that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a first state, and displaying the user interface objects corresponding to the communication in a second appearance different from the first appearance in response to determining that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a second state different from the first state.

[0055] According to some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to initiate a process for sending a communication to an individual recipient, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to initiate the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient, and receiving, via the one or more input devices, a system user input during the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient. and, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to display the system user interface, displaying, via the display generation component, the system user interface and the user interface objects corresponding to the communication, including displaying, in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a first state, the user interface objects corresponding to the communication in a first appearance, and in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a second state, different from the first state, the user interface objects corresponding to the communication in a second appearance, different from the first appearance.

[0056] According to some embodiments, a temporary computer-readable storage medium is described that stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to initiate a process for transmitting a communication to an individual recipient, initiating the process for transmitting the communication to the individual recipient in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to initiate the process for transmitting the communication to the individual recipient, and displaying a system user interface via the one or more input devices during the process for transmitting the communication to the individual recipient. and, in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to display the system user interface, via the display generation component, displaying the system user interface and the user interface objects corresponding to the communication, including displaying, in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a first state, the user interface objects corresponding to the communication in a first appearance, and in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a second state, different from the first state, the user interface objects corresponding to the communication in a second appearance, different from the first appearance.

[0057] According to some embodiments, a computer system configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices is described. The computer system includes one or more processors and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to initiate a process for sending a communication to the individual recipient, initiating a process for sending the communication to the individual recipient in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to initiate a process for sending the communication to the individual recipient, detecting, via the one or more input devices, during the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to display a system user interface, and in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to display the system user interface, via a display generation component, displaying the user interface object corresponding to the communication in a first appearance in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a first state, and displaying the user interface object corresponding to the communication in a second appearance different from the first appearance in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a second state different from the first state.

[0058] According to some embodiments, a computer system configured to communicate with a display generation component and one or more input devices is described, the computer system comprising: means for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to initiate a process for sending a communication to an individual recipient; means for initiating a process for sending a communication to an individual recipient in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to initiate a process for sending a communication to an individual recipient; means for detecting, via the one or more input devices, during the process for sending the communication to an individual recipient, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to display a system user interface; and means for displaying, via the display generation component, the system user interface and a user interface object corresponding to the communication in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to display the system user interface, the system user interface and a user interface object corresponding to the communication ... in response to determining that the process for sending a communication to an individual recipient is in a first state, the user interface object corresponding to the communication in a first appearance, and the displaying the user interface object corresponding to the communication in a second appearance different from the first appearance, according to determining that the process for sending a communication to an individual recipient is in a second state different from the first state.

[0059] According to some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product includes one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for detecting, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to initiate a process for sending a communication to the individual recipient, initiating a process for sending the communication to the individual recipient in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to initiate a process for sending the communication to the individual recipient, detecting, via the one or more input devices, during the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient, a set of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to display a system user interface, and in response to detecting the set of one or more inputs corresponding to the request to display the system user interface, via the display generation component, displaying the user interface object corresponding to the communication in a first appearance in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a first state, and displaying the user interface object corresponding to the communication in a second appearance different from the first appearance in accordance with a determination that the process for sending the communication to the individual recipient is in a second state different from the first state.

[0060] Executable instructions to perform these functions are optionally contained in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors. Executable instructions to perform these functions are optionally contained in a transitory computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors.

[0061] This provides devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for managing emergency user interfaces, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction of such devices. Such methods and interfaces can complement or replace other methods for managing communication user interfaces. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0062] For a better understanding of the various described embodiments, reference should be made to the following Detailed Description of the Invention in conjunction with the following drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout:

[0063] [Figure 1A] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a portable multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display in accordance with some embodiments.

[0064] [Figure 1B] FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for event processing according to some embodiments.

[0065] [Figure 2] FIG. 1 illustrates a portable multifunction device with a touch screen in accordance with some embodiments.

[0066] [Figure 3] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device having a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments.

[0067] [Figure 4A] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments.

[0068] [Figure 4B]1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for a multifunction device having a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display in accordance with some embodiments.

[0069] [Figure 5A] 1 illustrates a personal electronic device according to some embodiments.

[0070] [Figure 5B] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a personal electronic device according to some embodiments.

[0071] [Figure 6A] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6B] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6C] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6D] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6E] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6F] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6G]1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6H] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6I] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6J] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6K] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6L] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6M] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6N] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6O] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6P]1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6Q] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6R] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6S] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6T] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6U] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6V] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6W] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6X] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments. [Figure 6Y]1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and for communicating in a low bandwidth mode, according to some embodiments.

[0072] [Figure 7] 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, according to some embodiments.

[0073] [Figure 8] 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, according to some embodiments.

[0074] [Figure 9A] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9B] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9C] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9D] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9E] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9F] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9G] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9H] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9I] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9J] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9K] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9L] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9M] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9N] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9O] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9P] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9Q] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9R] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9S]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9T] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. [Figure 9U] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments.

[0075] [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for orienting a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments.

[0076] [Figure 11A] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11B] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11C] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11D] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11E] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11F] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11G] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11H]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11I] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11J] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11K] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11L] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11M] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11N] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11O] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. [Figure 11P] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments.

[0077] [Figure 12] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for managing message recipients according to some embodiments.

[0078] [Figure 13A] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13B]FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13C] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13D] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13E] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13F] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13G] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13H] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13I] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13J] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13K] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13L] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13M] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13N] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13O] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13P] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13Q] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13R] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13S] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13T] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13U] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13V] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13W] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13X] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13Y] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13Z] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments. [Figure 13AA] FIG. 10 illustrates an exemplary user interface for submitting updated location information according to some embodiments.

[0079] [Figure 14] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for transmitting updated location information according to some embodiments.

[0080] [Figure 15A] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15B] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15C] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15D] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15E] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15F] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15G] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15H] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15I] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15J] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15K] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15L] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15M] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15N] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15O] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15P] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15Q] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15R] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15S] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15T] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15U] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15V] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15W] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15X] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15Y] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15Z] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15AA] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15AB] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15AC] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15AD] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15AE] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments. [Figure 15AF] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication according to some embodiments.

[0081] [Figure 16] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communication according to some embodiments.

[0082] [Figure 17A] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17B] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17C] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17D] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17E] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17F] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17G] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17H] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17I] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17J] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17K] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17L] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17M] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17N] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17O] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17P] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17Q]1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. [Figure 17R] 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments.

[0083] [Figure 18] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments.

[0084] [Figure 19A] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19B] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19C] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19D] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19E] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19F] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19G] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19H] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19I]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19J] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19K] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19L] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19M] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19N] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. [Figure 19O] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments.

[0085] [Figure 20] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for testing alternative communication networks according to some embodiments.

[0086] [Figure 21A] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21B] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21C] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21D]FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21E] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21F] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21G] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21H] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21I] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21J] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21K] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. [Figure 21L] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary user interface for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments.

[0087] [Figure 22] FIG. 1 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for providing a user interface object corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0088] The following description sets forth example methods, parameters, etc. However, it should be recognized that such description is not intended as a limitation on the scope of the present disclosure, but rather is provided as a description of example embodiments.

[0089] There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient methods and interfaces for managing communications. For example, there is a need for methods and user interfaces for initiating communications, determining whether to use terrestrial or non-terrestrial (e.g., satellite) communications networks, and providing feedback to a user for directing communications to a satellite. For example, there is a need for methods and user interfaces for transmitting updated location information (e.g., when terrestrial communications networks are unavailable). Such techniques can reduce the cognitive load on users who need to communicate or share updated location information under certain conditions (e.g., emergency conditions), thereby ensuring appropriate use of the device and increasing its effectiveness. Furthermore, such techniques can reduce processor and battery power that would otherwise be wasted on redundant user input.

[0090] 1A-1B, 2, 3, 4A-4B, and 5A-5B provide descriptions of example devices for performing techniques for managing communications. FIGS. 6A-6Y illustrate example user interfaces for initiating communications and communicating in a low-bandwidth communication mode when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, according to some embodiments. FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable. FIG. 8 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for communicating in a low-bandwidth mode. The user interfaces in FIGS. 6A-6Y are used to describe processes described below, including the processes in FIGS. 7 and 8.

[0091] 9A-9U illustrate exemplary user interfaces for pointing a computer system to one or more satellites, according to some embodiments. FIG. 10 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for pointing a computer system to one or more satellites. The user interfaces in FIGS. 9A-9U are used to explain the process in FIG. 10, a process described below.

[0092] 11A-11P illustrate exemplary user interfaces for managing message recipients, according to some embodiments. FIG. 12 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for managing message recipients. The user interfaces in FIGS. 11A-11P are used to explain processes described below, including the process in FIG. 12.

[0093] 13A-13AA illustrate exemplary user interfaces for transmitting updated location information, according to some embodiments. FIG. 14 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for transmitting updated location information. The user interfaces in FIGS. 13A-13AA are used to explain processes described below, including the process in FIG. 14.

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[0013] Figures 15A-15AF show exemplary user interfaces for initiating communication, according to some embodiments. Figure 16 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communication. The user interfaces in Figures 15A-15AF are used to explain the process in Figure 16, a process described below.

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[0013] Figures 17A-17R show exemplary user interfaces for initiating communication over an alternative communication network, according to some embodiments. Figure 18 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communication over an alternative communication network. The user interfaces in Figures 17A-17R are used to explain the process in Figure 18, a process described below.

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[0023] Figures 19A-19O show exemplary user interfaces for testing alternative communication networks, according to some embodiments. Figure 20 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for testing alternative communication networks. The user interfaces in Figures 19A-19O are used to explain the process in Figure 20, a process described below.

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[0013] Figures 21A-21L illustrate example user interfaces for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process, according to some embodiments. Figure 22 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for providing user interface objects corresponding to a process. The user interfaces in Figures 21A-21L are used to explain the process in Figure 22, a process described below.

[0098] The processes described below enhance device usability and streamline the user-device interface (e.g., by helping users provide appropriate inputs when operating / interacting with the device and reducing user errors) through various techniques, including providing improved visual feedback to the user, reducing the number of inputs required to perform an action, providing additional control options without cluttering the user interface with additional controls, performing an action without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met, and / or other techniques. These techniques also reduce device power usage and improve battery life by allowing users to use the device more quickly and efficiently. Reducing the number of inputs required for operation and providing clear feedback to the user allows users to use the device more quickly and efficiently. This is particularly important in emergencies for several reasons. Using the device efficiently conserves battery life. This is important in emergencies because some emergency communication features use satellite communications, which can use a lot of energy (e.g., more energy than cellular communications), and because opportunities to charge the device are limited during an emergency (e.g., because the user is in a remote location without a power source). In an emergency, users may be stressed and more prone to making mistakes, so a user interface that clearly shows them how to use the device more quickly and efficiently is particularly important. Reducing errors in an emergency by providing clear instructions and feedback can reduce communication time with emergency services, thereby increasing the likelihood that emergency assistance will be provided more quickly.

[0099] It should also be understood that for methods described herein that are contingent on one or more steps being satisfied, the described method can be repeated any number of times, such that, over the course of the iteration, all of the conditions that are a prerequisite to the steps in the method are satisfied in various iterations of the method. For example, if a method requires performing a first step if a condition is satisfied and a second step if the condition is not satisfied, one skilled in the art will understand that the claimed steps can be repeated in any order until both the satisfied and unsatisfied cases are met. Thus, a method described with one or more steps that are contingent on one or more conditions being satisfied can be replaced with a method that is repeated until each condition described in the method is satisfied. However, this is not required for system or computer-readable medium claims in which the system or computer-readable medium includes instructions that perform a conditional action based on the corresponding one or more conditions being satisfied, and thus can determine whether a contingency is satisfied without explicitly repeating the steps in the method until all of the conditions that are a prerequisite to the steps in the method are satisfied. Those skilled in the art will also understand that, as with methods with conditional steps, the system or computer-readable storage medium may repeat the method steps as many times as necessary to ensure that all conditional steps have been performed.

[0100] In the following description, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to describe various elements, but these elements should not be limited by these terms. In some embodiments, these terms are used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first touch can be referred to as a second touch, and similarly, a second touch can be referred to as a first touch, without departing from the scope of various described embodiments. In some embodiments, a first touch and a second touch are two separate references to the same touch. Although a first touch and a second touch are both touches, they are not the same touch.

[0101] The terminology used in the description of the various embodiments set forth herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. In the description of the various embodiments set forth and in the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used herein, the term "and / or" should be understood to refer to and include any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items. It will be further understood that the terms "includes," "including," "comprises," and / or "comprising," as used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0102] The term "if" is interpreted, optionally, depending on the context, to mean "when" or "upon," or "in response to determining" or "in response to detecting." Similarly, the phrases "if it is determined" or "if [a stated condition or event] is detected" are interpreted, optionally, depending on the context, to mean "upon determining" or "in response to determining," or "upon detecting [the stated condition or event]" or "in response to detecting [the stated condition or event]."

[0103] Embodiments of electronic devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described. In some embodiments, the device is a portable communication device, such as a mobile phone, that also includes other functions, such as PDA and / or music player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, but are not limited to, iPhone®, iPod® Touch®, and iPad® devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California. Optionally, other portable electronic devices, such as laptop computers or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touchscreen displays and / or touchpads), are also used. It should also be understood that in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communication device, but rather a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touchscreen displays and / or touchpads). In some embodiments, the electronic device is a computer system in communication (e.g., via wired communication, via wireless communication) with a display generation component. The display generation component is configured to provide a visual output, such as a display via a CRT display, a display via an LED display, or a display via image projection. In some embodiments, the display generation component is integrated with the computer system. In some embodiments, the display generation component is separate from the computer system. As used herein, "displaying" content includes displaying content (e.g., video data rendered or decoded by display controller 156) by transmitting data (e.g., image data or video data) over a wired or wireless connection to an integrated or external display generation component to visually generate the content.

[0104] In the following discussion, electronic devices are described that include a display and a touch-sensitive surface, however, it should be understood that the electronic device optionally includes one or more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physical keyboard, a mouse, and / or a joystick.

[0105] The device typically supports a variety of applications such as one or more of a drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a website creation application, a disc authoring application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an email application, an instant messaging application, a training 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.

[0106] Various applications running on the device optionally use at least one common physical user-interface device, such as a touch-sensitive surface. One or more features of the touch-sensitive surface and corresponding information displayed on the device are optionally adjusted and / or changed for each application and / or within individual applications. In this way, the common physical architecture of the device (such as the touch-sensitive surface) optionally supports various applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and transparent to the user.

[0107] Attention now turns to embodiments of portable devices with touch-sensitive displays. FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating portable multifunction device 100 having touch-sensitive display system 112, according to some embodiments. Touch-sensitive display 112 may conveniently be referred to as a "touch screen" and may also be known or referred to as a "touch-sensitive display system." Device 100 includes memory 102 (optionally including one or more computer-readable storage media), memory controller 122, one or more processing units (CPUs) 120, peripherals interface 118, RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, input / output (I / O) subsystem 106, other input control devices 116, and external port 124. Device 100 optionally includes one or more optical sensors 164. Device 100 optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 that detect the intensity of a contact on device 100 (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface, such as touch-sensitive display system 112 of device 100). Device 100 optionally includes one or more haptic output generators 167 that generate haptic output on device 100 (e.g., generate haptic output on a touch-sensitive surface such as touch-sensitive display system 112 of device 100 or touchpad 355 of device 300). These components optionally communicate via one or more communication buses or signal lines 103.

[0108] As used herein and in the 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 a proxy for 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 distinct values ​​and more typically includes hundreds (e.g., at least 256) distinct values. The intensity of a contact is optionally determined (or measured) using various techniques and various sensors or combinations of sensors. For example, one or more force sensors under or adjacent to the touch-sensitive surface are optionally used to measure force at various 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 force of the contact. Similarly, a pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is optionally used to determine the pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitive surface. Alternatively, the size and / or change in the contact area detected on the touch-sensitive surface, the capacitance and / or change in the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate the contact, and / or the resistance and / or change in the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate the contact are optionally used as a surrogate for the force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, the surrogate measure of the force or pressure of the contact is used directly to determine whether an intensity threshold is exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in units corresponding to the surrogate measure). In some implementations, the surrogate measure of the contact force or pressure is converted to an estimate of the force or pressure, and the estimate of the force or pressure is used to determine whether an intensity threshold is exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in units of pressure). Using contact intensity as an attribute of user input allows users to access additional device functionality (e.g., on a touch-sensitive display) and / or receive user input (e.g., via a touch-sensitive display, touch-sensitive surface, or physical / mechanical controls such as knobs or buttons) that may not otherwise be accessible to users on devices of reduced size that have limited footprint for displaying affordances.

[0109] As used herein and in the claims, the term “haptic 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, that will be detected by a user with the user's sense of touch. For example, in a situation where a device or a component of a device is in contact with a touch-sensitive surface of a user (e.g., the fingers, palm, or other part of the user's hand), the haptic output produced by the physical displacement will be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding to a perceived change in a physical property of the device or a 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 “downclick” or “upclick” of a physical actuator button. In some cases, a user feels a tactile sensation such as a “downclick” or “upclick” even when there is no movement of a physical actuator button associated with the touch-sensitive surface that is physically pressed (e.g., displaced) by the user's action. As another example, movement of a touch-sensitive surface is optionally interpreted or perceived by a user as "roughness" of the touch-sensitive surface, even when there is no change in the smoothness of the touch-sensitive surface. While such user interpretation of touch depends on the user's personal sensory perception, there are many sensory perceptions of touch that are common to the majority of users. Thus, when a haptic output is described as corresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., "upclick," "downclick," "roughness"), unless otherwise specified, the generated haptic output corresponds to a physical displacement of the device, or a component of the device, that produces the described sensory perception for a typical (or average) user.

[0110] It should be understood that device 100 is only one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally has more or fewer components than those shown, optionally combines two or more components, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangement of its components. The various components shown in Figure 1A are implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing circuits and / or application specific integrated circuits.

[0111] Memory 102 optionally includes high-speed random access memory, and optionally includes non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Memory controller 122 optionally controls access to memory 102 by other components of device 100.

[0112] Peripheral interface 118 may be used to couple input and output peripherals of the device to CPU 120 and memory 102. One or more processors 120 operate or execute various software programs (e.g., computer programs (e.g., including instructions)) and / or instruction sets stored in memory 102 to perform various functions and process data for device 100. In some embodiments, peripheral interface 118, CPU 120, and memory controller 122 are optionally implemented on a single chip, such as chip 104. In some other embodiments, they are optionally implemented on separate chips.

[0113] RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 transmits and receives RF signals, also called electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 converts electrical signals to electromagnetic signals or electromagnetic signals to electrical signals and communicates with communication networks and other communication devices via electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 optionally includes well-known circuitry for performing these functions, including, but not limited to, an antenna system, an RF transceiver, one or more amplifiers, a tuner, one or more oscillators, a digital signal processor, a CODEC chipset, a subscriber identity module (SIM) card, memory, etc. RF circuitry 108 optionally communicates via wireless communication with networks, such as the Internet, also called the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet, and / or wireless networks, such as cellular telephone networks, wireless local area networks (LANs) and / or metropolitan area networks (MANs), and with other devices. RF circuitry 108 optionally includes well-known circuitry for detecting near field communication (NFC) fields, such as by short-range radios. Wireless communication optionally includes, but is 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-HSPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and other standards.Wireless technology includes, but is not limited to, wireless technology such as LTE evolution, near field communications (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 802.11n, 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), and wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE). The present invention may use any of a number of communication standards, protocols, and technologies, including the Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (XMPP), the Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), the Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS), and / or the Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol, including communication protocols not yet developed as of the filing date of this application.

[0114] Audio circuit 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide an audio interface between a user and device 100. Audio circuit 110 receives audio data from peripherals interface 118, converts the audio data into electrical signals, and transmits the electrical signals to speaker 111. Speaker 111 converts the electrical signals into sound waves audible to humans. Audio circuit 110 also receives electrical signals converted from sound waves by microphone 113. Audio circuit 110 converts the electrical signals into audio data and transmits the audio data to peripherals interface 118 for processing. The audio data is optionally retrieved from and / or transmitted to memory 102 and / or RF circuit 108 by peripherals interface 118. In some embodiments, audio circuit 110 also includes a headset jack (e.g., 212 in FIG. 2 ). The headset jack provides an interface between audio circuitry 110 and a detachable audio input / output peripheral, such as an output-only headphone or a headset with both an output (e.g., single or double ear headphones) and an input (e.g., a microphone).

[0115] I / O subsystem 106 couples input / output peripherals on device 100, such as touchscreen 112 and other input control devices 116, to peripheral interface 118. I / O subsystem 106 optionally includes display controller 156, light sensor controller 158, depth camera controller 169, intensity sensor controller 159, haptic feedback controller 161, and one or more input controllers 160 for other input or control devices. One or more input controllers 160 receive / send electrical signals from / to other input control devices 116. Other input control devices 116 optionally include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, etc. In some embodiments, input controller(s) 160 are optionally coupled to any (or none) of a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208 in FIG. 2 ) optionally include up / down buttons for volume control of speaker 111 and / or microphone 113. The one or more buttons optionally include push buttons (e.g., 206 in FIG. 2 ). In some embodiments, the electronic device is a computer system in communication with one or more input devices (e.g., via wireless communication over wired communication). In some embodiments, the one or more input devices include a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a trackpad as part of a touch-sensitive display). In some embodiments, the one or more input devices include one or more camera sensors (e.g., one or more light sensors 164 and / or one or more depth camera sensors 175), such as for tracking a user's gestures (e.g., hand gestures and / or air gestures) as input. In some embodiments, the one or more input devices are integrated with the computer system. In some embodiments, the one or more input devices are separate from the computer system.In some embodiments, an air gesture is a gesture that is detected without the user touching an input element that is part of the device (or independent of an input element that is part of the device) and is based on detected movement of a part of the user's body, including movement of the user's body relative to an absolute reference (e.g., the angle of the user's arm relative to the ground or the distance of the user's hand relative to the ground), movement of the user's body relative to another part of the user's body (e.g., movement of the user's hand relative to the user's shoulder, movement of the user's other hand relative to one of the user's hands, and / or movement of the user's fingers relative to another finger or part of the user's hand), and / or absolute movement of a part of the user's body (e.g., a tap gesture that includes movement of the hand in a predetermined pose by a predetermined amount and / or speed, or a shake gesture that includes rotation of a part of the user's body at a predetermined speed or amount).

[0116] A quick press of a push button optionally unlocks the touchscreen 112 or optionally initiates the process of unlocking the device using gestures on the touchscreen, as described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 11 / 322,549, filed December 23, 2005, "Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image," U.S. Patent No. 7,657,849, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. A longer press of a push button (e.g., 206) optionally turns power on or off to the device 100. The functionality of one or more of the buttons is optionally customizable by the user. The touchscreen 112 is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.

[0117] Touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input and output interface between the device and a user. Display controller 156 receives and / or sends electrical signals to touchscreen 112. Touchscreen 112 displays visual output to the user. This visual output optionally includes graphics, text, icons, animation, and any combination thereof (collectively "graphics"). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output optionally corresponds to user interface objects.

[0118] Touchscreen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or set of sensors that accepts input from a user based on haptic and / or tactile contact. Touchscreen 112 and display controller 156 (along with any associated modules and / or instruction sets in memory 102) detects contacts (and any movement or cessation of contact) on touchscreen 112 and translates the detected contacts into interactions with user interface objects (e.g., one or more softkeys, icons, web pages, or images) displayed on touchscreen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, the point of contact between touchscreen 112 and the user corresponds to the user's finger.

[0119] Touchscreen 112 optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal display), LPD (light emitting polymer display), or LED (light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologies are used in other embodiments. Touchscreen 112 and display controller 156 optionally detect contact and any movement or disruption thereof using any of a number of now known or later developed touch sensing technologies, including, but not limited to, capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensor arrays or other elements that determine one or more points of contact with touchscreen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in the iPhone® and iPod Touch® from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California.

[0120] The touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touchscreen 112 is optionally similar to the multi-touch-sensing touchpad described in U.S. Patent Nos. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and / or 6,677,932 (Westerman), and / or U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002 / 0015024 A1, each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. However, touchscreen 112 displays visual output from device 100, whereas touch-sensitive touchpads do not provide visual output.

[0121] The touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 is described in the following applications: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 381,313, filed May 2, 2006, entitled "Multipoint Touch Surface Controller," (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 840,862, filed May 6, 2004, entitled "Multipoint Touchscreen," (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 903,964, filed July 30, 2004, entitled "Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices," (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 048,264, filed January 31, 2005, entitled "Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices," and (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 038,590, filed January 18, 2005, entitled "Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices." No. 11 / 228,758, filed September 16, 2005, entitled "Virtual Input Device Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface," (7) U.S. Patent Application No. 11 / 228,700, filed September 16, 2005, entitled "Operation Of A Computer With A Touch Screen Interface," (8) U.S. Patent Application No. 11 / 228,737, filed September 16, 2005, entitled "Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard," and (9) U.S. Patent Application No. 11 / 367,749, filed March 3, 2006, entitled "Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device," all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

[0122] Touchscreen 112 optionally has a video resolution greater than 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touchscreen has a video resolution of approximately 160 dpi. A user optionally contacts touchscreen 112 using any suitable object or accessory, such as a stylus, a finger, or the like. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to operate primarily using finger-based contact and gestures, which may not be as precise as stylus-based input due to the larger contact area of ​​a finger on the touchscreen. In some embodiments, the device translates the coarse finger input into precise pointer / cursor positions or commands to perform the action desired by the user.

[0123] In some embodiments, in addition to the touchscreen, device 100 optionally includes a touchpad for activating or deactivating certain functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of ​​the device that, unlike the touchscreen, does not display visual output. The touchpad is optionally a touch-sensitive surface separate from touchscreen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touchscreen.

[0124] Device 100 also includes a power system 162 that provides power to the various components. Power system 162 optionally includes a power management system, one or more power sources (e.g., battery, alternating current (AC)), a recharging system, power failure detection circuitry, power converters or inverters, power status indicators (e.g., light emitting diodes (LEDs)), and any other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing electrical power within a portable device.

[0125] Device 100 also optionally includes one or more light sensors 164. FIG. 1A shows a light sensor coupled to light sensor controller 158 in I / O subsystem 106. Light sensor 164 optionally includes a charge-coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistor. Light sensor 164 receives light from the environment projected through one or more lenses and converts the light into data representing an image. Light sensor 164 optionally works in conjunction with imaging module 143 (also called a camera module) to capture still images or video. In some embodiments, the light sensor is located on the back side of device 100 opposite touchscreen display 112 on the front of the device, so that the touchscreen display can be used as a viewfinder for capturing still images and / or video. In some embodiments, the light sensor is located on the front of the device so that an image of a user is optionally acquired for a videoconference while the user views other videoconference participants on the touchscreen display. In some embodiments, the position of the light sensor 164 can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and sensor within the device housing), so that a single light sensor 164 is used for both video conferencing and capturing still images and / or video, along with a touchscreen display.

[0126] Device 100 also optionally includes one or more depth camera sensors 175. FIG. 1A shows a depth camera sensor coupled to depth camera controller 169 in I / O subsystem 106. Depth camera sensor 175 receives data from the environment and creates a three-dimensional model of an object (e.g., a face) in a scene from a viewpoint (e.g., the depth camera sensor). In some embodiments, in conjunction with imaging module 143 (also referred to as a camera module), depth camera sensor 175 is optionally used to determine a depth map of different portions of an image captured by imaging module 143. In some embodiments, a depth camera sensor is located on the front of device 100 to obtain images of the user with depth information for videoconferences and to capture selfie images with depth map data while the user views other videoconference participants on a touchscreen display. In some embodiments, depth camera sensor 175 is located on the back of the device, or on both the back and front of device 100. In some embodiments, the position of the depth camera sensor 175 can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and sensor within the device housing), so that the depth camera sensor 175 is used for both video conferencing and capturing still images and / or video, along with a touchscreen display.

[0127] Device 100 also optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165. FIG. 1A shows a contact intensity sensor coupled to intensity sensor controller 159 in I / O subsystem 106. Contact intensity sensor 165 optionally includes one or more piezoresistive strain gauges, capacitive force sensors, electric force sensors, piezoelectric force sensors, optical force sensors, capacitive touch-sensitive surfaces, or other intensity sensors (e.g., sensors used to measure the force (or pressure) of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface). Contact intensity sensor 165 receives contact intensity information (e.g., pressure information, or a proxy for pressure information) from the environment. In some embodiments, at least one contact intensity sensor is juxtaposed with or proximate to the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112). In some embodiments, at least one contact intensity sensor is located on the back of device 100, opposite touchscreen display 112, which is located on the front of device 100.

[0128] Device 100 also optionally includes one or more proximity sensors 166. Figure 1A shows proximity sensor 166 coupled to peripherals interface 118. Alternatively, proximity sensor 166 is optionally coupled to input controller 160 within I / O subsystem 106. Proximity sensor 166 optionally functions as described in U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 11 / 241,839, "Proximity Detector In Handheld Device," 11 / 240,788, "Proximity Detector In Handheld Device," 11 / 620,702, "Using Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output," 11 / 586,862, "Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices," and 11 / 638,251, "Methods And Systems For Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals," which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. In some embodiments, the proximity sensor turns off and disables touchscreen 112 when the multifunction device is placed near the user's ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call).

[0129] Device 100 also optionally includes one or more haptic output generators 167. FIG. 1A shows haptic output generators coupled to haptic feedback controller 161 in I / O subsystem 106. Haptic output generator 167 optionally includes one or more electroacoustic devices, such as speakers or other audio components, and / or electromechanical devices that convert energy into linear motion, such as motors, solenoids, electroactive polymers, piezoelectric actuators, electrostatic actuators, or other haptic output generating components (e.g., components that convert electrical signals into haptic output on the device). Contact intensity sensor 165 receives tactile feedback generation instructions from haptic feedback module 133 and generates a haptic output on device 100 that can be sensed by a user of device 100. In some embodiments, at least one haptic output generator is juxtaposed with or proximate to a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112) and generates haptic output, optionally by moving the touch-sensitive surface vertically (e.g., in / out of the surface of device 100) or horizontally (e.g., back and forth in the same plane as the surface of device 100). In some embodiments, at least one haptic output generator sensor is located on the back of device 100, opposite touchscreen display 112, which is located on the front of device 100.

[0130] Device 100 also optionally includes one or more accelerometers 168. FIG. 1A shows accelerometer 168 coupled to peripherals interface 118. Alternatively, accelerometer 168 is optionally coupled to input controller 160 in I / O subsystem 106. Accelerometer 168 optionally functions as described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20050190059, "Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices," and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20060017692, "Methods And Apparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer," both of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. In some embodiments, information is displayed on the touchscreen display in portrait or landscape orientation based on an analysis of data received from the one or more accelerometers. In addition to accelerometer(s) 168, device 100 optionally includes a magnetometer and a GPS (or GLONASS or other global navigation system) receiver for obtaining information about the position and orientation (e.g., vertical or horizontal) of device 100.

[0131] In some embodiments, software components stored in memory 102 include operating system 126, communications module (or instruction set) 128, touch / motion module (or instruction set) 130, graphics module (or instruction set) 132, text input module (or instruction set) 134, Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or instruction set) 135, and applications (or instruction sets) 136. Additionally, in some embodiments, memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3) stores device / global internal state 157, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 3. Device / global internal state 157 includes one or more of: active application state indicating which applications, if any, are currently active; display state indicating which applications, views, or other information occupy various regions of touchscreen display 112; sensor state including information obtained from the device's various sensors and input control devices 116; and location information regarding the device's position and / or orientation.

[0132] 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 that control and manage general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.) and facilitate communication between various hardware and software components.

[0133] Communications module 128 facilitates communication with other devices via one or more external ports 124 and also includes various software components for processing data received by RF circuitry 108 and / or external port 124. External port 124 (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE®, etc.) is adapted to couple to other devices directly or indirectly via a network (e.g., the Internet, wireless LAN, etc.). In some embodiments, the external port is a multi-pin (e.g., 30-pin) connector that is the same as, similar to, and / or compatible with the 30-pin connector used on iPod® (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.

[0134] Contact / motion module 130, optionally in cooperation with display controller 156, detects contact with touchscreen 112 and other touch-sensing devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Contact / motion module 130 includes various software components for performing various operations related to contact detection, such as determining whether contact occurs (e.g., detecting a finger-down event), determining the intensity of the contact (e.g., the force or pressure of the contact, or a surrogate for the force or pressure of the contact), determining whether there is contact movement and tracking the movement across 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-up event or an interruption of the contact). Contact / motion module 130 receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining the movement of the contact point, as represented by the series of contact data, optionally includes determining the speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and / or acceleration (change in magnitude and / or direction) of the contact point. These actions are optionally applied to a single contact (e.g., a single finger contact) or multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., "multi-touch" / multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, contact / motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contacts on the touchpad.

[0135] In some embodiments, contact / motion module 130 uses one or more sets of intensity thresholds to determine whether an action has been performed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has “clicked” on an icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensity thresholds are determined according to software parameters (e.g., the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation threshold of a particular physical actuator, but can be adjusted without modifying the physical hardware of device 100). For example, the mouse “click” threshold of a trackpad or touchscreen display can be set to any of a wide range of pre-defined thresholds without modifying the trackpad or touchscreen display hardware. Additionally, in some implementations, a user of the device is provided with a software setting to adjust one or more of the set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjusting individual intensity thresholds and / or by adjusting multiple intensity thresholds at once via a system-level click “intensity” parameter).

[0136] Contact / motion module 130 optionally detects gesture input by a user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contact patterns (e.g., different movements, timing, and / or intensities of detected contacts). Thus, gestures are optionally detected by detecting particular contact patterns. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture includes detecting a finger down event, followed by detecting a finger up (lift off) event at the same location (or substantially the same location) as the finger down event (e.g., the location of an icon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger down event, followed by one or more finger drag events, followed by detecting a finger up (lift off) event.

[0137] Graphics module 132 includes various known software components that render and display graphics on touchscreen 112 or other display, including components that vary the visual impact (e.g., brightness, transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual characteristics) of the displayed graphics. As used herein, the term "graphic" 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, video, animation, etc.

[0138] In some embodiments, graphics module 132 stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic is optionally assigned a corresponding code. Graphics module 132 receives one or more codes specifying the graphics to be displayed, including coordinate data and other graphic characteristic data, as needed, from an application or the like, and then generates screen image data to output to display controller 156.

[0139] The haptic feedback module 133 includes various software components for generating instructions used by the haptic output generator(s) 167 to generate haptic outputs at one or more locations on the device 100 in response to a user's interaction with the device 100.

[0140] Text input module 134 is optionally a component of graphics module 132 and 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).

[0141] The GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides this information for use within 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 a weather widget, a local yellow pages widget, and a maps / navigation widget).

[0142] Application 136 optionally includes the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof: • a contacts module 137 (sometimes called an address book or contact list); ●Telephone module 138, ●Videoconferencing module 139, ● an email client module 140; ● Instant messaging (IM) module 141, ●Training support module 142, camera module 143 for still images and / or video; ● Image management module 144; ●Video player module, ●Music player module, ● Browser module 147, ●Calendar module 148, • A widget module 149 optionally including one or more of a weather widget 149-1, a stock price widget 149-2, a calculator widget 149-3, an alarm clock widget 149-4, a dictionary widget 149-5, and other widgets obtained by the user, and a user-created widget 149-6; a widget creator module 150 for creating user-created widgets 149-6; ● Search module 151, A video and music player module 152 that integrates a video player module and a music player module; ● Memo module 153, Map module 154, and / or ●Online video module 155.

[0143] Examples of other applications 136 optionally stored in memory 102 include other word processing applications, other image editing applications, drawing applications, presentation applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice duplication.

[0144] In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, contacts module 137 optionally includes functions such as adding name(s) to an address book, deleting name(s) from an address book, associating phone number(s), email address(es), street address(es), or other information with names, associating images with names, categorizing and sorting names, providing phone numbers or email addresses to initiate and / or facilitate communication by phone 138, videoconferencing module 139, email 140, or IM 141, etc., used to manage the address book or contact list (e.g., stored in application internal state 192 of contacts module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370).

[0145] Telephone module 138, in conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, touchscreen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, is optionally used to enter a series of characters corresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in contacts module 137, modify entered telephone numbers, dial individual telephone numbers, place calls, and disconnect and hang up when the call is complete. As previously mentioned, wireless communication optionally uses any of a number of communication standards, protocols, and technologies.

[0146] Videoconferencing module 139 includes executable instructions to cooperate with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, touchscreen 112, display controller 156, light sensor 164, light sensor controller 158, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, contact module 137, and telephone module 138 to initiate, conduct, and end a videoconference between a user and one or more other participants according to the user's commands.

[0147] Email client module 140, in conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, contains executable instructions for composing, sending, receiving, and managing emails in response to user commands. In conjunction with image management module 144, email client module 140 greatly facilitates the creation and sending of emails with still or video images captured by camera module 143.

[0148] Instant messaging module 141 includes executable instructions, in conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touchscreen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, to enter a series of characters corresponding to an instant message, modify previously entered characters, send individual instant messages (e.g., using Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocols for telephony-based instant messaging, or XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messaging), receive instant messages, and view received instant messages. In some embodiments, sent and / or received instant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, video files, and / or other attachments, such as those supported by MMS and / or Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS). As used herein, "instant messaging" refers to both telephony-based messages (e.g., messages sent using SMS or MMS) and Internet-based messages (e.g., messages sent using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS).

[0149] The training support module 142 includes executable instructions to cooperate with the RF circuitry 108, touchscreen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, GPS module 135, map module 154, and music player module to create workouts (e.g., with time, distance, and / or calorie burn goals), communicate with training sensors (sports devices), receive training sensor data, calibrate sensors used to monitor workouts, select and play music for workouts, and display, store, and transmit workout data.

[0150] Camera module 143, in conjunction with touchscreen 112, display controller 156, light sensor(s) 164, light sensor controller 158, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and image management module 144, contains executable instructions for capturing and storing still images or video (including video streams) in memory 102, modifying the characteristics of the still images or video, or deleting the still images or video from memory 102.

[0151] 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 and / or video images in conjunction with touchscreen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and camera module 143.

[0152] Browser module 147, in conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, contains executable instructions for browsing the Internet according to user commands, including retrieving, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages.

[0153] The calendar module 148 includes executable instructions to cooperate with the RF circuitry 108, the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, the text input module 134, the email client module 140, and the browser module 147 to create, display, modify, and store calendars and data associated with the calendars (e.g., calendar items, to-do lists, etc.) according to user instructions.

[0154] Widget module 149, in conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touchscreen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, optionally provides mini-applications (e.g., weather widget 149-1, stock price widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) downloaded and used by a user, or mini-applications created by a user (e.g., user-created widget 149-6). In some embodiments, a widget includes an HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) file, a CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) file, and a JavaScript file. In some embodiments, a widget includes an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file and a JavaScript file (e.g., Yahoo! Widgets).

[0155] The widget creator module 150, in conjunction with the RF circuitry 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, is optionally used by a user to create a widget (e.g., turn a user-specified portion of a web page into a widget).

[0156] The search module 151 includes executable instructions for working in conjunction with the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, and the text input module 134 to search for text, music, sound, images, video, and / or other files in the memory 102 that match one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified search terms) in accordance with a user's commands.

[0157] Video and music player module 152 includes executable instructions that, in conjunction with touchscreen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, enable a user to download and play pre-recorded music and other sound files stored in one or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, as well as executable instructions for displaying, presenting, or otherwise playing videos (e.g., on touchscreen 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 (a trademark of Apple Inc.).

[0158] The notes module 153 includes executable instructions for working with the touch screen 112, the display controller 156, the contact / motion module 130, the graphics module 132, and the text input module 134 to create and manage notes, to-do lists, and the like according to user commands.

[0159] Map module 154, in conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touchscreen 112, display controller 156, touch / motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, is used to receive, display, modify, and store maps and data associated with maps (e.g., driving directions, data regarding businesses and other points of interest at or near a particular location, and other location-based data), optionally in accordance with user instructions.

[0160] Online video module 155, in conjunction with touchscreen 112, display controller 156, contact / motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, email client module 140, and browser module 147, contains instructions that enable a user to access, browse for, receive (e.g., by streaming and / or downloading), and play (e.g., on the touchscreen or on an external display connected via external port 124) particular online videos, send emails with links to particular online videos, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging module 141 is used to send links to particular online videos, rather than email client module 140. For additional description of online video applications, see U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 936,562, filed 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 December 31, 2007, entitled "Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos," the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

[0161] The above-identified modules and applications each correspond to a set of executable instructions that perform one or more of the functions and methods described herein (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other information processing methods described herein). These modules (e.g., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as respective software programs (e.g., computer programs (e.g., including instructions)), procedures, or modules; thus, in various embodiments, various subsets of these modules are optionally combined or otherwise rearranged. For example, a video player module is optionally combined with a music player module into a single module (e.g., video and music player module 152 of FIG. 1A). In some embodiments, memory 102 optionally stores a subset of the above-identified modules and data structures. Additionally, memory 102 optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above.

[0162] In some embodiments, device 100 is a device in which operation of a predetermined set of functions on the device is performed solely via a touchscreen and / or touchpad. Using the touchscreen and / or touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device 100 optionally reduces the number of physical input control devices (push buttons, dials, etc.) on device 100.

[0163] The set of predefined functions performed only through the touchscreen and / or touchpad optionally includes navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by a user, navigates device 100 to a main menu, home menu, or root menu from any user interface displayed on device 100. In such embodiments, a "menu button" is implemented using the touchpad. In some other embodiments, the menu button is a physical push button or other physical input control device rather than a touchpad.

[0164] 1B is a block diagram illustrating exemplary components for event processing, according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, memory 102 (FIG. 1A) or 370 (FIG. 3) includes an event sorter 170 (e.g., within operating system 126) and a separate application 136-1 (e.g., any of applications 137-151, 155, 380-390 described above).

[0165] Event sorter 170 receives the event information and determines which application 136-1 to deliver the event information to and application view 191 for application 136-1. Event sorter 170 includes event monitor 171 and event dispatcher module 174. In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes application internal state 192 that indicates the current application view(s) that are displayed on touch-sensitive display 112 when the application is active or running. In some embodiments, device / global internal state 157 is used by event sorter 170 to determine which application(s) are currently active, and application internal state 192 is used by event sorter 170 to determine which application(s) are currently active, and application internal state 192 is used by event sorter 170 to determine which application view(s) to deliver the event information to.

[0166] In some embodiments, application internal state 192 includes additional information such as one or more of resume information to be used when application 136-1 resumes execution, user interface state information indicating or ready to display information being displayed by application 136-1, state cues that allow the user to return to a previous state or view of application 136-1, and redo / undo cues of previous actions taken by the user.

[0167] Event monitor 171 receives event information from peripherals interface 118. The event information includes information about sub-events (e.g., a user touch as part of a multi-touch gesture on touch-sensitive display 112). Peripherals interface 118 transmits information it receives from I / O subsystem 106 or sensors such as proximity sensor 166, accelerometer(s) 168, and / or microphone 113 (via audio circuitry 110). Information that peripherals interface 118 receives from I / O subsystem 106 includes information from touch-sensitive display 112 or a touch-sensitive surface.

[0168] In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to peripherals interface 118 at predetermined intervals. In response, peripherals interface 118 transmits event information. In other embodiments, peripherals interface 118 transmits event information only when there is a significant event (e.g., receipt of an input above a predetermined noise threshold and / or for more than a predetermined duration).

[0169] In some embodiments, the event sorter 170 also includes a hit view determination module 172 and / or an active event recognizer determination module 173 .

[0170] Hit view determination module 172 provides software procedures that determine where a sub-event occurred within one or more views when touch-sensitive display 112 displays more than one view. A view consists of the controls and other elements that a user can see on the display.

[0171] Another aspect of a user interface associated with an application is the set of views, sometimes referred to herein as application views or user interface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-based gestures occur. The application views (of individual applications) in which touches are detected optionally correspond to programmatic levels within the application's programmatic or view hierarchy. For example, the lowest-level view in which a touch is detected is optionally referred to as the hit view, and the set of events that are recognized as appropriate inputs is optionally determined based at least in part on the hit view of the initial touch that initiates the touch gesture.

[0172] Hit view determination module 172 receives information related to sub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application has multiple views organized hierarchically, hit view determination module 172 identifies the hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy that should process the sub-events. In most situations, the hit view is the lowest-level view in which an initiating sub-event occurs (e.g., the first sub-event in a series of sub-events that form an event or potential event). 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 as the touch or input source identified as the hit view.

[0173] Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines which view(s) in 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 contain 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 the area associated with one particular view, views higher in the hierarchy still remain actively participating views.

[0174] Event dispatcher module 174 dispatches event information to event recognizers (e.g., event recognizer 180). In embodiments that include active event recognizer determination module 173, event dispatcher module 174 delivers event information to the event recognizers determined by active event recognizer determination module 173. In some embodiments, event dispatcher module 174 stores event information obtained by individual event receivers 182 in an event queue.

[0175] In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event sorter 170. Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event sorter 170. In still other embodiments, event sorter 170 is a stand-alone module or is part of another module stored in memory 102, such as contact / motion module 130.

[0176] In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes multiple event handlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each containing instructions for processing touch events that occur within a separate view of the application's user interface. Each application view 191 of application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers 180. Typically, an individual application view 191 includes multiple event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more of the event recognizers 180 are part of a separate module, such as a user interface kit or a higher-level object from which application 136-1 inherits methods and other properties. In some embodiments, individual event handlers 190 include one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, GUI updater 178, and / or event data 179 received from event sorter 170. Event handler 190 optionally utilizes or invokes data updater 176, object updater 177, or GUI updater 178 to update application internal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views 191 include one or more separate event handlers 190. Also, in some embodiments, one or more of the data updater 176, the object updater 177, and the GUI updater 178 are included in the separate application views 191.

[0177] A separate event recognizer 180 receives event information (e.g., event data 179) from event sorter 170 and identifies events from the event information. Event recognizer 180 includes an event receiver 182 and an event comparator 184. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 also includes metadata 183 and at least a subset of event delivery instructions 188 (optionally including sub-event delivery instructions).

[0178] The event receiver 182 receives event information from the event sorter 170. The event information includes information about a sub-event, e.g., a touch or a movement of a touch. Depending on the sub-event, the event information also includes additional information, such as the position of the sub-event. When the sub-event involves a movement of a touch, the event information also optionally includes the speed and direction of the sub-event. In some embodiments, the event includes a rotation of the device from one orientation to another (e.g., from portrait to landscape or vice versa), and the event information includes corresponding information about the current orientation of the device (also called the device's attitude).

[0179] The event comparator 184 compares the event information with predefined event or sub-event definitions and determines the event or sub-event, or determines or updates the state of the event or sub-event, based on the comparison. In some embodiments, the event comparator 184 includes an event definition 186. The event definition 186 includes definitions of events (e.g., a predefined set of sub-events), such as Event 1 (187-1) and Event 2 (187-2). In some embodiments, sub-events within an event (e.g., 187-1 and 187-2) include, for example, touch start, touch end, touch movement, touch cancellation, and multiple touches. In one example, the definition for Event 1 (187-1) is a double tap on a displayed object. The double tap includes, for example, a first touch on a displayed object relative to a predetermined stage (touch start), a first lift-off (touch end) relative to the predetermined stage, a second touch on a displayed object relative to the predetermined stage (touch start), and a second lift-off (touch end) relative to the predetermined stage. In another example, a definition of event 2 (187-2) is a drag on a displayed object. Drag includes, for example, a touch (or contact) on the displayed object to a predetermined stage, a movement of the touch across the touch-sensitive display 112, and a lift-off of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments, the event also includes information about one or more associated event handlers 190.

[0180] In some embodiments, event definition 186 includes definitions of events for individual user interface objects. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user interface objects are associated with the sub-event. For example, if a touch is detected on touch-sensitive display 112 in an application view in which three user interface objects are displayed 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 separate event handler 190, event comparator 184 uses the results of the hit test to determine which event handler 190 to activate. For example, event comparator 184 selects the event handler associated with the sub-event and object that triggers the hit test.

[0181] In some embodiments, the definition of an individual event 187 also includes a delay action that delays transmission of the event information until it is determined whether a set of sub-events corresponds to the event recognizer's event type.

[0182] If the individual event recognizer 180 determines that the sequence of sub-events does not match any of the events in the event definition 186, the individual event recognizer 180 enters an event disabled, event failed, or event finished state, after which it ignores the next sub-event of the touch-based gesture. In this situation, any other event recognizers that remain active for the hit view continue to track and process sub-events of the ongoing touch-based gesture.

[0183] In some embodiments, individual event recognizers 180 include metadata 183 with configurable properties, flags, and / or lists that indicate to actively participating event recognizers how the event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and / or lists that indicate how event recognizers interact with each other or how event recognizers are allowed to interact with each other. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and / or lists that indicate how sub-events are delivered to various levels in the view or programmatic hierarchy.

[0184] In some embodiments, an individual event recognizer 180 activates an event handler 190 associated with an event when one or more specific sub-events of the event are recognized. In some embodiments, the individual event recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with the event to the event handler 190. Activating the event handler 190 is separate from sending (and postponing sending) sub-events to the individual hit view. In some embodiments, the event recognizer 180 pops a flag associated with the recognized event, and the event handler 190 associated with the flag catches the flag and performs a predetermined process.

[0185] In some embodiments, the event delivery instructions 188 include sub-event delivery instructions that deliver event information about a sub-event without activating an event handler. Instead, the sub-event delivery instructions deliver the event information to an event handler associated with a set of sub-events or to an actively participating view. The event handler associated with the set of sub-events or the actively participating view receives the event information and performs a predetermined process.

[0186] In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used by application 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates phone numbers used by contacts module 137 or stores video files used by a video player module. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates and updates objects used by application 136-1. For example, object updater 177 creates new user interface objects or updates the positions 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 the touch-sensitive display.

[0187] In some embodiments, event handler(s) 190 include or have 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 an individual application 136-1 or application view 191. In other embodiments, they are included in two or more software modules.

[0188] It should be understood that the foregoing description of event processing of a user's touch on a touch-sensitive display also applies to other forms of user input for operating multifunction device 100 using input devices, although not all of them are initiated on a touchscreen. For example, mouse movements and mouse button presses, contact movements such as tapping, dragging, scrolling on a touchpad, optionally coordinated with single or multiple keyboard presses or holds, pen stylus input, device movement, verbal commands, detected eye movements, biometric input, and / or any combination thereof, optionally utilize as inputs corresponding to sub-events that define the recognized event.

[0189] FIG. 2 illustrates portable multifunction device 100 having touchscreen 112, according to some embodiments. The touchscreen optionally displays one or more graphics within user interface (UI) 200. In this embodiment, as well as other embodiments described below, a user may select one or more of the graphics by performing a gesture on the graphics, for example, using one or more fingers 202 (not drawn to scale) or one or more styluses 203 (not drawn to scale). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics is performed when the user breaks contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, the gesture optionally includes one or more taps, one or more swipes (left to right, right to left, upward and / or downward), and / or rolling (right to left, left to right, upward and / or downward) of a finger in contact with device 100. In some implementations or situations, accidental contact with a graphic does not select the graphic, for example, if the gesture corresponding to selection is a tap, a swipe gesture sweeping over an application icon optionally does not select the corresponding application.

[0190] Device 100 also optionally includes one or more physical buttons, such as a "home" button or menu button 204. As previously mentioned, menu button 204 is optionally used to navigate to any application 136 within a set of applications running on device 100. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as a soft key within a GUI displayed on touchscreen 112.

[0191] In some embodiments, device 100 includes touchscreen 112, menu button 204, pushbutton 206 for powering the device on / off and locking the device, volume control button(s) 208, subscriber identity module (SIM) card slot 210, headset jack 212, and external docking / charging port 124. Pushbutton 206 is optionally used to power the device on / off by pressing and holding the button down for a predetermined period of time, to lock the device by pressing and releasing the button before the predetermined time has elapsed, and / or to unlock the device or initiate the unlocking process. In alternative embodiments, device 100 also accepts verbal input via microphone 113 for activating or deactivating certain functions. Device 100 also optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 for detecting the intensity of a contact on touchscreen 112 and / or one or more haptic output generators 167 for generating a haptic output to a user of device 100.

[0192] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary multifunction device having a display and a touch-sensitive surface, according to some embodiments. Device 300 need not be portable. In some embodiments, device 300 is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device (such as a child's learning toy), a gaming system, or a control device (e.g., a home or commercial controller). Device 300 typically includes one or more processing units (CPUs) 310, one or more network or other communication interfaces 360, memory 370, and one or more communication buses 320 interconnecting these components. Communication bus 320 optionally includes circuitry (sometimes called a chipset) that interconnects and controls communication between system components. Device 300 includes input / output (I / O) interface 330, including display 340, which is typically a touchscreen display. I / O interface 330 also optionally includes a keyboard and / or mouse (or other pointing device) 350 and a touchpad 355, a haptic output generator 357 for generating haptic output on device 300 (e.g., similar to haptic output generator(s) 167 described above with reference to FIG. 1A ), and sensors 359 (e.g., light, acceleration, proximity, touch-sensing, and / or contact intensity sensors similar to contact intensity sensor(s) 165 described above with reference to FIG. 1A ). Memory 370 includes high-speed random-access memory such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM, or other random-access solid-state memory devices, and optionally includes 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. Memory 370 optionally includes one or more storage devices located remotely from CPU(s) 310.In some embodiments, memory 370 stores programs, modules, and data structures similar to, or a subset of, programs, modules, and data structures stored in memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100 (FIG. 1A). Additionally, 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 drawing module 380, presentation module 382, ​​word processing module 384, website creation module 386, disc authoring module 388, and / or spreadsheet module 390, whereas memory 102 of portable multifunction device 100 (FIG. 1A) optionally does not store these modules.

[0193] Each of the above-identified elements of FIG. 3 is optionally stored in one or more of the memory devices mentioned above. Each of the above-identified modules corresponds to an instruction set that performs the functions described above. The above-identified modules or computer programs (e.g., including an instruction set or instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs (e.g., computer programs (e.g., including instructions)), procedures, or modules; thus, in various embodiments, various subsets of these modules are optionally combined or otherwise reconfigured. In some embodiments, memory 370 optionally stores a subset of the above-identified modules and data structures. Additionally, memory 370 optionally stores additional modules and data structures not described above.

[0194] Attention is now optionally directed to user interface embodiments, for example, as implemented on portable multifunction device 100.

[0195] 4A shows an exemplary user interface for a menu of applications on portable multifunction device 100, according to some embodiments. 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: signal strength indicator(s) 402 for wireless communication(s), such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals; ●Time 404, ●Bluetooth indicator 405, ● Battery status indicator 406, Tray 408 with icons of frequently used applications, such as: An icon 416 for the phone module 138, labeled "Phone," optionally including an indicator 414 of the number of missed calls or voicemail messages; icon 418 of the email client module 140, labeled "Mail," optionally including an indicator 410 of the number of unread emails; ○ An icon 420 for the browser module 147, labeled "Browser"; and ○ An icon 422 for the video and music player module 152, also called the iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.) module 152, labeled "iPod"; and ● Icons of other applications, such as: ○ Icon 424 of IM module 141, labeled "Messages"; ○ Icon 426 of the calendar module 148, labeled "Calendar" ○ Icon 428 of the image management module 144, labeled "Photos" ○ An icon 430 of the camera module 143, labeled "camera"; ○ Icon 432 of the online video module 155, labeled "Online Video"; Icon 434 of Stock Price Widget 149-2, labeled "Stock Price" ○ Icon 436 of the map module 154, labeled "Map" Icon 438 of weather widget 149-1, labeled "Weather" ○ Icon 440 of alarm clock widget 149-4, labeled "Clock" ○ Icon 442 of Training Support Module 142, labeled "Training Support"; ○ An icon 444 of the Notes module 153 labeled "Notes," and A settings application or module icon 446 labeled "Settings" that provides access to settings for the device 100 and its various applications 136.

[0196] Note that the icon labels shown in FIG. 4A are merely exemplary. 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 for an individual application icon includes the name of the application that corresponds to the individual application icon. In some embodiments, the label of a particular application icon is different from the name of the application that corresponds to that particular application icon.

[0197] 4B shows an example user interface on a device (e.g., device 300 of FIG. 3 ) that has touch-sensitive surface 451 (e.g., tablet or touchpad 355 of FIG. 3 ) that is separate from display 450 (e.g., touchscreen display 112). Device 300 also optionally includes one or more contact intensity sensors (e.g., one or more of sensors 359) that detect the intensity of a contact on touch-sensitive surface 451, and / or one or more haptic output generators 357 that generate a haptic output for a user of device 300.

[0198] Although some of the following examples are given with reference to input on touchscreen display 112 (which combines a touch-sensitive surface and a display), in some embodiments, the device detects input on a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display, as shown in FIG. 4B . In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 451 in FIG. 4B ) has a primary axis (e.g., 452 in FIG. 4B ) that corresponds to a primary axis (e.g., 453 in FIG. 4B ) on the display (e.g., 450). According to these embodiments, the device detects contact with touch-sensitive surface 451 (e.g., 460 and 462 in FIG. 4B ) at locations that correspond to respective locations on the display (e.g., in FIG. 4B , 460 corresponds to 468 and 462 corresponds to 470). In this way, user input (e.g., contacts 460 and 462 and their movement) detected by the device on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., 451 in FIG. 4B ) is used by the device to operate a user interface on the display (e.g., 450 in FIG. 4B ) of the multifunction device when the touch-sensitive surface is separate from the display. It should be understood that similar methods are optionally used for the other user interfaces described herein.

[0199] Additionally, while the following examples are given primarily with reference to finger input (e.g., finger contact, finger tap gesture, finger swipe gesture), it should be understood that in some embodiments, one or more of the finger inputs are replaced with 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 a contact) followed by movement of a 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 (e.g., instead of detecting a contact and then ceasing contact detection) while the cursor is located over the location of the tap gesture. Similarly, it should be understood that when multiple user inputs are detected simultaneously, multiple computer mice are optionally used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contacts are optionally used simultaneously.

[0200] FIG. 5A shows an exemplary personal electronic device 500. Device 500 includes a main body 502. In some embodiments, device 500 can include some or all of the features described with respect to devices 100 and 300 (e.g., FIGS. 1A-4B ). In some embodiments, device 500 has a touch-sensitive display screen 504, hereafter touchscreen 504. Alternatively, or in addition to touchscreen 504, device 500 has a display and a touch-sensitive surface. Similar to devices 100 and 300, in some embodiments, touchscreen 504 (or the touch-sensitive surface) optionally includes one or more intensity sensors that detect the intensity of contact (e.g., touches) being applied. The one or more intensity sensors of touchscreen 504 (or the touch-sensitive surface) can provide output data representing the intensity of the touch. The user interface of device 500 can respond to touches based on their intensity, meaning that touches of different intensities can invoke different user interface actions on device 500.

[0201] For exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch intensity, see, for example, related applications International Patent Application No. PCT / US2013 / 040061, filed May 8, 2013, entitled "Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface Objects Corresponding to an Application," published as International Publication No. WO / 2013 / 169849, and International Patent Application No. PCT / US2013 / 069483, filed November 11, 2013, entitled "Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display Output Relationships," published as International Publication No. WO / 2014 / 105276, each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

[0202] In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more input mechanisms 506 and 508. Input mechanisms 506 and 508, if included, may be physical. Examples of physical input mechanisms include push buttons and rotatable mechanisms. In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more attachment mechanisms. Such attachment mechanisms, if included, may allow device 500 to be attached to, for example, hats, eyewear, earrings, necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets, watch bands, chains, pants, belts, shoes, wallets, backpacks, etc. These attachment mechanisms allow device 500 to be worn by a user.

[0203] FIG. 5B illustrates an exemplary personal electronic device 500. In some embodiments, device 500 can include some or all of the components described with respect to FIGS. 1A, 1B, and 3. Device 500 has a bus 512 operably coupling an I / O section 514 to one or more computer processors 516 and memory 518. I / O section 514 can be connected to a display 504, which can have touch-sensing components 522 and optionally an intensity sensor 524 (e.g., a contact intensity sensor). Additionally, I / O section 514 can be connected to a communication unit 530 that receives application and operating system data using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), cellular, and / or other wireless communication technologies. Device 500 can include input mechanisms 506 and / or 508. Input mechanism 506 is optionally, for example, a rotatable input device or a depressible and rotatable input device. In some embodiments, input mechanism 508 is optionally a button.

[0204] In some embodiments, input mechanism 508 is optionally a microphone. Personal electronic device 500 optionally includes various sensors, such as a GPS sensor 532, an accelerometer 534, an orientation sensor 540 (e.g., a compass), a gyroscope 536, a motion sensor 538, and / or combinations thereof, all of which may be operably connected to I / O section 514.

[0205] 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 cause the computer processors to perform the techniques described below, including processes 700 (FIG. 7), 800 (FIG. 8), 1000 (FIG. 10), 1200 (FIG. 12), 1400 (FIG. 14), 1600 (FIG. 16), 1800 (FIG. 18), 2000 (FIG. 20), and 2200 (FIG. 22). A computer-readable storage medium may be any medium that can tangibly contain or store computer-executable instructions used by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In some embodiments, the storage medium is a transitory computer-readable storage medium. In some embodiments, the storage medium is a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may include, but is not limited to, magnetic, optical, and / or semiconductor storage devices. Examples of such storage devices include magnetic disks, CDs, DVDs, or optical discs based on Blu-ray technology, as well as persistent solid-state memory such as flash and solid-state drives. The personal electronic device 500 is not limited to the components and configuration of FIG. 5B and may include other or additional components in multiple configurations.

[0206] As used herein, the term "affordance" refers to a user-interactive graphical user interface object, optionally displayed on a display screen of device 100, 300, and / or 500 (FIGS. 1A, 3, and 5A-5B). For example, images (e.g., icons), buttons, and text (e.g., hyperlinks) each, optionally, constitute an affordance.

[0207] As used herein, the term “focus selector” refers to an input element that indicates the current portion of the user interface with which the user is interacting. In some implementations involving a cursor or other position marker, the cursor acts as the “focus selector,” such that when input (e.g., a press input) is detected on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touchpad 355 of FIG. 3 or touch-sensitive surface 451 of FIG. 4B) while the cursor is positioned over a particular user interface element (e.g., a button, window, slider, or other user interface element), the particular user interface element is adjusted according to the detected input. In some implementations involving a touchscreen display (e.g., touch-sensitive display system 112 of FIG. 1A or touchscreen 112 of FIG. 4A) that allows direct interaction with user interface elements on the touchscreen display, a detected contact on the touchscreen acts as the “focus selector,” such that when input (e.g., a press input by 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 touchscreen display, the particular user interface element is adjusted according to the detected input. In some implementations, focus is moved from one region of the user interface to another region of the user interface without a corresponding cursor movement or contact movement on the touchscreen display (e.g., by using the tab key or arrow keys to move focus from one button to another), and in these implementations, the focus selector moves to follow the movement of focus between various regions of the user interface. Regardless of the specific form the focus selector takes, the focus selector is generally a user interface element (or contact on a touchscreen display) that is controlled by the user to communicate the user's intended interaction with the user interface (e.g., by indicating to the device the element of the user interface through which the user intends to interact).For example, the position of a focus selector (e.g., cursor, touch, or selection box) over an individual button while a press input is detected on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touchpad or touchscreen) indicates that the user intends to activate that individual button (and not other user interface elements shown on the device's display).

[0208] As used herein and in the claims, the term "characteristic intensity" of a contact refers to a characteristic of that contact based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is based on a plurality of intensity samples. The characteristic intensity is optionally based on a predetermined number of intensity samples, i.e., a set of intensity samples collected during a predetermined time period (e.g., 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 seconds) associated with a predetermined event (e.g., after detecting the contact, before detecting lift-off of the contact, before or after detecting the start of contact movement, before detecting the end of the contact, before or after detecting an increase in the intensity of the contact, and / or before or after detecting a decrease in the intensity of the contact). The characteristic intensity of the contact is optionally based on one or more of the maximum intensity of the contact, the mean intensity of the contact, the average intensity of the contact, the top 10 percentile intensity of the contact, half the maximum intensity of the contact, 90 percent of the maximum intensity of the contact, etc. In some embodiments, the duration of the contact is used in determining the characteristic intensity (e.g., when the characteristic intensity is an average of the intensity of the contact over time). In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is compared to a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an action is performed by the user. For example, the set of one or more intensity thresholds optionally includes a first intensity threshold and a second intensity threshold. In this example, a contact having a characteristic intensity that does not exceed the first threshold results in a first action, a contact having a characteristic intensity above the first intensity threshold but not above the second intensity threshold results in a second action, and a contact having a characteristic intensity above the second threshold results in a third action. In some embodiments, the comparison between the characteristic intensity and the one or more thresholds is not used to determine whether to perform the first action or the second action, but rather to determine whether to perform one or more actions (e.g., whether to perform an individual action or to refrain from performing an individual action).

[0209] Attention is now directed to embodiments of user interfaces (“UIs”) and related processes implemented on an electronic device such as portable multifunction device 100, device 300, or device 500.

[0210] 6A-6L illustrate exemplary user interfaces for initiating communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by a computer system, according to some embodiments. The user interfaces in these figures are used to explain processes described below, including the processes in FIGS. 7 and 8.

[0211] In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., inputs 610A, 610B, 610C, 610D, 606G, 610I, 612M, 610M, 613M, 616M, 618M, 622M, 624M, 608N, 616M, 608O, 610O 608P, 608Q, 604R, 604S, and / or 610S) is or includes touch input (e.g., tap gesture and / or swipe gesture). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., inputs 610A, 610B, 610C, 610D, 606G, 610I, 612M, 610M, 613M, 616M, 618M, 622M, 624M, 608N, 616M, 608O, 610O, 608P, 608Q, 604R, 604S, and / or 610S) is or includes a voice input (e.g., a voice command to select a user interface element or to activate a function, such as a feature or function, associated with a user interface element). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., inputs 610A, 610B, 610C, 610D, 606G, 610I, 612M, 610M, 613M, 616M, 618M, 622M, 624M, 608N, 616M, 608O, 610O, 608P, 608Q, 604R, 604S, and / or 610S) is or includes an air gesture (e.g., an air gesture to select a user interface element or an air gesture to activate a function, such as a feature or function, associated with a user interface element). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., inputs 610A, 610B, 610C, 610D, 606G, 610I, 612M, 610M, 613M, 616M, 618M, 622M, 624M, 608N, 616M, 608O, 610O, 608P, 608Q, 604R, 604S, and / or 610S) is or includes the activation (e.g., pressing, turning, and / or moving) of a hardware device (e.g., a button, a rotatable input mechanism, a rotatable and depressable input mechanism, a mouse button, a button on a remote control, and / or a joystick).In some embodiments, any of the user interface elements described herein as being selectable (e.g., icons, affordances, buttons, and / or selectable options) are selected by activating a hardware device while the user interface element is in focus (e.g., highlighted, bolded, outlined, visually distinct from other user interface elements, and / or located near the cursor).

[0212] Figures 6A-6D show exemplary interfaces for initiating communications such as, for example, voice calls and / or text messages. Figures 6A and 6C include interfaces for initiating calls with emergency services (e.g., 911). Figures 6B and 6D include interfaces for initiating calls with non-emergency services.

[0213] 6A and 6B illustrate a process for attempting to initiate a call to an emergency service and a non-emergency entity. Figures 6A and 6B show a computer system 600 with a touch-sensitive display 601. In Figures 6A and 6B, the computer system 600 displays calling interfaces 602A and 602B, respectively, for initiating a call. The calling interfaces 602A and 602B include keypads 604A and 604B (respectively), a text field 608, call buttons 606A and 606B (respectively), and a network indicator 607. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a selection of a phone application affordance (e.g., on a home screen), the computer system 600 displays the calling interfaces 602A and 602B.

[0214] Network indicator 607 indicates the availability of computer system 600 to communicate with a terrestrial wireless communication network to transmit a communication (e.g., initiate a call). In some embodiments, the terrestrial wireless communication network is a cellular network and / or an Internet network (e.g., Wi-Fi). Computer system 600 determines the availability of a cellular network based on the strength and consistency of the cellular network for communication with computer system 600. In FIGS. 6A-6B, network indicator 607 indicates an available cellular network for initiating a call. However, in some embodiments, computer system 600 receives a request to initiate a call when a cellular network is unavailable.

[0215] 6A, computer system 600 detects one or more inputs on keypad 604 and input 610A on call button 606A (e.g., a tap gesture or other selection input) to dial the number of an emergency service. Computer system 600 displays emergency service as 911 in text field 608. Other emergency services, described below, can be contacted (e.g., 999 in the UK, 110 and / or 119 in Japan, and 000 in Australia).

[0216] In response to detecting input 610A on call button 606A, computer system 600 attempts to initiate a call to emergency services and displays call interface 602E shown in FIG. 6E, discussed below.

[0217] 6B, computer system 600 detects one or more inputs on keypad 604B and input 610B on call button 606B (e.g., a tap gesture or other selection input) to dial a non-emergency entity. Computer system 600 displays the non-emergency entity as 123-456-7890. In some embodiments, the non-emergency entity is a contactable entity or phone number not associated with an emergency service, such as a friend or a business.

[0218] In response to detecting input 610B on call button 606B, computer system 600 attempts to initiate and connect a call to a non-emergency entity and displays call interface 602F, shown in FIG. 6F, described below.

[0219] Figures 6C and 6D show an alternative process to Figures 6A and 6B for attempting to initiate calls to emergency services and non-emergency entities. Figures 6C and 6D display exemplary user interfaces for initiating calls using an external computer system 620 with a touch-sensitive display 621. In Figures 6C and 6D, the external computer system 620 displays watch interfaces 602C and 602D for initiating calls.

[0220] 6C , watch interface 602C includes a power off slider 604C, a medical ID slider 606C, and an emergency SOS slider 608C. In response to detecting an input on power off slider 604C, external computer system 620 turns off. In response to detecting an input on medical ID slider 606C, external computer system 620 displays medical identification information about a user of external computer system 620. In some embodiments, external computer system 620 displays wristwatch interface 602C in response to external computer system 620 detecting an input, such as an input on button 622 (e.g., press and hold) or a voice command (e.g., "show power options").

[0221] In response to detecting an input 610C on the Emergency SOS slider 608C, the external computer system 620 attempts to initiate and connect a call to emergency services. In some embodiments, the external computer system 620 can initiate the call by sending a request to the paired computer system 600 to dial emergency services and display a call interface 602F on the computer device 600 of FIG. 6F, described below.

[0222] 6D, watch interface 602D includes keypad 604D, end call button 606D, and text field 612D. External computer system 620 detects one or more inputs (e.g., tap gestures or other selection inputs) on keypad 604D to dial the non-emergency phone number "123-456-7890." In response to the one or more inputs, external computer system 620 displays watch interface 602D to select the phone affordance to initiate communication.

[0223] In response to receiving input 610D on call button 606D, external computer system 620 attempts to initiate and connect a call to a non-emergency number and displays call interface 602F, which is shown in Figure 6F, described below. In some embodiments, one or more inputs on keypad 604D dial an emergency number (e.g., "911"), and in response to receiving input 610D on call button 606D, external computer system 620 attempts to initiate and connect a call to emergency services while displaying call interface 602E, which is shown in Figure 6E, described below.

[0224] In Figures 6E-6J, when cellular service is unavailable, computer system 600 displays an interface for managing communications. Figures 6E, 6G, and 61 include interfaces for managing calls to emergency services, and Figures 6F, 6H, and 6J include interfaces for managing calls to non-emergency services. In Figures 6E-6J, computer system 600 updates (e.g., replaces) network indicator 607 to indicate that a terrestrial wireless communication network is unavailable for initiating the call. In some embodiments, determining that a terrestrial wireless communication network is unavailable includes trying other carrier cellular networks (e.g., phone SIMs or eSIMs) other than the network associated with computer system 600. Connection indicator 605 displays, e.g., "Ringing") during the call initiation attempt, and then displays, e.g., "No Connection," indicating that a terrestrial wireless communication network is unavailable for connecting the call.

[0225] End call button 609 is a selectable button for ending the call or for terminating the call initiation attempt. In response to receiving a selection of end call button 609, computer system 600 displays outgoing call interface 602A, shown in FIG. 6A.

[0226] 6E-6J, computer system 600 displays phone management button 603 (e.g., as shown and further described in FIGS. 6K-6L). Phone management button 603 is a variety of selectable buttons that provide functionality for managing phones. In some embodiments, in response to determining that cellular service is unavailable, computer system 600 displays phone management button 603 as unselectable (e.g., grayed out). In some embodiments, in response to determining that cellular service is unavailable, computer system 600 ceases displaying phone management button 603 in FIGS. 6E-6J.

[0227] Figure 6E shows a continuation of the process for initiating a call to emergency services from Figures 6A and 6C, and Figure 6F shows a continuation of the process for attempting to initiate a call to a non-emergency entity from Figures 6B and 6D. In Figures 6E and 6F, computer system 600 displays call management interfaces 602E and 602F, respectively, for managing calls.

[0228] In Figure 6E, phone management interface 602E displays Call 911 in text field 608 to indicate that a call to emergency services has been initiated. In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays phone management interface 602E in response to detecting input 610A to attempt to initiate a call to emergency services on call button 606 of Figure 6A. In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays management interface 602E in response to detecting input 610C on Emergency SOS slider 608C of Figure 6C. After displaying phone management interface 602E for a threshold time without successfully initiating a call, computer system 600 displays phone management interface 602G, described below in Figure 6G.

[0229] In some embodiments, the computer system 600 displays an animated transition from the phone management interface 602E to the phone management interface 602G that includes an animation of the end call button 609 moving (e.g., sliding) to the left over time (e.g., as shown in FIG. 6F1 ), and then displaying the text via satellite button 604G (e.g., as shown in FIG. 6F2 ). In some embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 6F1 , 6F2, and 6G , the computer system 600 outputs a tactile output 619 and / or an audio output 650 when it begins to display the text via satellite button 604G (e.g., in FIG. 6F1 ) and / or when it displays the text via satellite button 604G (e.g., in FIG. 6F2 and / or FIG. 6G ). Non-visual output (e.g., tactile output 619 and / or audio output 650) is output to notify the user that a "text via satellite" option is available when the user is not looking at the display 601 (e.g., when the computer system 600 is held up to the user's ear).

[0230] In Figure 6F, computer system 600 displays call management interface 602F while attempting to initiate a call to non-emergency number 123-456-7890. Computer system 600 displays call management interface 602F in response to detecting input 610B on call button 606 of Figure 6B or in response to receiving input 610D on call button 606D of Figure 6D above.

[0231] FIG. 6G shows a continuation of the process for attempting to initiate a call to emergency services from FIG. 6E (or FIG. 6F2), and FIG. 6H shows an initiation of a call to a non-emergency entity from FIG. 6F.

[0232] In FIG. 6G, computer system 600 is attempting to initiate a call to emergency services when there is no reachable terrestrial wireless communication network, so computer system 600 displays the lack of connection on connection indicator 605 and also displays text via text via satellite button 604G in telephone management interface 602G.

[0233] In some embodiments, in response to determining that there is no reachable terrestrial wireless communication network, computer system 600 displays call again option 611 (e.g., as shown and described with respect to FIG. 6H). In response to receiving input on call again option 611, computer system 600 attempts to initiate the call again via the terrestrial wireless communication network. In some embodiments, if there is no reachable terrestrial wireless communication network, computer system 600 replaces the call again option with satellite text communication button 604G (e.g., after a predetermined time). In some embodiments, if an attempt to call emergency services is unsuccessful (e.g., there is no reachable terrestrial wireless communication network), computer system 600 continues to attempt (e.g., as a background process) to initiate the call to the emergency service or number via the terrestrial wireless communication network.

[0234] In response to detecting input 606G on the text via satellite button 604G, the computer system 600 initiates a process for sending a text message via one or more satellites and displays a reporting interface 602M, shown in Figure 6M, described below. In some embodiments, the computer system 600 continues to attempt to initiate a call via a terrestrial wireless communication network while displaying the text via satellite button 604G. After displaying the phone management interface 602G for a threshold time (e.g., 3, 5, or 10 seconds) without receiving user input, the computer system 600 initiates a countdown on the text via satellite button 604G in the phone management interface 602I, described in Figure 6I, below.

[0235] In Figure 6H, a call management interface 602H for a call to a non-emergency entity is displayed at a point in the call initiation process similar to the call management interface 602F of Figure 6G for a call to an emergency service. For example, the computer system 600 displays the call management interface 602H without receiving any input in response to displaying the call management interface 602F for a threshold time (e.g., as described in Figure 6F). In Figure 6H, the connection indicator display indicates (e.g., is updated to indicate) that the call failed. In contrast to the call management interface 602G for a call to an emergency service, because the call in Figure 6H is to a non-emergency entity, the computer system 600 displays the call again button 611 rather than displaying an option to send a text message (e.g., the text via satellite button 604G). For example, in the case of a call to a non-emergency contact, the computer system 600 suppresses the display of the text via satellite button. In some embodiments, the computer system 600 may display a text-via-satellite option for non-emergency communications and may display a reporting interface 602M, shown in FIG. 6M below, in response to receiving input on the text-via-satellite option.

[0236] 6I and 6J show a continuation of the process for attempting to initiate a call to emergency services and to a non-emergency entity from FIGS. 6G and 6H. In FIG. 6I, the phone management interface 602I replaces the phone management interface 602G with a text-via-satellite button 604I that indicates a countdown of the remaining time. In some embodiments, the countdown indicates the time remaining until a message (e.g., an emergency SOS message) is automatically sent via satellite communication. In some embodiments, the countdown indicates the time remaining until the computer system 600 enters a mode for generating and sending an emergency communication via satellite communication (e.g., FIG. 6L1 or FIG. 6M). In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6I, the computer system 600 outputs a haptic output 619 and / or an audio output 650 when the countdown begins. Non-visual output (e.g., tactile output 619 and / or audio output 650) is output to notify the user that the countdown has begun if the user is not looking at display 601 (e.g., computer system 600 or a display generating component of computer system 600 is in contact with the user's ear).

[0237] In Figure 6I, computer system 600 detects input 606I on text via satellite button 604I before the countdown ends. In response to detecting input 606I on text via satellite button 604I, computer system 600 initiates a process for sending text via one or more satellites and displays information interface 602L1 (e.g., as shown in Figure 6L1) or management interface 602M (e.g., as shown in Figure 6M).

[0238] In Figure 6J, the administrative interface 602J is similar to the administrative interface 602F of Figure 6F and the administrative interface 602H of Figure 6H. The administrative interface 602J does not include a text via satellite button 604I or a countdown of the time remaining until the message is automatically sent. In some embodiments, the non-emergency communication may display a text via satellite option and / or the time remaining, and in response to receiving an input on the text via satellite option, the computer system 600 displays the administrative interface 602M shown in Figure 6M, described below.

[0239] Figures 6K and 6L show a continuation of the process for attempting to initiate calls to emergency services and non-emergency entities from Figures 6I and 6J. Figures 6K and 6L display a computer system 600 with interfaces for managing communications when cellular service is available. Outgoing call interfaces 602K (Figure 6K) and 602L (Figure 6L) are similar to respective outgoing call interfaces 602E (Figure 6E) and 602F (Figure 6F), except that cellular service is available. In Figures 6K-6L, network indicator 607 indicates that cellular service is available for initiating a call.

[0240] 6K and 6L illustrate a computer system 600 with a call management button 603. The call management button 603 is a selectable button that provides functions for managing calls. The call management buttons include a mute button, a keypad button, a speaker button, an add call button, a video call button, and a contacts button. In FIGS. 6K and 6L, the computer system 600 displays the add call button and the video call button as unselectable (e.g., grayed out) while the computer system 600 initiates a call. In some embodiments, the call button and the video call button are shown as selectable (e.g., not grayed out) in response to the computer system 600 connecting the call with the recipient.

[0241] In Figure 6K, computer system 600 displays phone management interface 602K in response to detecting input 610A to attempt to initiate a call to emergency services on call button 606 of Figure 6A. In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays phone management interface 602E in response to detecting input 610C on Emergency SOS slider 608C of Figure 6C. In contrast to phone management interface 602E, connection indicator 605 in phone management interface 602K indicates that a call to emergency services is ringing (e.g., as opposed to no connection in phone management interface 602E).

[0242] In Figure 6L, computer system 600 displays administration interface 602L in response to detecting input 610B to attempt to initiate a call to a non-emergency entity on call button 606 of Figure 6B. In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays phone administration interface 602L in response to detecting input 610D on call button 606D of Figure 6D. In contrast to call administration interface 602F, connection indicator 605 in phone administration interface 602L indicates that a call to a non-emergency service is ringing (e.g., as opposed to "call failed" in call administration interface 602J).

[0243] 6L1-6X4 illustrate exemplary user interfaces for communicating in a low-bandwidth communication mode, according to some embodiments. In FIGS. 6L1-6W, computer system 600 determines that there is no terrestrial wireless communication network available for transmitting the communication. For some communications, such as emergency messages, a terrestrial wireless communication network may not be available, yet the message may still be desired to be sent. In such cases, the message may be transmitted via an alternative communication network with limited bandwidth, such as a satellite or peer-to-peer network. In some embodiments, the limited-bandwidth message (e.g., a "low-bandwidth message") is a compressed message with limited data for transmission.

[0244] In Figure 6L1, computer system 600 displays information interface 602L1 that provides a user with information regarding the process of sending a message via the alternative communication network. In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 6L1, computer system 600, when displaying information interface 602L1, outputs haptic output 619 and / or audio output 650. The output of non-visual output (e.g., haptic output 619 and / or audio output 650) notifies the user that computer system 600 has proceeded with the process of sending a message via the alternative communication network when the user is not looking at display 601 (e.g., when computer system 600 or a display generating component of computer system 600 is in contact with the user's ear).

[0245] Information interface 602L1 includes graphical instructions 604L1, text instructions 606L1, notifications 608L1, text instructions 610L1, information sharing notifications 612L1, and selectable continue options 614L1. Graphical instructions 604L1 include a graphical representation of a satellite and a graphical representation of a user's hand holding a computer system (e.g., a smartphone and / or computer system 600), graphically indicating that computer system 600 can be used for communication via satellite communication. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6L1, graphical instructions 604L1 include an animation showing a satellite moving along a path (e.g., a curved path represented by small dots) and / or the user's hand and / or computer system moving to follow the satellite (e.g., left and right) to indicate that the user can (or should) move computer system 600 to orient it toward the satellite. Text instructions 606L1 instruct the user to stay outdoors to obtain a connection between computer system 600 and the satellite. Notification 608L1 informs the user that messages sent via an alternative communication network (e.g., via satellite communication) take longer to transmit than messages sent via a terrestrial network (e.g., a cellular network). Text instructions 610L1 instruct the user to answer a question to get a faster response. Information sharing notification 612L1 informs the user that the user's location and medical information may be shared in the process of sending the communication via satellite. Selectable continue option 614L1 can be selected (e.g., via an input such as a tap or other selection input) to continue the process of sending the communication to emergency services via satellite. In response to detecting selection 616L1 in FIG. 6L1, computer system 600 displays reporting interface 602M, discussed with reference to FIG. 6M.

[0246] 6M-6Q, computer system 600 displays reporting interfaces 602M, 602N, 602O, 602P, and 602Q, each including a first set of options 604M, a second set of options 604N, a third set of options 604O, a fourth set of options 604P, and a fifth set of options 604Q ("emergency options"). The selection(s) made for the emergency options are included in a low-bandwidth message that includes the emergency report. In some embodiments, the set of options is only available for communicating an emergency report when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not available.

[0247] In some embodiments, computer system 600 connects to one or more satellites when a terrestrial wireless communication network is unavailable to make calls. If the connection with a satellite is interrupted and computer system 600 is unable to communicate with the satellite, computer system 600 may maintain the display of reporting interfaces 602M, 602N, 602O, 602P, and / or 602Q and may continue to receive selections of emergency options.

[0248] The emergency option displays options corresponding to information for an emergency report. In response to input of the emergency option, computer system 600 generates an emergency report without requiring the display of a software keyboard. In some embodiments, the options provided by computer system 600 enable the generation of a message that can be transmitted via low-bandwidth communications. In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays the emergency option without displaying a messaging user interface including messaging conversation and / or message history.

[0249] In FIG. 6M, computer system 600 displays reporting interface 602M. Reporting interface 602M includes an interface for receiving a selection of a type of emergency option via selection of an option from a first option set 604M. First option set 604M includes selectable options for various types of emergencies (e.g., medical, police, fire, auto or vehicle, and search and rescue). In response to receiving a selection of a type of emergency (e.g., an option in first option set 604M), the emergency type is included in the emergency report submitted to emergency services. For example, first option set 604M includes medical option 606M and auto or vehicle option 608M. In response to receiving input 616M on medical option 606M, computer system 600 displays reporting interface 602O of FIG. 6O, described below. In response to receiving input 612M on auto or vehicle option 608M, computer system 600 displays reporting interface 602N of FIG. 6N, described below.

[0250] In FIG. 6M, a skip button 616 indicates that selection of one of the options in the first set of options 604M can be skipped. In response to receiving input 613M on the skip option 616, the computer system 600 displays the user interface 602P described in FIG. 6P. Although the computer system 600 displays the skip button 616 as selectable in the reporting interface 602M, in some embodiments, the first set of options 604M is not skippable. A skippable emergency option displays a skip button 616 to advance to a subsequent set of emergency options (e.g., the next set). If the set of options is not skippable, the computer system 600 refrains from displaying the skip button 616 (e.g., displays the user interface without displaying the skip button 616). In some embodiments, the skip button 616 is grayed out to indicate that the skip button 616 is not selectable.

[0251] 6N-6O, computer system 600 displays reporting interfaces 602N and 602O, including follow-up questions, in response to selection of individual, automobile or vehicle emergency option 608M and medical option 606M.

[0252] In FIG. 6N, the reporting interface 602N includes a second option set 604N and a skip option 616. The second option set 604N includes selectable tracking options related to the auto or vehicle emergency option 608M of FIG. 6M. In response to receiving a selection of an auto or vehicle emergency type (e.g., an option in the second option set 604N), the auto or vehicle emergency type is included in the emergency report submitted to emergency services. In some embodiments, the computer system 600 displays the second option set 602N based on the emergency type selected from the first option set 604M. In some embodiments, the second option set 602N is a tracking question based on the emergency type selected from the first option set 604M.

[0253] The second set of options 604N includes a vehicle crash option 606N and an other option 618N. In response to receiving an input 608N on the vehicle crash option 606N, the computer system 600 displays a reporting interface 602P of FIG. 6P, described below. In some embodiments, in response to receiving an input 608N on the vehicle crash option 606N, the computer system 600 displays a summary interface 602R. In response to receiving an input on the other option 618N, the computer system 600 displays a reporting interface 602V of FIG. 6V.

[0254] In Figure 6O, reporting interface 602O includes a third option set 604O that includes a plurality of selectable tracking options related to the person in need of medical emergency selected by input 616M in Figure 6M. In response to receiving a selection of the person in need of medical emergency (e.g., an option in third option set 604O), the selection is included in the emergency report submitted to emergency services. In response to receiving input 608O (e.g., "me") on person in need of medical emergency option 606O, computer system 600 displays reporting interface 602Q of Figure 6Q, described below. In some embodiments, in response to receiving input 608O on person in need of medical emergency option 606O, computer system 600 displays summary interface 602S.

[0255] In Figures 6P-6Q, computer system 600 displays reporting interface 602P including follow-up questions in response to selection of vehicle collision option 606N and reporting interface 602Q including follow-up questions in response to selection of person needing assistance option 606O. In Figure 6P, reporting interface 602P displays an interface for receiving a selection indicating whether the user is at the scene of a vehicle collision accident via fourth option set 604P. Fourth option set 604P includes multiple selectable follow-up options related to whether the user is at the accident scene. In response to receiving a selection indicating whether the user is at the accident scene (e.g., an option in fourth option set 604P), this selection is included in an emergency report submitted to emergency services. In Figure 6P, computer system 600 detects input 608P on "yes" option 606P (e.g., indicating the user is located at the accident scene). In response to receiving input 608P on "yes" option 606P, computer system 600 displays summary interface 602R of Figure 6R.

[0256] In some embodiments, the computer system 600 displays additional reporting interfaces and selectable tracking options specific to the selected automobile or vehicle option 604M, vehicle collision option 606N, and / or included for emergencies in general. For example, the additional reporting interface includes multiple selectable tracking questions related to the status of the individual(s) and the person in need of assistance.

[0257] In some embodiments, in response to receiving input on the emergency option, computer system 600 displays a send option. In response to receiving input 608P on the "yes" option 606P, computer system 600 displays orientation interface 902C, described in FIG. 9C, or messaging interface 602T, described in FIG. 6T below.

[0258] In Figure 6Q, reporting interface 602Q displays an interface for selecting the option that best describes the emergency. Reporting interface 602Q includes a fifth set of options 604Q. Because reporting interface 602Q is not skippable based on medical option 606M and / or emergency responder option 606O, fifth set of options 604Q does not include skip option 616. In response to receiving a selection of an option in fifth set of options 604Q, the selection is included in the emergency report submitted to emergency services. Fifth set of options 604Q is dedicated to emergency responder option 606O of Figure 6O. Fifth set of options 604Q includes chest pain option 606Q. In response to receiving input 608Q on chest pain option 606Q, computer system 600 displays summary interface 602S of Figure 6S.

[0259] In some embodiments, the computer system 600 displays additional reporting interfaces and selectable follow-up options specific to the medical option 606M, the rescuer option 606O, and / or generally included for most emergency situations. For example, the additional reporting interface includes multiple selectable follow-up questions related to the condition and consciousness of the individual(s).

[0260] In some embodiments, in response to receiving input 608Q on chest pain option 606Q, computer system 600 displays orientation interface 902C described below in FIG. 9C or reporting interface 602U described below in FIG. 6U.

[0261] 6R and 6S, computer system 600 displays individual overview interfaces 602R and 602S. Computer system 600 displays overview interfaces 602R and 602S in response to receiving a selection of the emergency option described above. In some embodiments, computer system displays overview interfaces 602R and 602S in response to receiving input on additional reporting interfaces, as described above. In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays overview interfaces 602R and 602S in response to receiving input on reporting interfaces related to the type of emergency and / or follow-up questions.

[0262] Overview interfaces 602R and 602S include individual, send options 606R and 606S, do not send options 608R and 608S, and timers 610R and 610S. In response to receiving input 604R on send option 606R and input 610S on send option 606S, computer system 600 transmits an emergency report to emergency services. In response to receiving input on do not send options 608R and 608S, computer system 600 displays the previous individual reporting interfaces 602N and 602O. In some embodiments, in response to receiving input on do not send options 608R and 608S, computer system 600 displays the previously displayed individual reporting interfaces 602P and 602Q and / or on the home screen of computer system 600. Timer 610R displays the remaining time (e.g., in seconds) before the computer system automatically transmits an emergency report containing the displayed information. In some embodiments, computer system 600 automatically transmits an emergency report in response to not receiving input 604R and 604S on send options 606R and 606S or not receiving input on not send options 608R and 608S, respectively, within a predetermined time (e.g., 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute). In response to receiving input 604R and 604S on send options 606R and 606S before the timer expires, computer system 600 transmits an emergency report.

[0263] 6R, summary interface 602R displays a description of the information in the emergency report being submitted. The information in the emergency report includes the selections received in each of reporting interface 602M (e.g., automobile or vehicle option 608M), reporting interface 602N (e.g., vehicle collision option 606N), and reporting interface 606P (e.g., accident scene location option 606P). The information in the emergency report also includes information not present in the previously displayed reporting interfaces, such as the location of computer system 600.

[0264] In response to receiving input 604R on send option 606R, computer system 600 displays messaging interface 602T. In response to not receiving input on send option 606R within a predetermined time, computer system 600 displays messaging interface 602T.

[0265] 6S, summary interface 602S displays a description of the information in the emergency report being submitted. The information in the emergency report includes the selections received in each of reporting interface 602M (e.g., medical option 606M), reporting interface 606P (e.g., person needing help option 606O), and reporting interface 602Q (e.g., chest pain option 606Q). The information in the emergency report also includes information not previously displayed in the reporting interfaces, such as the location of computer system 600 and medical ID information about the user (shown as blood type and past medical history) stored in computer system 600. Because computer system 600 determined the information relevant to the emergency type, the medical ID is included in summary interface 602S.

[0266] In response to receiving input 604R on transmit option 606R and input 604S on transmit option 606S, computer system 600 displays an orientation interface. The orientation interface, similar to orientation interface 902C illustrated in FIG. 9C, is used to orient computer system 600 to a satellite. In some embodiments, computer system 600 must be properly pointed to a satellite in order to communicate via satellite communications.

[0267] In some embodiments, following the display of reporting interface 602M, 602N, 602O, 602P, or 602Q described above, touch-sensitive display 601 is turned off. In some embodiments, in response to receiving an indication to turn off touch-sensitive display 601 for a threshold time (e.g., 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute), computer system 600 turns on the touch-sensitive display without receiving input on computer system 600.

[0268] The above-described reporting and / or summary interfaces 602M, 602N, 602O, 602P, 602Q, 602R, and 602S each include an exit button 614, which is a selectable button for terminating the display of the respective interface. In FIG. 6M, in response to detecting an input 618M on the exit button 614, the computer system 600 displays a confirmation prompt 620M (e.g., the computer system 600 does not immediately dismiss the reporting interface 602M (e.g., end the emergency communication session) in response to detecting the selection of the exit button 614). In FIG. 6M1, the confirmation prompt 620M is displayed (e.g., as a pop-up menu) at the top of the user interface 602M, and the user interface 602M is obscured (e.g., grayed out or otherwise). The confirmation prompt 620M includes text 620M1 stating that the user wishes to terminate the emergency communication session, confirm option 620M2, and cancel option 620M3. In response to detecting input 622M on confirmation option 620M2, computer system 600 terminates the emergency communication session. In response to detecting input 624M on cancel option 620M3, computer system 600 returns to user interface 602M as shown in FIG. 6M (e.g., stops displaying confirmation prompt 620M and displays user interface 602M unobscured). Similarly, in response to detecting input 610O on end button 614 of FIG. 6O, computer system 600 displays a confirmation prompt (e.g., confirmation prompt 620M of FIG. 6M1) (e.g., computer system 600 does not immediately dismiss reporting interface 602O (e.g., end the emergency communication session) in response to detecting selection of end button 614).

[0269] In some embodiments, in response to receiving a selection of the finish button 614, the computer system 600 displays the outgoing interface 602G of FIG. 6G or the outgoing interface 602A of FIG. 6A. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a selection of the finish button 614, the computer system 600 displays a home screen. The above-described report and / or summary interfaces 602M, 602N, 602O, 602P, 602Q, 602R, and 602S include a back button 615, a selectable button for the computer system 600 to return to displaying a previously displayed interface. For example, in response to receiving an input 610M on the back button 615, the computer system 600 displays the outgoing interface 602G of FIG. 6G or the outgoing interface 602A of FIG. 6A.

[0270] 6T and 6U, computer system 600 displays messaging interfaces 602T and 602U. Messaging interfaces 602T and 602U display low-bandwidth messages transmitted via satellite communication, including emergency reports, from overview interfaces 602R and 602S. Messaging interfaces 602T and 602U include a back button 615, connection assistants 610T and 610U, overview sharing 614T and 614U, stop sharing 612T and 612U, message method indicators 622T and 622U, messages 620T and 620U, status indicators 624T and 624U, text boxes 616T and 616U, and send buttons 618T and 618U, respectively. Messaging interfaces 602T and 602U are message threads with emergency services.

[0271] Connection assistants 610T and 610U are selectable indicators for satellite communication. Computer system 600 displays connection assistants 610T and 610U in response to sending messages 620T and 620U via satellite communication. Connection assistants 610T and 610U provide computer system 600 with a visual indication of the current connection status with the satellite for communication. In response to receiving a selection of connection assistants 610T and 610U, computer system 600 displays orientation interface 902F of FIG. 9F, described below. In some embodiments, connection assistants 610T and 610U are maintained across other user interfaces, such as a note interface and / or a browser interface, as a visual indication that computer system 600 is connected via satellite communication.

[0272] In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays a banner simultaneously with messaging interfaces 602T and 602U. The banner includes a live indication of the connection status of computer system 600. The live indication on the banner includes a connection assistant, similar to banner 926 of messaging interface 902M of FIG. 9M described below. The banner may include an indication that messages 620T and 620U are being transmitted via satellite, similar to messaging interface 902K of FIG. 9K below. In response to receiving a selection of the banner, computer system 600 displays a connection assistant user interface that is larger than the banner, similar to orientation interface 902G of FIG. 9G. In response to receiving an input to display a different user interface, such as a notes interface and / or a browser interface, the banner can be replaced with connection assistants 610T and 610U, similar to banner 926 of messaging interface 902M of FIG. 9M described above or below.

[0273] Messages 620T and 620U indicate messages that have been communicated to emergency services. Status indicators 624T and 624U indicate the status of sent messages 620T and 620U, respectively, as sent. Message method indicators 622T and 622U describe the method of sent messages as "via satellite."

[0274] Summary share 614T and 614U show additional recipients to messages 620T and 620U, respectively. Summary share 614T and 614U display the additional recipients as "emergency contacts," which, as described below, in some embodiments may be selected as described in query user interface 1102 of Figure 11A. Although the additional recipients receive messages 620T and 620U in real time, the additional recipients cannot interact with emergency services or the sender in the same thread reporting the emergency message as described in messaging user interface 1114 of Figure 11H.

[0275] In Figure 6T, message 620T includes a summary of the emergency report sent to emergency services based on the information included in summary interface 602R described in Figure 6R. In some embodiments, once message 620T is sent via satellite, a graphical element indicates that the message is being sent and the progress of the message in a banner, similar to banner 926 described in messaging interface 902K of Figure 9K.

[0276] In Figure 6U, message 620U includes a summary of the emergency report sent to emergency services based on the information in summary interface 602S of Figure 6S. In some embodiments, when message 620U is sent via satellite, a graphical element indicates that the message is being sent and its progress, similar to banner 926 of messaging interface 902K of Figure 9K.

[0277] In FIG. 6V, computer system 600 displays a reporting interface 602V. Reporting interface 602V includes a text box 609V for describing the emergency situation, a continue option 604V, suggested text 606V, and a keyboard 608V. In response to input on keyboard 608V and / or suggested text 606V, computer system 600 displays a message to be included in the emergency report. In some embodiments, a maximum amount of text and / or characters (e.g., 50, 100, or 200 characters) can be added to text box 609V of reporting interface 602V. In FIG. 6V1, as more text is entered into text box 609V, computer system 600 displays a text limit indicator 610V that includes a numeric indication of the number of characters entered into text box 609V (e.g., 17) and / or the maximum amount that can be added to text box 609V (e.g., 50). In some embodiments, the computer system displays a text limit indicator 610V (e.g., text limit 7 / 50) in the reporting interface 602V of FIG. 6V. In FIG. 6V1, the text limit indicator 610V indicates that the amount of text in the text box 609V is approaching a maximum amount. In some embodiments, the computer system 600 displays the text limit indicator 610V when the amount of text in the text box 609V reaches a threshold amount (e.g., 10 or 15 characters). In some embodiments, the computer system 600 updates the numerical portion of the text limit indicator 610V as more text is added to the text box 609V (e.g., 17 / 50, 18 / 50, 19 / 50, etc., as one or more characters are added). When the amount of text in the text box 609V reaches the maximum amount, the computer system 600 updates the text limit indicator 610V to indicate that the maximum amount has been reached (e.g., displaying an exclamation point with the text "Message too long"), as shown in FIG. 6V2.

[0278] In response to receiving input on 604V, computer system 600 displays reporting interface 602P of FIG. 6P, summary interface 602R of FIG. 6R, or additional tracking questions and selectable tracking options specific to automobile or vehicle option 604M and / or vehicle collision option 606N.

[0279] In FIG. 6W, the computer system displays a summary interface 602W. The summary interface 602W displays a summary of emergency option selections until the computer system 600 determines that the user is unresponsive. The summary interface 602W includes an emergency report summary 604W, a timer 610W, a notification 606W, and a do not submit button 608W. In response to not receiving input on the reporting interface 602Q within a standby period (e.g., 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute), the computer system 600 determines that the user is unresponsive and prepares the previously answered information for submission to emergency services. The notification 606W explains that the computer system has determined that the user is unresponsive.

[0280] In response to receiving input on the Don't Send button 608W, the computer system 600 displays the overview interface 602W. However, in response to not receiving input on the Don't Send button 608W or the End button 614 within the time limit (e.g., in seconds) of the timer 610W, the computer system 600 sends an emergency report to emergency services, even if incomplete. In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6W , the computer system 600 outputs a haptic output 619 and / or an audio output 650 when starting the timer 610W, when the timer 610W expires, and / or when sending the emergency report. Outputting a non-visual output (e.g., the haptic output 619 and / or the audio output 650) notifies the user that the timer 610W and / or the report has been sent, even if the user is not looking at the display 601 (e.g., when the computer system 600 or a display generating component of the computer system 600 is touching the user's ear).

[0281] In some embodiments, in response to not receiving input into report and / or summary interfaces 602M, 602O, 602Q, 602N, 602P, 602Q, 602R, and / or 602S within a predetermined standby time limit (e.g., 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or 1 minute), computer system 600 displays summary interface 602W along with emergency report summary 604W showing previously received response information.

[0282] 6X-6X4 illustrate embodiments of a network indicator 607 and / or status portion 562a of a user interface (e.g., a status bar and / or a compacted status area) within region 654 of FIG. 6X. In FIGS. 6X1-6X4, network indicator 607 includes a cellular status indicator 607a and a Wi-Fi status indicator 607b. If computer system 600 has cellular service, cellular status indicator 607a includes a series of bars indicating cellular signal strength, as shown in FIG. 6X1. If the computer system is turned on, Wi-Fi status indicator 607b includes a series of sector-shaped bars indicating Wi-Fi signal strength, as shown in FIG. 6X1.

[0283] In Figure 6X2, computer system 600 has Wi-Fi capabilities turned on and does not have cellular service from a separate (e.g., primary) cellular network, but can communicate with emergency services (e.g., 911) via an alternate cellular network. When computer system 600 does not have cellular service from a separate cellular network, cellular status indicator 607a includes emergency status indicator 607a1 and separate cellular network indicator 607a2. In Figure 6X2, because computer system 600 can communicate with emergency services via an alternate cellular network, emergency status indicator 607a1 is visually distinguished (e.g., highlighted) from separate cellular network indicator 607a2 (e.g., emergency status indicator 607a1 is bold and / or separate cellular network indicator 607a2 is grayed out or darkened relative to emergency status indicator 607a1).

[0284] 6X3, computer system 600 has Wi-Fi capabilities turned on, does not have cellular service from a separate (e.g., primary) cellular network, and is unable to communicate with emergency services via an alternate cellular network. Because computer system 600 can communicate with emergency services via an alternate cellular network, emergency indicator 607a1 is visually indistinguishable from separate cellular network indicator 607a2 (e.g., emergency indicator 607a1 and separate cellular network indicator 607a2 are grayed out, shaded, or otherwise displayed with the same appearance).

[0285] In FIG. 6X4, computer system 600 has its Wi-Fi capabilities turned off, does not have cellular service from a separate (e.g., primary) cellular network, and is unable to communicate with emergency services via an alternative cellular network. Because computer system 600 is unable to communicate with emergency services via an alternative cellular network, emergency status indicator 607a1 is visually indistinguishable from separate cellular network indicator 607a2 (e.g., similar to cellular status indicator 607a in FIG. 6X3). Because Wi-Fi capabilities are turned off and computer system 600 is able to communicate via a satellite communications network, computer system 600 displays satellite status indicator 607c (e.g., a satellite glyph, icon, thumbnail, and / or image). In some embodiments, satellite status indicator 607c is displayed instead of Wi-Fi status indicator 607b and / or in the same location where Wi-Fi status indicator 607b is displayed. In some embodiments, when the computer system has its Wi-Fi capabilities turned off, it is unable to communicate via the satellite communications network, and there is no cellular service of any interest, the computer system 600 displays the network indicator 607 without the Wi-Fi status indicator 607b and without the satellite status indicator 607c. In some embodiments, when the Wi-Fi capabilities of the computer system 600 are turned on, the network indicator 607 includes the Wi-Fi status indicator 607b (e.g., without or instead of the satellite status indicator 607c), regardless of whether the computer system 600 can communicate via the satellite communications network.

[0286] In FIG. 6Y, computer system 600 displays user interface 602Y including status portion 652b (e.g., an expanded status area). Status portion 652b is larger than status portion 652a. Because status portion 652b is larger than status portion 652a, network indicator 607 appears differently than in, for example, FIGS. 6X-6X4. In FIG. 6Y, computer system 600 has Wi-Fi capability turned on, has cellular service from a separate cellular network, can communicate with emergency services via an alternate cellular network, and can communicate via a satellite communications network. As a result, emergency indicator 607a1 and separate cellular network indicator 607a2 are displayed side-by-side (e.g., emergency indicator 607a1 to the right of separate cellular network indicator 607a2), and emergency indicator 607a1 includes additional information (e.g., is expanded and / or includes additional text, such as "SOS only" instead of just "SOS"). Additionally, computer system 600 simultaneously displays both satellite status indicator 607c and Wi-Fi status indicator 607b (eg, an expanded version of Wi-Fi status indicator 607b that includes the text "WiFi").

[0287] In some embodiments, computer system 600 displays user interface 602Y (and / or expanded status area 652b) in response to detecting input 602X of Figure 6X (e.g., regardless of the cellular, Wi-Fi, and / or satellite capability state of computer system 600 and / or status portion 652a). In some embodiments, computer system 600 can display a status indicator in status portion 652b for any of the cellular, Wi-Fi, and / or satellite capability states depicted in Figures 6X-6X4 (e.g., an expanded status portion 652b equivalent to compacted status portion 652a of Figure 6X, 6X1, 6X2, 6X3, or 6X4).

[0288] In some embodiments, user interface 602Y is a control user interface (e.g., a control center) that includes selectable controls and / or options (e.g., 604Y) for controlling various functions of computer system 600 and / or setting parameters of functions of computer system 600. For example, in FIG. 6Y, controls 604Y include options for airplane mode, turning Wi-Fi on and off, turning Bluetooth on and off, turning cellular on and off, controlling media playback (e.g., play, pause, and / or skip), locking and unlocking display orientation, turning a flashlight function on and off, starting an alarm and / or timer application, starting a calculator application, starting a camera application, setting display brightness, setting audio volume levels, and / or starting an application that controls a remote accessory.

[0289] FIG. 7 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, the method includes displaying an emergency message button if cellular service is not reachable when attempting a call. In some embodiments, the method can be implemented using the devices and user interfaces shown in FIGS. 6A-6Y. The method is performed in a computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, or 600, e.g., a smartphone, tablet computer, desktop computer, laptop computer, smartwatch, or head-mounted device (e.g., a head-mounted augmented reality device)) in communication with a display generation component (e.g., 601, e.g., a display controller, a touch-sensitive display system, and / or a head-mounted display system) and one or more input devices (e.g., 601, a touch-sensitive surface, a touchscreen, buttons, and / or a microphone). Some operations are optionally combined, the order of some operations is optionally changed, and some operations are optionally omitted.

[0290] As described below, method 700 provides an intuitive way to initiate communications using a computer system when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user when using a computer system to initiate communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, allowing a user to more quickly and efficiently initiate communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable conserves power and extends the time between battery charges.

[0291] The computer system detects (702) via one or more input devices a user input (e.g., at input 610A, as seen in FIG. 6A ) corresponding to a request to initiate a communication (e.g., a phone call, a video conference, and / or a text message) through the computer system (in some embodiments, detecting input corresponding to a voice command to initiate a call (e.g., a voice call) and / or a selection of an affordance that, when selected, causes the computer system to initiate a call).

[0292] In response to detecting the user input, the computer system displays (704) a first user interface (e.g., a telephone management interface 602G, e.g., a telephone user interface, a text messaging interface, and / or a video conferencing interface) via a display generation component (e.g., as seen in FIG. 6G).Displaying the first user interface may be in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable (e.g., the computer system is unable to connect to a cellular network) and / or that the computer system is not receiving a cellular signal having sufficient strength and / or consistency to make a call (e.g., to emergency services) (in some embodiments, the terrestrial wireless communication network is a cellular network associated with the computer system (e.g., provided by the user's cellular service provider) or another cellular network (e.g., provided by another cellular service provider) by the computer system (in some embodiments, for emergency calls, the computer system may use a network provided by a network provider other than the provider associated with the computer system) (in some embodiments, the computer system displays selectable communication options pursuant to a determination that the computer system is unable to make a call using a predetermined type of communication protocol (e.g., cellular communication) and / or that the computer system is unable to communicate via a predetermined type of signal (e.g., is not receiving a predetermined type of signal at a threshold (e.g., sufficient) level), and displays (706) a respective selectable communication option (e.g., 604G, e.g., an affordance, button, graphical element, graphical object, and / or icon) that, when selected via one or more input devices, initiates a process (e.g., via telephone, text message, and / or video conference) (in some embodiments, the communication is real-time (e.g., full-duplex real-time) communication) to communicate via a non-terrestrial wireless communication network (e.g., via a communication protocol and / or a low-bandwidth communication mode that does not require cellular service).Displaying the first user interface is to initiate (708) a process for communicating via the individual terrestrial wireless communication network (e.g., initiate a phone call, text message, and / or video conference) without displaying individual selectable communication options in accordance with a determination that the individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system (e.g., the computer system can connect to a cellular network and / or the computer system receives a cellular signal having sufficient strength and / or consistency to perform a telephone call (e.g., emergency services)). Displaying individual selectable communication options that, when selected, initiate a process for communicating via a non-terrestrial wireless communication network or initiate a process for communicating via the individual terrestrial wireless communication network without displaying individual selectable communication options, depending on whether the individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, provides visual feedback to the user as to whether the individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, and provides an alternative communication method if the respective terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system, thereby providing improved visual feedback and performing an action without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met.

[0293] In some embodiments, the computer system attempts (e.g., continues to attempt) to initiate a process for communicating via a respective terrestrial wireless communications network (e.g., as described with reference to FIGS. 6C and 6D ) while displaying a respective selectable communication option (e.g., 604G), and detects selection of the respective selectable communication option (e.g., 606G) via one or more input devices. In response to detecting selection of the respective selectable communication option, the computer system stops attempting to initiate a process for communicating via the terrestrial wireless communications network. Stopping attempting to initiate a process for communicating via the terrestrial wireless communications network in response to detecting selection of the respective selectable communication option may automatically stop attempting to communicate in one manner without requiring additional user input when a user selects an option to communicate via another manner, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation.

[0294] In some embodiments, the first user interface (e.g., 602G) displays (e.g., initially displays) a communication cancel option (e.g., 609, an “end call” affordance, button, or icon) in the first user interface that, when selected via one or more input devices, initiates a process to abort the attempt to initiate communication. In some embodiments, the first user interface includes the communication cancel option regardless of whether the terrestrial wireless communication network is determined to be reachable. In some embodiments, the computer system displays the communication cancel option in the user interface before displaying the individual selectable communication options (e.g., the communication cancel option is first displayed in response to detecting a user input, and then the individual selectable communication options are displayed after the terrestrial wireless communication network is determined to be unreachable). In some embodiments, displaying the individual selectable communication options includes moving the communication cancel option. Displaying a communication cancel option that, when selected, initiates a process to abort the attempt to initiate communication provides an efficient method of aborting an attempt to initiate communication regardless of whether the terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform the operation.

[0295] In some embodiments, the computer system attempts (e.g., continues to attempt) to initiate a process (e.g., as described with reference to Figures 6C and 6D) for communicating over a respective terrestrial wireless communication network while displaying a respective selectable communication option (e.g., 604G). By attempting to initiate a process for communicating over a respective terrestrial wireless communication network while displaying a respective selectable communication option, the computer system can continue to attempt one communication method (e.g., a potentially superior communication method) without additional user input while simultaneously providing the user with the option to communicate in another manner, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation.

[0296] In some embodiments, the display of a separate selectable communication option (e.g., 604G) occurs pursuant to a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and the communication is an emergency communication (e.g., a communication to emergency services, as described with reference to FIG. 6G). Displaying a separate selectable communication option pursuant to a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and the communication is an emergency communication provides the user with an alternative method of communication and indicates to the user that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, thereby performing an operation without requiring further user input and providing improved visual feedback when a set of conditions is met.

[0297] In some embodiments, determining that a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system includes determining that a first terrestrial wireless communication network (e.g., a network band not associated with the computer system's carrier) not associated with (e.g., not previously associated with) the computer system is not reachable by the computer system (e.g., the computer system tries other carrier cellular networks, as described with reference to FIGS. 6E-6J ). In some embodiments, determining that a particular terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system includes determining that a first terrestrial wireless communication network not associated with the computer system is not reachable by the computer system. In some embodiments, the computer system attempts to initiate communications via two or more terrestrial wireless communication networks (e.g., some or all networks with which the computer system could communicate if reachable) and determines that none of the two or more terrestrial wireless communication networks is reachable by the computer system. In some embodiments, a computer system is associated with a terrestrial wireless communication network if the network is the computer system's home network or if the computer system is registered with or associated with a subscriber account for the network. Determining that a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system includes determining that a first terrestrial wireless communication network not associated with the computer system is not reachable by the computer system, thereby enabling the reachability of terrestrial wireless communication networks not associated with the computer system to be taken into account when determining whether individual selectable communication options should be displayed, with actions being performed when a set of conditions is satisfied that do not require further user input.

[0298] In some embodiments, the first user interface (e.g., 602G) includes a plurality of selectable phone call options (e.g., 603, e.g., including options for controlling the phone (e.g., speaker, mute, keypad, contacts)). In some embodiments, displaying the first user interface includes simultaneously displaying the plurality of selectable phone call options and the individual selectable communication options (e.g., 604G). In some embodiments, the first user interface is a user interface for a phone application. Including the plurality of selectable phone call options along with the individual selectable communication options in the first user interface allows a user to initiate a process for communication over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network from the phone user interface without requiring additional input to navigate away from the phone user interface, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform an action.

[0299] In some embodiments, the user input corresponding to the request to initiate communication includes one or more inputs (e.g., 902A, e.g., 911) directed to the second user interface, and optionally includes selecting a “Call” button in a keypad on a phone number entry user interface and / or selecting a contactable entity (e.g., a person or service) in a contacts user interface. The request to initiate communication is a request to initiate communication with emergency services (e.g., an attempt to call 911). In response to detecting a request to initiate communication with emergency services pursuant to determining that a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, displaying a first user interface including distinct selectable communication options indicates to a user that alternative communication methods are available in an emergency situation and provides an efficient method of initiating communication via the alternative communication methods without additional user input, thereby providing improved visual feedback and reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation.

[0300] In some embodiments, the computer system detects, via one or more input devices, input (e.g., 604G, e.g., a tap gesture or other selection input on the individual selectable communication option) (e.g., 606G) corresponding to selection of the individual selectable communication option. In response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the individual selectable communication option, the computer system initiates a process to communicate over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network (e.g., via text message) (e.g., initiates a process to communicate using a low-bandwidth communication mode (e.g., a mode in which a compressed message format is used to communicate)). Initiating a process to communicate over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network in response to detecting the input corresponding to selection of the individual selectable communication option provides an efficient and intuitive technique for initiating communication over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network without additional user input, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation.

[0301] In some embodiments, the computer system initiates a process for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable (e.g., a non-zero time, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, and / or 10 seconds, as described with reference to FIG. 6I ) following a determination that a predetermined time has elapsed (or, optionally, because a separate selectable communication option is displayed) after detecting an input corresponding to a request to initiate communication (e.g., a separate selectable communication option is automatically selected without user input after the predetermined time). In some embodiments, the computer system initiates a process for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network after detecting an input corresponding to a request to initiate communication (e.g., after a predetermined time) without detecting further input via the one or more input devices. Initiating a process for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and a predetermined time has elapsed after detecting an input corresponding to a request to initiate communication comprises automatically initiating a process for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network without additional user input, whereby an operation is performed without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met, thereby reducing the number of inputs required to perform the operation.

[0302] In some embodiments, the computer system displays a visual indication (e.g., text, graphics, color, and / or animation) of a countdown of the time remaining until a predetermined time has elapsed (e.g., as described with reference to FIG. 6I, the satellite communication button 604I indicates a countdown of the time remaining). In some embodiments, the computer system replaces a respective selectable communication option (e.g., 604G) with the visual indication of the countdown or modifies the respective selectable communication option to include the visual indication of the countdown. In some embodiments, the computer system switches from a first user interface (e.g., 602G) (e.g., a telephone user interface) to a countdown user interface (e.g., 602I) that includes the visual indication of the countdown (e.g., replaces the first user interface with the countdown user interface). Displaying a visual indication of the time remaining until a predetermined time has elapsed can notify the user when a process for communication over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network is initiated, thereby providing improved visual feedback.

[0303] In some embodiments, the process for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network includes displaying (e.g., in response to detecting a selection of a respective selectable communication option (e.g., 604G) and / or determining that a predetermined time criterion has been met) a second user interface (e.g., 604M) (e.g., a low-bandwidth communication mode user interface and / or an emergency report user interface) that is different from the first user interface (e.g., 602G) (e.g., ceasing to display the first user interface and, optionally, replacing the first user interface with the second user interface). In some embodiments, the second user interface includes, for example, a series of questions and / or selectable options and / or text entry field(s) (e.g., 604M) for generating a message rather than an open voice channel. By displaying a second user interface that is different from the first user interface as part of the process for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network, the computer system can provide additional options and guide the user through the process for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network, thereby providing additional control options and providing improved visual feedback without cluttering the user interface.

[0304] In some embodiments, communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network includes communicating via text messages or voice calls (e.g., as described with reference to FIG. 6A). Including communicating via text messages or voice calls provides the user with a low bandwidth option for communicating over a non-terrestrial wireless communication network, thereby providing additional control options without cluttering the user interface.

[0305] In some embodiments, communicating via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network includes initiating (or at least partially performing) a communication session via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network (e.g., by selecting satellite communication button 604G, 604I, 904A, 1520B5, or 1534C6). In some embodiments, after initiating the communication session via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network (or, optionally, while the communication session via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network is active), the computer system detects user input (e.g., 618M) (e.g., detects a voice command and / or touch gesture corresponding to the selection of a selectable user interface element) corresponding to a request to terminate the communication session (e.g., selection of end button 614). In response to detecting user input corresponding to the request to terminate the communication session, the computer system provides (e.g., displays) a prompt (e.g., 620M2 in FIG. 6M1) (e.g., a button, a notification, an affordance, a selectable confirmation option, and / or a selectable graphical element) to confirm the request to terminate the communication session. In some embodiments, in response to detecting user input selecting a prompt prompting the user to confirm a request to terminate the communication session, the computer system terminates the communication session. In some embodiments, in response to detecting user input corresponding to a request to terminate the communication session, the computer system does not terminate the communication session (e.g., refrains from terminating) until, for example, receiving user input selecting a prompt prompting the user to confirm a request to terminate the communication session. Providing a prompt prompting the user to confirm a request to terminate the communication session provides feedback that the user has requested to terminate the communication session and can prevent the user from unintentionally terminating the communication session through unintended input, thereby providing improved visual feedback.Preventing a user from unintentionally terminating a communication session avoids the additional time and user input required to re-establish a communication session, thereby allowing a user to operate a computer system with fewer errors and reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation.

[0306] In some embodiments, following a determination that the first individual terrestrial wireless communication network (e.g., a primary cellular network, a cellular network associated with the computer system, and / or a cellular network of a service provider associated with the computer system) is not reachable by the computer system (or, in some embodiments, in response thereto), the computer system, via the display generation component, displays an indication (e.g., 607, 607a1, 607c, graphical indication, icon, color, font, text, animation, symbol, thumbnail, image, and / or glyph) of the computer system's communication capabilities (e.g., an indication of the computer system's ability to communicate with a particular number or entity, such as an emergency number or emergency service). Following a determination that the first individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, the computer system ceases displaying the indication of the computer system's communication capabilities status. In some embodiments, the indication of the computer system's communication capabilities is displayed in a portion of a user interface that includes one or more indicators of the computer system's status (e.g., cellular status, Wi-Fi status, time, short-range communication status, and / or battery level). In some embodiments, an indication of the communication capabilities of the computer system is displayed on the display and / or user interface in a location where a cellular status indicator is displayed when cellular service is available. Displaying the indication of the communication capabilities of the computer system based on whether individual terrestrial wireless communication networks are reachable by the computer system provides clear feedback to the user regarding the communication capabilities of the computer system when the communication capabilities of the computer system are limited without requiring the user to manipulate a user interface to determine the communication capabilities, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user, reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation, and performing an operation without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met.

[0307] In some embodiments, displaying an indication of the communication capabilities of the computer system indicates the ability of the computer system to communicate (e.g., using a distinct number or entity, such as an emergency number or emergency service) via a terrestrial wireless communication network other than the first distinct terrestrial wireless communication network (e.g., a cellular network different from the cellular network associated with the computer system). Displaying a first communication status indicator (e.g., 607a1, a graphical indication, icon, color, font, text, animation, symbol, thumbnail, image, and / or glyph). Displaying a first communication status indicator indicating the ability of the computer system to communicate via a terrestrial wireless communication network other than the first distinct terrestrial wireless communication network can automatically inform a user of the ability to communicate via a terrestrial wireless communication network (which may be faster and consume less energy than a non-terrestrial wireless communication network) when the first distinct terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, without requiring the user to navigate a user interface to determine the communication capabilities of the computer system, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user and reducing the number of inputs required to perform an action.

[0308] In some embodiments, displaying the first communication status indicator includes displaying the first communication status indicator having a first appearance (e.g., a solid line, a black line, a first color, a first brightness, highlighting, highlighting, and / or non-graying out, e.g., 607a1 in FIG. 6X2) in accordance with a determination that a second individual terrestrial wireless communication network different from the first individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system. Displaying the first communication status indicator having the first appearance in accordance with a determination that the second individual terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system automatically notifies the user that another terrestrial wireless communication network (which may be faster and consume less energy than a non-terrestrial wireless communication network) is reachable even though the first individual terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, without requiring the user to navigate a user interface to determine the communication capabilities of the computer system, thereby providing the user with improved visual feedback, reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation, and performing the operation without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met.

[0309] In some embodiments, displaying the first communication status indicator includes displaying the first communication status indicator having a second appearance different from the first appearance of the first communication status indicator (e.g., a dashed line, a gray line, a second color different from the first color, a second brightness less than the first brightness, no highlighting relative to the first appearance, no highlighting relative to the first appearance, and / or grayed out, e.g., 607a1 in Figure 6X3, 6X4, or 6X5) in accordance with a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system. By displaying a first communications status indicator having a second appearance in accordance with a determination that no terrestrial wireless communications networks are reachable to the computer system, if the first individual terrestrial wireless communications network is not reachable, the user is automatically informed that no other terrestrial wireless communications networks are reachable and is indicated to the user (e.g., via a user interface for satellite communications) that an alternative communications means may be required, without the user having to navigate the user interface to determine the communications capabilities of the computer system, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user and reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation, and performing the operation without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met.

[0310] In some embodiments, displaying an indication of the communication capabilities of the computer system includes displaying a second communication status indicator (e.g., 607c, a graphical indication, an icon, a color, a font, text, an animation, a symbol, a thumbnail, an image, and / or a glyph, an image and / or a satellite icon) different from the first communication status indicator in accordance with (or, in some embodiments, in response to) a determination that a non-terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system (and, optionally, communication via a Wi-Fi network is unavailable to the computer system and / or the Wi-Fi capabilities of the computer system have been turned off). In some embodiments, the second communication status indicator is displayed in accordance with a determination that a non-terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system and the Wi-Fi capabilities of the computer system are disabled (e.g., turned off). In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that a non-terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system and the Wi-Fi capabilities of the computer system are enabled (e.g., turned on), the computer system ceases displaying the second communication status indicator (e.g., if Wi-Fi is turned on, the second communication status indicator is not displayed). In some embodiments, the computer system displays the second communication status indicator within an expanded status bar (e.g., in a control user interface such as a control center that includes selectable options for controlling features of the computer system), but does not display the second communication status indicator within a non-expanded status bar (e.g., in a user interface other than a control user interface, such as a home screen, wake screen, lock screen, or application user interface).By displaying a second communication status indicator in accordance with a determination that a non-terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, even if the first individual terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, the user is automatically notified that an alternative wireless communication network is reachable without the user having to navigate a user interface to determine the communication capabilities of the computer system, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user, reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation, and performing the operation without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met.

[0311] In some embodiments, the computer system displays an indication of Wi-Fi connectivity (e.g., an indication of whether the computer system is connected to a Wi-Fi network) concurrently with an indication of the computer system's communications capabilities (e.g., 607b, graphical indication, icon, color, font, text, animation, symbol, thumbnail, image, and / or glyph). In some embodiments, displaying the indication of Wi-Fi connectivity is performed pursuant to (or, in some embodiments, in response to) a determination that communications over a Wi-Fi network are available to the computer system. In some embodiments, the computer system displays the indication of Wi-Fi connectivity in response to detecting a request to enable Wi-Fi connectivity (e.g., user input selecting a button to enable Wi-Fi connectivity). Displaying an indication of Wi-Fi connectivity simultaneously with an indication of the computer system's communication capabilities can inform a user of the computer system's ability to communicate via Wi-Fi connectivity when the first individual terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable without requiring the user to manipulate a user interface to determine the computer system's Wi-Fi connectivity, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user and reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation.

[0312] In some embodiments, displaying the indication of Wi-Fi connectivity (e.g., 607b) includes displaying an indication of Wi-Fi connectivity (e.g., 607c, second communication status indicator, graphical indication, icon, color, font, text, animation, symbol, thumbnail, image, and / or glyph) without displaying an indication that the non-terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system (or in some embodiments, the computer system can communicate via the non-terrestrial wireless communication network). In some embodiments, pursuant to a determination that communication via a Wi-Fi network is available to the computer system and the non-terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system, the computer system displays the indication of Wi-Fi connectivity in place of (e.g., without displaying) the second communication status indicator and / or replaces the second communication status indicator with the indication of Wi-Fi connectivity. Displaying an indication of Wi-Fi connectivity without displaying an indication that a non-terrestrial wireless communication network is reachable by the computer system may inform a user of the computer system's ability to communicate via Wi-Fi connectivity, which may be faster, easier to connect to, and / or more reliable than a non-terrestrial wireless communication network, without requiring the user to navigate a user interface to determine the computer system's Wi-Fi connectivity, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user and reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation.

[0313] In some embodiments, displaying the first user interface includes displaying the first user interface (e.g., 602E) without the individual selectable communication options (e.g., displaying 602E without 604G) before displaying the individual selectable communication options, and the display of the individual communication options occurs following a determination (in some embodiments, following or in response to) that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system after an attempt (e.g., by the computer system) to initiate communication (e.g., a phone call) over the individual terrestrial wireless communication network has failed (e.g., in FIG. 6E , after the phone call has failed). By displaying separate selectable communication options until after an attempt to initiate communication via a separate terrestrial wireless communication network has failed, the computer system may attempt to communicate via a faster and / or more reliable network before offering the option to communicate via a non-terrestrial wireless communication network, indicating to the user that the attempt to initiate communication via the separate terrestrial wireless communication network has failed, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user, reducing the number of inputs required to perform an operation, providing additional control options without cluttering the user interface with additional displayed controls, and performing an operation without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met.

[0314] In some embodiments, displaying the first user interface includes displaying an end call button (e.g., 609) at a first location within the first user interface (e.g., 609 of FIG. 6F ), the end call button that, when selected, causes the computer system to abort an attempt to initiate communication over the respective terrestrial wireless communication network. In some embodiments, pursuant to a determination that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable by the computer system (and, in some embodiments, following (or in response to) or in response to) an attempt to initiate communication over the respective terrestrial wireless communication network failing), the computer system displays the end call button at a second location within the first user interface (e.g., 609 of FIG. 6F1 or 6F2 ) that is different from the first location within the first user interface. In some embodiments, the computer system moves or slides the end call button (e.g., via animation over time) to the second location and displays respective selectable communication options at or adjacent to the first location within the first user interface. Changing the position of the call end button in accordance with a determination by the computer system that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable makes room on the user interface for a separate selectable communication option and notifies the user that the terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable and / or that an attempt to initiate communication via the separate terrestrial wireless communication network has failed, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user, providing additional control options without cluttering the user interface with additional controls that are displayed, and performing an operation without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met.

[0315] In some embodiments, following a determination that the terrestrial wireless communications network is not reachable by the computer system (or, in some embodiments, in response to this determination), the computer system provides (e.g., outputs and / or generates) a non-visual output (e.g., 619, 650, tactile and / or audio output) (e.g., 619 and / or 650 in FIG. 6F2) (e.g., simultaneously with displaying a separate selectable communications option). Providing a non-visual output following a determination that the terrestrial wireless communications network is not reachable by the computer system informs the user that the terrestrial wireless communications network is not reachable even when the user is not looking at the computer system's display (e.g., when the computer system is held to the user's ear when attempting to call emergency services) or when the computer system's display is dimmed or inactive, thereby providing improved visual feedback to the user and performing an action without requiring further user input when a set of conditions is met. Feedback regarding the communication status of a computer system that allows the computer system to be controlled more quickly and efficiently is particularly important in situations where the user is responding to an emergency or stressful situation.

[0316] It should be noted that the process details described above in connection with method 700 are also applicable in an analogous manner to the methods described below. For example, methods 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000, and / or 2200 optionally include one or more of the features of the various methods described above with reference to method 700. For example, method 700 may be performed as part of a process for initiating communication in accordance with method 800. For example, method 700 optionally includes providing a directing element in accordance with method 1000. For example, method 700 may include selecting a second recipient for communication in accordance with method 1200. For brevity, these details will not be repeated below.

[0317] FIG. 8 is a flow diagram illustrating a method for initiating communications when a terrestrial wireless communication network is not reachable, according to some embodiments. In some embodiments, the method includes displaying options for an emergency report during an emergency reporting mode, receiving the options, and transmitting the emergency report with the received options. In some embodiments, the method can be implemented using the devices and user interfaces shown in FIGS. 6A-6Y. The method is performed in a computer system in communication with a display generation component (e.g., 100, 300, 500, or 600, e.g., a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a smartwatch, or a head-mounted device (e.g., a head-mounted augmented reality device)) (e.g., 601, e.g., a display controller, a touch-sensitive display system, and / or a head-mounted display system) and one or more input devices (e.g., 601, a touch-sensitive surface, a touchscreen, a button, and / or a microphone). Some operations are optionally combined, the order of some operations is optionally changed, and some operations are optionally omitted.

[0318] As described below, method 800 provides an intuitive way to communicate in low-bandwidth mode. This method reduces the cognitive load on the user when communicating in low-bandwidth mode, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, allowing users to communicate more quickly and efficiently in low-bandwidth mode conserves power and extends the time between battery charges.

[0319] While the computer system is in the low-bandwidth communications mode (802), in some embodiments, a compressed message format (e.g., a format that limits data for transmission over terrestrial wireless communications) is used for communications. In some embodiments, the computer system enters the low-bandwidth communications mode in response to receiving a request to enter the low-bandwidth communications mode (e.g., in response to receiving a request to communicate via non-terrestrial wireless communications), and the computer system displays (804), via the display generation component, a first set of selectable communications content options (e.g., affordances, buttons, graphical elements, graphical objects, and / or icons) corresponding to individual content for the communications (e.g., information that the user can select for inclusion in a report), the first set of selectable communications content options being exclusive to the low-bandwidth communications mode (e.g., the options are available and / or presented only when in the low-bandwidth communications mode) (in some embodiments, the options are not presented in a messaging user interface of a messaging application that displays message conversations and / or fields for composing messages for message conversations).

[0320] While the computer system is in the low-bandwidth communication mode, the computer system detects (806) via one or more input devices a first set of one or more inputs (e.g., 610M or 612M, e.g., touch input) corresponding to a selection of a first communication content option (e.g., 606M or 608M) of a first set of selectable communication content options.

[0321] While the computer system is in the low-bandwidth communication mode, and after detecting (e.g., in response to) the first set of one or more inputs, the computer system, via the display generation component, displays (808) a second set of selectable communication content options (e.g., 604N or 604O, e.g., affordances, buttons, graphical elements, graphical objects, and / or icons (in some embodiments, the second set of selectable communication content options are different from the first set of selectable communication content options) corresponding to the respective content of the communication (e.g., information that the user can select to include in a report). (And, optionally, e.g., ceasing to display the first set of two or more selectable communication content options). (e.g., ceasing to display a representation of the selected communication content option from the first set of two or more selectable communication content options), where the second...

Claims

1. 1. A method comprising: A computer system in communication with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system, comprising: receiving a request to initiate a communication via the one or more input devices; In response to receiving the request to initiate communication, Initiating a process for communicating over a terrestrial wireless communications network in accordance with determining that the external computer system is connected to a terrestrial wireless communications network; and providing, via the output generation component, a prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system in accordance with determining that the external computer system is not connected to a terrestrial wireless communication network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system includes an indication that satellite communications are available.

3. after receiving the request to initiate the communication; 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in response to determining that an attempt to communicate over the non-terrestrial network has occurred, causing output of an attempted communication notification that an attempt to communicate over the non-terrestrial network has occurred.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer system is wearable.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer system is installed in a vehicle.

6. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising: attempting to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communications network while providing the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system.

7. after attempting to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communications network while providing the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system; The method of claim 6 , further comprising: changing a user interface in response to determining that the attempt to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communication network has ceased.

8. providing the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system, and detecting user input corresponding to a request to dismiss the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system while attempting to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communications network; 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising: displaying a telephone user interface in response to detecting the user input corresponding to a request to dismiss the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system.

9. and attempting to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communications network includes automatically attempting to initiate the communication over the terrestrial wireless communications network in response to receiving the request to initiate the communication; 7. The method of claim 6, wherein a telephone user interface is displayed by the external computer system after attempting to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communications network and while providing the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system.

10. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising, in response to receiving the request to initiate the communication and in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to a terrestrial wireless communications network, displaying, via the output generation component, an option that, when selected, initiates a process for communicating over a non-terrestrial network.

11. wherein the request to initiate the communication includes data indicating that a user of the computer system has fallen, the method comprising: In response to receiving the request to initiate the communication, The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically attempting to communicate with the predetermined entity.

12. After automatically attempting to communicate with a given entity, 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising, in accordance with determining that the message was automatically sent over a non-terrestrial network, displaying an indication that the message was automatically sent over a non-terrestrial network.

13. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after receiving the request to initiate the communication, displaying, via the output generation component, selectable sound options that, when selected, cause the external computer system to output sound.

14. after receiving the request to initiate the communication, attempting to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communication network; 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after attempting to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communications network, displaying via the output generation component a selectable telephone option that, when selected, initiates an attempt to communicate over the terrestrial wireless communications network.

15. providing the prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system is performed in accordance with a determination that the request to initiate communication includes a request to initiate communication with a predetermined entity, the method comprising: In response to receiving the request to initiate the communication, 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: ceasing to provide the prompt to connect to a non-terrestrial network using the external computer system in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is not connected to a terrestrial wireless communication network and that the request to initiate communication does not include a request to initiate communication with a predetermined entity.

16. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the prompt to connect to the non-terrestrial network using the external computer system is performed in accordance with a determination that the external computer system is capable of connecting to the non-terrestrial network.

17. 17. A computer program comprising instructions for causing a computer to carry out the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

18. 1. A computer system configured to communicate with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system, comprising: a memory for storing the computer program of claim 17; and one or more processors capable of executing computer programs stored in said memory.

19. 1. A computer system configured to communicate with an output generation component, one or more input devices, and an external computer system, comprising: A computer system comprising means for carrying out the method of any one of claims 1 to 16.

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