EP-4738060-A2 - TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING DISPLAY USAGE

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to techniques and user interfaces for transitioning between a standard display mode and a low power display mode.

Inventors

• CHAO, EDWARD
• CHEN, KEVIN WILL
• GUZMAN, Aurelio
• NIXON, PAUL T.
• LYNCH, KEVIN M.

Assignees

• Apple Inc.

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20220426

Claims (15)

1. A method, comprising: at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component: while the computer system is in a first mode, displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface that is associated with a first application and that includes a plurality of user interface elements including a first user interface element depicting a first set of information; while displaying the first user interface, detecting that the computer system has met one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to a second mode; and in response to detecting that the computer system has met the one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to the second mode: in accordance with a determination that the first application is authorized to display the first set of information while the computer system is in the second mode, displaying a second user interface associated with the first application, wherein: the second user interface corresponds to the first user interface and is displayed at a location that occupies at least a portion of a display region that was occupied by the first user interface, the second user interface is darker than the first user interface, and the second user interface includes a second user interface element depicting the first set of information; and in accordance with a determination that the first application is not authorized to display the first set of information while the computer system is in the second mode, displaying a third user interface different from the first user interface and the second user interface, wherein: the third user interface is displayed at a location that occupies at least a portion of the display region that was occupied by the first user interface, and the third user interface does not include the first set of information.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the third user interface includes displaying, at a location in the third user interface that corresponds to a location of the first set of information in the first user interface, a user interface element that does not convey a substance of the first set of information.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first user interface includes a third user interface element depicting a second set of information, and displaying the third user interface comprises: in accordance with a determination that the first application is not authorized to display the first set of information while the computer system is in the second mode and that the first application is authorized to display the second set of information while the computer system is in the second mode, the third user interface does not include the first set of information and the third user interface includes a fourth user interface element depicting the second set of information.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein: the first set of information comprises a plurality of characters including a first character and a second character; and the user interface element that does not convey the substance of the first set of information comprises an obscured representation of the first set of information, including: an obscured representation of the first character, and an obscured representation of the second character.
5. The method of claim 2, wherein: the first set of information comprises a plurality of strings including a first string and a second string; and the user interface element that does not convey the first set of information comprises an obscured representation of the first set of information, including: an obscured representation of the first string, and an obscured representation of the second string.
6. The method of claim 2, wherein: while the computer system is in the first mode and the first user interface is displayed, the first set of information occupies a first region of the display generation component that includes one or more other graphical elements other than the first set of information, and displaying the third user interface comprises displaying an obscured representation of the first set of information and the one or more other graphical elements at the first region of the display generation component.
7. The method of any one of claims 1-6, further comprising: while the computer system is in the first mode, displaying, via the display generation component, a fourth user interface that is associated with a second application different from the first application and that includes a plurality of user interface elements including a fifth user interface element depicting a third set of information; while displaying the fourth user interface, detecting that the computer system has met one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to the second mode; and in response to detecting that the computer system has met the one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to the second mode: in accordance with a determination that the second application is authorized to display the third set of information, displaying a fifth user interface associated with the second application, wherein: the fifth user interface corresponds to the fourth user interface and is displayed at a location that occupies at least a portion of the display region that was occupied by the fourth user interface, the fifth user interface is darker than the fourth user interface, and the fifth user interface includes a sixth user interface element depicting the third set of information; and in accordance with a determination that the second application is not authorized to display the third set of information while the computer system is in the second mode, displaying a sixth user interface, wherein: the sixth user interface is displayed at a location that occupies at least a portion of the display region that was occupied by the fourth user interface, and the sixth user interface does not include the third set of information.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the third user interface includes an obscured version of content from the first user interface that is obscured in a respective manner and the sixth user interface includes an obscured version of content from the fourth user interface that is obscured in the respective manner.
9. The method of any one of claims 1-8, further comprising: while the computer system is in the first mode, displaying a settings user interface comprising a plurality of selectable options corresponding to a plurality of applications, including a first selectable option corresponding to the first application and a second selectable option corresponding to a second application different from the first application, wherein: the first selectable option has a state selected from a plurality of states including an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein the enabled state of the first selectable option authorizes the first application to display one or more low power user interfaces corresponding to the first application when the computer system is in the second mode and the disabled state of the first selectable option prohibits the first application from displaying one or more low power user interfaces corresponding to the first application when the computer system is in the second mode, and the second selectable option has a state selected from a plurality of states including an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein the enabled state of the second selectable option authorizes the second application to display one or more low power user interfaces corresponding to the second application when the computer system is in the second mode, and the disabled state of the second selectable option prohibits the second application from displaying one or more low power user interfaces corresponding to the second application when the computer system is in the second mode.
10. The method of any one of claims 1-9, further comprising: while the computer system is in the first mode, displaying a second settings user interface comprising a third selectable option that has a state selected from a plurality of states including an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein: the enabled state of the third selectable option enables the computer system to display content via the display generation component when the computer system is in the second mode, and the disabled state of the third selectable option prohibits the computer system from displaying content via the display generation component when the computer system is in the second mode.
11. The method of any one of claims 1-10, further comprising: while the computer system is in the first mode, displaying a third settings user interface comprising a fourth selectable option that has a state selected from a plurality of states including an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein: the enabled state of the fourth selectable option enables the computer system to display one or more complications when the computer system is in the second mode, and the disabled state of the fourth selectable option prohibits the computer system from displaying the one or more complications when the computer system is in the second mode.
12. The method of any one of claims 1-11, further comprising: while the computer system is in the first mode, displaying a fourth settings user interface comprising a seventh selectable option that has a state selected from a plurality of states including an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein: the enabled state of the seventh selectable option enables the computer system to display notifications when the computer system is in the second mode, and the disabled state of the seventh selectable option prohibits the computer system from displaying notifications when the computer system is in the second mode.
13. The method of any one of claims 1-12, further comprising: while the computer system is in the first mode, displaying a fifth settings user interface comprising a tenth selectable option that has a state selected from a plurality of states including an enabled state and a disabled state, wherein: the enabled state of the tenth selectable option enables the computer system to display application user interfaces when the computer system is in the second mode, and the disabled state of the tenth selectable option prohibits the computer system from displaying application user interfaces when the computer system is in the second mode.
14. A computer-readable storage medium storing 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, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the method of any of claims 1 - 13.
15. A computer system that is configured to communicate with a display generation component, the computer system comprising: 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 performing the method of any of claims 1 - 13.

Description

FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to computer user interfaces, and more specifically to techniques for displaying user interfaces with managed display usage. BACKGROUND Electronic devices may include screens for displaying user interfaces. Over time, non-uniform use of screens may lead to discoloration of portions of the screen and decreased quality of displayed images. BRIEF SUMMARY Some techniques for displaying user interfaces 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 with managed display usage. Such methods and interfaces optionally complement or replace other methods for managing display usage. Such methods improve image quality (e.g., reduce deterioration of image quality) of displayed user interfaces as an electronic device ages and improve the durability of display devices used to display user interfaces. In addition, such methods and interfaces reduce the cognitive burden on a user and produce a more efficient human-machine interface. For battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power and increase the time between battery charges. Furthermore, such methods and interfaces also reduce the number of unnecessary, extraneous, or repetitive inputs required at computing devices, such as smartphones and smartwatches. In accordance with some embodiments, a method is described. The method comprises: at a computer system that is in communication with a display generation component: while the computer system is in a first mode, displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface that includes one or more user interface elements including a first user interface element, where the user interface is associated with a first application; while displaying the first user interface in the first mode, detecting that the computer system has met one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to a second mode, wherein the second mode is a lower power mode; in response to detecting that the computer system has met one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to the second mode, entering the second mode, including displaying a second user interface that is associated with the first application where the second user interface corresponds to the first user interface and is displayed at a location that occupies at least a portion of a display region that was occupied by the first user interface and includes one or more user interface elements including a second user interface element; and while the computer system is in the second mode, updating an appearance of the second user interface element periodically while maintaining the computer system in the second mode, wherein: in accordance with a determination that one or more time-sensitive update criteria are not satisfied, the appearance of the second user interface element is periodically updated at a first update frequency; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more time-sensitive update criteria are satisfied, the appearance of the second user interface element is periodically updated at a second update frequency different from the first update frequency, wherein the second update frequency is greater than the first update frequency. 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 the one or more programs include instructions for: while the computer system is in a first mode, displaying, via the display generation component, a first user interface that includes one or more user interface elements including a first user interface element, where the user interface is associated with a first application; while displaying the first user interface in the first mode, detecting that the computer system has met one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to a second mode, wherein the second mode is a lower power mode; in response to detecting that the computer system has met one or more criteria for transitioning from the first mode to the second mode, entering the second mode, including displaying a second user interface that is associated with the first application where the second user interface corresponds to the first user interface and is displayed at a location that occupies at least a portion of a display region that was occupied b