Patent Application
20230393714
The present disclosure relates generally to computer user interfaces, and more specifically to techniques for managing accessories.
Electronic devices are able to communicate with various electronic accessories, such as lights, outlets, locks, speakers, and/or other devices. In addition, when connected to an accessory, an electronic device can adjust a state, setting, and/or position of the accessory.
Some techniques for managing accessories using electronic devices, however, are generally cumbersome and inefficient. For example, some existing techniques use a complex and time-consuming user interface, which may include multiple key presses or keystrokes. Existing techniques require more time than necessary, wasting user time and device energy. This latter consideration is particularly important in battery-operated devices.
Accordingly, the present technique provides electronic devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for managing accessories. Such methods and interfaces optionally complement or replace other methods for managing accessories. Such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and produce a more efficient human-machine interface. For instance, such methods and interfaces display relevant accessories and/or user interface objects that reduce a number of inputs needed to control and/or adjust a respective accessory. In addition, such methods and interfaces provide improved techniques for rearranging accessory user interface objects that reduces the number of unnecessary and/or extraneous user inputs. For battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time between battery charges.
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is described. The method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices. The method comprises: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system, the user interface including a plurality of selectable category options that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to selection of a first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, where the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options corresponds to a first context of the home automation system; and in response to detecting the user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, displaying, via the display generation component: a first accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the first accessory user interface object corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; a second accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the second accessory user interface object corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; and a first selectable sub-category option corresponding to a sub-category of a category associated with the first selectable category option, wherein the first selectable sub-category option includes a status indication related to one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the sub-category.
In accordance with some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system, the user interface including a plurality of selectable category options that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to selection of a first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, where the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options corresponds to a first context of the home automation system; and in response to detecting the user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, displaying, via the display generation component: a first accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the first accessory user interface object corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; a second accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the second accessory user interface object corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; and a first selectable sub-category option corresponding to a sub-category of a category associated with the first selectable category option, wherein the first selectable sub-category option includes a status indication related to one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the sub-category.
In accordance with some embodiments, a transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system, the user interface including a plurality of selectable category options that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to selection of a first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, where the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options corresponds to a first context of the home automation system; and in response to detecting the user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, displaying, via the display generation component: a first accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the first accessory user interface object corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; a second accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the second accessory user interface object corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; and a first selectable sub-category option corresponding to a sub-category of a category associated with the first selectable category option, wherein the first selectable sub-category option includes a status indication related to one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the sub-category.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices. The computer system comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system, the user interface including a plurality of selectable category options that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to selection of a first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, where the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options corresponds to a first context of the home automation system; and in response to detecting the user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, displaying, via the display generation component: a first accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the first accessory user interface object corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; a second accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the second accessory user interface object corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; and a first selectable sub-category option corresponding to a sub-category of a category associated with the first selectable category option, wherein the first selectable sub-category option includes a status indication related to one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the sub-category.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices. The computer system comprises: means for, while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system, the user interface including a plurality of selectable category options that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to selection of a first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, where the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options corresponds to a first context of the home automation system; and means for, in response to detecting the user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, displaying, via the display generation component: a first accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the first accessory user interface object corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; a second accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the second accessory user interface object corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; and a first selectable sub-category option corresponding to a sub-category of a category associated with the first selectable category option, wherein the first selectable sub-category option includes a status indication related to one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the sub-category.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product comprises one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component and one or more input devices, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system, the user interface including a plurality of selectable category options that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system, detecting, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to selection of a first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, where the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options corresponds to a first context of the home automation system; and in response to detecting the user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option of the plurality of selectable category options, displaying, via the display generation component: a first accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the first accessory user interface object corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; a second accessory user interface object on the user interface, where the second accessory user interface object corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option; and a first selectable sub-category option corresponding to a sub-category of a category associated with the first selectable category option, wherein the first selectable sub-category option includes a status indication related to one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the sub-category.
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is described. The method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The method comprises: receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a user interface of a home automation system; in response to receiving the request to display the user interface of the home automation system, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface of the home automation system that includes two or more representations of scenes associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system, where: in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a first relative priority of the scenes, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a first arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system; and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a second relative priority of the scenes, different from the first relative priority, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, on the user interface of the home automation system; and after displaying the user interface of the home automation system including the two or more representations of the scenes: in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a change in relative priority of the scenes, displaying the user interface of the home automation system with the two or more representations of the scenes in a third arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system.
In accordance with some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a user interface of a home automation system; in response to receiving the request to display the user interface of the home automation system, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface of the home automation system that includes two or more representations of scenes associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system, where: in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a first relative priority of the scenes, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a first arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system; and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a second relative priority of the scenes, different from the first relative priority, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, on the user interface of the home automation system; and after displaying the user interface of the home automation system including the two or more representations of the scenes: in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a change in relative priority of the scenes, displaying the user interface of the home automation system with the two or more representations of the scenes in a third arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system.
In accordance with some embodiments, a transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a user interface of a home automation system; in response to receiving the request to display the user interface of the home automation system, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface of the home automation system that includes two or more representations of scenes associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system, where: in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a first relative priority of the scenes, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a first arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system; and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a second relative priority of the scenes, different from the first relative priority, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, on the user interface of the home automation system; and after displaying the user interface of the home automation system including the two or more representations of the scenes: in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a change in relative priority of the scenes, displaying the user interface of the home automation system with the two or more representations of the scenes in a third arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a user interface of a home automation system; in response to receiving the request to display the user interface of the home automation system, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface of the home automation system that includes two or more representations of scenes associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system, where: in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a first relative priority of the scenes, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a first arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system; and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a second relative priority of the scenes, different from the first relative priority, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, on the user interface of the home automation system; and after displaying the user interface of the home automation system including the two or more representations of the scenes: in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a change in relative priority of the scenes, displaying the user interface of the home automation system with the two or more representations of the scenes in a third arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: means for receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a user interface of a home automation system; means for, in response to receiving the request to display the user interface of the home automation system, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface of the home automation system that includes two or more representations of scenes associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system, where: in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a first relative priority of the scenes, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a first arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system; and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a second relative priority of the scenes, different from the first relative priority, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, on the user interface of the home automation system; and means for, after displaying the user interface of the home automation system including the two or more representations of the scenes: in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a change in relative priority of the scenes, displaying the user interface of the home automation system with the two or more representations of the scenes in a third arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product comprises one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: receiving, via the one or more input devices, a request to display a user interface of a home automation system; in response to receiving the request to display the user interface of the home automation system, displaying, via the display generation component, the user interface of the home automation system that includes two or more representations of scenes associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system, where: in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a first relative priority of the scenes, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a first arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system; and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a second relative priority of the scenes, different from the first relative priority, displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, on the user interface of the home automation system; and after displaying the user interface of the home automation system including the two or more representations of the scenes: in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a change in relative priority of the scenes, displaying the user interface of the home automation system with the two or more representations of the scenes in a third arrangement on the user interface of the home automation system.
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is described. The method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The method comprises: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system that includes a first accessory, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate a second accessory with the home automation system; and in response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system: in accordance with a determination that the second accessory satisfies a set of one or more criteria: grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into an accessory group, such that the first accessory and the second accessory operate in conjunction with one another, and wherein the accessory group is configured to include the first accessory and the second accessory until a request to remove the first accessory and/or the second accessory from the accessory group is received; and displaying, via the display generation component, an accessory group user interface object corresponding to the accessory group on the user interface without displaying a first user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the first accessory and without displaying a second user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the second accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more criteria, associating the second accessory with the home automation system without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group.
In accordance with some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system that includes a first accessory, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate a second accessory with the home automation system; and in response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system: in accordance with a determination that the second accessory satisfies a set of one or more criteria: grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into an accessory group, such that the first accessory and the second accessory operate in conjunction with one another, and wherein the accessory group is configured to include the first accessory and the second accessory until a request to remove the first accessory and/or the second accessory from the accessory group is received; and displaying, via the display generation component, an accessory group user interface object corresponding to the accessory group on the user interface without displaying a first user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the first accessory and without displaying a second user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the second accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more criteria, associating the second accessory with the home automation system without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group.
In accordance with some embodiments, a transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system that includes a first accessory, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate a second accessory with the home automation system; and in response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system: in accordance with a determination that the second accessory satisfies a set of one or more criteria: grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into an accessory group, such that the first accessory and the second accessory operate in conjunction with one another, and wherein the accessory group is configured to include the first accessory and the second accessory until a request to remove the first accessory and/or the second accessory from the accessory group is received; and displaying, via the display generation component, an accessory group user interface object corresponding to the accessory group on the user interface without displaying a first user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the first accessory and without displaying a second user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the second accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more criteria, associating the second accessory with the home automation system without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system that includes a first accessory, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate a second accessory with the home automation system; and in response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system: in accordance with a determination that the second accessory satisfies a set of one or more criteria: grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into an accessory group, such that the first accessory and the second accessory operate in conjunction with one another, and wherein the accessory group is configured to include the first accessory and the second accessory until a request to remove the first accessory and/or the second accessory from the accessory group is received; and displaying, via the display generation component, an accessory group user interface object corresponding to the accessory group on the user interface without displaying a first user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the first accessory and without displaying a second user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the second accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more criteria, associating the second accessory with the home automation system without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: means for, while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system that includes a first accessory, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate a second accessory with the home automation system; and means for, in response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system: in accordance with a determination that the second accessory satisfies a set of one or more criteria: grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into an accessory group, such that the first accessory and the second accessory operate in conjunction with one another, and wherein the accessory group is configured to include the first accessory and the second accessory until a request to remove the first accessory and/or the second accessory from the accessory group is received; and displaying, via the display generation component, an accessory group user interface object corresponding to the accessory group on the user interface without displaying a first user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the first accessory and without displaying a second user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the second accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more criteria, associating the second accessory with the home automation system without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product comprises one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: while displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface associated with a home automation system that includes a first accessory, receiving, via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate a second accessory with the home automation system; and in response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system: in accordance with a determination that the second accessory satisfies a set of one or more criteria: grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into an accessory group, such that the first accessory and the second accessory operate in conjunction with one another, and wherein the accessory group is configured to include the first accessory and the second accessory until a request to remove the first accessory and/or the second accessory from the accessory group is received; and displaying, via the display generation component, an accessory group user interface object corresponding to the accessory group on the user interface without displaying a first user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the first accessory and without displaying a second user interface object, different from the accessory group user interface object, that corresponds to the second accessory; and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more criteria, associating the second accessory with the home automation system without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group.
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is described. The method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The method comprises: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of camera accessories, where the user interface of the application includes an arrangement of camera tiles corresponding to the plurality of cameras, the arrangement of camera tiles including: a first camera tile having a first size that is displayed at a first position on the user interface of the application; and a second camera tile having a second size, different from the first size, that is displayed at a second position on the user interface of the application, different from the first position; while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to the first camera tile; and in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile: displaying the first camera tile at a third position, different from the first position; and displaying the first camera tile at the second size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of camera accessories, where the user interface of the application includes an arrangement of camera tiles corresponding to the plurality of cameras, the arrangement of camera tiles including: a first camera tile having a first size that is displayed at a first position on the user interface of the application; and a second camera tile having a second size, different from the first size, that is displayed at a second position on the user interface of the application, different from the first position; while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to the first camera tile; and in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile: displaying the first camera tile at a third position, different from the first position; and displaying the first camera tile at the second size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of camera accessories, where the user interface of the application includes an arrangement of camera tiles corresponding to the plurality of cameras, the arrangement of camera tiles including: a first camera tile having a first size that is displayed at a first position on the user interface of the application; and a second camera tile having a second size, different from the first size, that is displayed at a second position on the user interface of the application, different from the first position; while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to the first camera tile; and in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile: displaying the first camera tile at a third position, different from the first position; and displaying the first camera tile at the second size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of camera accessories, where the user interface of the application includes an arrangement of camera tiles corresponding to the plurality of cameras, the arrangement of camera tiles including: a first camera tile having a first size that is displayed at a first position on the user interface of the application; and a second camera tile having a second size, different from the first size, that is displayed at a second position on the user interface of the application, different from the first position; while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to the first camera tile; and in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile: displaying the first camera tile at a third position, different from the first position; and displaying the first camera tile at the second size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: means for displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of camera accessories, where the user interface of the application includes an arrangement of camera tiles corresponding to the plurality of cameras, the arrangement of camera tiles including: a first camera tile having a first size that is displayed at a first position on the user interface of the application; and a second camera tile having a second size, different from the first size, that is displayed at a second position on the user interface of the application, different from the first position; means for, while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to the first camera tile; and means for, in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile: displaying the first camera tile at a third position, different from the first position; and displaying the first camera tile at the second size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product comprises one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of camera accessories, where the user interface of the application includes an arrangement of camera tiles corresponding to the plurality of cameras, the arrangement of camera tiles including: a first camera tile having a first size that is displayed at a first position on the user interface of the application; and a second camera tile having a second size, different from the first size, that is displayed at a second position on the user interface of the application, different from the first position; while displaying the user interface, receiving, via the one or more input devices, user input corresponding to the first camera tile; and in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile: displaying the first camera tile at a third position, different from the first position; and displaying the first camera tile at the second size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a method is described. The method is performed at a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The method comprises: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of accessories, where the user interface of the application includes: a first region including one or more first accessory user interface objects in a first arrangement, where the one or more first accessory user interface objects correspond to one or more first accessories of the plurality of accessories that are associated with a first context, and where the one or more first accessory user interface objects include a second accessory user interface object displayed at a first size; while displaying the user interface of the application and while the computer system is in an editing mode of operation, receiving user input corresponding to the second accessory user interface object of the one or more first accessory user interface objects; and in response to receiving the user input: in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a first type, displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement; and in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a second type, different from the first type, displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second size, different from the first size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of accessories, where the user interface of the application includes: a first region including one or more first accessory user interface objects in a first arrangement, where the one or more first accessory user interface objects correspond to one or more first accessories of the plurality of accessories that are associated with a first context, and where the one or more first accessory user interface objects include a second accessory user interface object displayed at a first size; while displaying the user interface of the application and while the computer system is in an editing mode of operation, receiving user input corresponding to the second accessory user interface object of the one or more first accessory user interface objects; and in response to receiving the user input: in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a first type, displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement; and in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a second type, different from the first type, displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second size, different from the first size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a transitory computer-readable storage medium is described. The transitory computer-readable storage medium stores one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of accessories, where the user interface of the application includes: a first region including one or more first accessory user interface objects in a first arrangement, where the one or more first accessory user interface objects correspond to one or more first accessories of the plurality of accessories that are associated with a first context, and where the one or more first accessory user interface objects include a second accessory user interface object displayed at a first size; while displaying the user interface of the application and while the computer system is in an editing mode of operation, receiving user input corresponding to the second accessory user interface object of the one or more first accessory user interface objects; and in response to receiving the user input: in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a first type, displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement; and in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a second type, different from the first type, displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second size, different from the first size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of accessories, where the user interface of the application includes: a first region including one or more first accessory user interface objects in a first arrangement, where the one or more first accessory user interface objects correspond to one or more first accessories of the plurality of accessories that are associated with a first context, and where the one or more first accessory user interface objects include a second accessory user interface object displayed at a first size; while displaying the user interface of the application and while the computer system is in an editing mode of operation, receiving user input corresponding to the second accessory user interface object of the one or more first accessory user interface objects; and in response to receiving the user input: in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a first type, displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement; and in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a second type, different from the first type, displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second size, different from the first size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer system is described. The computer system is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component. The computer system comprises: means for displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of accessories, where the user interface of the application includes: a first region including one or more first accessory user interface objects in a first arrangement, where the one or more first accessory user interface objects correspond to one or more first accessories of the plurality of accessories that are associated with a first context, and where the one or more first accessory user interface objects include a second accessory user interface object displayed at a first size; means for, while displaying the user interface of the application and while the computer system is in an editing mode of operation, receiving user input corresponding to the second accessory user interface object of the one or more first accessory user interface objects; and means for, in response to receiving the user input: in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a first type, displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement; and in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a second type, different from the first type, displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second size, different from the first size.
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer program product is described. The computer program product comprises one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more input devices and a display generation component, the one or more programs including instructions for: displaying, via the display generation component, a user interface of an application associated with a plurality of accessories, where the user interface of the application includes: a first region including one or more first accessory user interface objects in a first arrangement, where the one or more first accessory user interface objects correspond to one or more first accessories of the plurality of accessories that are associated with a first context, and where the one or more first accessory user interface objects include a second accessory user interface object displayed at a first size; while displaying the user interface of the application and while the computer system is in an editing mode of operation, receiving user input corresponding to the second accessory user interface object of the one or more first accessory user interface objects; and in response to receiving the user input: in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a first type, displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in a second arrangement, different from the first arrangement; and in accordance with a determination that the user input is of a second type, different from the first type, displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second size, different from the first size.
Executable instructions for performing these functions are, optionally, included in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors. Executable instructions for performing these functions are, optionally, included in a transitory computer-readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors.
Thus, devices are provided with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for managing accessories, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction with such devices. Such methods and interfaces may complement or replace other methods for managing accessories.
For a better understanding of the various described embodiments, reference should be made to the Description of Embodiments below, in conjunction with the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to corresponding parts throughout the figures.
The following description sets forth exemplary methods, parameters, and the like. It should be recognized, however, that such description is not intended as a limitation on the scope of the present disclosure but is instead provided as a description of exemplary embodiments.
There is a need for electronic devices that provide efficient methods and interfaces for managing accessories. For instance, there is a need for electronic devices that provide display groups of accessories and/or devices that are associated with respective categories and/or sub-categories of a home automation system. There is also a need for electronic devices that suggest and/or predict an adjustment to a state of one or more accessories. In addition, there is a need for electronic devices that group two or more accessories into an accessory group that lasts indefinitely. Further, there is a need for electronic devices that facilitate an ability of a user to rearrange and/or resize a display of accessory user interface objects and/or camera user interface objects. Such techniques can reduce the cognitive burden on a user who manages accessories, thereby enhancing productivity. Further, such techniques can reduce processor and battery power otherwise wasted on redundant user inputs.
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The processes described below enhance the operability of the devices and make the user-device interfaces more efficient (e.g., by helping the user to provide proper inputs and reducing user mistakes when operating/interacting with the device) through various techniques, including by providing improved visual feedback to the user, reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation, providing additional control options without cluttering the user interface with additional displayed controls, performing an operation when a set of conditions has been met without requiring further user input, and/or additional techniques. These techniques also reduce power usage and improve battery life of the device by enabling the user to use the device more quickly and efficiently.
In addition, in methods described herein where one or more steps are contingent upon one or more conditions having been met, it should be understood that the described method can be repeated in multiple repetitions so that over the course of the repetitions all of the conditions upon which steps in the method are contingent have been met in different repetitions 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, then a person of ordinary skill would appreciate that the claimed steps are repeated until the condition has been both satisfied and not satisfied, in no particular order. Thus, a method described with one or more steps that are contingent upon one or more conditions having been met could be rewritten as a method that is repeated until each of the conditions described in the method has been met. This, however, is not required of system or computer readable medium claims where the system or computer readable medium contains instructions for performing the contingent operations based on the satisfaction of the corresponding one or more conditions and thus is capable of determining whether the contingency has or has not been satisfied without explicitly repeating steps of a method until all of the conditions upon which steps in the method are contingent have been met. A person having ordinary skill in the art would also understand that, similar to a method with contingent steps, a system or computer readable storage medium can repeat the steps of a method as many times as are needed to ensure that all of the contingent steps have been performed.
Although the following description uses terms “first,” “second,” etc. to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by the terms. In some embodiments, these terms are used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first touch could be termed a second touch, and, similarly, a second touch could be termed a first touch, without departing from the scope of the various described embodiments. In some embodiments, the first touch and the second touch are two separate references to the same touch. In some embodiments, the first touch and the second touch are both touches, but they are not the same touch.
The terminology used in the description of the various described embodiments herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting. As used in the description of the various described embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will also be understood that the term “and/or” as used herein refers to and encompasses 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,” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
The term “if” is, optionally, construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a stated condition or event] is detected” is, optionally, construed 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],” depending on the context.
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 communications device, such as a mobile telephone, that also contains other functions, such as PDA and/or music player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, without limitation, the iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad® devices from Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California. Other portable electronic devices, such as laptops or tablet computers with touch-sensitive surfaces (e.g., touch screen displays and/or touchpads), are, optionally, used. It should also be understood that, in some embodiments, the device is not a portable communications device, but is a desktop computer with a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., a touch screen display and/or a touchpad). In some embodiments, the electronic device is a computer system that is in communication (e.g., via wireless communication, via wired communication) with a display generation component. The display generation component is configured to provide visual output, such as display via a CRT display, display via an LED display, or display via image projection. In some embodiments, the display generation component is integrated with the computer system. In some embodiments, the display generation component is separate from the computer system. As used herein, “displaying” content includes causing to display the content (e.g., video data rendered or decoded by display controller 156) by transmitting, via a wired or wireless connection, data (e.g., image data or video data) to an integrated or external display generation component to visually produce the content.
In the discussion that follows, an electronic device that includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should be understood, however, 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.
The device typically supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a website creation application, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a workout 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.
The various applications that are executed on the device optionally use at least one common physical user-interface device, such as the touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface as well as corresponding information displayed on the device are, optionally, adjusted and/or varied from one application to the next and/or within a respective application. In this way, a common physical architecture (such as the touch-sensitive surface) of the device optionally supports the variety of applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and transparent to the user.
Attention is now directed toward embodiments of portable devices with touch-sensitive displays.
As used in the specification and claims, the term “intensity” of a contact on a touch-sensitive surface refers to the force or pressure (force per unit area) of a contact (e.g., a finger contact) on the touch-sensitive surface, or to a substitute (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 of distinct values (e.g., at least 256). Intensity of a contact is, optionally, determined (or measured) using various approaches and various sensors or combinations of sensors. For example, one or more force sensors underneath 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., a weighted average) to determine an estimated force of a contact. Similarly, a pressure-sensitive tip of a stylus is, optionally, used to determine a pressure of the stylus on the touch-sensitive surface. Alternatively, the size of the contact area detected on the touch-sensitive surface and/or changes thereto, the capacitance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto, and/or the resistance of the touch-sensitive surface proximate to the contact and/or changes thereto are, optionally, used as a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact on the touch-sensitive surface. In some implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are used directly to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is described in units corresponding to the substitute measurements). In some implementations, the substitute measurements for contact force or pressure are converted to an estimated force or pressure, and the estimated force or pressure is used to determine whether an intensity threshold has been exceeded (e.g., the intensity threshold is a pressure threshold measured in units of pressure). Using the intensity of a contact as an attribute of a user input allows for user access to additional device functionality that may otherwise not be accessible by the user on a reduced-size device with limited real estate for displaying affordances (e.g., on a touch-sensitive display) and/or receiving user input (e.g., via a touch-sensitive display, a touch-sensitive surface, or a physical/mechanical control such as a knob or a button).
As used in the specification and claims, the term “tactile output” refers to physical displacement of a device relative to a previous position of the device, physical displacement of a component (e.g., a touch-sensitive surface) of a device relative to another component (e.g., housing) of the device, or displacement of the component relative to a center of mass of the device that will be detected by a user with the user's sense of touch. For example, in situations where the device or the component of the device is in contact with a surface of a user that is sensitive to touch (e.g., a finger, palm, or other part of a user's hand), the tactile output generated by the physical displacement will be interpreted by the user as a tactile sensation corresponding to a perceived change in physical characteristics of the device or the 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 “down click” or “up click” of a physical actuator button. In some cases, a user will feel a tactile sensation such as an “down click” or “up click” 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 movements. As another example, movement of the touch-sensitive surface is, optionally, interpreted or sensed by the user as “roughness” of the touch-sensitive surface, even when there is no change in smoothness of the touch-sensitive surface. While such interpretations of touch by a user will be subject to the individualized sensory perceptions of the user, there are many sensory perceptions of touch that are common to a large majority of users. Thus, when a tactile output is described as corresponding to a particular sensory perception of a user (e.g., an “up click,” a “down click,” “roughness”), unless otherwise stated, the generated tactile output corresponds to physical displacement of the device or a component thereof that will generate the described sensory perception for a typical (or average) user.
It should be appreciated that device 100 is only one example of a portable multifunction device, and that device 100 optionally has more or fewer components than shown, optionally combines two or more components, or optionally has a different configuration or arrangement of the components. The various components shown in
Memory 102 optionally includes high-speed random access memory and optionally also 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.
Peripherals interface 118 can be used to couple input and output peripherals of the device to CPU 120 and memory 102. The one or more processors 120 run or execute various software programs (such as computer programs (e.g., including instructions)) and/or sets of instructions stored in memory 102 to perform various functions for device 100 and to process data. In some embodiments, peripherals 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.
RF (radio frequency) circuitry 108 receives and sends RF signals, also called electromagnetic signals. RF circuitry 108 converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates with communications networks and other communications devices via the 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, and so forth. RF circuitry 108 optionally communicates with networks, such as the Internet, also referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW), an intranet and/or a wireless network, such as a cellular telephone network, a wireless local area network (LAN) and/or a metropolitan area network (MAN), and other devices by wireless communication. The RF circuitry 108 optionally includes well-known circuitry for detecting near field communication (NFC) fields, such as by a short-range communication radio. The wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality of communications standards, protocols, and technologies, including but not limited to Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), high-speed uplink packet access (HSUPA), Evolution, Data-Only (EV-DO), HSPA, HSPA+, Dual-Cell HSPA (DC-HSPDA), long term evolution (LTE), near field communication (NFC), wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BTLE), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, and/or IEEE 802.11ac), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for e-mail (e.g., Internet message access protocol (IMAP) and/or post office protocol (POP)), instant messaging (e.g., extensible messaging and presence protocol (XMPP), Session Initiation Protocol for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions (SIMPLE), Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS)), and/or Short Message Service (SMS), or any other suitable communication protocol, including communication protocols not yet developed as of the filing date of this document.
Audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, and microphone 113 provide an audio interface between a user and device 100. Audio circuitry 110 receives audio data from peripherals interface 118, converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to speaker 111. Speaker 111 converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 also receives electrical signals converted by microphone 113 from sound waves. Audio circuitry 110 converts the electrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data to peripherals interface 118 for processing. Audio data is, optionally, retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory 102 and/or RF circuitry 108 by peripherals interface 118. In some embodiments, audio circuitry 110 also includes a headset jack (e.g., 212,
I/O subsystem 106 couples input/output peripherals on device 100, such as touch screen 112 and other input control devices 116, to peripherals interface 118. I/O subsystem 106 optionally includes display controller 156, optical 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. The one or more input controllers 160 receive/send electrical signals from/to other input control devices 116. The other input control devices 116 optionally include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some embodiments, input controller(s) 160 are, optionally, coupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, an infrared port, a USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g., 208,
A quick press of the push button optionally disengages a lock of touch screen 112 or optionally begins a process that uses gestures on the touch screen to unlock the device, as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,549, “Unlocking a Device by Performing Gestures on an Unlock Image,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, U.S. Pat. No. 7,657,849, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. A longer press of the push button (e.g., 206) optionally turns power to device 100 on or off. The functionality of one or more of the buttons are, optionally, user-customizable. Touch screen 112 is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards.
Touch-sensitive display 112 provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and a user. Display controller 156 receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to touch screen 112. Touch screen 112 displays visual output to the user. The visual output optionally includes graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output optionally corresponds to user-interface objects.
Touch screen 112 has a touch-sensitive surface, sensor, or set of sensors that accepts input from the user based on haptic and/or tactile contact. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 (along with any associated modules and/or sets of instructions in memory 102) detect contact (and any movement or breaking of the contact) on touch screen 112 and convert the detected contact into interaction with user-interface objects (e.g., one or more soft keys, icons, web pages, or images) that are displayed on touch screen 112. In an exemplary embodiment, a point of contact between touch screen 112 and the user corresponds to a finger of the user.
Touch screen 112 optionally uses LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, or LED (light emitting diode) technology, although other display technologies are used in other embodiments. Touch screen 112 and display controller 156 optionally detect contact and any movement or breaking thereof using any of a plurality of touch sensing technologies now known or later developed, including but not limited to capacitive, resistive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave technologies, as well as other proximity sensor arrays or other elements for determining one or more points of contact with touch screen 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.
A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of touch screen 112 is, optionally, analogous to the multi-touch sensitive touchpads described in the following U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846 (Westerman et al.), U.S. Pat. No. 6,570,557 (Westerman et al.), and/or U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932 (Westerman), and/or U.S. Patent Publication 2002/0015024A1, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. However, touch screen 112 displays visual output from device 100, whereas touch-sensitive touchpads do not provide visual output.
A 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, “Multipoint Touch Surface Controller,” filed May 2, 2006; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30, 2004; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/048,264, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 31, 2005; (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,758, “Virtual Input Device Placement On A Touch Screen User Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,700, “Operation Of A Computer With A Touch Screen Interface,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/228,737, “Activating Virtual Keys Of A Touch-Screen Virtual Keyboard,” filed Sep. 16, 2005; and (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006. All of these applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
Touch screen 112 optionally has a video resolution in excess of 100 dpi. In some embodiments, the touch screen has a video resolution of approximately 160 dpi. The user optionally makes contact with touch screen 112 using any suitable object or appendage, such as a stylus, a finger, and so forth. In some embodiments, the user interface is designed to work primarily with finger-based contacts and gestures, which can be less precise than stylus-based input due to the larger area of contact of a finger on the touch screen. In some embodiments, the device translates the rough finger-based input into a precise pointer/cursor position or command for performing the actions desired by the user.
In some embodiments, in addition to the touch screen, device 100 optionally includes a touchpad for activating or deactivating particular functions. In some embodiments, the touchpad is a touch-sensitive area of the device that, unlike the touch screen, does not display visual output. The touchpad is, optionally, a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from touch screen 112 or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen.
Device 100 also includes power system 162 for powering 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, a power failure detection circuit, a power converter or inverter, a power status indicator (e.g., a light-emitting diode (LED)) and any other components associated with the generation, management and distribution of power in portable devices.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more optical sensors 164.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more depth camera sensors 175.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more proximity sensors 166.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more tactile output generators 167.
Device 100 optionally also includes one or more accelerometers 168.
In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory 102 include operating system 126, communication module (or set of instructions) 128, contact/motion module (or set of instructions) 130, graphics module (or set of instructions) 132, text input module (or set of instructions) 134, Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set of instructions) 135, and applications (or sets of instructions) 136. Furthermore, in some embodiments, memory 102 (
Operating system 126 (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, iOS, WINDOWS, or an embedded operating system such as VxWorks) includes various software components and/or drivers for controlling and managing general system tasks (e.g., memory management, storage device control, power management, etc.) and facilitates communication between various hardware and software components.
Communication module 128 facilitates communication with other devices over one or more external ports 124 and also includes various software components for handling data received by RF circuitry 108 and/or external port 124. External port 124 (e.g., Universal Serial Bus (USB), FIREWIRE, etc.) is adapted for coupling directly to other devices or indirectly over 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, or similar to and/or compatible with, the 30-pin connector used on iPod® (trademark of Apple Inc.) devices.
Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects contact with touch screen 112 (in conjunction with display controller 156) and other touch-sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). Contact/motion module 130 includes various software components for performing various operations related to detection of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred (e.g., detecting a finger-down event), determining an intensity of the contact (e.g., the force or pressure of the contact or a substitute for the force or pressure of the contact), determining if there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased (e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact). Contact/motion module 130 receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining movement of the point of contact, which is represented by a series of contact data, optionally includes determining speed (magnitude), velocity (magnitude and direction), and/or an acceleration (a change in magnitude and/or direction) of the point of contact. These operations are, optionally, applied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., “multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, contact/motion module 130 and display controller 156 detect contact on a touchpad.
In some embodiments, contact/motion module 130 uses a set of one or more intensity thresholds to determine whether an operation has been performed by a user (e.g., to determine whether a user has “clicked” on an icon). In some embodiments, at least a subset of the intensity thresholds are determined in accordance with software parameters (e.g., the intensity thresholds are not determined by the activation thresholds of particular physical actuators and can be adjusted without changing the physical hardware of device 100). For example, a mouse “click” threshold of a trackpad or touch screen display can be set to any of a large range of predefined threshold values without changing the trackpad or touch screen display hardware. Additionally, in some implementations, a user of the device is provided with software settings for adjusting one or more of the set of intensity thresholds (e.g., by adjusting individual intensity thresholds and/or by adjusting a plurality of intensity thresholds at once with a system-level click “intensity” parameter).
Contact/motion module 130 optionally detects a gesture input by a user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contact patterns (e.g., different motions, timings, and/or intensities of detected contacts). Thus, a gesture is, optionally, detected by detecting a particular contact pattern. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event at the same position (or substantially the same position) as the finger-down event (e.g., at the position of an icon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface includes detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequently followed by detecting a finger-up (liftoff) event.
Graphics module 132 includes various known software components for rendering and displaying graphics on touch screen 112 or other display, including components for changing the visual impact (e.g., brightness, transparency, saturation, contrast, or other visual property) of graphics that are displayed. As used herein, the term “graphics” includes any object that can be displayed to a user, including, without limitation, text, web pages, icons (such as user-interface objects including soft keys), digital images, videos, animations, and the like.
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, from applications etc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be displayed along with, if necessary, coordinate data and other graphic property data, and then generates screen image data to output to display controller 156.
Haptic feedback module 133 includes various software components for generating instructions used by tactile output generator(s) 167 to produce tactile outputs at one or more locations on device 100 in response to user interactions with device 100.
Text input module 134, which is, optionally, a component of graphics module 132, provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications (e.g., contacts 137, e-mail 140, IM 141, browser 147, and any other application that needs text input).
GPS module 135 determines the location of the device and provides this information for use in various applications (e.g., to telephone 138 for use in location-based dialing; to camera 143 as picture/video metadata; and to applications that provide location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets).
Applications 136 optionally include the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof:
Examples of other applications 136 that are, 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 replication.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, contacts module 137 are, optionally, used to manage an address book or contact list (e.g., stored in application internal state 192 of contacts module 137 in memory 102 or memory 370), including: adding name(s) to the address book; deleting name(s) from the address book; associating telephone number(s), e-mail address(es), physical address(es) or other information with a name; associating an image with a name; categorizing and sorting names; providing telephone numbers or e-mail addresses to initiate and/or facilitate communications by telephone 138, video conference module 139, e-mail 140, or IM 141; and so forth.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, telephone module 138 are optionally, used to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in contacts module 137, modify a telephone number that has been entered, dial a respective telephone number, conduct a conversation, and disconnect or hang up when the conversation is completed. As noted above, the wireless communication optionally uses any of a plurality of communications standards, protocols, and technologies.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, microphone 113, touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, contacts module 137, and telephone module 138, video conference module 139 includes executable instructions to initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a user and one or more other participants in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, e-mail client module 140 includes executable instructions to create, send, receive, and manage e-mail in response to user instructions. In conjunction with image management module 144, e-mail client module 140 makes it very easy to create and send e-mails with still or video images taken with camera module 143.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, the instant messaging module 141 includes executable instructions to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to an instant message, to modify previously entered characters, to transmit a respective instant message (for example, using a Short Message Service (SMS) or Multimedia Message Service (MMS) protocol for telephony-based instant messages or using XMPP, SIMPLE, or IMPS for Internet-based instant messages), to receive instant messages, and to view received instant messages. In some embodiments, transmitted and/or received instant messages optionally include graphics, photos, audio files, video files and/or other attachments as are supported in an MMS and/or an 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).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 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, workout support module 142 includes executable instructions to create workouts (e.g., with time, distance, and/or calorie burning goals); communicate with workout sensors (sports devices); receive workout sensor data; calibrate sensors used to monitor a workout; select and play music for a workout; and display, store, and transmit workout data.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, optical sensor(s) 164, optical sensor controller 158, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and image management module 144, camera module 143 includes executable instructions to capture still images or video (including a video stream) and store them into memory 102, modify characteristics of a still image or video, or delete a still image or video from memory 102.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and camera module 143, image management module 144 includes executable instructions to arrange, modify (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), and store still and/or video images.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, browser module 147 includes executable instructions to browse the Internet in accordance with user instructions, including searching, linking to, receiving, and displaying web pages or portions thereof, as well as attachments and other files linked to web pages.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147, calendar module 148 includes executable instructions to create, display, modify, and store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g., calendar entries, to-do lists, etc.) in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, widget modules 149 are mini-applications that are, optionally, downloaded and used by a user (e.g., weather widget 149-1, stocks widget 149-2, calculator widget 149-3, alarm clock widget 149-4, and dictionary widget 149-5) or created by the 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).
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, and browser module 147, the widget creator module 150 are, optionally, used by a user to create widgets (e.g., turning a user-specified portion of a web page into a widget).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, search module 151 includes executable instructions to search for text, music, sound, image, video, and/or other files in memory 102 that match one or more search criteria (e.g., one or more user-specified search terms) in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, and browser module 147, video and music player module 152 includes executable instructions that allow the user to download and play back recorded music and other sound files stored in one or more file formats, such as MP3 or AAC files, and executable instructions to display, present, or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on touch screen 112 or on an external, connected display via external port 124). In some embodiments, device 100 optionally includes the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Inc.).
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, and text input module 134, notes module 153 includes executable instructions to create and manage notes, to-do lists, and the like in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with RF circuitry 108, touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, text input module 134, GPS module 135, and browser module 147, map module 154 are, optionally, used to receive, display, modify, and store maps and data associated with maps (e.g., driving directions, data on stores and other points of interest at or near a particular location, and other location-based data) in accordance with user instructions.
In conjunction with touch screen 112, display controller 156, contact/motion module 130, graphics module 132, audio circuitry 110, speaker 111, RF circuitry 108, text input module 134, e-mail client module 140, and browser module 147, online video module 155 includes instructions that allow the user to access, browse, receive (e.g., by streaming and/or download), play back (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connected display via external port 124), send an e-mail with a link to a particular online video, and otherwise manage online videos in one or more file formats, such as H.264. In some embodiments, instant messaging module 141, rather than e-mail client module 140, is used to send a link to a particular online video. Additional description of the online video application can be found in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/936,562, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20, 2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Dec. 31, 2007, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
Each of the above-identified modules and applications corresponds to a set of executable instructions for performing one or more functions described above and the methods described in this application (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 separate software programs (such as computer programs (e.g., including instructions)), procedures, or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules are, optionally, combined or otherwise rearranged in various embodiments. For example, video player module is, optionally, combined with music player module into a single module (e.g., video and music player module 152,
In some embodiments, device 100 is a device where operation of a predefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/or a touchpad as the primary input control device for operation of device 100, the number of physical input control devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on device 100 is, optionally, reduced.
The predefined set of functions that are performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad optionally include navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates device 100 to a main, home, or root menu from any user interface that is displayed on device 100. In such embodiments, a “menu button” is implemented using a touchpad. In some other embodiments, the menu button is a physical push button or other physical input control device instead of a touchpad.
Event sorter 170 receives event information and determines the application 136-1 and application view 191 of application 136-1 to which to deliver the event information. Event sorter 170 includes event monitor 171 and event dispatcher module 174. In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes application internal state 192, which indicates the current application view(s) displayed on touch-sensitive display 112 when the application is active or executing. In some embodiments, device/global internal state 157 is used by event sorter 170 to determine which application(s) is (are) currently active, and application internal state 192 is used by event sorter 170 to determine application views 191 to which to deliver event information.
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 that indicates information being displayed or that is ready for display by application 136-1, a state queue for enabling the user to go back to a prior state or view of application 136-1, and a redo/undo queue of previous actions taken by the user.
Event monitor 171 receives event information from peripherals interface 118. Event information includes information about a sub-event (e.g., a user touch on touch-sensitive display 112, as part of a multi-touch gesture). Peripherals interface 118 transmits information it receives from I/O subsystem 106 or a sensor, such as proximity sensor 166, accelerometer(s) 168, and/or microphone 113 (through 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.
In some embodiments, event monitor 171 sends requests to the 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., receiving an input above a predetermined noise threshold and/or for more than a predetermined duration).
In some embodiments, event sorter 170 also includes a hit view determination module 172 and/or an active event recognizer determination module 173.
Hit view determination module 172 provides software procedures for determining where a sub-event has taken place within one or more views when touch-sensitive display 112 displays more than one view. Views are made up of controls and other elements that a user can see on the display.
Another aspect of the user interface associated with an application is a set of views, sometimes herein called application views or user interface windows, in which information is displayed and touch-based gestures occur. The application views (of a respective application) in which a touch is detected optionally correspond to programmatic levels within a programmatic or view hierarchy of the application. For example, the lowest level view in which a touch is detected is, optionally, called the hit view, and the set of events that are recognized as proper inputs are, optionally, determined based, at least in part, on the hit view of the initial touch that begins a touch-based gesture.
Hit view determination module 172 receives information related to sub-events of a touch-based gesture. When an application has multiple views organized in a hierarchy, hit view determination module 172 identifies a hit view as the lowest view in the hierarchy which should handle the sub-event. In most circumstances, the hit view is the lowest level view in which an initiating sub-event occurs (e.g., the first sub-event in the sequence of sub-events that form an event or potential event). Once the hit view is identified by the hit view determination module 172, the hit view typically receives all sub-events related to the same touch or input source for which it was identified as the hit view.
Active event recognizer determination module 173 determines which view or views within a view hierarchy should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In some embodiments, active event recognizer determination module 173 determines that only the hit view should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, active event recognizer determination module 173 determines that all views that include the physical location of a sub-event are actively involved views, and therefore determines that all actively involved views should receive a particular sequence of sub-events. In other embodiments, even if touch sub-events were entirely confined to the area associated with one particular view, views higher in the hierarchy would still remain as actively involved views.
Event dispatcher module 174 dispatches the event information to an event recognizer (e.g., event recognizer 180). In embodiments including active event recognizer determination module 173, event dispatcher module 174 delivers the event information to an event recognizer determined by active event recognizer determination module 173. In some embodiments, event dispatcher module 174 stores in an event queue the event information, which is retrieved by a respective event receiver 182.
In some embodiments, operating system 126 includes event sorter 170. Alternatively, application 136-1 includes event sorter 170. In yet other embodiments, event sorter 170 is a stand-alone module, or a part of another module stored in memory 102, such as contact/motion module 130.
In some embodiments, application 136-1 includes a plurality of event handlers 190 and one or more application views 191, each of which includes instructions for handling touch events that occur within a respective view of the application's user interface. Each application view 191 of the application 136-1 includes one or more event recognizers 180. Typically, a respective application view 191 includes a plurality of event recognizers 180. In other embodiments, one or more of 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, a respective event handler 190 includes 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 calls data updater 176, object updater 177, or GUI updater 178 to update the application internal state 192. Alternatively, one or more of the application views 191 include one or more respective event handlers 190. Also, in some embodiments, one or more of data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included in a respective application view 191.
A respective event recognizer 180 receives event information (e.g., event data 179) from event sorter 170 and identifies an event from the event information. Event recognizer 180 includes event receiver 182 and event comparator 184. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 also includes at least a subset of: metadata 183, and event delivery instructions 188 (which optionally include sub-event delivery instructions).
Event receiver 182 receives event information from event sorter 170. The event information includes information about a sub-event, for example, a touch or a touch movement. Depending on the sub-event, the event information also includes additional information, such as location of the sub-event. When the sub-event concerns motion of a touch, the event information optionally also includes speed and direction of the sub-event. In some embodiments, events include rotation of the device from one orientation to another (e.g., from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation, or vice versa), and the event information includes corresponding information about the current orientation (also called device attitude) of the device.
Event comparator 184 compares the event information to predefined event or sub-event definitions and, based on the comparison, determines an event or sub-event, or determines or updates the state of an event or sub-event. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 includes event definitions 186. Event definitions 186 contain definitions of events (e.g., predefined sequences of sub-events), for example, event 1 (187-1), event 2 (187-2), and others. In some embodiments, sub-events in an event (e.g., 187-1 and/or 187-2) include, for example, touch begin, touch end, touch movement, touch cancellation, and multiple touching. In one example, the definition for event 1 (187-1) is a double tap on a displayed object. The double tap, for example, comprises a first touch (touch begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a first liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase, a second touch (touch begin) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, and a second liftoff (touch end) for a predetermined phase. In another example, the definition for event 2 (187-2) is a dragging on a displayed object. The dragging, for example, comprises a touch (or contact) on the displayed object for a predetermined phase, a movement of the touch across touch-sensitive display 112, and liftoff of the touch (touch end). In some embodiments, the event also includes information for one or more associated event handlers 190.
In some embodiments, event definitions 186 include a definition of an event for a respective user-interface object. In some embodiments, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which user-interface object is associated with a sub-event. For example, in an application view in which three user-interface objects are displayed on touch-sensitive display 112, when a touch is detected on touch-sensitive display 112, event comparator 184 performs a hit test to determine which of the three user-interface objects is associated with the touch (sub-event). If each displayed object is associated with a respective event handler 190, the event comparator uses the result of the hit test to determine which event handler 190 should be activated. For example, event comparator 184 selects an event handler associated with the sub-event and the object triggering the hit test.
In some embodiments, the definition for a respective event (187) also includes delayed actions that delay delivery of the event information until after it has been determined whether the sequence of sub-events does or does not correspond to the event recognizer's event type.
When a respective event recognizer 180 determines that the series of sub-events do not match any of the events in event definitions 186, the respective event recognizer 180 enters an event impossible, event failed, or event ended state, after which it disregards subsequent sub-events of the touch-based gesture. In this situation, other event recognizers, if any, that remain active for the hit view continue to track and process sub-events of an ongoing touch-based gesture.
In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 includes metadata 183 with configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how the event delivery system should perform sub-event delivery to actively involved event recognizers. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate how event recognizers interact, or are enabled to interact, with one another. In some embodiments, metadata 183 includes configurable properties, flags, and/or lists that indicate whether sub-events are delivered to varying levels in the view or programmatic hierarchy.
In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 activates event handler 190 associated with an event when one or more particular sub-events of an event are recognized. In some embodiments, a respective event recognizer 180 delivers event information associated with the event to event handler 190. Activating an event handler 190 is distinct from sending (and deferred sending) sub-events to a respective hit view. In some embodiments, event recognizer 180 throws a flag associated with the recognized event, and event handler 190 associated with the flag catches the flag and performs a predefined process.
In some embodiments, 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 event information to event handlers associated with the series of sub-events or to actively involved views. Event handlers associated with the series of sub-events or with actively involved views receive the event information and perform a predetermined process.
In some embodiments, data updater 176 creates and updates data used in application 136-1. For example, data updater 176 updates the telephone number used in contacts module 137, or stores a video file used in video player module. In some embodiments, object updater 177 creates and updates objects used in application 136-1. For example, object updater 177 creates a new user-interface object or updates the position of a user-interface object. GUI updater 178 updates the GUI. For example, GUI updater 178 prepares display information and sends it to graphics module 132 for display on a touch-sensitive display.
In some embodiments, event handler(s) 190 includes or has access to data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178. In some embodiments, data updater 176, object updater 177, and GUI updater 178 are included in a single module of a respective application 136-1 or application view 191. In other embodiments, they are included in two or more software modules.
It shall be understood that the foregoing discussion regarding event handling of user touches on touch-sensitive displays also applies to other forms of user inputs to operate multifunction devices 100 with input devices, not all of which are initiated on touch screens. For example, mouse movement and mouse button presses, optionally coordinated with single or multiple keyboard presses or holds; contact movements such as taps, drags, scrolls, etc. on touchpads; pen stylus inputs; movement of the device; oral instructions; detected eye movements; biometric inputs; and/or any combination thereof are optionally utilized as inputs corresponding to sub-events which define an event to be recognized.
Device 100 optionally also include one or more physical buttons, such as “home” or menu button 204. As described previously, menu button 204 is, optionally, used to navigate to any application 136 in a set of applications that are, optionally, executed on device 100. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as a soft key in a GUI displayed on touch screen 112.
In some embodiments, device 100 includes touch screen 112, menu button 204, push button 206 for powering the device on/off and locking the device, volume adjustment button(s) 208, subscriber identity module (SIM) card slot 210, headset jack 212, and docking/charging external port 124. Push button 206 is, optionally, used to turn the power on/off on the device by depressing the button and holding the button in the depressed state for a predefined time interval; to lock the device by depressing the button and releasing the button before the predefined time interval has elapsed; and/or to unlock the device or initiate an unlock process. In an alternative embodiment, device 100 also accepts verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions through microphone 113. Device 100 also, optionally, includes one or more contact intensity sensors 165 for detecting intensity of contacts on touch screen 112 and/or one or more tactile output generators 167 for generating tactile outputs for a user of device 100.
Each of the above-identified elements in
Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces that are, optionally, implemented on, for example, portable multifunction device 100.
It should be noted that the icon labels illustrated in
Although some of the examples that follow will be given with reference to inputs on touch screen display 112 (where the touch-sensitive surface and the display are combined), in some embodiments, the device detects inputs on a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the display, as shown in
Additionally, while the following examples are given primarily with reference to finger inputs (e.g., finger contacts, finger tap gestures, finger swipe gestures), 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., a mouse-based input or stylus input). For example, a swipe gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click (e.g., instead of a contact) followed by movement of the cursor along the path of the swipe (e.g., instead of movement of the contact). As another example, a tap gesture is, optionally, replaced with a mouse click while the cursor is located over the location of the tap gesture (e.g., instead of detection of the contact followed by ceasing to detect the contact). Similarly, when multiple user inputs are simultaneously detected, it should be understood that multiple computer mice are, optionally, used simultaneously, or a mouse and finger contacts are, optionally, used simultaneously.
Exemplary techniques for detecting and processing touch intensity are found, for example, in related applications: International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/040061, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Displaying User Interface Objects Corresponding to an Application,” filed May 8, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2013/169849, and International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/US2013/069483, titled “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Transitioning Between Touch Input to Display Output Relationships,” filed Nov. 11, 2013, published as WIPO Publication No. WO/2014/105276, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
In some embodiments, device 500 has one or more input mechanisms 506 and 508. Input mechanisms 506 and 508, if included, can 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, can permit attachment of device 500 with, for example, hats, eyewear, earrings, necklaces, shirts, jackets, bracelets, watch straps, chains, trousers, belts, shoes, purses, backpacks, and so forth. These attachment mechanisms permit device 500 to be worn by a user.
Input mechanism 508 is, optionally, a microphone, in some examples. Personal electronic device 500 optionally includes various sensors, such as GPS sensor 532, accelerometer 534, directional sensor 540 (e.g., compass), gyroscope 536, motion sensor 538, and/or a combination thereof, all of which can be operatively connected to I/O section 514.
Memory 518 of personal electronic device 500 can include one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums, for storing computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by one or more computer processors 516, for example, can cause the computer processors to perform the techniques described below, including processes 700, 900, 1100, 1300, and 1500 (
As used here, the term “affordance” refers to a user-interactive graphical user interface object that is, optionally, displayed on the display screen of devices 100, 300, and/or 500 (
As used herein, the term “focus selector” refers to an input element that indicates a current part of a user interface with which a user is interacting. In some implementations that include a cursor or other location marker, the cursor acts as a “focus selector” so that when an input (e.g., a press input) is detected on a touch-sensitive surface (e.g., touchpad 355 in
As used in the specification and claims, the term “characteristic intensity” of a contact refers to a characteristic of the contact based on one or more intensities of the contact. In some embodiments, the characteristic intensity is based on multiple intensity samples. The characteristic intensity is, optionally, based on a predefined number of intensity samples, or a set of intensity samples collected during a predetermined time period (e.g., 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10 seconds) relative to a predefined event (e.g., after detecting the contact, prior to detecting liftoff of the contact, before or after detecting a start of movement of the contact, prior to detecting an end of the contact, before or after detecting an increase in intensity of the contact, and/or before or after detecting a decrease in intensity of the contact). A characteristic intensity of a contact is, optionally, based on one or more of: a maximum value of the intensities of the contact, a mean value of the intensities of the contact, an average value of the intensities of the contact, a top 10 percentile value of the intensities of the contact, a value at the half maximum of the intensities of the contact, a value at the 90 percent maximum of the intensities of the contact, or the like. 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 operation has been performed by a 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 with a characteristic intensity that does not exceed the first threshold results in a first operation, a contact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the first intensity threshold and does not exceed the second intensity threshold results in a second operation, and a contact with a characteristic intensity that exceeds the second threshold results in a third operation. In some embodiments, a comparison between the characteristic intensity and one or more thresholds is used to determine whether or not to perform one or more operations (e.g., whether to perform a respective operation or forgo performing the respective operation), rather than being used to determine whether to perform a first operation or a second operation.
Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”) and associated processes that are implemented on an electronic device, such as portable multifunction device 100, device 300, or device 500.
In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 650a, 650b, 650c, 650d, 650e, 650f, 650g, 650h, 650i, 650j, 650k, and/or 650l) is or includes a touch input (e.g., a tap gesture and/or a swipe gesture). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 650a, 650b, 650c, 650d, 650e, 650f, 650g, 650h, 650i, 650j, 650k, and/or 650l) is or includes a voice input (e.g., a voice command to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 650a, 650b, 650c, 650d, 650e, 650f, 650g, 650h, 650i, 650j, 650k, and/or 650l) is or includes an air gesture (e.g., an air gesture to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 650a, 650b, 650c, 650d, 650e, 650f, 650g, 650h, 650i, 650j, 650k, and/or 650l) is or includes activation (e.g., a press, a rotation, and/or a movement) of a hardware device (e.g., a button, a rotatable input mechanism, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, a mouse button, a button of a remote control, and/or a joystick). In some embodiments, any of the user interface elements described as being selected herein (e.g., an icon, affordance, button, and/or selectable option) is selected by activating a hardware device while the user interface element is in focus (e.g., highlighted, bolded, outlined, visually distinguished from other user interface elements, and/or located at or near a cursor).
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Category region 606 includes category user interface objects 606a-606c associated with respective categories of the home automation system. For instance, first category user interface object 606a corresponds to a climate category of the home automation system, second category user interface object 606b corresponds to a lighting category of the home automation system, and third category user interface object 606c corresponds to a security category of the home automation system. In some embodiments, the respective categories associated with category user interface objects 606a-606c include information about accessory devices of the home automation system, where the accessory devices of the home automation system include accessory devices of different types (e.g., accessory devices that are configured to perform different functions (e.g., primary functions)) and/or accessory devices associated with different rooms of a location associated with the home automation system. As set forth below, in response to user input selecting a respective category user interface object, electronic device 600 displays a category user interface associated with the selected category user interface object. The category user interface includes user interface objects identifying the accessory devices associated with the selected category user interface object and/or information about the category associated with the selected category user interface object. Further, as set forth below, category region 606 is scrollable, such that electronic device 600 displays additional category user interface objects (e.g., fourth category user interface object 606d, as shown at
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In some embodiments, electronic device 600 does not display status indicator 607a when electronic device 600 determines that no accessory devices associated with the climate category are active, enabled, and/or on. For instance, when all thermostats of the home automation system are turned off (e.g., not enabled to cause heating, cooling, and/or ventilation of the location of the home automation system), electronic device 600 does not display status indicator 607a. Similarly, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 does not display status indicator 607b (or displays a status of, e.g., “OFF”) when no lighting devices of the home automation system are currently on, and/or electronic device 600 does not display status indicator 607c (or displays a status of, e.g., “LOCKED”) when all lock devices of the home automation system are locked. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 displays different statuses for category user interface objects 606a-606c based on a priority of a respective status. For instance, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 does not display status indicator 607c of third category user interface object 606c when a security alarm of the home automation system has been triggered and/or activated. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 replaces status indicator 607c with a status indicator indicating that the security alarm was triggered because the security alarm status is of a higher priority than status indicator 607c indicating that a lock device is in an unlocked state.
Camera region 608 includes one or more camera tiles 608a-608c having camera views of camera accessory devices of the home automation system. Features of camera region 608 are described below with reference to
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Second sub-category user interface object 616b corresponds to an air quality sub-category of the climate category and includes information about a current air quality of the location associated with the home automation system. Second sub-category user interface object 616b includes visual indicator 624a and status indicator 624b. Visual indicator 624a includes an image, icon, text, and/or symbol representative of the sub-category associated with second sub-category user interface object 616b. At
Accessory region 618 includes accessory user interface objects 618a-618e corresponding to respective accessory devices of the home automation system that are associated with the climate category. For instance, accessory user interface objects 618a-618e include thermostat devices and fan devices that are configured to regulate, control, and/or adjust the climate of the location associated with the home automation system. In some embodiments, an accessory device of the home automation system is included within a respective category when the accessory device includes a function (e.g., a primary function) that matches and/or fits within the respective category (e.g., the accessory device includes a functions that matches and/or corresponds to a function, description, and/or purpose associated with the respective category). At
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As set forth above, in response to continuing to detect user input 650e for the predetermined amount of time, electronic device 600 displays menu 634, as shown at
In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of second selectable option 634b, electronic device 600 ceases and/or does not display third accessory user interface object 618c on home user interface 604 (and, optionally, on climate category user interface 614). In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of third selectable option 634c, electronic device activates an editing mode that enables accessory user interface objects 618a-618e to be rearranged and/or moved with respect to one another on climate category user interface 614. The editing mode of electronic device 600 is discussed in detail below with reference to
As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 650d corresponding to selection of first sub-category user interface object 616a, electronic device 600 displays sub-category user interface 628, as shown at
In some embodiments, electronic device 600 is configured to display accessory user interface 632 in response to detecting user input corresponding to third accessory user interface object 618c. In addition, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 is configured to display similar user interfaces to accessory user interface 632 in response to detecting user input selecting first accessory user interface object 618a and/or fifth accessory user interface object 618e. Accordingly, sub-category user interface 628 enables a user to view accessory devices that are associated with the sub-category associated with first sub-category user interface object 616a and also enables a user to control the individual accessory devices in response to one or more additional user inputs.
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As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 650b corresponding to category region 606, electronic device 600 scrolls and/or moves category user interface objects 606a-606c to display fourth category user interface object 606d, as shown at
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Accessory region 644 includes camera tile 644a having a camera view associated with a camera (e.g., a security camera) of the home automation system. The camera is associated with the security category of the home automation system, and therefore, electronic device 600 includes camera tile 644a on security category user interface 638. Electronic device 600 does not include a camera tile and/or user interface object on climate category user interface 614 because a camera accessory device of the home automation system does not fall within and/or correspond to the climate category. As such, electronic device 600 displays relevant user interface objects and/or information about accessory devices that are associated with and/or fall within a category of a respective category user interface.
Sub-category region 642 includes sub-category user interface objects 642a and 642b, which correspond to sub-categories of the security category associated with third category user interface object 606c. At
Second sub-category user interface object 642b corresponds to detected events of the security category and includes information about a current and/or recent event detected by one or more accessory devices associated with the security category. Second sub-category user interface object 642b includes visual indicator 652a and status indicator 652b. Visual indicator 652a includes an image, icon, text, and/or symbol representative of the sub-category associated with second sub-category user interface object 642b. At
In addition to camera tile 644a, accessory region 644 includes accessory user interface objects 644b-646d corresponding to respective accessory devices of the home automation system that are associated with the security category. For instance, accessory user interface objects 644b-644d include lock devices that are configured to enhance, monitor, and/or increase security at a location associated with the home automation system. In some embodiments, an accessory device of the home automation system is included within the security category and/or displayed on security category user interface 638 when the accessory device includes a function (e.g., a primary function) that matches and/or fits within the security category (e.g., the respective accessory device includes a function that matches and/or corresponds to a function, description, and/or purpose associated with the security category). At
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Additionally or alternatively, electronic device 600 detects user input 650h (e.g., a tap gesture or other selection/navigation input) corresponding to second portion 656b of first accessory user interface object 646a. In response to detecting user input 650h, electronic device 600 displays lock user interface 658, as shown at
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As set forth above, in response to continuing to detect user input 650f for a predetermined amount of time (e.g., continued and/or maintained input for one second, two seconds, or five seconds), electronic device 600 displays menu 640, as shown at
In some embodiments, in response to detecting user input corresponding to second selectable option 640b, electronic device 600 displays a user interface (e.g., a user interface that is different from security category user interface 638) that includes a list of all accessory devices of the home automation system that are included in and/or associated with the security category.
As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 650h corresponding to second portion 656b of first accessory user interface object 646a, electronic device 600 displays lock user interface 658, as shown at
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As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 650i corresponding to second category user interface object 606b, electronic device 600 displays lighting category user interface 660, as shown at
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Electronic device 600 is configured to prioritize notifications, such as notification 666, that are displayed on home user interface 604 based on an importance and/or urgency of the notifications. For instance, at
When electronic device 600 receives information about multiple events that are determined to have the same amount of importance and/or urgency, electronic device 600 displays multiple notifications on home user interface 604, as shown at
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As described below, method 700 provides an intuitive way for managing accessories of a home automation system. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for managing accessories of a home automation system, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to manage accessories of a home automation system faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
While displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660) (e.g., a home and/or default user interface of an application that is configured to enable control of one or more accessories and/or devices that are part of a home automation system) associated with a home automation system (or an application) (e.g., a system or application that includes one or more accessories and/or devices of a home and/or other structure that are able to be controlled and/or adjusted via the computer system), the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660) including a plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) (e.g., climate control, security control, and/or entertainment control) that correspond to respective contexts (e.g., functions, operations, and/or actions of the home automation system) of the home automation system, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (702), via the one or more input devices, user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of a first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), where the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) corresponds to a first context (e.g., a first function, operation, and/or action of the home automation system) of the home automation system. In some embodiments, a context of a selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) does not include a physical location, such as a group of devices and/or accessories within a room and/or area of a structure, and/or a type of device (e.g., a group of devices that are all of the same type).
In response to detecting the user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (704) (e.g., concurrently displaying), via the display generation component, a first accessory user interface object (706) (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) (e.g., a first user interface object and/or affordance associated with a first accessory of the home automation system that, when selected, is configured to control and/or adjust a state and/or setting of the first accessory of the home automation system) on the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660), where the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option (e.g., the first accessory user interface object corresponds to a first accessory of the home automation system that is configured to perform a function that is consistent with the first context).
In response to detecting the user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (704) (e.g., concurrently displaying), via the display generation component, a second accessory user interface object (708) (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) on the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660) (e.g., a second user interface object and/or affordance associated with a second accessory of the home automation system that, when selected, is configured to control and/or adjust a state and/or setting of the second accessory of the home automation system), where the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option (e.g., the second accessory user interface object corresponds to a second accessory of the home automation system that is configured to perform a function that is consistent with the first context). In some embodiments, the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660) includes accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) that correspond to all of the accessories of the home automation system that are configured to perform a function that is consistent with the first context. In some embodiments, the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660) does not include accessory user interface objects that do not correspond to accessories of the home automation system that are not configured to perform the function that is consistent with the first context. In some embodiments, the first context includes a climate control function and the first and second accessory user interface objects correspond to thermostats, fans, heating devices, cooling devices, ventilation devices, humidity devices and/or sensors, and/or air quality devices and/or sensors. In some embodiments, the first context includes a security function and the first and second accessory user interface objects correspond to alarms, locks, window sensors, door sensors, security cameras, and/or glass breaking sensors.
In response to detecting the user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (704) (e.g., concurrently displaying), via the display generation component, a first selectable sub-category option (710) (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) (e.g., a user interface object and/or affordance that. when selected, is configured to cause the computer system to display one or more third accessory user interface objects corresponding to respective accessories of the home automation system that are associated with and/or fall within a sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option) corresponding to a sub-category of a category associated with the first selectable category option (e.g. 606a-606d) (e.g., the first selectable sub-category option is associated with a subset of devices of the devices associated with the first context of the first selectable category option), where the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) includes a status indication (e.g., 622a, 622b, 624a, 624b, 630a, 630b, 648a, 648b, 652a, and/or 652b) (e.g., information and/or feedback about a current state and/or status of the subset of devices of the sub-category, such as one or more temperatures, an indication of air quality, an indication of humidity, an indication of a number of devices that are in a predetermined state (e.g., an active state, an on state, and/or an unlocked state), and/or an indication of an event detected by a device of the subset of devices) related to one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the sub-category (e.g., one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with a second context of the sub-category, such as a function, operation, and/or action of the home automation system).
Displaying the first accessory user interface object, the second accessory user interface object, and the first selectable sub-category option in response to detecting user input corresponding to selection of a first category selectable option allows a user of the computer system to view relevant information about a category of the home automation system without having to search for individual accessories of the category, thereby providing improved visual feedback and reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting the user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (712), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a plurality of accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) (e.g., a plurality of user interface objects and/or affordances associated with respective accessories of the home automation system that, when selected, are configured to control and/or adjust a state and/or setting of the respective accessory of the home automation system) on the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660), where the plurality of accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) includes the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) and the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), and where the plurality of accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) corresponds to all accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the first context of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) (e.g., selection of the first selectable category option causes the computer system to display user interface objects for all accessories that fall within and/or correspond to the category of the first selectable category option). In some embodiments, the computer system does not display the plurality of accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) concurrently with one another. In some embodiments, the computer system displays a first subset of the plurality of accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) in response to detecting the user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) and displays a second subset of the plurality of accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) in response to detecting a second user input requesting to scroll the user interface (e.g., 614638, and/or 660) on which the plurality of accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) is displayed.
Displaying the plurality of accessory user interface objects that corresponds to all accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the first context of the first selectable category option allows a user of the computer system to quickly find and/or view accessories that fall with a particular category without having to search and/or provide additional user input, thereby providing improved visual feedback and reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), and the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (714), via the one or more input devices, second user input (e.g., 650e) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f). In response to detecting the second user input (e.g., 650e) corresponding to selection of the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (716), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a second user interface (e.g., 632 and/or 634) (e.g., a user interface that includes one or more control user interface objects that enable the computer system to adjust an operating state of the first accessory corresponding to the first accessory user interface object and/or one or more settings user interface objects that enable the computer system to modify and/or configure settings of the first accessory corresponding to the first accessory user interface object) for controlling (e.g., adjusting an operating state (e.g., on, off, open, closed, locked, unlocked, playing, and/or paused) of the first accessory and/or modifying and/or configuring settings (e.g., audio settings, playback settings, automation settings, authorization settings, and/or notification settings) of the first accessory) the first accessory. Displaying the second user interface for controlling the first accessory in response to detecting second user input corresponding to selection of the first accessory user interface object allows a user of the computer system to quickly access controls for the first accessory, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, the second user interface (e.g., 632 and/or 634) for controlling the first accessory includes a status user interface object (e.g., 634a) (e.g., a selectable user interface object, a slider, a toggle, and/or an affordance) that, when selected, causes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to adjust whether or not information associated with the first accessory (e.g., information received from the first accessory that includes measurements collected by the first accessory, data collected and/or captured by the first accessory, a current operating state of the first accessory, and/or events detected by the first accessory) is included in a status (e.g., 607a-607d) displayed on the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) (e.g., a visual indication that includes a summary and/or relevant information about the first accessory, the second accessory, and/or additional accessories that are associated with the category of the first selectable category option). Enabling a user to include information associated with the first accessory in the status displayed on the first selectable category option allows a user of the computer system to customize information about the category of the first selectable category that is most relevant to the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, while displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), and the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (718), via the one or more input devices, third user input (e.g., 650g and/or 650h) (e.g., a tap gesture corresponding to a first portion of the first accessory user interface object or a tap gesture corresponding to a second portion of the first accessory user interface object) corresponding to selection of the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f). In response to detecting the third user input (e.g., 650g and/or 650h) corresponding to selection of the first accessory user interface object (720) (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) and in accordance with a determination that the third user input (e.g., 650g and/or 650h) corresponds to a first portion (e.g., 656a) (e.g., a toggle portion that includes a left portion, a right portion, a top portion, or a bottom portion of the first accessory user interface object) of the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) adjusts (722) an operating state (e.g., transmitting data and/or information to the first accessory that causes the first accessory to change between operating states) of the first accessory from a first state (e.g., on, open, unlocked, and/or outputting content) to a second state (e.g., off, closed, locked, and/or pausing and/or ceasing output of content). In response to detecting the third user input (e.g., 650g and/or 650h) corresponding to selection of the first accessory user interface object (720) (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) and in accordance with a determination that the third user input (e.g., 650g and/or 650h) corresponds to a second portion (e.g., 656b) (e.g., a non-toggle portion that includes a left portion, a right portion, a top portion, or a bottom portion of the first accessory user interface object) of the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), different from the first portion (e.g., 656a) (e.g., the first portion and the second portion of the first accessory user interface object are visually distinct and/or do not overlap with one another on the display generation component), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (724), via the display generation component (e.g., 602) (and, optionally, without adjusting an operating state of the first accessory), a third user interface (e.g., 632 and/or 658) (e.g., a user interface that includes one or more control user interface objects that enable the computer system to adjust an operating state of the first accessory corresponding to the first accessory user interface object and/or one or more settings user interface objects that enable the computer system to modify and/or configure settings of the first accessory corresponding to the first accessory user interface object) for controlling (e.g., adjusting an operating state (e.g., on, off, open, closed, locked, unlocked, playing, and/or paused) of the first accessory and/or modifying and/or configuring settings (e.g., audio settings, playback settings, automation settings, authorization settings, and/or notification settings) of the first accessory) the first accessory. In some embodiments, the third user interface includes additional control user interface objects and/or settings user interface objects that adjust and/or control operation of the first accessory in a different way than the first portion of the first accessory user interface object.
The first accessory user interface object including different portions that perform different operations in response to user input allows a user of the computer system to quickly adjust a state of the first accessory and/or access additional controls for the first accessory, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f), and the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (726), via the one or more input devices, fourth user input (e.g., 650d) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b). In response to detecting the fourth user input (e.g., 650d) corresponding to selection of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (728) displaying, via the display generation component (602), a third accessory user interface object (730) (e.g., 618a-618e) (e.g., a third user interface object and/or affordance associated with a third accessory of the home automation system that, when selected, is configured to control and/or adjust a state and/or setting of the third accessory of the home automation system) corresponding to a third accessory of the home automation system that contributes to the status indication (e.g., 622a, 622b, 624a, 624b, 630a, 630b, 648a, 648b, 652a, and/652b) of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) (e.g., the computer system receives first information and/or data about the third accessory and displays the status indication of the first selectable sub-category option based on the first information and/or data) and a fourth accessory user interface object (732) (e.g., 618a-618e) (e.g., a fourth user interface object and/or affordance associated with a fourth accessory of the home automation system that, when selected, is configured to control and/or adjust a state and/or setting of the fourth accessory of the home automation system) corresponding to a fourth accessory of the home automation system that contributes to the status indication (e.g., 622a, 622b, 624a, 624b, 630a, 630b, 648a, 648b, 652a, and/or 652b) of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) (e.g., the computer system receives second information and/or data about the fourth accessory and displays the status indication of the first selectable sub-category option based on the second information and/or data).
Displaying the third accessory user interface object and the fourth accessory user interface object in response to detecting the fourth user input corresponding to selection of the first sub-category option allows a user of the computer system to quickly view and/or access controls for a sub-set of accessories that are corresponding to the first sub-category, thereby providing improved visual feedback reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the third accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e) and the fourth accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (734), via the one or more input devices, fifth user input (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of the third accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e). In response to detecting the fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (736), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a fourth user interface (e.g., 632 and/or 658) (e.g., a user interface that includes one or more control user interface objects that enable the computer system to adjust an operating state of the third accessory corresponding to the third accessory user interface object and/or one or more settings user interface objects that enable the computer system to modify and/or configure settings of the third accessory corresponding to the third accessory user interface object) for controlling (e.g., adjusting an operating state (e.g., on, off, open, closed, locked, unlocked, playing, and/or paused) of the third accessory and/or modifying and/or configuring settings (e.g., audio settings, playback settings, automation settings, authorization settings, and/or notification settings) of the third accessory) the third accessory of the home automation system that contributes to the status indicator (e.g., 622a, 622b, 624a, 624b, 630a, 630b, 648a, 648b, 652a, and/or 652b) of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b).
Displaying the fourth user interface for controlling the third accessory in response to detecting fifth user input corresponding to selection of the third accessory user interface object allows a user of the computer system to quickly access controls for the third accessory, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the third accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e) and the fourth accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (738), via the one or more input devices, sixth user input (e.g., a gesture with a duration that satisfies a threshold duration) corresponding to selection of the third accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e). In response to detecting the sixth user input corresponding to selection of the third accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (740), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a status user interface object (e.g., 634a) (e.g., a selectable user interface object, a slider, a toggle, and/or an affordance) that, when selected, causes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to cease including the third accessory of the home automation system as a contributor to the status indicator (e.g., 622a, 622b, 624a, 624b, 630a, 630b, 648a, 648b, 652a, and/or 652b) of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) (e.g., the computer system does not display the status indicator of the first selectable sub-category option based on information about the third accessory and/or the computer system ignores and/or does not receive information about the third accessory when determining what the status indicator includes).
Enabling a user to include information associated with the third accessory in the status indicator of the first selectable sub-category option allows a user of the computer system to customize information displayed about the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option that is most relevant to the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting the third user input (e.g., 650d) corresponding to selection of the first selectable sub-category option (742) (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) and in accordance with a determination that a fifth accessory of the home automation system satisfies a set of one or more contribution criteria (e.g., the fifth accessory includes a primary function and a secondary function, where the primary function of the first accessory is consistent with, corresponds to, and/or falls within the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (744), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a fifth accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e) (e.g., a fifth user interface object and/or affordance associated with the fifth accessory of the home automation system that, when selected, is configured to control and/or adjust a state and/or setting of the fifth accessory of the home automation system) that corresponds to the fifth accessory of the home automation system (e.g., the computer system displays accessory user interface objects that are relevant to the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option in response to detecting selection of the first selectable sub-category option). In response to detecting the third user input (e.g., 650d) corresponding to selection of the first selectable sub-category option (742) (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) and in accordance with a determination that the fifth accessory of the home automation system does not satisfy the set of one or more contribution criteria (e.g., the fifth accessory includes a primary function and a secondary function, where the primary function of the fifth accessory is not consistent, does not correspond to, and/or does not fall within the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., even when the secondary function is consistent with, corresponds to, and/or falls within the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option)), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) forgoes (746) display of the fifth accessory user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e) that corresponds to the fifth accessory of the home automation system (e.g., the computer system does not display accessory user interface objects that are not relevant to the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option in response to detecting selection of the first selectable sub-category option). In some embodiments, the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option (e.g., 616a-616c, 642a, and/or 642b) includes a temperature sub-category and the fifth accessory is a thermostat, which has a primary function of controlling temperature. Accordingly, the fifth user interface object (e.g., 618a-618e) is displayed in response to detecting the third user input (e.g., 650d) corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option. In some embodiments, the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option includes a temperature sub-category and the fifth accessory is a smart speaker, which has a secondary function of measuring temperature. Accordingly, the fifth user interface object is not displayed in response to detecting the third user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option because the primary function of a smart speaker is not to control temperature.
Forgoing displaying the fifth accessory user interface object when the fifth accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more contribution criteria allows a user of the computer system to view the most relevant accessories of the sub-category of the first selectable sub-category option, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, displaying the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660) including the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system includes, in accordance with a determination that a set of one or more status criteria is met (e.g., one or more accessory devices associated with the first context of the first selectable category option are in an active state (e.g., on, open, unlocked, actively measuring and/or collecting data, and/or outputting content) and/or detected (e.g., within a predetermined amount of time from a current time) an event (e.g., a motion detection event and/or a security alarm)), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displaying, via the display generation component, the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) with a status indicator (e.g., 607a-607d) (e.g., information and/or feedback about a current state and/or status of one or more accessories associated with the category of the first selectable category option, such as one or more temperatures, an indication of air quality, an indication of humidity, an indication of a number of accessories that are in a predetermined state (e.g., an active state, an on state, and/or an unlocked state), and/or an indication of an event detected by an accessory). In some embodiments, displaying the user interface (e.g., 604, 614, 638, and/or 660) including the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) that correspond to respective contexts of the home automation system includes, in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more status criteria is not met (e.g., no accessory device that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option is in an active state (e.g., on, open, unlocked, actively measuring and/or collecting data, and/or outputting content) and/or detected (e.g., within a predetermined amount of time from a current time) an event (e.g., a motion detection event and/or a security alarm)), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displaying the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) without the status indicator (e.g., 607a-607d) (e.g., displaying the first selectable category option without information and/or feedback about a current state and/or status of one or more accessories associated with the category of the first selectable category option).
Displaying the status indicator when the one or more status criteria is met and forgoing displaying the status indicator when the one or more status criteria is not met provides a user of the computer system with information that may warrant action by the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the set of one or more status criteria includes a criterion that is met when a sixth accessory of the home automation system that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) is in an active state (e.g., an on state, an open state, an unlocked state, a state that includes actively measuring and/or collecting data, and/or a state that includes outputting content). Displaying the status indicator when the sixth accessory is in an active state provides a user of the computer system with information that may warrant action by the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (748), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) with a first status indicator (e.g., 607a-607d) (e.g., first information and/or feedback about a current state and/or status of the one or more accessories associated with the category of the first selectable category option, such as one or more temperatures, an indication of air quality, an indication of humidity, an indication of a number of accessories that are in a predetermined state (e.g., an active state, an on state, and/or an unlocked state), and/or an indication of an event detected by an accessory) corresponding to a first status of the category associated with the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d), where the first status includes a first priority (e.g., a first level of importance and/or urgency). In response to receiving an indication about a change in status of the category associated with the first selectable category option (750) (e.g., 606a-606d) (e.g., a status of the category associated with the first selectable category option changes from the first status to a second status or from the first status to a third status) and in accordance with a determination that the change in status is indicative of a second status of the category associated with the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) that includes a second priority (e.g., a second level of importance and/or urgency that is the same as and/or greater than the first priority), greater than or equal to the first priority, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (752), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) with a second status indicator (e.g., 607a-607d) (e.g., second information and/or feedback about a current state and/or status of the one or more accessories associated with the category of the first selectable category option, such as one or more temperatures, an indication of air quality, an indication of humidity, an indication of a number of accessories that are in a predetermined state (e.g., an active state, an on state, and/or an unlocked state), and/or an indication of an event detected by an accessory) corresponding to the second status (e.g., the computer system modifies and/or the first selectable category option to reflect the second status because the second status is determined to be at least as relevant and/or useful to a user of the computer system as the first status) (in some embodiments, the computer system replaces display of the first status indicator with the second status indicator). In response to receiving an indication about a change in status of the category associated with the first selectable category option (750) (e.g., 606a-606d) (e.g., a status of the category associated with the first selectable category option changes from the first status to a second status or from the first status to a third status) and in accordance with a determination that the change in status is indicative of a third status of the category associated with the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) that includes a third priority (e.g., a third level of importance and/or urgency that is the less than the first priority), lower than the first priority, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) maintains (754) display of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) with the first status indicator (e.g., 607a-607d) corresponding to the first status (e.g., the computer system does not modify and/or update the first selectable category option to reflect the third status because the first status is determined to be more relevant and/or useful to a user of the computer system as compared to the third status).
Displaying the second status indicator when a priority of the second status is greater than the first status and maintaining display of the first status indicator when a priority of the third status is less than the first status provides a user of the computer system with the most timely and/or relevant information that may warrant action by the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) is of a first type (e.g., a tap gesture). In response to detecting, via the one or more input devices, seventh user input (e.g., 650f) of a second type (e.g., a gesture with a duration that satisfies a threshold duration), different from the first type (e.g., the second user input of the second type is detected for a longer period of time than the user input of the first type and/or an end of the user input of the first type is detected before a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since first detecting the user input of the first type), corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (756), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a first selectable option (e.g., 640a) (e.g., a selectable user interface object and/or an affordance) that, when selected, causes one or more accessories of the home automation system (e.g., all accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the first context of the first selectable category option and/or all accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the first context of the first selectable category option and that are in a predefined state) that are associated with the first context of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) to perform a predetermined action (e.g., causing each of the one or more accessories to transition between a first operating state (e.g., on, open, unlocked, and/or outputting content) and a second operating state (e.g., off, closed, locked, and/or not outputting content)).
Displaying the selectable option in response to detecting the seventh user input of the second type allows a user of the computer system to adjust and/or control multiple accessory devices together without having to provide multiple inputs to control each accessory device individually, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting the seventh user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) of the second type, different from the first type, corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (758), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a second selectable option (e.g., 640b) (e.g., a selectable user interface object and/or an affordance) that, when selected, causes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to display a third user interface (e.g., 614, 628, 638, and/or 660) (e.g., a user interface that includes one or more accessory user interface objects, but does not include the plurality of selectable category options and/or the first selectable sub-category option) that includes one or more accessory user interface objects (e.g., 618a-618e, 644a-644d, and/or 660a-660f) corresponding to the one or more accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the first context of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) (e.g., the third user interface includes accessory user interface objects corresponding to all of the accessories of the home automation system that are associated with the first context of the first selectable category option). Displaying the second selectable option in response to detecting the seventh user input of the second type allows a user of the computer system to quickly view the accessories that are included within the category of the first selectable category option, thereby improving visual feedback and reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) includes a first appearance (e.g., a first color, a first brightness, a first contrast, a first hue, and/or a first icon, image, and/or symbol) associated with the first context of the home automation system (e.g., the first appearance visually indicates a function, operation, and/or action of the home automation system that is performed by, monitored, and/or controlled by one or more accessory devices included in the category associated with the first selectable category option) and a second selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d) includes a second appearance (e.g., a second color, a second brightness, a second contrast, a second hue, and/or a second icon, image, and/or symbol), different from the first appearance (e.g., the second appearance is visually distinguishable from the first appearance), associated with a second context of the home automation system (e.g., the second appearance visually indicates a function, operation, and/or action of the home automation system that is performed by, monitored, and/or controlled by one or more accessory devices included in the category associated with the second selectable category option). Displaying the first selectable category option with the first appearance and the second selectable category option with the second appearance, different from the first appearance, allows a user of the computer system to easily determine categories associated with the selectable category options and/or distinguish the selectable category options from one another, thereby improving visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the user interface (e.g., 604) includes (e.g., displays concurrently with the plurality of selectable category options) a first notification (e.g., 666, 668, and/or 670) (e.g., a banner, a user interface object, and/or affordance that includes information, such as text, images, symbols, icons, and/or visual elements, about an event associated with the home automation system that may warrant user action, such as a security and/or safety event detected by an accessory of the home automation system, an event affecting communication between the computer system and one or more accessories of the computer system (e.g., an accessory is offline, an Internet connection is interrupted and/or unavailable, and/or power is not being supplied to one or more accessories), and/or an event associated with setting up and/or configuring one or more accessories) associated with the home automation system. In some embodiments, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) maintains display of the notification (e.g., 666, 668, and/or 670) until the event associated with the notification has been resolved. In some embodiments, the computer system maintains display of the notification until the computer system detects user input corresponding to the notification. In some embodiments, the computer system maintains display of the notification until the computer system detects a second event that has a higher priority and/or urgency when compared to a first event associated with the notification. In some embodiments, the notification is associated with setting up and/or configuring one or more accessories and/or the home automation system when the computer system does not detect and/or receive an indication of an event that is associated with and/or detected by an accessory of the home automation system. Displaying the notification associated with the home automation system provides a user of the computer system with information about an event that may warrant action by the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the first notification (e.g., 666, 668, and/or 670) corresponds to a first event (e.g., a security and/or safety event detected by an accessory of the home automation system, an event affecting communication between the computer system and one or more accessories of the computer system (e.g., an accessory is offline, an Internet connection is interrupted and/or unavailable, and/or power is not being supplied to one or more accessories), and/or an event associated with setting up and/or configuring one or more accessories) of a first type (e.g., an event having a first priority, a first importance level, and/or a first urgency). In response to receiving an indication about a second event (e.g., a security and/or safety event detected by an accessory of the home automation system, an event affecting communication between the computer system and one or more accessories of the computer system (e.g., an accessory is offline, an Internet connection is interrupted and/or unavailable, and/or power is not being supplied to one or more accessories), and/or an event associated with setting up and/or configuring one or more accessories) of a second type (e.g., an event having a second priority, a second importance level, and/or a second urgency), different from the first type (760) and in accordance with a determination that the second event of the second type is associated with a lower priority (e.g., lower importance level and/or lower urgency) than the first event of the first type, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) forgoes (762) display (e.g., not displaying) of a second notification (e.g., 666, 668, and/or 670) (e.g., a banner, a user interface object, and/or affordance that includes information, such as text, images, symbols, icons, and/or visual elements, about an event associated with the home automation system that may warrant user action) corresponding to the second event of the second type.
Forgoing displaying the second notification corresponding to the second event of the second type provides a user of the computer system with information about the most relevant and/or urgent event that may warrant action by the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the first notification (e.g., 666, 668, and/or 670) corresponds to a first event (e.g., a security and/or safety event detected by an accessory of the home automation system, an event affecting communication between the computer system and one or more accessories of the computer system (e.g., an accessory is offline, an Internet connection is interrupted and/or unavailable, and/or power is not being supplied to one or more accessories), and/or an event associated with setting up and/or configuring one or more accessories) of a first type (e.g., an event having a first priority, a first importance level, and/or a first urgency). In response to receiving an indication about a third event (e.g., a security and/or safety event detected by an accessory of the home automation system, an event affecting communication between the computer system and one or more accessories of the computer system (e.g., an accessory is offline, an Internet connection is interrupted and/or unavailable, and/or power is not being supplied to one or more accessories), and/or an event associated with setting up and/or configuring one or more accessories) of the first type (e.g., the third event includes same priority, importance level, and/or urgency as the first event), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (764), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), and concurrently with the first notification (e.g., 666, 668, and/or 670), a third notification (e.g., 666, 668, and/or 670) (e.g., a banner, a user interface object, and/or affordance that includes information, such as text, images, symbols, icons, and/or visual elements, about an event associated with the home automation system that may warrant user action) corresponding to the third event of the first type.
Concurrently displaying the first notification and the third notification provides a user of the computer system with information about the multiple events that may warrant action by the user, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting the user input (e.g., 650a, 650f, and/or 650i) corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d) of the plurality of selectable category options (e.g., 606a-606d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (766), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a first camera view user interface object (e.g., 644a) (e.g., a user interface object that includes an image and/or video (e.g., a live video feed) captured by a first camera of the home automation system) associated with a first camera that is associated with the first context of the first selectable category option (e.g., 606a-606d). Displaying the first camera view user interface object in response to detecting user input corresponding to selection of the first selectable category option allows a user of the computer system to obtain additional information about a location associated with the home automation system, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 700 (e.g.,
In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 850a, 850b, 850c, 850d, 850e, 850f, 850g, 850h, 850i, 850j, 850k, 850l, 850m, and/or 850n) is or includes a touch input (e.g., a tap gesture and/or a swipe gesture). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 850a, 850b, 850c, 850d, 850e, 850f, 850g, 850h, 850i, 850j, 850k, 850l, 850m, and/or 850n) is or includes a voice input (e.g., a voice command to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 850a, 850b, 850c, 850d, 850e, 850f, 850g, 850h, 850i, 850j, 850k, 850l, 850m, and/or 850n) is or includes an air gesture (e.g., an air gesture to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 850a, 850b, 850c, 850d, 850e, 850f, 850g, 850h, 850i, 850j, 850k, 850l, 850m, and/or 850n) is or includes activation (e.g., a press, a rotation, and/or a movement) of a hardware device (e.g., a button, a rotatable input mechanism, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, a mouse button, a button of a remote control, and/or a joystick). In some embodiments, any of the user interface elements described as being selected herein (e.g., an icon, affordance, button, and/or selectable option) is selected by activating a hardware device while the user interface element is in focus (e.g., highlighted, bolded, outlined, visually distinguished from other user interface elements, and/or located at or near a cursor).
Scenes region 610 includes scene user interface objects 610a and 610b, which correspond to predetermined automations for adjusting a state of one or more accessory devices of the home automation system. In some embodiments, a scene enables electronic device 600 to control and/or adjust a state of one or more accessory devices of the home automation system via user input, based on a location of electronic device 600, and/or based on a condition being satisfied (e.g., a current time of day is at a predetermined time associated with activating and/or deactivating a scene). In some embodiments, a scene is user-defined in that a user selects which accessory devices of the home automation system to include in a scene and how the selected accessory devices are controlled when the scene is activated. In some embodiments, a scene is predetermined and/or suggested by electronic device 600 based on user habits. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 controls and/or adjusts a state of multiple accessory devices of the home automation system in response to a single user input selecting a scene user interface object (e.g., scene user interface objects 610a and/or 610b). Accordingly, scenes allow a user to easily control accessory devices and/or groups of accessory devices of the home automation system and reduces a number of user inputs needed to control and/or adjust the accessory devices and/or groups of accessory devices.
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In some embodiments, electronic device 600 displays activation indicator 812 before receiving confirmation that one or more accessory devices associated with the scene have transitioned between states. For instance, in some embodiments, the scene associated with first scene user interface object 610a includes adjusting an operating state of one or more accessory devices of the home automation system, such as from an on state to an off state (or vice versa), from an open state to a closed state (or vice versa), and/or from a locked state to an unlocked state (or vice versa). In some embodiments, electronic device 600 communicates with the one or more accessory devices to cause the one or more accessory devices to transition between operating states and/or receives information from the one or more accessory devices confirming that the transition between operating states has occurred. Accordingly, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 displays activation indicator 812 to confirm that electronic device 600 is causing the one or more accessory devices to transition between operating states even though the one or more accessory devices may not have completed the transition.
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As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 850j corresponding to selection of scenes user interface object 818, electronic device 600 displays scenes user interface 820, as shown at
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As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 850n corresponding to edit accessories user interface object 822c, electronic device 600 displays accessory user interface 830, as shown at
As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 850l corresponding to selection of settings user interface object 820e of scenes user interface 820, electronic device 600 displays scene suggestion user interface 824, as shown at
In some embodiments, in response to detecting user input selecting scene suggestion user interface object 824a, electronic device 600 causes scene suggestion user interface object 824a to be in an inactive and/or off position. In some embodiments, when scene suggestion user interface object 824a is in the inactive and/or off position, electronic device 600 does not arrange and/or order scene user interface objects 610a-610c based on the context-based conditions (e.g., even when electronic device 600 is configured to display more than the predetermined number of scene user interface objects in scene region 610). In some embodiments, when scene suggestion user interface object 824a is in the inactive and/or off position, electronic device 600 displays scene user interface objects 610a-610c at respective positions based on alphabetical order, a last activated scene, and/or a user-defined order.
Electronic device 600 is also able to display scene user interface objects on user interfaces that are different from home user interface 604. For instance, at
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Similar to scenes region 610, electronic device 600 is configured to arrange, order, and/or position scene user interface objects 834a and 834b based on the context-based conditions, such as a current time of day, a location of electronic device 600 and/or habits of the user. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 arranges, orders, and/or positions scene user interface objects 834a and 834b in respective positions on scene region 834 based on the context-based conditions when scene region 834 includes more than the predetermined number of scene user interface objects (e.g., more than two scene user interface objects).
As described below, method 900 provides an intuitive way for managing accessory groups. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for managing accessory groups, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to manage accessory groups faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
The computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) receives (902) (e.g., detecting), via the one or more input devices, a request (e.g., one or more user inputs) to display a user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) (e.g., a home and/or default user interface of an application that is configured to enable control of one or more accessories and/or devices that are part of a home automation system) of a home automation system (or an application) (e.g., a system or application that includes one or more accessories and/or devices of a home and/or other structure that are able to be controlled and/or adjusted via the computer system).
In response to receiving the request to display the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (904), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system that includes two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) (e.g., two or more user interface objects and/or affordances that, when selected, is configured to adjust a state of operation of one or more respective devices and/or a respective set of accessories) of scenes (e.g., a control option that enables adjustment (e.g., coordinated and/or concurrent adjustment) of multiple devices and/or accessories of a home to a predefined state and/or operating mode) associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system.
In accordance with a determination that a set of one or more suggestion criteria (e.g., a set of criteria that predicts and/or suggests a scene that a user of the computer system is likely to use, activate, and/or interact with (e.g., more likely when compared to the other scenes) based on a time of day, a location of the computer system, a location of the user, and/or habits (e.g., patterns of user inputs that occur within particular ranges of times) of the user) indicates a first relative priority (e.g., a first ranking and/or order of hierarchy of scenes that a user of the computer system is more likely to use, activate, and/or interact with as compared to the other scenes) of the scenes (e.g., scenes indicated by 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (906) the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes in a first arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
In accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a second relative priority (e.g., a second ranking and/or order of hierarchy of scenes that a user of the computer system is more likely to use, activate, and/or interact with as compared to the other scenes) of the scenes (e.g., scenes indicated by 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b), different from the first relative priority (e.g., the second relative priority indicates that a first scene is more or less likely to be used, activated, and/or interacted with by a user as compared to the first relative priority), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (908) the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes in a second arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
After displaying the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system including the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes (910) and in accordance with a determination that the set of one or more suggestion criteria indicates a change in relative priority of the scenes (e.g., scenes indicated by 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) (e.g., the computer system determines, based on the set of one or more suggestion criteria, that the relative priority of the scenes has changed from the first relative priority to a third relative priority or from the second relative priority to a fourth relative priority), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (912) the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system with the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes in a third arrangement (e.g., the arrangement shown at
Arranging the two or more representations of the scenes based on the relative priority of the scenes determined by the set of one or more suggestion criteria allows the computer system to display representations of scenes that are determined to be most relevant to a user so that the user does not have to provide additional user inputs to find a desired representation of a scene, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, a first scene of the scenes is user defined (e.g., generated via user input, as shown at
In some embodiments, the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of scenes include a first representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) (e.g., a user interface object and/or affordance that, when selected, is configured to adjust a state of operation of one or more first devices and/or a first set of accessories of the home automation system) of a second scene (e.g., a control option that enables adjustment (e.g., coordinated and/or concurrent adjustment) of multiple devices and/or accessories of a home to a predefined state and/or operating mode) associated with one or more first devices of the home automation system, and the first representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the second scene includes an appearance (e.g., an appearance of scene user interface object 610a shown at
In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system that includes the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of scenes, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (914), via the one or more input devices, a first user input (e.g., 850g) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of a second representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) (e.g., a user interface object and/or affordance that, when selected, is configured to adjust a state of operation of one or more devices and/or a set of accessories of the home automation system) of a third scene (e.g., a control option that enables adjustment (e.g., coordinated and/or concurrent adjustment) of multiple devices and/or accessories of a home to a predefined state and/or operating mode) of the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of scenes, where the third scene is associated with one or more second devices of the home automation system. In response to detecting the first user input (e.g., 850g), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) causes (916) the one or more second devices of the home automation system to transition from a first state (e.g., on, off, open, closed, locked, unlocked, outputting content, and/or not outputting content) to a second state (e.g., on, off, open, closed, locked, unlocked, outputting content, and/or not outputting content), different from the first state.
Causing the one or more second devices to transition from the first state to the second state in response to detecting the first user input allows a user of the computer system to easily control and/or adjust a state of multiple accessories of the home automation system in a way that is convenient for the user, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, prior to detecting the first user input (e.g., 850g), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (918), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the second representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the third scene with a first appearance (e.g., an appearance of scene user interface object 610a shown at
In some embodiments, the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of scenes associated with one or more respective devices of the home automation system include a third representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) (e.g., a user interface object and/or affordance that, when selected, is configured to adjust a state of operation of one or more devices and/or a set of accessories of the home automation system) of a fourth scene (e.g., a control option that enables adjustment (e.g., coordinated and/or concurrent adjustment) of multiple devices and/or accessories of a home to a predefined state and/or operating mode) that is associated with one or more third devices of the home automation system, the third representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the fourth scene includes a visual indicator (e.g., 801a and/or 801b) (e.g., a color, an image, an icon, and/or a symbol) associated with the fourth scene (e.g., the visual indicator represents a function and/or purpose of the fourth scene), and the visual indicator (e.g., 801a and/or 801b) is selected based on user input (e.g., user input detected while displaying appearance settings user interface 828) (e.g., the visual indicator is selected by a user via one or more user inputs and/or the visual indicator can be changed via one or more user inputs to more accurately and/or appropriately reflect and/or represent the function and/or purpose of the fourth scene). Displaying the third representation of the fourth scene with the visual indicator associated with the fourth scene allows a user of the computer system to quickly find the third representation and/or to quickly determine the purpose of the fourth scene, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system corresponds to a room (e.g., 832) (e.g., a physical region and/or area, such as a room and/or a portion) of a location (e.g., a home, an office, an apartment, a condominium, and/or a building) associated with the home automation system and the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of scenes are associated with at least one respective device of the home automation that is associated with the location (e.g., the two or more representations are each associated with a respective scene that includes a device that has been associated with (e.g., programmatically mapped to) the room of the location). Displaying the user interface that corresponds to a room of a location associated with the home automation system and including the two or more representations of scenes that are associated with at least one respective device of the home automation system that is associated with the location allows a user of the computer system to view and/or interact with representations of scenes that are relevant to the currently displayed user interface, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of with the home automation system includes a home user interface (e.g., 604) (e.g., a default and/or home screen user interface) that is displayed (e.g., first displayed) after (e.g., in response to) launching an application that enables control of the home automation system (e.g., the home user interface is first displayed when the application is launched). In some embodiments, the home user interface includes an appearance, such as a color and/or a background, that the computer system changes and/or updates based on a current time of day. For instance, in some embodiments, the home user interface includes a first appearance having darker and/or cooler colors during the nighttime hours and a second appearance having warmer and/or brighter colors during the daytime hours. Arranging the two or more representations of the scenes on the home user interface allows the computer system to display representations of scenes that are determined to be most relevant to a user so that the user does not have to provide additional user inputs to find a desired representation of a scene, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system that includes two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes, the computer system detects (922), via the one or more input devices, second user input (e.g., 850i) (e.g., a gesture with a duration that satisfies a threshold duration) corresponding to a fourth representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) (e.g., a user interface object and/or affordance that, when selected, is configured to adjust a state of operation of one or more devices and/or a set of accessories of the home automation system) of a fifth scene (e.g., a control option that enables adjustment (e.g., coordinated and/or concurrent adjustment) of multiple devices and/or accessories of a home to a predefined state and/or operating mode) of the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes. In response to detecting the second user input (e.g., 850i), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (924) displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a first selectable option (926) (e.g., 816a) (e.g., a first selectable user interface object and/or an affordance) that, when selected via user input (e.g., a tap gesture), causes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to display an editing user interface (e.g., 822) for the fifth scene (e.g., a user interface that enables one or more accessories associated with the fifth scene to be modified (e.g., add and/or remove accessories), predetermined operations and/or states of the one or more accessories associated with the fifth scene to be modified, and/or an appearance of the fourth representation to be modified) and a second selectable option (928) (e.g., 816b) (e.g., a second selectable user interface object and/or an affordance) that, when selected via user input, causes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to cease displaying (e.g., stop displaying and/or not display) the fourth representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the fifth scene on the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system. In some embodiments, in response to detecting selection of the second selectable option, the computer system does not display the fourth representation of the fifth scene on the user interface of the home automation system, but the computer system displays a fifth representation of the fifth scene on a different user interface (e.g., a user interface that includes representations of all scenes of the home automation system) of the home automation system.
Displaying the first selectable option and the second selectable option in response to detecting the second user input allows the computer system to provide control options for editing the scene and/or the fourth representation without additional user inputs that navigate to a different user interface, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, displaying the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system that includes the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes includes, in accordance with a determination that a scene suggestion setting (e.g., a setting that enables and/or causes the computer system to arrange the two or more representations of the scenes based on the relative priority of the scenes using the set of one or more suggestion criteria) of the computer system is disabled (e.g., scene suggestion user interface object 824a is in an inactive position) (e.g., the computer system is not enabled and/or does not arrange the two or more representations of the scenes based on the relative priority of the scenes using the set of one or more suggestion criteria), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displaying the two or more representations (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) of the scenes in a fourth arrangement (e.g., a fourth order and/or displaying the two or more representations of the scenes at respective fourth positions) on the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system, where the fourth arrangement is not based on the relative priority of the scenes determined by the set of one or more suggestion criteria (e.g., the fourth arrangement of the two or more representations of the scenes is based on a different set of criteria, such as alphabetical order, most recently used and/or activated, and/or an order at which the scenes were created and/or associated with the home automation system). Displaying the two or more representations of the scenes in the fourth arrangement when the scene suggestion setting is not enabled allows the user of the computer system to customize how the two or more representations of the scenes are arranged so that the user can quickly and easily access a desired representation of a scene, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, in response to receiving the request to display the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system (930) and in accordance with a determination that a display setting (e.g., a setting that causes the computer system to either display (e.g., when the display setting is enabled) or not display (e.g., when the display setting is disabled) a representation of a respective scene on the user interface) associated with a sixth scene (e.g., a control option that enables adjustment (e.g., coordinated and/or concurrent adjustment) of multiple devices and/or accessories of a home to a predefined state and/or operating mode) is disabled (e.g., display user interface object 822d is in an inactive state) (e.g., the computer system forgoes and/or does not display a representation of the sixth scene on the user interface), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) forgoes (932) displaying (e.g., not displaying) a fifth representation (e.g., 610a-610c, 934a, and/or 834b) (e.g., a user interface object and/or affordance that, when selected, is configured to adjust a state of operation of one or more devices and/or a set of accessories of the home automation system) of the sixth scene on the user interface (e.g., 604 and/or 832) of the home automation system. Forgoing displaying the fifth representation of the sixth scene when the display setting associated with the sixth scene is disabled allows a user of the computer system to customize which representations of scenes are displayed on the user interface so that the user does not have to provide additional user inputs to find and/or access a desired representation of a scene, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
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In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 1050a, 1050b, 1050c, 1050d, 1050e, 1050f, 1050g, 1050h, 1050i, 1050j, 1050k, 1050l, 1050m, 1050n, 1050o, 1050p, 1050q, 1050r, 1050s, 1050t, 1050u, 1050v, 1050w, 1050x, 1050y, 1050z, and/or 1050aa) is or includes a touch input (e.g., a tap gesture and/or a swipe gesture). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 1050a, 1050b, 1050c, 1050d, 1050e, 1050f, 1050g, 1050h, 1050i, 1050j, 1050k, 1050l, 1050m, 1050n, 1050o, 1050p, 1050q, 1050r, 1050s, 1050t, 1050u, 1050v, 1050w, 1050x, 1050y, 1050z, and/or 1050aa) is or includes a voice input (e.g., a voice command to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 1050a, 1050b, 1050c, 1050d, 1050e, 1050f, 1050g, 1050h, 1050i, 1050j, 1050k, 1050l, 1050m, 1050n, 1050o, 1050p, 1050q, 1050r, 1050s, 1050t, 1050u, 1050v, 1050w, 1050x, 1050y, 1050z, and/or 1050aa) is or includes an air gesture (e.g., an air gesture to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 1050a, 1050b, 1050c, 1050d, 1050e, 1050f, 1050g, 1050h, 1050i, 1050j, 1050k, 1050l, 1050m, 1050n, 1050o, 1050p, 1050q, 1050r, 1050s, 1050t, 1050u, 1050v, 1050w, 1050x, 1050y, 1050z, and/or 1050aa) is or includes activation (e.g., a press, a rotation, and/or a movement) of a hardware device (e.g., a button, a rotatable input mechanism, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, a mouse button, a button of a remote control, and/or a joystick). In some embodiments, any of the user interface elements described as being selected herein (e.g., an icon, affordance, button, and/or selectable option) is selected by activating a hardware device while the user interface element is in focus (e.g., highlighted, bolded, outlined, visually distinguished from other user interface elements, and/or located at or near a cursor).
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First details region 1006b of add accessory user interface 1006 includes a visual indication of instructions for a first option for adding an accessory device (e.g., a new accessory device) to the home automation system. For instance, first details region 1006b includes the visual indication, which prompts a user to position a portion of packaging of the accessory device that includes a code (e.g., a QR code, a bar code, an alphanumeric code) within a field of view of the camera of electronic device 600. Camera field of view 1006a is a visual representation of a field of view of a camera of electronic device 600. At
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In some embodiments, room indicators 1014a-1014d correspond to rooms of the location associated with the home automation system that have been created via user input (e.g., electronic device 600 detects one or more user inputs that cause electronic device 600 to include a room and/or area of the location that can be associated with one or more accessory devices that are added to the home automation system). In some embodiments, room indicators 1014a-1014d are generated by electronic device 600 as suggested rooms for which to associate the second speaker accessory device (e.g., default rooms that are associated with the home when the home automation system is created by electronic device 600 and/or another electronic device).
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As set forth above, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 automatically creates an accessory group and/or adds the second speaker accessory device to an existing accessory group after electronic device 600 adds the second speaker accessory device to the home automation system. For instance, in response to detecting user input 1050e and when the second speaker accessory device was associated with the living room of the location associated with the home automation system (e.g., focus indicator 1014e was around first room indicator 1014a at
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As set forth above, in response to detecting user input corresponding to speaker user interface object 1060b, electronic device 600 displays a user interface (e.g., group accessories user interface 1038), which includes accessory user interface objects corresponding to the accessory devices in the accessory group. As set forth above, audio settings user interface object 1060c enables electronic device 600 to control and/or adjust audio settings of the accessory devices in the group either together or independent of one another. Favorites user interface object 1060d enables electronic device 600 to either display or not display a user interface object corresponding to the accessory group in a favorites region (e.g., favorites region 672) of home user interface 604. As set forth below, stereo pair user interface object 1060e enables electronic device 600 to create a stereo pair (e.g., a pair of speaker accessory devices that includes a left speaker accessory device configured to output a left audio channel of audio content and a right speaker accessory device configured to output a right audio channel of audio content) with devices of the home automation system and to include in the accessory group. Group user interface object 1060f enables electronic device 600 to add (and/or remove) one or more additional accessory devices to the accessory group. Automations user interface objects 1060g-1060i enable electronic device 600 to control and/or adjust an operating state of the accessory group when electronic device 600 detects an occurrence of an event, such as location information that indicates that electronic device 600 is not at the location associated with the home automation system, a current time of day is at a predefined time of day, and/or user inputs requesting to change the operating state of the accessory group.
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As described below, method 1100 provides an intuitive way for managing speaker accessories. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for managing speaker accessories, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to manage speaker accessories faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
While displaying, via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a user interface (e.g., 604) (e.g., a home and/or default user interface of an application that is configured to enable control of one or more accessories and/or devices that are part of a home automation system) associated with a home automation system (or an application) (e.g., a system or application that includes one or more accessories and/or devices of a home and/or other structure that are able to be controlled and/or adjusted via the computer system) that includes a first accessory (e.g., an accessory associated with first accessory user interface object 1002) (e.g., a first external device that is configured to be controlled and/or adjusted by the computer system, such as a light (e.g., a light bulb), an outlet, a television, a speaker (e.g., a smart speaker), a lock, and/or a sensor), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) receives (1102), via the one or more input devices, a set of one or more user inputs (e.g., 1050a-1050e) that includes a request to associate a second accessory (e.g., an accessory associated with second accessory user interface object 1018) (e.g., a second external device that is configured to be controlled and/or adjusted by the computer system, such as a light (e.g., a light bulb), an outlet, a television, a speaker (e.g., a smart speaker), a lock, and/or a sensor) with the home automation system (e.g., requesting to add a new accessory (e.g., the second accessory) to the home automation system so that the computer system can control and/or otherwise adjust operation of the new accessory, requesting to reconnect the second accessory to the home automation system, and/or requesting to designate an area (e.g., a room and/or other predefined zone) of a home of the home automation system with which the second accessory will be associated).
In response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs (1104) (e.g., 1050a-1050e) that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory (e.g., an accessory associated with second accessory user interface object 1018) satisfies a set of one or more criteria (1106) (e.g., the second accessory is a same type of accessory and/or device as the first accessory, the second accessory includes a function that is the same as and/or compatible with a function of the first accessory, the second accessory is designated and/or is being designated to a same area (e.g., same room and/or zone) of a home of the home automation system, and/or the second accessory has been enabled for forming an accessory group with the first accessory (e.g., via user input)), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) groups (1108) the first accessory and the second accessory into an accessory group (e.g., an accessory group associated with accessory group user interface object 1058) (e.g., the accessory group enables the first accessory and the second accessory to be controlled together and/or concurrently with one another), such that the first accessory and the second accessory operate (or are configured to operate or enabled to operate) in conjunction with one another (e.g., the first accessory and the second accessory output (e.g., concurrently) content (e.g., audio) from the same media file; the first accessory and the second accessory can be selected to output content (e.g., concurrently output content) as a group of accessories (e.g., rather than requiring individual selection of both the first accessory and the second accessory); and/or settings of the first accessory and the second accessory can be controlled together as a group (e.g., rather than requiring individual control of a first setting of the first accessory and a second setting of the second accessory)), and where the accessory group is configured to include the first accessory and the second accessory until (or unless) a request (e.g., e.g., 1050u and/or 1050v) to remove the first accessory and/or the second accessory from the accessory group is received (e.g., the accessory group is configured to last indefinitely; when the output of the first accessory and/or the second accessory is paused and/or stopped, the first accessory and the second accessory remain in the group, such that when output of the first accessory and/or the second accessory is resumed and/or initiated (e.g., re-initiated), the first accessory and the second accessory still operate in conjunction with one another). In some embodiments, the first accessory and the second accessory are maintained in the accessory group until the computer system receives user input requesting that the first accessory and the second accessory not be grouped together (e.g., the first accessory and the second accessory are maintained as the accessory group absent user input requesting that the first accessory and the second accessory not be grouped together).
In response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs (1104) (e.g., 1050a-1050e) that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory (e.g., an accessory associated with second accessory user interface object 1018) satisfies a set of one or more criteria (1106) (e.g., the second accessory is a same type of accessory and/or device as the first accessory, the second accessory includes a function that is the same as and/or compatible with a function of the first accessory, the second accessory is designated and/or is being designated to a same area (e.g., same room and/or zone) of a home of the home automation system, and/or the second accessory has been enabled for forming an accessory group with the first accessory (e.g., via user input)), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1110), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), an accessory group user interface object (e.g., 1042 and/or 1058) (e.g., an affordance that, when selected, enables control of the first accessory and the second accessory) corresponding to the accessory group (e.g., the accessory group including the first accessory and the second accessory) on the user interface (e.g., 604) without displaying a first user interface object (e.g., 1002), different from the accessory group user interface object (e.g., 1042 and/or 1058), that corresponds to the first accessory and without displaying a second user interface object (e.g., 1018), different from the accessory group user interface object (e.g., 1042 and/or 1058), that corresponds to the second accessory (e.g., displaying a single user interface object for the accessory group without displaying separate user interface objects and/or affordances for both the first accessory and the second accessory).
In response to receiving the set of one or more user inputs (1104) (e.g., 1050a-1050e) that includes a request to associate the second accessory with the home automation system and in accordance with a determination that the second accessory does not satisfy the set of one or more criteria (e.g., the second accessory is not the same type of accessory and/or device as the first accessory, the second accessory does not include a function that is the same as and/or compatible with a function of the first accessory, the second accessory is not designated and/or is not being designated to a same area (e.g., same room and/or zone) of a home of the home automation system, and/or the second accessory has been disabled from forming an accessory group with the first accessory (e.g., via user input)), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) associates (1112) the second accessory (e.g., an accessory associated with second accessory user interface object 1018) with the home automation system (e.g., adding the second accessory to the home automation system, such that the computer system is configured to control and/or adjust operation of the second accessory (e.g., via one or more user inputs)) without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group (e.g., forgoing grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, such that the first accessory and the second accessory are not controlled together and/or concurrently with one another). In some embodiments, associating the second accessory with the home automation system without grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group causes the computer system to display a first user interface object (e.g., 1002) for the first accessory and a second user interface object (e.g., 1018) for the second accessory without displaying the user interface object (e.g., 1042 and/or 1058) for the accessory group (e.g., the computer system displays separate user interface objects and/or affordances for both the first accessory and the second accessory).
Grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group when the second accessory satisfies the set of one or more criteria allows the computer system to automatically create the accessory group when it is determined that the accessory group will be convenient for the user and without the user having to provide additional user inputs to create the accessory group, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, the first accessory (e.g., an accessory associated with first accessory user interface object 1002) is associated with a first room (e.g., “Living Room,” as shown at
In some embodiments, after grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1114), via the one or more input devices, one or more second user inputs (e.g., 1050k, 1050m, 1050n, and/or 1050p) (e.g., one or more tap gestures and/or one or more press gestures) requesting to adjust a setting (e.g., a volume setting and/or a playback setting) of the first accessory and/or the second accessory (e.g., a request to adjust the setting of the first accessory, a request to adjust the setting of the second accessory, and/or a request to adjust the setting of the first accessory and the second accessory (e.g., a concurrent and/or synchronous adjustment of the setting of both the first accessory and the second accessory)). In response to detecting the one or more second user inputs (e.g., 1050k, 1050m, 1050n, and/or 1050p) requesting to adjust the setting of the first accessory and/or the second accessory, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1116), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a settings user interface object (e.g., 1040a) (e.g., a selectable user interface object, a slider, a toggle, and/or an affordance) in an active position (e.g., a position shown at
Enabling the computer system to adjust both the first setting of the first accessory and the second setting of the second accessory when the settings user interface object is in an active position allows the computer system to adjust the settings of the accessories of the accessory group without individual inputs that adjust each accessory, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying the settings user interface object (e.g., 1040a), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1118), via the one or more input devices, a third user input (e.g., 1050n) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of the settings user interface object (e.g., 1040a). In response to receiving the third user input (e.g., 1050n) corresponding to selection of the settings user interface object (e.g., 1040a), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1120), via the display generation component, the settings user interface object (1122) (e.g., 1040a) in an inactive position (e.g., a position shown at
Displaying the first setting user interface object and the second setting user interface object in response to detecting selection of the settings user interface object allows a user of the computer system to confirm that the computer system can individually control the accessories of the accessory group, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, after grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1128), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a settings user interface (e.g., 1040 and/or 1066) (e.g., a user interface that is associated with the accessory group and includes one or more selectable options that enable the computer system to configure one or more settings of the accessory group (e.g., adjust and/or configure settings for each of the accessories of the accessory group together and/or individually)) associated with the accessory group, where displaying the settings user interface includes (e.g., 1040 and/or 1066), in accordance with a determination that the first accessory and the second accessory have a first configuration (e.g., the first accessory and the second accessory have been designated and/or configured as a stereo pair, such that the first accessory is configured to output a left channel of audio content and the second accessory is configured to output a right channel of the audio content), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displaying (1130) (e.g., in the settings user interface) a first selectable option (e.g., 1040a, 1066a, and/or 1066b) (e.g., a first selectable user interface object and/or an affordance) that, when selected, adjusts a first setting of the accessory group (e.g., adjust, modify, and/or change which channel of audio content (e.g., left or right) is output by the first accessory and the second accessory). and in accordance with a determination that the first accessory and the second accessory have a second configuration (e.g., the first accessory and the second accessory are not designated and/or configured as a stereo pair, such that the first accessory and the second accessory output audio content in conjunction with one another), different from the first configuration, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displaying (1132) (e.g., in the settings user interface) a second selectable option (e.g., 1040a, 1066a, and/or 1066b) (e.g., a second selectable user interface object and/or an affordance) that, when selected, adjusts a second setting (e.g., whether the volume of the first accessory and the second accessory are configured to be adjusted synchronously or concurrently with one another and/or independently of one another), different from the first setting of the accessory group.
Displaying the first selectable option when the first accessory and the second accessory have the first configuration and displaying the second selectable option when the first accessory and the second accessory have the second configuration provides a user of the computer system with relevant controls based on a configuration of the accessory group without having to provide additional user inputs to find and/or navigate to the relevant control, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, after grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1134), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a second settings user interface (e.g., 1036 and/or 1060) (e.g., a user interface that is associated with the accessory group and includes one or more selectable options that enable the computer system to configure one or more settings of the accessory group (e.g., adjust and/or configure settings for each of the accessories of the accessory group together and/or individually)) associated with the accessory group, where the second settings user interface (e.g., 1036 and/or 1060) includes a third selectable option (e.g., 1022e and/or 10600 (e.g., a third selectable user interface object and/or an affordance) that, when selected, enables the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to add a third accessory to the accessory group (e.g., via group user interface 1024) (e.g., the third accessory, when added to the accessory group, is configured to be control together and/or concurrently with the first accessory and the second accessory). Displaying the third selectable option that enables the computer system to add a third accessory to the accessory group allows a user of the computer system to customize the accessory group via a user interface associated with the accessory group and without having to navigate to an additional user interface, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying the second settings user interface (e.g., 1036 and/or 1060), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1136), via the one or more input devices, a fourth user input (e.g., 1050g) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of the third selectable option (e.g., 1022e and/or 1060f). In response to detecting the fourth user input (e.g., 1050g), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1138), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), one or more accessory user interface objects (e.g., 1024b-1024e, 1032a, and/or 1032b) (e.g., one or more affordances that, when selected, select a respective accessory of the home automation system to add to the accessory group) corresponding to respective accessories of the home automation system that satisfy a second set of one or more criteria (e.g., the respective accessories of the home automation system are accessories of the same type as the first accessory and the second accessory and/or the respective accessories of the home automation system include a function (e.g., a primary function) that is the same as a function (e.g., primary function) as the first accessory and the second accessory). The respective accessories of the home automation system include the third accessory (1140) and the one or more accessory user interface objects (e.g., 1024b-1024e, 1032a, and/or 1032b) are arranged (1142) (e.g., ordered, grouped, and/or displayed at respective positions on the display generation component) based on rooms (e.g., areas, sections, and/or regions) of a location (e.g., a structure and/or building) associated with the home automation system (e.g., the respective accessories of the one or more accessory user interface objects are associated with (e.g., programmatically mapped to) respective rooms of the location and the one or more accessory user interface objects are displayed in regions and/or groups corresponding to the respective rooms with which the respective accessories are associated).
Displaying the one or more accessory user interface objects in response to detecting the fourth user input, where the one or more accessory user interface objects are arranged based on rooms of a location associated with the home automation system allows a user of the computer system to quickly find an accessory user interface object associated with a desired accessory, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, displaying the one or more accessory user interface objects (e.g., 1024b-1024e, 1032a, and/or 1032b) corresponding to respective accessories of the home automation system that satisfy the second set of one or more criteria includes, in accordance with a determination that a fourth accessory that satisfies the second set of one or more criteria and a fifth accessory that satisfies the second set of one or more criteria are associated with (e.g., programmatically mapped to) a first room (e.g., “Kitchen” as shown at
Displaying the selectable option that, when selected, selects the fourth accessory and the fifth accessory for including in the accessory group allows a user of the computer system to add multiple accessories to the accessory group via a single user input, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying the selectable option (e.g., 1024b-1024e) that, when selected, selects the fourth accessory and the fifth accessory for including in the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1144), via the one or more input devices, a fifth user input (e.g., 1050i) (e.g., a tap gesture) requesting to display the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 1032a) and the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 1032b) (e.g., a user input on an expand user interface object of the selectable option). In response to detecting the fifth user input (e.g., 1050i), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1146), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first accessory user interface object (e.g., 1032a) and the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 1032b) (e.g., expanding a region corresponding to the first room to show accessory user interface objects corresponding to each of the accessories associated with the first room). Displaying the first accessory user interface object and the second user interface object in response to detecting the fifth user input allows a user of the computer system to view individual accessory user interface objects corresponding to the accessories associated with the first room, thereby improving visual feedback.
In some embodiments, after grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1148), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a third settings user interface (e.g., 1036 and/or 1060) (e.g., a user interface that is associated with the accessory group and includes one or more selectable options that enable the computer system to configure one or more settings of the accessory group (e.g., adjust and/or configure settings for each of the accessories of the accessory group together and/or individually)) associated with the accessory group, where the settings user interface (e.g., 1036 and/or 1060) includes an accessories user interface object (e.g., 1036b and/or 1060b) (e.g., a selectable user interface object and/or affordance that includes information about the accessories of the accessory group and/or enables individual control of settings of the accessories of the accessory group). In response to detecting, via the one or more input devices, a sixth user input (e.g., 1050m) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to selection of the accessories user interface object (e.g., 1036b and/or 1060b), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1150), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a third accessory user interface object (1152) (e.g., 1038a-1038c) (e.g., an affordance that, when selected, enables control of the first accessory (and not the second accessory)) corresponding to the first accessory and a fourth accessory user interface object (1154) (e.g., 1038a-1038c) (e.g., an affordance that, when selected, enables control of the second accessory (and not the first accessory)) corresponding to the second accessory. In some embodiments, the accessories user interface object includes an indication of a number of accessories in the accessory group. Displaying the third accessory user interface object and the fourth user interface object in response to detecting the sixth user input allows a user of the computer system to view individual accessory user interface objects corresponding to the accessories of the accessory group, thereby improving visual feedback.
In some embodiments, in response to detecting, via the one or more input devices, the sixth user input (e.g., 1050m) corresponding to selection of the accessories user interface object (1156) (e.g., 1036b and/or 1060b) and in accordance with a determination that the first accessory and the second accessory have a third configuration (e.g., a configuration shown at
In some embodiments, after grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1160), via the one or more input devices, one or more seventh user inputs (e.g., 1050u and/or 1050v) (e.g., one or more user inputs corresponding to an accessory user interface object corresponding to the first accessory (e.g., when the computer system is in an editing mode)) requesting to remove the first accessory from the accessory group (e.g., separate the first accessory from the accessory group so that the first accessory is not controlled together and/or concurrently with another accessory (e.g., the second accessory)). In response to detecting the one or more seventh user inputs (1162) (e.g., 1050u and/or 1050v), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1164), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first user interface object (1166) (e.g., 1002), different from the accessory group user interface object (e.g., 1042 and/or 1058), that corresponds to the first accessory and the second user interface object (1168) (e.g., 1018), different from the accessory group user interface object (e.g., 1042 and/or 1018), that corresponds to the second accessory. In response to detecting the one or more seventh user inputs (1162) (e.g., 1050u and/or 1050v), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) forgoes (1170) display of the accessory group user interface object (e.g., 1042 and/or 1058) (e.g., not displaying the accessory group user interface because the accessory group does not include other accessories in addition to the second accessory). Displaying the first user interface object and the second user interface object without displaying the accessory group user interface object when the first accessory is removed from the accessory group allows a user of the computer system to confirm and/or determine an association and/or configuration between accessories, thereby improving visual feedback.
In some embodiments, after grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1172), via the one or more input devices, one or more eighth user inputs (e.g., 1050p) requesting to adjust a third setting of the first accessory or the second accessory (e.g., one or more user inputs that request to a volume of content output by the first accessory or the second accessory and/or request to adjust playback settings of content output by the first accessory or the second accessory). In response to detecting the one or more eighth user inputs (e.g., 1050p), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) adjusts (1174) (e.g., concurrently adjusting) the third setting of the first accessory and the third setting of the second accessory (e.g., concurrently adjusts the volume as shown at
In some embodiments, after grouping the first accessory and the second accessory into the accessory group, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) causes (1176) the first accessory and the second accessory to output first content in conjunction with one another (e.g., playing music together as shown at
Causing the first accessory and the second accessory to output the second content in conjunction with one another in response to detecting the tenth user input allows the computer system to maintain the accessory group even after receiving a request to cease outputting the first content so that a user does not have to recreate the accessory group each time the accessory group ceases outputting content, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1100 (e.g.,
In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 1250a, 1250b, 1250c, 1250d, 1250e, 1250f, 1250g, 1250h, 1250i, and/or 1250j) is or includes a touch input (e.g., a tap gesture and/or a swipe gesture). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 1250a, 1250b, 1250c, 1250d, 1250e, 1250f, 1250g, 1250h, 1250i, and/or 1250j) is or includes a voice input (e.g., a voice command to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 1250a, 1250b, 1250c, 1250d, 1250e, 1250f, 1250g, 1250h, 1250i, and/or 1250j) is or includes an air gesture (e.g., an air gesture to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 1250a, 1250b, 1250c, 1250d, 1250e, 1250f, 1250g, 1250h, 1250i, and/or 1250j) is or includes activation (e.g., a press, a rotation, and/or a movement) of a hardware device (e.g., a button, a rotatable input mechanism, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, a mouse button, a button of a remote control, and/or a joystick). In some embodiments, any of the user interface elements described as being selected herein (e.g., an icon, affordance, button, and/or selectable option) is selected by activating a hardware device while the user interface element is in focus (e.g., highlighted, bolded, outlined, visually distinguished from other user interface elements, and/or located at or near a cursor).
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In some embodiments, electronic device 600 displays camera tiles 608a-608c in the first arrangement when electronic device 600 determines that at least a predetermined number (e.g., three) of camera accessory devices are associated with and/or included in the home automation system. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 displays camera region 608 as having two camera tiles that are the same size when electronic device 600 determines that two camera devices are associated with and/or included in the home automation system. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 displays camera region 608 having any number of camera tiles arranged in the first arrangement.
When the home automation system includes additional camera accessory devices (e.g., more than three camera accessory devices), electronic device 600 is able to display additional camera tiles (e.g., camera tiles different from camera tiles 608a-608c) in response to detecting user input. For instance, at
Electronic device 600 is also able to modify and/or change the respective positions of camera tiles 608a-608c within camera region 608 via an editing mode of electronic device 600. At
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As set forth above, in response to detecting user input 1250b corresponding to home user interface 604, electronic device 600 activates and/or initiates an editing mode of home user interface 604, as shown at
When electronic device 600 is in the editing mode, electronic device 600 is able to move respective positions of the displayed user interface objects of home user interface 604 in response to detecting user input. In particular, electronic device 600 can move camera tiles 608a-608d with respect to one another within camera region 608. In some embodiments, when electronic device 600 moves and/or adjusts a position of one of camera tiles 608a-608d, electronic device 600 also modifies and/or changes a size of the respective camera tile (e.g., changes the size of the respective camera tile from first size 1206a to second size 1206b, or vice versa). In some embodiments, when electronic device 600 moves and/or adjusts a position of one of camera tiles 608a-608d, electronic device also adjusts a position of one or more additional camera tiles 608a-608d.
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In some embodiments, instead of switching the respective positions of first camera tile 608a and second camera tile 608b, electronic device 600 moves the respective positions of camera tiles 608a-608c in a clockwise and/or counterclockwise direction. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 displays third camera tile 608c at first position 1204a, first camera tile 608a at second position 1204b, and second camera tile at third position 1204c in response to detecting user input 1250d.
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In some embodiments, camera user interface 1216 includes camera user interface objects for all camera accessory devices that are associated with and/or included in the home automation system. For instance, at
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Electronic device 600 is able to display camera tiles 608a-608d on camera region 608 of home user interface 604 in a second arrangement that is different from the first arrangement. For instance, at
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In some embodiments, when electronic device 600 determines that more than four camera accessory devices are associated with and/or included in the home automation system, electronic device 600 can display additional camera tiles on camera region 608 having the second arrangement. For instance, at
As described below, method 1300 provides an intuitive way for managing camera accessories. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for managing camera accessories, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to manage camera accessories faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
The computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1302), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a user interface (e.g., 604) (e.g., a home and/or default user interface of an application that is configured to enable control of one or more accessories and/or devices that are part of an automation system) of an application (e.g., an application of the computer system that corresponds to an automation system that includes one or more accessories and/or devices of a home, an enclosed space, and/or structure that are able to be controlled and/or adjusted via the computer system) associated with a plurality of camera accessories (e.g., two or more cameras that are configured to provide information about captured images and/or video (e.g., live video) to the computer system so that the computer system can display camera views on the user interface and/or other user interfaces of the application), where the user interface of the application includes an arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
The arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
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While displaying the user interface (e.g., 604), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) receives (1308), via the one or more input devices, user input (e.g., 1250d) (e.g., a user input that includes a first component including sustained contact on the display generation component followed by a second component that includes movement of the sustained contact from a first position on the display generation component toward a second position on the display generation component) corresponding to the first camera tile (e.g., 608a-608d).
In response to receiving the user input (e.g., 1250d) corresponding to the first camera tile (1310) (e.g., 608a-608d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1312) (e.g., moving and/or changing a position of) the first camera tile (e.g., 608a-608d) at a third position (e.g., 1204a-1204f) (e.g., a third location of the display generation component), different from the first position (e.g., 1204a-1204f) (e.g., the first camera tile moves from the first position to the third position). In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile, the second camera tile and/or a third camera tile moves, changes position, and/or is otherwise displayed at a different position when compared to a previous position at which that the second camera tile and/or the third camera tile was displayed prior to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile.
In response to receiving the user input (e.g., 1250d) corresponding to the first camera tile (1310) (e.g., 608a-608d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1314) the first camera tile (e.g., 608a-608d) at the second size (e.g., 1206a and/or 1206b) (e.g., changing, resizing, and/or adjusting display of the first camera tile to increase and/or decrease the size of the first camera tile). In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input corresponding to the first camera tile, the computer system changes and/or adjusts a size of the second camera tile (e.g., from the second size to the first size) and/or a third camera tile.
Displaying the first camera tile at the third position and at the second size in response to receiving the user input allows a user of the computer system to customize the arrangement of camera tiles into a preferred arrangement so that the user does not have to provide additional user inputs searching for a desired camera tile, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application that includes the arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
Moving the first camera tile, moving the second camera tile, and displaying the third camera tile in response to detecting the second user input allows a user of the computer system to quickly scroll through the camera tiles without having to navigate to another user interface, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, moving the arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) receives (1326), via the one or more input devices, a third user input (e.g., 1250c) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to the first camera tile (e.g., 608a-608d). In response to detecting the third user input (e.g., 1250c), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1328), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the first camera tile at a third size (e.g., a size shown at
In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) receives (1330), via the one or more input devices, a fourth user input (e.g., 1250e) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to a cameras user interface object (e.g., 1214) (e.g., a selectable user interface object and/or affordance that is displayed above the arrangement of camera tiles on the user interface). In response to detecting the fourth user input (e.g., 1250e), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1332), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a plurality of camera view user interface objects (e.g., 1216a-1216d) (e.g., user interface objects that include an image and/or video (e.g., a live video feed) captured by a respective camera of an automation system that the computer system controls via the user interface) corresponding to the plurality of camera accessories (e.g., the plurality of camera view user interface objects correspond to all of the cameras accessories associated with the application). Displaying the plurality of camera view user interface objects in response to detecting the fourth user input allows a user of the computer system to access camera views associated with camera accessories that may not be displayed in the arrangement of camera tiles and without having to navigate to another user interface, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, the first camera tile (e.g., 608a-608d) includes a first camera view (e.g., 1200a-1200d) (e.g., an image and/or video 9 e.g., live video feed) of a first camera accessory of the plurality of camera accessories and a time indicator (e.g., 1202a-1202c) (e.g., a time stamp and/or a numeric indicator) that indicates a time (e.g., a time of day and/or an amount of time that has passed since an image of the first camera view was captured by the first camera accessory and/or received by the computer system) at which an image of the first camera view was last updated (e.g., a time at which the image of the first camera view was captured by the first camera accessory, a time at which the image of the first camera view was last refreshed by the computer system, and/or a time at which the computer system last received information and/or data from the first camera accessory corresponding to the image of the first camera view). Displaying the first camera tile with the first camera view and the time indicator allows a user of the computer system to confirm and/or approximate when an image of the first camera view was taken, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the user input (e.g., 1250d) corresponding to the first camera tile (e.g., 608a-608d) is received while the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) is in an editing mode of operation (e.g., a mode of operation shown at
In some embodiments, in response to receiving the user input (e.g., 1250d) corresponding to the first camera tile (e.g., 608a-608d), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) maintains (1334) maintaining a pattern of the arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1300 (e.g.,
In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 1450a, 1450b, 1450c, 1450d, 1450e, 1450f, 1450g, 1450h, 1450i, 1450j, and/or 1450k) is or includes a touch input (e.g., a tap gesture and/or a swipe gesture). In some embodiments, any of the inputs described herein (e.g., input 1450a, 1450b, 1450c, 1450d, 1450e, 1450f, 1450g, 1450h, 1450i, 1450j, and/or 1450k) is or includes a voice input (e.g., a voice command to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 1450a, 1450b, 1450c, 1450d, 1450e, 1450f, 1450g, 1450h, 1450i, 1450j, and/or 1450k) is or includes an air gesture (e.g., an air gesture to select a user interface element or to activate a feature or perform 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., input 1450a, 1450b, 1450c, 1450d, 1450e, 1450f, 1450g, 1450h, 1450i, 1450j, and/or 1450k) is or includes activation (e.g., a press, a rotation, and/or a movement) of a hardware device (e.g., a button, a rotatable input mechanism, a rotatable and depressible input mechanism, a mouse button, a button of a remote control, and/or a joystick). In some embodiments, any of the user interface elements described as being selected herein (e.g., an icon, affordance, button, and/or selectable option) is selected by activating a hardware device while the user interface element is in focus (e.g., highlighted, bolded, outlined, visually distinguished from other user interface elements, and/or located at or near a cursor).
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Second room region 1400 is associated with a living room area of the location and includes accessory user interface objects 1400a-1400d. Accessory user interface objects 1400a-1400d are associated with accessory devices that are located in the living room area of the location associated with the home automation system. For instance, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 associates (e.g., programmatically maps) one or more accessory devices with the living room area of the location in response to receiving one or more user inputs (e.g., user inputs 1050c and/or 1050d, shown at
Third room region 1402 is associated with a kitchen area of the location and includes accessory user interface objects 1402a-1402c. Accessory user interface objects 1402a-1402c are associated with accessory devices that are located in the kitchen area of the location associated with the home automation system. For instance, in some embodiments, electronic device 600 associates (e.g., programmatically maps) one or more accessory devices with the kitchen area of the location in response to receiving one or more user inputs (e.g., user inputs 1050c and/or 1050d, shown at
Electronic device 600 is configured to rearrange and/or adjust respective positions of accessory user interface objects 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c when in an editing mode. For instance, at
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In some embodiments, electronic device 600 switches the respective positions of second accessory user interface object 1400b and third accessory user interface object 1400c without changing the position of fourth accessory user interface object 1400d in response to detecting user input 1450c. In some embodiments, electronic device 600 also causes the position of first accessory user interface object 1400a to change and/or move in response to detecting user input 1450c.
As set forth above, electronic device 600 can move and/or change the respective positions of accessory user interface objects 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c within the respective region in which accessory user interface objects 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c are associated. For instance, at
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Further, in response to detecting user input 1450f, electronic device 600 displays resize user interface object 1414 with second appearance 1414b, different from first appearance 1414a. For instance, first appearance 1414a of resize user interface object 1414 includes arrows pointing away from one another indicating that selection of resize user interface object 1414 causes electronic device 600 to display fourth accessory user interface object 1400d at a larger size (e.g., at first size 1408a). Second appearance 1414b of resize user interface object 1414 includes arrows pointing toward one another indicating that selection of resize user interface object 1414 causes electronic device 600 to display fourth accessory user interface object 1400d at a smaller size (e.g., at second size 1408b).
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As described below, method 1500 provides an intuitive way for displaying accessory user interface objects. The method reduces the cognitive burden on a user for arranging accessory user interface objects, thereby creating a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, enabling a user to arrange accessory user interface objects faster and more efficiently conserves power and increases the time between battery charges.
The computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1502), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), a user interface (e.g., 604) (e.g., a home and/or default user interface of an application that is configured to enable control of one or more accessories and/or devices that are part of an automation system) of an application (e.g., an application of the computer system that corresponds to an automation system that includes one or more accessories and/or devices of a home, an enclosed space, and/or structure that are able to be controlled and/or adjusted via the computer system) associated with a plurality of accessories (e.g., two or more devices that are configured to be controlled and/or adjusted by the computer system via the user interface of the application, such as lights (e.g., light bulbs), outlets, televisions, speakers (e.g., smart speakers), locks, and/or sensors).
The user interface (e.g., 604) of the application includes a first region (1504) (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) (e.g., a first display area occupying a first portion of the user interface of the application) including one or more first accessory user interface objects (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) (e.g., affordances and/or selectable objects corresponding to respective accessories that, when selected, enable the computer system to cause a respective accessory to change states (e.g., transition between an on state and an off state, a locked state and an unlocked state, and/or an open state and a closed state)) associated in a first arrangement (e.g., an arrangements shown at
While displaying the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application and while the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) is in an editing mode of operation (e.g., a mode of operation shown at
In response to receiving the user input (1508) (e.g., 1450c, 1450e, and/or 14500 and in accordance with a determination that the user input (e.g., 1450c, 1450e, and/or 14500 is of a first type (e.g., the user input includes a first component that includes a sustained contact on the display generation component followed by a second component that includes movement of the sustained contact from a first position on the display generation component toward a second position on the display generation component), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1510) the one or more first accessory user interface objects (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) in a second arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
In response to receiving the user input (1508) (e.g., 1450c, 1450e, and/or 14500 and in accordance with a determination that the user input (e.g., 1450c, 1450e, and/or 14500 is of a second type (e.g., one or more tap gestures corresponding to the second accessory user interface object), different from the first type, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1512) the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) with a second size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b) (e.g., a larger size or a smaller size compared to the first size), different from the first size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b). In some embodiments, the computer system adjusts a size and/or appearance of the first region in response to receiving the user input of the second type, but does not rearrange the respective positions of the one or more first accessory user interface objects with respect to one another.
Displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in the second arrangement when the user input is of a first type and displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second size when the user input is of a second type allows a user to easily customize the first region and/or the user interface to position user interface objects at locations that are convenient and/or easily accessible to the user, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) includes a first portion (e.g., 656a) (e.g., a toggle portion that includes a left portion, a right portion, a top portion, or a bottom portion of the first accessory user interface object) that, when selected via user input, causes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to perform a first operation (e.g., adjusting an operating state (e.g., transmitting data and/or information to a first accessory that causes the first accessory to change between operating states) of a first accessory that is associated with the second accessory user interface object) and a second portion (e.g., 656b) (e.g., a non-toggle portion that includes a left portion, a right portion, a top portion, or a bottom portion of the first accessory user interface object) that, when selected via user input, causes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) to perform a second operation (e.g., display, via the display generation component, a second user interface that includes one or more control user interface objects that enable the computer system to adjust an operating state of the first accessory corresponding to the second accessory user interface object and/or one or more settings user interface objects that enable the computer system to modify and/or configure settings of the first accessory corresponding to the second accessory user interface object) for controlling (e.g., adjusting an operating state (e.g., on, off, open, closed, locked, unlocked, playing, and/or paused) of the first accessory and/or modifying and/or configuring settings (e.g., audio settings, playback settings, automation settings, authorization settings, and/or notification settings) of the first accessory) the first accessory that is associated with the second accessory user interface object), different from the first operation.
The first accessory user interface object including different portions that perform different operations in response to user input allows a user of the computer system to quickly adjust a state of the first accessory and/or access additional controls for the first accessory, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1514), via the one or more input devices, second user input (e.g., 650g) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to the first portion (e.g., 656a) of the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c). In response to detecting the second user input (e.g., 650g), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) adjusts (1516) a state (e.g., transmitting data and/or information to a first accessory that causes the first accessory to change between operating states) of a first accessory of the plurality of accessories from a first state (e.g., on, open, unlocked, and/or outputting content) to a second state (e.g., off, closed, locked, and/or pausing and/or ceasing output of content), where the second user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) corresponds to the first accessory of the plurality of accessories. Adjusting the state of the first accessory of the plurality of accessories from the first state to the second state in response to detecting the second user input allows a user of the computer system to quickly adjust a state of the first accessory without having to navigate to another user interface, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, prior to detecting the second user input (e.g., 650g), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1518), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) with a first appearance (e.g., a first visual characteristic, such as a first color, a first brightness, a first amount of blur, a first amount of opacity, a first amount of transparency, and/or a first size). In response to detecting the second user input (e.g., 650g), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1520), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) with a second appearance (e.g., a second visual characteristic, such as a second color, a second brightness, a second amount of blur, a second amount of opacity, a second amount of transparency, and/or a second size), different from the first appearance (e.g., the second appearance is visually distinguishable from the first appearance to confirm and/or indicate that the second user input was detected and/or received). Displaying the second accessory user interface object with the second appearance, different from the first appearance, in response to detecting the second user input allows a user of the computer system to confirm that the second user input was received and/or that the state of the first accessory was adjusted, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) detects (1522), via the one or more input devices, third user input (e.g., 650h) (e.g., a tap gesture) corresponding to the second portion (e.g., 656b) of the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c). In response to detecting the third user input (e.g., 650h), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1524), via the display generation component (e.g., 602) (and, optionally without adjusting a state of an accessory associated with the second accessory user interface object), a second user interface (e.g., 632 and/or 658) (e.g., a user interface that includes one or more control user interface objects that enable the computer system to adjust an operating state of the second accessory corresponding to the second accessory user interface object and/or one or more settings user interface objects that enable the computer system to modify and/or configure settings of the second accessory corresponding to the second accessory user interface object) for controlling (e.g., adjusting an operating state (e.g., on, off, open, closed, locked, unlocked, playing, and/or paused) of the second accessory and/or modifying and/or configuring settings (e.g., audio settings, playback settings, automation settings, authorization settings, and/or notification settings) of the second accessory) a second accessory of the plurality of accessories that is associated with the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c). Displaying the second user interface in response to detecting the third user input allows a user of the computer system to quickly access additional controls for the first accessory without having to provide additional user inputs, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application includes a second region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) (e.g., a second display area occupying a second portion of the user interface of the application) (in some embodiments, the first region and the second region are visually distinct from one another, the first region and the second region are separated from one another by a header, the first region and the second region are mutually exclusive, and/or the first region and the second region to not overlap with one another) including one or more third accessory user interface objects (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) (e.g., affordances and/or selectable objects corresponding to respective accessories that, when selected, enable the computer system to cause a respective accessory to change states (e.g., transition between an on state and an off state, a locked state and an unlocked state, and/or an open state and a closed state)) corresponding to one or more third accessories (e.g., a second subset of accessories of the plurality of accessories) of the plurality of accessories that are associated with a second context (e.g., a second function configured to be performed by the one or more third accessories, a second location and/or area of a structure, and/or a second type of accessory of the one or more first accessories), different from the first context. The first region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) and the second region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) are displayed on the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application in a third arrangement (e.g., an arrangement shown at
Displaying the first region and the second region in the fourth arrangement with respect to one another in response to detecting the one or more fourth user inputs allows a user to easily customize the displayed locations of the first region and the second region on the user interface to locations that are convenient and/or easily accessible to the user, thereby reducing the number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, in accordance with a determination that the user input (e.g., 1450d) is of a third type (1530) (e.g., the user input includes a first component that includes a sustained contact on the display generation component followed by a second component that includes movement of the sustained contact from a first position corresponding to the first region on the display generation component toward a second position corresponding to a second region, different from the first region, on the display generation component), where the user input (e.g., 1450d) of the third type includes a request to move the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) from the first region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) to a third region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) (e.g., a third display area occupying a third portion of the user interface of the application and including one or more fourth accessory user interface objects corresponding to one or more fourth accessories associated with a third context, different from the first context), different from the first region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402), the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) maintains (1532) display of the one or more first accessory user interface objects (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) in the first arrangement (e.g., maintaining display of the second accessory user interface object in the first region, forgoing displaying the one or more first accessory user interface objects in the second arrangement, different from the first arrangement, and/or forgoing displaying the second accessory user interface object in the third region) and the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) maintains (1534) display of the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) at the first size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b) (e.g., forgoing displaying the second accessory user interface object at the second size).
Maintaining display of the one or more first accessory user interface objects in the first arrangement and maintaining display of the second accessory user interface object at the first size when the user input is of a third type prevents the user of the computer system from inadvertently positioning a user interface object in a region in which the user interface object is not associated, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, while detecting the user input (e.g., 1450d) of the third type, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1536), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), movement (e.g., temporary movement) of the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) from the first region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) toward the third region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) (e.g., the computer system displays the second accessory user interface object moving toward the third region but does not display the second accessory user interface object in the third region). In response to detecting an end of the user input (e.g., 1450d) of the third type, the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) displays (1538), via the display generation component (e.g., 602), movement of second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) from the third region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) toward the first region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) (e.g., the computer system displays the second accessory user interface object bouncing back and/or moving back toward an original position of the second accessory user interface object within the first region that the second accessory user interface object was displayed at prior to detecting the user input of the third type). In some embodiments, the computer system displays the second accessory user interface object as being overlaid on and/or hovering over the third region without displaying the second accessory user interface object in the third region and/or rearranging accessory user interface objects of the third region.
Displaying movement of the second accessory user interface object from the third region toward the first region in response to detecting an end of the user input of the third type provides visual confirmation that the second accessory user interface object cannot be moved to and/or displayed in the third region, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, displaying the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) with the second size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b), different from the first size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b), includes changing a size of the first region (e.g., 612, 1400, and/or 1402) (e.g., changing a size of the first region from a third size to a fourth size, where a change in the size of the first region is proportional to the change in size of the second accessory user interface object). Changing the size of the first region when the second accessory user interface is displayed with the second size provides further visual confirmation that the size of the second accessory user interface object changed, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application includes a fourth region (e.g., 672) (e.g., a fourth display area occupying a fourth portion of the user interface of the application) including one or more fourth accessory user interface objects (e.g., 672a-672d) (e.g., affordances and/or selectable objects corresponding to respective accessories that, when selected, enable the computer system to cause a respective accessory to change states (e.g., transition between an on state and an off state, a locked state and an unlocked state, and/or an open state and a closed state)), the one or more fourth accessory user interface objects (e.g., 672a-672d) correspond to one or more fourth accessories (e.g., a fourth subset of accessories of the plurality of accessories) that include a first designation (e.g., a designation assigned to the one or more fourth accessories by the computer system in response to the computer system receiving one or more user inputs requesting to designate the accessories with the first designation (e.g., a favorites and/or frequently used designation)), the one or more fourth accessory user interface objects (e.g., 672a-672d) include room indicators (e.g., 678) (e.g., textual and/or visual indicators that identify a room with which an accessory corresponding to the respective one or more fourth accessor user interface object is associated (e.g., programmatically mapped to)) that provide a visual indication of a room (e.g., a physical room, area, section, and/or portion of a structure and/or building) of a location (e.g., a structure and/or building) for which a respective fourth accessory is associated (e.g., the room indicators identify the room in which the accessory corresponding to the accessory user interface object has been associated with and/or programmatically mapped to), and the one or more first accessory user interface objects (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) do not include the room indicators (e.g., 678) (e.g., the first region corresponds to a first room of the location, and thus, each of the accessories corresponding to the respective one or more first accessory user interface objects is associated with the first room).
Displaying the room indicators on the one or more fourth accessory user interface objects allows a user to quickly determine and/or identify a location and/or an accessory associated with a respective fourth accessory user interface object, thereby providing improved visual feedback.
In some embodiments, displaying the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) with the second size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b), different from the first size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b), includes the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) maintaining display of the one or more first accessory user interface objects (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) in the first arrangement (e.g., maintaining the respective positions of the one or more first accessory user interface objects with respect to one another). Maintaining display of the one or more first accessory user interface objects in the first arrangement when the second accessory user interface object is displayed with the second size allows the computer system to maintain the arrangement of the one or more first accessory user interface objects, which may have become familiar to the user of the computer system and allows the user of the computer system to quickly locate and/or find a desired accessory user interface object, thereby reducing a number of inputs needed to perform an operation.
In some embodiments, while displaying the user interface (e.g., 604) of the application and while the computer system (e.g., 100, 300, 500, and/or 600) is in the editing mode of operation (e.g., a mode of operation shown at
In some embodiments, while displaying the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) with the first size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b) and while the computer system is in the editing mode of operation (e.g., a mode of operation shown at
In some embodiments, the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) includes a first amount of content (e.g., 1416 and/or 1418) (e.g., a first amount of information, such as text, images, symbols, and/or icons) when displayed at the first size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b), and the second accessory user interface object (e.g., 612a-612c, 1400a-1400d, and/or 1402a-1402c) includes a second amount of content (e.g., 1416 and/or 1418) (e.g., a second amount of information, such as text, images, symbols, and/or icons), different from the first amount of content (e.g., 1416 and/or 1418), when displayed at the second size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b), different from the first size (e.g., 1408a and/or 1408b). In some embodiments, the second accessory user interface object includes more content and/or information when the second accessory user interface is displayed at a larger size and includes less content and/or information when displayed at a smaller size. Displaying the second accessory user interface object with a first amount of content when displayed at a first size and displaying the second accessory user interface object with a second amount of content when displayed at a second size provides relevant information to the user about an accessory that corresponds to the second accessory user interface object, thereby reducing providing improved visual feedback.
Note that details of the processes described above with respect to method 1500 (e.g.,
The foregoing description, for purpose of explanation, has been described with reference to specific embodiments. However, the illustrative discussions above are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in view of the above teachings. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the techniques and their practical applications. Others skilled in the art are thereby enabled to best utilize the techniques and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
Although the disclosure and examples have been fully described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that various changes and modifications will become apparent to those skilled in the art. Such changes and modifications are to be understood as being included within the scope of the disclosure and examples as defined by the claims.
As described above, one aspect of the present technology is the gathering and use of data available from various sources to display control user interface objects that are relevant to a user. The present disclosure contemplates that in some instances, this gathered data may include personal information data that uniquely identifies or can be used to contact or locate a specific person. Such personal information data can include demographic data, location-based data, telephone numbers, email addresses, social network IDs, home addresses, data or records relating to a user's health or level of fitness (e.g., vital signs measurements, medication information, exercise information), date of birth, or any other identifying or personal information.
The present disclosure recognizes that the use of such personal information data, in the present technology, can be used to the benefit of users. For example, the personal information data can be used to display relevant control user interface objects. Further, other uses for personal information data that benefit the user are also contemplated by the present disclosure. For instance, health and fitness data may be used to provide insights into a user's general wellness, or may be used as positive feedback to individuals using technology to pursue wellness goals.
The present disclosure contemplates that the entities responsible for the collection, analysis, disclosure, transfer, storage, or other use of such personal information data will comply with well-established privacy policies and/or privacy practices. In particular, such entities should implement and consistently use privacy policies and practices that are generally recognized as meeting or exceeding industry or governmental requirements for maintaining personal information data private and secure. Such policies should be easily accessible by users, and should be updated as the collection and/or use of data changes. Personal information from users should be collected for legitimate and reasonable uses of the entity and not shared or sold outside of those legitimate uses. Further, such collection/sharing should occur after receiving the informed consent of the users. Additionally, such entities should consider taking any needed steps for safeguarding and securing access to such personal information data and ensuring that others with access to the personal information data adhere to their privacy policies and procedures. Further, such entities can subject themselves to evaluation by third parties to certify their adherence to widely accepted privacy policies and practices. In addition, policies and practices should be adapted for the particular types of personal information data being collected and/or accessed and adapted to applicable laws and standards, including jurisdiction-specific considerations. For instance, in the US, collection of or access to certain health data may be governed by federal and/or state laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); whereas health data in other countries may be subject to other regulations and policies and should be handled accordingly. Hence different privacy practices should be maintained for different personal data types in each country.
Despite the foregoing, the present disclosure also contemplates embodiments in which users selectively block the use of, or access to, personal information data. That is, the present disclosure contemplates that hardware and/or software elements can be provided to prevent or block access to such personal information data. For example, in the case of displaying relevant control user interface objects, the present technology can be configured to allow users to select to “opt in” or “opt out” of participation in the collection of personal information data during registration for services or anytime thereafter. In another example, users can select not to suggest control user interface objects based on usage history and/or location information. In addition to providing “opt in” and “opt out” options, the present disclosure contemplates providing notifications relating to the access or use of personal information. For instance, a user may be notified upon downloading an app that their personal information data will be accessed and then reminded again just before personal information data is accessed by the app.
Moreover, it is the intent of the present disclosure that personal information data should be managed and handled in a way to minimize risks of unintentional or unauthorized access or use. Risk can be minimized by limiting the collection of data and deleting data once it is no longer needed. In addition, and when applicable, including in certain health related applications, data de-identification can be used to protect a user's privacy. De-identification may be facilitated, when appropriate, by removing specific identifiers (e.g., date of birth, etc.), controlling the amount or specificity of data stored (e.g., collecting location data a city level rather than at an address level), controlling how data is stored (e.g., aggregating data across users), and/or other methods.
Therefore, although the present disclosure broadly covers use of personal information data to implement one or more various disclosed embodiments, the present disclosure also contemplates that the various embodiments can also be implemented without the need for accessing such personal information data. That is, the various embodiments of the present technology are not rendered inoperable due to the lack of all or a portion of such personal information data. For example, control user interface objects can be displayed to users by inferring preferences based on non-personal information data or a bare minimum amount of personal information, such as the content being requested by the device associated with a user, or publicly available information.
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63/349,014, entitled “USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING ACCESSORIES,” filed on Jun. 3, 2022, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
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