PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-8201109-B2
Application Number: US-24285208-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a portable multifunction device

Abstract:
Methods and graphical user interfaces for editing on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display are disclosed. While displaying an application interface of an application, the device detects a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display. In response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, the device displays a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. The device also displays a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface.

Claims:
1. A method, comprising:
 on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, while displaying an application interface of an application:
 detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display; 
 in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture; and 
 displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface, wherein the start point object and end point object each have a displayed magnifier for showing a magnified image of a respective end point of selected content in the application interface. 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed at predefined times. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed when the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein displaying the user-selectable edit option icons in the area comprises replacing context information for the application with the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein
 the portable multifunction device includes a plurality of applications; 
 each application includes a plurality of application interfaces; 
 each respective application interface includes a predefined area with a title for the respective application interface; and 
 displaying the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in the area of the touch screen display that is independent of the location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture comprises replacing display of the predefined area with the title in the application interface with display of an area that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , wherein
 the area that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons is displayed at the same location on the touch screen display in the plurality of applications. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , including
 detecting user selection of a copy icon; 
 in response to detecting user selection of the copy icon, copying text when the selected content includes only text, copying an image when the selected content includes only the image, and copying structured content when the selected content includes both text and one or more images. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7 , including detecting user selection of a paste icon; in response to detecting user selection of the paste icon, pasting text when the copied content includes only text, pasting an image when the copied content includes only the image, and pasting the structured content when the copied content includes both text and the one or more images. 
     
     
       9. A method comprising:
 on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, while displaying an application interface of an application:
 detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display; 
 in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture; and 
 displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface; 
 detecting when a user gesture for moving the start point object reaches an upper edge of the application interface; and 
 in response to detecting when the user gesture for moving the start point object reaches the upper edge of the application interface, displaying a vertically flipped version of the start point object. 
 
 
     
     
       10. A portable multifunction device, comprising:
 a touch screen display; 
 one or more processors; 
 memory; and 
 one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
 detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display while displaying an application interface of an application; 
 displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture; and 
 displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface, wherein the start point object and end point object each have a displayed magnifier for showing a magnified image of a respective end point of selected content in the application interface. 
 
 
     
     
       11. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed at predefined times. 
     
     
       12. The device of  claim 10 , wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed when the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed. 
     
     
       13. The device of  claim 10 , wherein displaying the user-selectable edit option icons in the area comprises replacing context information for the application with the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons. 
     
     
       14. The device of  claim 10 , wherein
 the portable multifunction device includes a plurality of applications; 
 each application includes a plurality of application interfaces; 
 each respective application interface includes a predefined area with a title for the respective application interface; and 
 displaying the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in the area of the touch screen display that is independent of the location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture comprises replacing display of the predefined area with the title in the application interface with display of an area that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons. 
 
     
     
       15. The device of  claim 14 , wherein
 the area that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons is displayed at the same location on the touch screen display in the plurality of applications. 
 
     
     
       16. The device of  claim 10 , including instructions for:
 detecting user selection of a copy icon; 
 in response to detecting user selection of the copy icon, copying text when the selected content includes only text, copying an image when the selected content includes only the image, and copying structured content when the selected content includes both text and one or more images. 
 
     
     
       17. The device of  claim 16 , including instructions for:
 detecting user selection of a paste icon; 
 in response to detecting user selection of the paste icon, pasting text when the copied content includes only text, pasting an image when the copied content includes only the image, and pasting the structured content when the copied content includes both text and the one or more images. 
 
     
     
       18. A portable multifunction device, comprising:
 a touch screen display; 
 one or more processors; 
 memory; and 
 one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
 detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display while displaying an application interface of an application; 
 displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture; 
 displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface; 
 detecting when a user gesture for moving the start point object reaches an upper edge of the application interface; and, 
 in response to detecting when the user gesture for moving the start point object reaches the upper edge of the application interface, displaying a vertically flipped version of the start point object. 
 
 
     
     
       19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
 detect a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display while an application interface of an application is displayed; 
 in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, display a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture; 
 display a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface; 
 detect when a user gesture for moving the start point object reaches an upper edge of the application interface; and, 
 in response to detecting when the user gesture for moving the start point object reaches the upper edge of the application interface, display a vertically flipped version of the start point object. 
 
     
     
       20. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed at predefined times. 
     
     
       21. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed when the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed. 
     
     
       22. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein displaying the user-selectable edit option icons in the area comprises replacing context information for the application with the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons. 
     
     
       23. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , wherein
 the portable multifunction device includes a plurality of applications; 
 each application includes a plurality of application interfaces; 
 each respective application interface includes a predefined area with a title for the respective application interface; and 
 displaying the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in the area of the touch screen display that is independent of the location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture comprises replacing display of the predefined area with the title in the application interface with display of an area that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons. 
 
     
     
       24. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 23 , wherein
 the area that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons is displayed at the same location on the touch screen display in the plurality of applications. 
 
     
     
       25. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 19 , including instructions that cause the device to:
 detect user selection of a copy icon; 
 in response to detecting user selection of the copy icon, copy text when the selected content includes only text, copy an image when the selected content includes only the image, and copy structured content when the selected content includes both text and one or more images. 
 
     
     
       26. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 25 , including instructions that cause the device to:
 detect user selection of a paste icon; 
 in response to detecting user selection of the paste icon, paste text when the copied content includes only text, paste an image when the copied content includes only the image, and paste the structured content when the copied content includes both text and the one or more images. 
 
     
     
       27. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
 detect a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display while an application interface of an application is displayed; 
 in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, display a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture; and 
 display a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface, wherein the start point object and end point object each have a displayed magnifier for showing a magnified image of a respective end point of selected content in the application interface. 
 
     
     
       28. A method, comprising:
 on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, while displaying an application interface of an application:
 detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display; 
 in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which a send icon is displayed when the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed; and 
 displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
 
 
     
     
       29. The method of  claim 28 , wherein the application is an email application. 
     
     
       30. A portable multifunction device, comprising:
 a touch screen display; 
 one or more processors; 
 memory; and 
 one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
 detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display; 
 in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which a send icon is displayed when the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed; and 
 displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
 
 
     
     
       31. The device of  claim 30 , wherein the application is an email application. 
     
     
       32. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
 detect a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display; 
 in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, display a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, wherein the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the application interface in which a send icon is displayed when the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed; and 
 display a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
 
     
     
       33. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 32 , wherein the application is an email application.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     The application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/033,777, “Methods and Graphical User Interface for Editing on a Portable Multifunction Device,” filed Mar. 4, 2008, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     This application is related to the following applications: (1) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/188,182, “Touch Pad For Handheld Device,” filed Jul. 1, 2002; (2) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/722,948, “Touch Pad For Handheld Device,” filed Nov. 25, 2003; (3) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/643,256, “Movable Touch Pad With Added Functionality,” filed Aug. 18, 2003; (4) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/654,108, “Ambidextrous Mouse,” filed Sep. 2, 2003; (5) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/840,862, “Multipoint Touchscreen,” filed May 6, 2004; (6) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/903,964, “Gestures For Touch Sensitive Input Devices,” filed Jul. 30, 2004; (7) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/038,590, “Mode-Based Graphical User Interfaces For Touch Sensitive Input Devices” filed Jan. 18, 2005; (8) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/057,050, “Display Actuator,” filed Feb. 11, 2005; (9) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/367,749, “Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device,” filed Mar. 3, 2006; and (10) U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/850,635, “Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Commands by Applying Heuristics,” filed Sep. 5, 2007. All of these applications are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosed embodiments relate generally to portable multifunction devices, and more particularly, to conducting edits on portable multifunction devices (e.g., cutting, copying, or pasting user-selected content). 
     BACKGROUND 
     As portable electronic devices become more compact, and the number of functions performed by a given device increase, it has become a significant challenge to design a user interface that allows users to easily interact with a multifunction device. This challenge is particular significant for handheld portable devices, which have much smaller screens than desktop or laptop computers. This situation is unfortunate because the user interface is the gateway through which users receive not only content but also responses to user actions or behaviors, including user attempts to access a device&#39;s features, tools, and functions. Some portable communication devices (e.g., mobile telephones, sometimes called mobile phones, cell phones, cellular telephones, and the like) have resorted to adding more pushbuttons, increasing the density of push buttons, overloading the functions of pushbuttons, or using complex menu systems to allow a user to access, store and manipulate data. These conventional user interfaces often result in complicated key sequences and menu hierarchies that must be memorized by the user. 
     Many conventional user interfaces, such as those that include physical pushbuttons, are also inflexible. This is unfortunate because it may prevent a user interface from being configured and/or adapted by either an application running on the portable device or by users. When coupled with the time consuming requirement to memorize multiple key sequences and menu hierarchies, and the difficulty in activating a desired pushbutton, such inflexibility is frustrating to most users. 
     Conventional user interfaces on portable multifunction devices do not provide a simple and intuitive way to edit text and graphics. Editing functions such as cut, copy, and paste (if they even exist) are often buried in menu hierarchies. 
     Accordingly, there is a need for portable multifunction devices with more transparent and intuitive user interfaces for providing edit functionality. Such interfaces increase the effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction with portable multifunction devices. 
     SUMMARY 
     The above deficiencies and other problems associated with user interfaces for portable devices are reduced or eliminated by the disclosed portable multifunction device. In some embodiments, the device has a touch-sensitive display (also known as a “touch screen” or “touch screen display”) with a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more processors, memory and one or more modules, programs or sets of executable instructions stored in the memory for performing multiple functions. In some embodiments, the user interacts with the GUI primarily through finger contacts and gestures on the touch-sensitive display. In some embodiments, the functions may include telephoning, video conferencing, e-mailing, instant messaging, blogging, digital photographing, digital videoing, web browsing, digital music playing, and/or digital video playing. Instructions for performing these functions may be included in a computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display while displaying an application interface of an application. In the computer-implemented method, the portable multifunction device detects a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display. In response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, the portable multifunction device displays a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. The portable multifunction device also displays a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a graphical user interface includes: an application interface of an application; a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons; a start point object; and an end point object. A multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display is detected while the application interface of the application is displayed. In response to detecting the multitouch edit initiation gesture, the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons is displayed in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. The start point object and the end point object are displayed to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a portable computing device includes: a touch screen display; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs. The one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors. The one or more programs include: instructions for detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display while displaying an application interface of an application; and instructions for displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. The one or more programs also include instructions for displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a computer readable storage medium has stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, cause the portable multifunction device to detect a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display while an application interface of an application is displayed, and to display a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. The instructions also cause the device to display a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display includes: means for detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture on the touch screen display while displaying an application interface of an application; and means for displaying a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture in response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. The portable multifunction device also includes means for displaying a start point object and an end point object to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
     Thus, a portable multifunction device is provided with a more efficient and intuitive methods and user interfaces for editing text and other graphics. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       For a better understanding of the aforementioned embodiments of the invention as well as additional embodiments thereof, 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. 
         FIGS. 1A and 1B  are block diagrams illustrating portable multifunction devices with touch-sensitive displays in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates a portable multifunction device having a touch screen in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a portable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 4A and 4B  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. 
       FIGS.  5 A- 5 AA illustrate exemplary user interfaces for editing content on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 6A-6F  are flow diagrams illustrating a method for editing content on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits, and networks have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments. 
     It will also be understood that, although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first gesture could be termed a second gesture, and, similarly, a second gesture could be termed a first gesture, without departing from the scope of the present invention. 
     The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the description of the invention 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 “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. 
     Embodiments of a portable multifunction device, 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. 
     The user interface may include a physical click wheel in addition to a touch screen or a virtual click wheel displayed on the touch screen. A click wheel is a user-interface device that may provide navigation commands based on an angular displacement of the wheel or a point of contact with the wheel by a user of the device. A click wheel may also be used to provide a user command corresponding to selection of one or more items, for example, when the user of the device presses down on at least a portion of the wheel or the center of the wheel. Alternatively, breaking contact with a click wheel image on a touch screen surface may indicate a user command corresponding to selection. For simplicity, in the discussion that follows, a portable multifunction device that includes a touch screen is used as an exemplary embodiment. It should be understood, however, that some of the user interfaces and associated processes may be applied to other devices, such as personal computers and laptop computers, that may include one or more other physical user-interface devices, such as a physical click wheel, a physical keyboard, a mouse and/or a joystick. 
     The device supports a variety of applications, such as one or more of the following: a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a blogging 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 may be executed on the device may use at least one common physical user-interface device, such as the touch screen. One or more functions of the touch screen as well as corresponding information displayed on the device may be 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 screen) of the device may support the variety of applications with user interfaces that are intuitive and transparent. 
     The user interfaces may include one or more soft keyboard embodiments. The soft keyboard embodiments may include standard (QWERTY) and/or non-standard configurations of symbols on the displayed icons of the keyboard, such as those described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/459,606, “Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, and Ser. No. 11/459,615, “Touch Screen Keyboards For Portable Electronic Devices,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. The keyboard embodiments may include a reduced number of icons (or soft keys) relative to the number of keys in existing physical keyboards, such as that for a typewriter. This may make it easier for users to select one or more icons in the keyboard, and thus, one or more corresponding symbols. The keyboard embodiments may be adaptive. For example, displayed icons may be modified in accordance with user actions, such as selecting one or more icons and/or one or more corresponding symbols. One or more applications on the portable device may utilize common and/or different keyboard embodiments. Thus, the keyboard embodiment used may be tailored to at least some of the applications. In some embodiments, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to a respective user. For example, one or more keyboard embodiments may be tailored to a respective user based on a word usage history (lexicography, slang, individual usage) of the respective user. Some of the keyboard embodiments may be adjusted to reduce a probability of a user error when selecting one or more icons, and thus one or more symbols, when using the soft keyboard embodiments. 
     Attention is now directed towards embodiments of the device.  FIGS. 1A and 1B  are block diagrams illustrating portable multifunction devices  100  with touch-sensitive displays  112  in accordance with some embodiments. The touch-sensitive display  112  is sometimes called a “touch screen” for convenience, and may also be known as or called a touch-sensitive display system. The device  100  may include a memory  102  (which may include one or more computer readable storage mediums), a memory controller  122 , one or more processing units (CPU&#39;s)  120 , a peripherals interface  118 , RF circuitry  108 , audio circuitry  110 , a speaker  111 , a microphone  113 , an input/output (I/O) subsystem  106 , other input or control devices  116 , and an external port  124 . The device  100  may include one or more optical sensors  164 . These components may communicate over one or more communication buses or signal lines  103 . 
     It should be appreciated that the device  100  is only one example of a portable multifunction device  100 , and that the device  100  may have more or fewer components than shown, may combine two or more components, or a may have a different configuration or arrangement of the components. The various components shown in  FIGS. 1A and 1B  may be implemented in hardware, software or a combination of both hardware and software, including one or more signal processing and/or application specific integrated circuits. 
     Memory  102  may include high-speed random access memory and may also include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid-state memory devices. Access to memory  102  by other components of the device  100 , such as the CPU  120  and the peripherals interface  118 , may be controlled by the memory controller  122 . 
     The peripherals interface  118  couples the input and output peripherals of the device to the CPU  120  and memory  102 . The one or more processors  120  run or execute various software programs and/or sets of instructions stored in memory  102  to perform various functions for the device  100  and to process data. 
     In some embodiments, the peripherals interface  118 , the CPU  120 , and the memory controller  122  may be implemented on a single chip, such as a chip  104 . In some other embodiments, they may be implemented on separate chips. 
     The RF (radio frequency) circuitry  108  receives and sends RF signals, also called electromagnetic signals. The RF circuitry  108  converts electrical signals to/from electromagnetic signals and communicates with communications networks and other communications devices via the electromagnetic signals. The RF circuitry  108  may include 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. The RF circuitry  108  may communicate 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 wireless communication may use 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), wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) (e.g., IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and/or IEEE 802.11n), voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Wi-MAX, a protocol for email (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), and/or 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. 
     The audio circuitry  110 , the speaker  111 , and the microphone  113  provide an audio interface between a user and the device  100 . The audio circuitry  110  receives audio data from the peripherals interface  118 , converts the audio data to an electrical signal, and transmits the electrical signal to the speaker  111 . The speaker  111  converts the electrical signal to human-audible sound waves. The audio circuitry  110  also receives electrical signals converted by the microphone  113  from sound waves. The audio circuitry  110  converts the electrical signal to audio data and transmits the audio data to the peripherals interface  118  for processing. Audio data may be retrieved from and/or transmitted to memory  102  and/or the RF circuitry  108  by the peripherals interface  118 . In some embodiments, the audio circuitry  110  also includes a headset jack (e.g.  212 ,  FIG. 2 ). The headset jack provides an interface between the audio circuitry  110  and removable audio input/output peripherals, such as output-only headphones or a headset with both output (e.g., a headphone for one or both ears) and input (e.g., a microphone). 
     The I/O subsystem  106  couples input/output peripherals on the device  100 , such as the touch screen  112  and other input/control devices  116 , to the peripherals interface  118 . The I/O subsystem  106  may include a display controller  156  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 or control devices  116 . The other input/control devices  116  may include physical buttons (e.g., push buttons, rocker buttons, etc.), dials, slider switches, joysticks, click wheels, and so forth. In some alternate embodiments, input controller(s)  160  may be coupled to any (or none) of the following: a keyboard, infrared port, USB port, and a pointer device such as a mouse. The one or more buttons (e.g.,  208 ,  FIG. 2 ) may include an up/down button for volume control of the speaker  111  and/or the microphone  113 . The one or more buttons may include a push button (e.g.,  206 ,  FIG. 2 ). A quick press of the push button may disengage a lock of the touch screen  112  or begin 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, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. A longer press of the push button (e.g.,  206 ) may turn power to the device  100  on or off. The user may be able to customize a functionality of one or more of the buttons. The touch screen  112  is used to implement virtual or soft buttons and one or more soft keyboards. 
     The touch-sensitive touch screen  112  provides an input interface and an output interface between the device and a user. The display controller  156  receives and/or sends electrical signals from/to the touch screen  112 . The touch screen  112  displays visual output to the user. The visual output may include graphics, text, icons, video, and any combination thereof (collectively termed “graphics”). In some embodiments, some or all of the visual output may correspond to user-interface objects, further details of which are described below. 
     A 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. The touch screen  112  and the 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 the touch screen  112  and converts 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 the touch screen. In an exemplary embodiment, a point of contact between a touch screen  112  and the user corresponds to a finger of the user. 
     The touch screen  112  may use LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, or LPD (light emitting polymer display) technology, although other display technologies may be used in other embodiments. The touch screen  112  and the display controller  156  may 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 a touch screen  112 . 
     A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen  112  may be analogous to the multi-touch sensitive tablets 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, a touch screen  112  displays visual output from the portable device  100 , whereas touch sensitive tablets do not provide visual output. 
     A touch-sensitive display in some embodiments of the touch screen  112  may be as 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. 
     The touch screen  112  may have a resolution in excess of 100 dpi. In an exemplary embodiment, the touch screen has a resolution of approximately 160 dpi. The user may make contact with the 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 are much 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, the device  100  may include a touchpad (not shown) 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 may be a touch-sensitive surface that is separate from the touch screen  112  or an extension of the touch-sensitive surface formed by the touch screen. 
     In some embodiments, the device  100  may include a physical or virtual click wheel as an input control device  116 . A user may navigate among and interact with one or more graphical objects (henceforth referred to as icons) displayed in the touch screen  112  by rotating the click wheel or by moving a point of contact with the click wheel (e.g., where the amount of movement of the point of contact is measured by its angular displacement with respect to a center point of the click wheel). The click wheel may also be used to select one or more of the displayed icons. For example, the user may press down on at least a portion of the click wheel or an associated button. User commands and navigation commands provided by the user via the click wheel may be processed by an input controller  160  as well as one or more of the modules and/or sets of instructions in memory  102 . For a virtual click wheel, the click wheel and click wheel controller may be part of the touch screen  112  and the display controller  156 , respectively. For a virtual click wheel, the click wheel may be either an opaque or semitransparent object that appears and disappears on the touch screen display in response to user interaction with the device. In some embodiments, a virtual click wheel is displayed on the touch screen of a portable multifunction device and operated by user contact with the touch screen. 
     The device  100  also includes a power system  162  for powering the various components. The power system  162  may include 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. 
     The device  100  may also include one or more optical sensors  164 .  FIGS. 1A and 1B  show an optical sensor coupled to an optical sensor controller  158  in I/O subsystem  106 . The optical sensor  164  may include charge-coupled device (CCD) or complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) phototransistors. The optical sensor  164  receives light from the environment, projected through one or more lens, and converts the light to data representing an image. In conjunction with an imaging module  143  (also called a camera module), the optical sensor  164  may capture still images or video. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the back of the device  100 , opposite the touch screen display  112  on the front of the device, so that the touch screen display may be used as a viewfinder for either still and/or video image acquisition. In some embodiments, an optical sensor is located on the front of the device so that the user&#39;s image may be obtained for videoconferencing while the user views the other video conference participants on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the position of the optical sensor  164  can be changed by the user (e.g., by rotating the lens and the sensor in the device housing) so that a single optical sensor  164  may be used along with the touch screen display for both video conferencing and still and/or video image acquisition. 
     The device  100  may also include one or more proximity sensors  166 .  FIGS. 1A and 1B  show a proximity sensor  166  coupled to the peripherals interface  118 . Alternately, the proximity sensor  166  may be coupled to an input controller  160  in the I/O subsystem  106 . The proximity sensor  166  may perform as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/241,839, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device,” filed Sep. 30, 3005; Ser. No. 11/240,788, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device,” filed Sep. 30, 3005; Ser. No. 11/620,702, “Using Ambient Light Sensor To Augment Proximity Sensor Output”; Ser. No. 11/586,862, “Automated Response To And Sensing Of User Activity In Portable Devices,” filed Oct. 24, 2006; and Ser. No. 11/638,251, “Methods And Systems For Automatic Configuration Of Peripherals,” which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, the proximity sensor turns off and disables the touch screen  112  when the multifunction device is placed near the user&#39;s ear (e.g., when the user is making a phone call). In some embodiments, the proximity sensor keeps the screen off when the device is in the user&#39;s pocket, purse, or other dark area to prevent unnecessary battery drainage when the device is a locked state. 
     The device  100  may also include one or more accelerometers  168 .  FIGS. 1A and 1B  show an accelerometer  168  coupled to the peripherals interface  118 . Alternately, the accelerometer  168  may be coupled to an input controller  160  in the I/O subsystem  106 . The accelerometer  168  may perform as described in U.S. Patent Publication No. 20050190059, “Acceleration-based Theft Detection System for Portable Electronic Devices,” and U.S. Patent Publication No. 20060017692, “Methods And Apparatuses For Operating A Portable Device Based On An Accelerometer,” both of which are which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. In some embodiments, information is displayed on the touch screen display in a portrait view or a landscape view based on an analysis of data received from the one or more accelerometers. 
     In some embodiments, the software components stored in memory  102  may include an operating system  126 , a communication module (or set of instructions)  128 , a contact/motion module (or set of instructions)  130 , a graphics module (or set of instructions)  132 , a text input module (or set of instructions)  134 , a Global Positioning System (GPS) module (or set of instructions)  135 , and applications (or set of instructions)  136 . 
     The operating system  126  (e.g., Darwin, RTXC, LINUX, UNIX, OS X, 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. 
     The 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 the RF circuitry  108  and/or the external port  124 . The 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 Computer, Inc.) devices. 
     The contact/motion module  130  may detect contact with the touch screen  112  (in conjunction with the display controller  156 ) and other touch sensitive devices (e.g., a touchpad or physical click wheel). The contact/motion module  130  includes various software components for performing various operations related to detection of contact, such as determining if contact has occurred, determining if there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across the touch screen  112 , and determining if the contact has been broken (i.e., if the contact has ceased). Determining movement of the point of contact may include 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 may be applied to single contacts (e.g., one finger contacts) or to multiple simultaneous contacts (e.g., “multitouch”/multiple finger contacts). In some embodiments, the contact/motion module  130  and the display controller  156  also detects contact on a touchpad. In some embodiments, the contact/motion module  130  and the controller  160  detects contact on a click wheel. 
     The graphics module  132  includes various known software components for rendering and displaying graphics on the touch screen  112 , including components for changing the intensity 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. 
     The text input module  134 , which may be a component of graphics module  132 , provides soft keyboards for entering text in various applications (e.g., contacts  137 , e-mail  140 , IM  141 , blogging  142 , browser  147 , and any other application that needs text input). 
     The 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  and/or blogger  142  as picture/video metadata, and to applications that provide location-based services such as weather widgets, local yellow page widgets, and map/navigation widgets). 
     The applications  136  may include the following modules (or sets of instructions), or a subset or superset thereof:
         a contacts module  137  (sometimes called an address book or contact list);   a telephone module  138 ;   a video conferencing module  139 ;   an e-mail client module  140 ;   an instant messaging (IM) module  141 ;   a blogging module  142 ;   a camera module  143  for still and/or video images;   an image management module  144 ;   a video player module  145 ;   a music player module  146 ;   a browser module  147 ;   a calendar module  148 ;   widget modules  149 , which may include weather widget  149 - 1 , stocks widget  149 - 2 , calculator widget  149 - 3 , alarm clock widget  149 - 4 , dictionary widget  149 - 5 , and other widgets obtained by the user, as well as user-created widgets  149 - 6 ;   widget creator module  150  for making user-created widgets  149 - 6 ;   search module  151 ;   video and music player module  152 , which merges video player module  145  and music player module  146 ;   notes module  153 ;   map module  154 ; and/or   online video module  155 .       

     Examples of other applications  136  that may be stored in memory  102  include other word processing applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice replication. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the contacts module  137  may be used to manage an address book or contact list, 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  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 module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the telephone module  138  may be used to enter a sequence of characters corresponding to a telephone number, access one or more telephone numbers in the address book  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 may use 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 module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , contact list  137 , and telephone module  138 , the videoconferencing module  139  may be used to initiate, conduct, and terminate a video conference between a user and one or more other participants. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the e-mail client module  140  may be used to create, send, receive, and manage e-mail. In conjunction with image management module  144 , the e-mail 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 module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the instant messaging module  141  may be used 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 may include graphics, photos, audio files, video files and/or other attachments as are supported in a 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 module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , image management module  144 , and browsing module  147 , the blogging module  142  may be used to send text, still images, video, and/or other graphics to a blog (e.g., the user&#39;s blog). 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , optical sensor(s)  164 , optical sensor controller  158 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , and image management module  144 , the camera module  143  may be used 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 module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , and camera module  143 , the image management module  144  may be used to arrange, modify 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 touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , audio circuitry  110 , and speaker  111 , the video player module  145  may be used to display, present or otherwise play back videos (e.g., on the touch screen or on an external, connected display via external port  124 ). 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display system controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , audio circuitry  110 , speaker  111 , RF circuitry  108 , and browser module  147 , the music player module  146  allows 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. In some embodiments, the device  100  may include the functionality of an MP3 player, such as an iPod (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.). 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display system controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the browser module  147  may be used to browse the Internet, 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 system controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , e-mail module  140 , and browser module  147 , the calendar module  148  may be used to create, display, modify, and store calendars and data associated with calendars (e.g., calendar entries, to do lists, etc.). 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display system controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , and browser module  147 , the widget modules  149  are mini-applications that may be 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 system controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , and browser module  147 , the widget creator module  150  may be 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 system controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the search module  151  may be used 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 conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , and text input module  134 , the notes module  153  may be used to create and manage notes, to do lists, and the like. 
     In conjunction with RF circuitry  108 , touch screen  112 , display system controller  156 , contact module  130 , graphics module  132 , text input module  134 , GPS module  135 , and browser module  147 , the map module  154  may be 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 conjunction with touch screen  112 , display system controller  156 , contact 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 , the online video module  155  allows 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. Embodiments of user interfaces and associated processes using online video module  155  are described further below. 
     Each of the above identified modules and applications correspond to a set of instructions for performing one or more functions described above. These modules (i.e., sets of instructions) need not be implemented as separate software programs, procedures or modules, and thus various subsets of these modules may be combined or otherwise re-arranged in various embodiments. For example, video player module  145  may be combined with music player module  146  into a single module (e.g., video and music player module  152 ,  FIG. 1B ). In some embodiments, memory  102  may store a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory  102  may store additional modules and data structures not described above. 
     In some embodiments, the device  100  is a device where operation of a predefined set of functions on the device is performed exclusively through a touch screen  112  and/or a touchpad. By using a touch screen and/or a touchpad as the primary input/control device for operation of the device  100 , the number of physical input/control devices (such as push buttons, dials, and the like) on the device  100  may be reduced. 
     The predefined set of functions that may be performed exclusively through a touch screen and/or a touchpad include navigation between user interfaces. In some embodiments, the touchpad, when touched by the user, navigates the device  100  to a main, home, or root menu from any user interface that may be displayed on the device  100 . In such embodiments, the touchpad may be referred to as a “menu button.” In some other embodiments, the menu button may be a physical push button or other physical input/control device instead of a touchpad. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates a portable multifunction device  100  having a touch screen  112  in accordance with some embodiments. The touch screen may display one or more graphics within user interface (UI)  200 . In this embodiment, as well as others described below, a user may select one or more of the graphics by making contact or touching the graphics, for example, with one or more fingers  202  (not drawn to scale in the figure). In some embodiments, selection of one or more graphics occurs when the user breaks contact with the one or more graphics. In some embodiments, the contact may include a gesture, such as one or more taps, one or more swipes (from left to right, right to left, upward and/or downward) and/or a rolling of a finger (from right to left, left to right, upward and/or downward) that has made contact with the device  100 . In some embodiments, inadvertent contact with a graphic may not select the graphic. For example, a swipe gesture that sweeps over an application icon may not select the corresponding application when the gesture corresponding to selection is a tap. 
     The device  100  may also include one or more physical buttons, such as “home” or menu button  204 . As described previously, the menu button  204  may be used to navigate to any application  136  in a set of applications that may be executed on the device  100 . Alternatively, in some embodiments, the menu button is implemented as a soft key in a GUI in touch screen  112 . 
     In one embodiment, the device  100  includes a touch screen  112 , a menu button  204 , a push button  206  for powering the device on/off and locking the device, volume adjustment button(s)  208 , a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card slot  210 , a head set jack  212 , and a docking/charging external port  124 . The push button  206  may be 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, the device  100  also may accept verbal input for activation or deactivation of some functions through the microphone  113 . 
     Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”) and associated processes that may be implemented on a portable multifunction device  100 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a portable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface  300  includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
         Unlock image  302  that is moved with a finger gesture to unlock the device;   Arrow  304  that provides a visual cue to the unlock gesture;   Channel  306  that provides additional cues to the unlock gesture;   Time  308 ;   Day  310 ;   Date  312 ; and   Wallpaper image  314 .       

     In some embodiments, the device detects contact with the touch-sensitive display (e.g., a user&#39;s finger making contact on or near the unlock image  302 ) while the device is in a user-interface lock state. The device moves the unlock image  302  in accordance with the contact. The device transitions to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture, such as moving the unlock image across channel  306 . Conversely, the device maintains the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to the predefined gesture. As noted above, processes that use gestures on the touch screen to unlock the device are 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, and Ser. No. 11/322,550, “Indication Of Progress Towards Satisfaction Of A User Input Condition,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface  400 A includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
         Signal strength indicator(s)  402  for wireless communication(s), such as cellular and Wi-Fi signals;   Time  404 ;   Battery status indicator  406 ;   Tray  408  with icons for frequently used applications, such as:   Phone  138 , which may include an indicator  414  of the number of missed calls or voicemail messages;   E-mail client  140 , which may include an indicator  410  of the number of unread e-mails;   Browser  147 ; and   Music player  146 ; and   Icons for other applications, such as:   IM  141 ;   Image management  144 ;   Camera  143 ;   Video player  145 ;   Weather  149 - 1 ;   Stocks  149 - 2 ;   Blog  142 ;   Calendar  148 ;   Calculator  149 - 3 ;   Alarm clock  149 - 4 ;   Dictionary  149 - 5 ; and   User-created widget  149 - 6 .       

     In some embodiments, user interface  400 B includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  141 ,  148 ,  144 ,  143 ,  149 - 3 ,  149 - 2 ,  149 - 1 ,  149 - 4 ,  410 ,  414 ,  138 ,  140 , and  147 , as described above;   Map  154 ;   Notes  153 ;   Settings  412 , which provides access to settings for the device  100  and its various applications  136 , as described further below;   Video and music player module  152 , also referred to as iPod (trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.) module  152 ; and   Online video module  155 , also referred to as YouTube (trademark of Google, Inc.) module  155 .       

     In some embodiments, UI  400 A or  400 B displays all of the available applications  136  on one screen so that there is no need to scroll through a list of applications (e.g., via a scroll bar). In some embodiments, as the number of applications increase, the icons corresponding to the applications may decrease in size so that all applications may be displayed on a single screen without scrolling. In some embodiments, having all applications on one screen and a menu button enables a user to access any desired application with at most two inputs, such as activating the menu button  204  and then activating the desired application (e.g., by a tap or other finger gesture on the icon corresponding to the application). 
     In some embodiments, UI  400 A or  400 B provides integrated access to both widget-based applications and non-widget-based applications. In some embodiments, all of the widgets, whether user-created or not, are displayed in UI  400 A or  400 B. In other embodiments, activating the icon for user-created widget  149 - 6  may lead to another UI that contains the user-created widgets or icons corresponding to the user-created widgets. 
     In some embodiments, a user may rearrange the icons in UI  400 A or  400 B, e.g., using processes described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/459,602, “Portable Electronic Device With Interface Reconfiguration Mode,” filed Jul. 24, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. For example, a user may move application icons in and out of tray  408  using finger gestures. 
     In some embodiments, UI  400 A or  400 B includes a gauge (not shown) that displays an updated account usage metric for an account associated with usage of the device (e.g., a cellular phone account), as described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/322,552, “Account Information Display For Portable Communication Device,” filed Dec. 23, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
     FIGS.  5 A- 5 AA illustrate exemplary user interfaces for editing content on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. FIGS.  5 A- 5 AA illustrate editing modes in an email application and a web browser, but these modes may be used in many other applications as well. The email and web browser applications are merely illustrative embodiments. An overview of these figures is provided here. 
       FIG. 5A  illustrates a new message being composed in an email application interface. In response to detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture (e.g., a two-finger tap gesture  500 ), the device goes into edit mode and displays a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons (e.g., cut  502 , copy  504 , and select all  506  icons in  FIG. 5B ) in an area  509 . In response to detecting a combined multitouch edit initiation gesture and content selection gesture (e.g., a two-finger tap and hold gesture  501 ), the device goes into edit mode; displays a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in an area  509 ; and displays selected content  524  between start point object  520  and end point object  521  ( FIG. 5E ). 
       FIG. 5B  illustrates one example of an edit mode interface, which displays the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in a predefined area  509  of the touch screen display that is independent of the location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. In  FIG. 5B , the edit option icons that are displayed depend on context. In this example, edit option icons cut  502 , copy  504 , and select all  506  are displayed because they are enabled. In this example, other edit option icons, such as paste  503  and undo  505 , are not shown because there is nothing to paste or undo yet. 
       FIG. 5C  illustrates another example of an edit mode interface. In contrast to  FIG. 5B , the paste and undo icons are shown, but these icons are disabled. The paste icon  503  is disabled because the user has not cut or copied anything yet, so there is nothing to paste. The undo icon  505  is disabled because the user has not changed the message yet, and therefore, there is no previous action to undo. In this example, the enabled icons are visually distinguished from the disabled icons (e.g., by highlighting, shading, and/or color). 
       FIG. 5D  illustrates an edit mode interface with a start point object  520 , end point object  521 , and an area  509  containing edit option icons. The start point object  520  and end point object  521  allow the user to select content (e.g., text, images, and/or other graphics) in the application interface (e.g., in an email message being drafted by a user). The cut, copy, and select all icons are displayed because these actions are currently available to the user. In some embodiments, a single finger movement on the touch screen display is detected. In response, a text cursor is moved on the touch screen display in accordance with the detected single finger movement. While detecting the single finger movement, a second finger contact is detected on the touch screen display. In response, start point object  520  and end point object  521  are displayed at the then current position of the text cursor. Then, movement of the two-finger contact (i.e., the initial single finger contact and the second finger contact) is detected. In response, the end point object  521  is moved on the touch screen display in accordance with the detected two-finger movement while the start point object  520  maintains its initial position (i.e., at what was the position of the text cursor). In this manner, a simple two-finger gesture may be used to select desired content. 
       FIG. 5E  illustrates another edit mode interface with a start point object  520 , end point object  521 , and an area  509  containing edit option icons. The cut, copy, and select all icons are enabled because these actions are currently available to the user. The paste icon is disabled because the user has not performed a cut or copy function yet. The undo icon is also disabled because the user has not changed the message yet, and therefore, there is no previous action to undo. 
       FIGS. 5F-5K  illustrate using finger gestures to manipulate the start point object  520  and end point object  521 . Selected content  524  is located in between the start point object  520  and the end point object  521 . 
     In some embodiments, if a finger gesture (e.g., double tap  526 ,  FIG. 5F ) is detected on a part of a sentence (e.g., the sentence “I will invite Bob and Jenny as well . . . to see you too.”), the entire sentence is selected, as shown in  FIG. 5G . 
     Similarly, in some embodiments, if a finger gesture (e.g., triple tap  528 ,  FIG. 5G ) is detected on a part of a paragraph (“ . . . town . . . ”), the entire paragraph is selected, as shown in  FIG. 5H . 
     In some embodiments, the device manipulates the selected content  524  in response to detecting a single finger contacting the touch screen and maintaining its position on the touch screen for greater than a predetermined time period (i.e., a “press and hold” finger contact). 
     For example, if there is no selected content, in response to detecting a “press and hold” contact on part of a sentence, the entire sentence is selected. Alternatively, if there is no selected content, in response to detecting a “press and hold” contact on part of a paragraph, the entire paragraph is selected. 
     If at least some selected content  524  is displayed on the touch screen, in response to detecting a “press and hold” contact at a location outside the selected content  524 , the selected content  524  increases (e.g., character by character, word by word, or sentence by sentence) towards the location of the “press and hold” contact on the touch screen. Thus, the selected content  524  may be expanded without needing to detect a contact on the start point object  520  or the end point object  521 . 
     In  FIG. 5H , the start point object  520  is moved  530  to an upper edge of the email application interface (e.g., to the upper edge of the area for inputting text in the body of the email message). In response to detecting when the user gesture for moving the start point object reaches the upper edge of the application interface, the device displays a vertically flipped version of the start point object  520 -B, as shown in  FIG. 5I . 
     In  FIG. 5I , the end point object  521 -A is moved  534 ,  538  to an edge of the email application interface (e.g., to the lower edge of the area for inputting text in the body of the email message). In response to detecting when the user gesture for moving the end point object reaches the edge of the application interface, the device scrolls content in the application interface (e.g., see  FIG. 5J , where the body of the email message has been scrolled down). In some embodiments, the device displays a vertically flipped version of the end point object  521 -B while the end point object is at the lower edge of the application interface (e.g., at the lower edge of the area for inputting text in the body of the email message, as shown in  FIG. 5I ). 
     In  FIG. 5J , the user moves  544  finger contact  542  away from the bottom of the message input area to the end of the paragraph (“ . . . you are there”). The selected region is now (“Hello Jane . . . that you must see while you are there.”). Only the portion of the message starting with “Good to . . . you are there” is displayed, because the first part of the message (“Hello Jane”) has scrolled above the edge of the email body viewing area. The start point object  520  is not shown because it is located in front of “Hello Jane” which is beyond the edge of the email body viewing area. 
       FIGS. 5K and 5L  show further adjustments of the start point object  520  and the end point object  521 . The start point object  520  is moved  548  in front of “Are you . . . ” The end point object  521  is moved  546  after “ . . . you too.” The selected content  524  is now “Are you . . . to see you too.” ( FIG. 5L ). Alternatively, the user could have used a finger gesture (e.g., a triple tap gesture  528  on the paragraph,  FIG. 5G ) to select the paragraph “Are you . . . to see you too.” 
     In some embodiments, as the start point object  520  is moved, the flat vertical portion  562 - 1  ( FIG. 5L ) of the start point object snaps to the beginnings of words, sentences, or paragraphs to make it easier to position the flat vertical portion  562 - 1  at the beginning of words, sentences, or paragraphs. Similarly, in some embodiments, as the end point object  521  is moved, the flat vertical portion  562 - 2  ( FIG. 5L ) of the end point object snaps to the ends of words, sentences, or paragraphs to make it easier to position the flat vertical portion  562 - 2  at the end of words, sentences, or paragraphs. In some embodiments, in response to detecting a predetermined gesture on the start point object or the end point object (e.g., maintaining a stationary contact with the object for greater than a predetermined time period), the device ceases the snapping behavior as the object is moved, thereby making it easier to position the flat vertical portion  562  of the object within a word. 
       FIGS. 5L-5M  show exemplary user interfaces for moving the selected content  524  (“Are you . . . to see you too.”) from the middle of the message, to another location (e.g., below “-St. Petersburg”,  FIG. 5M ). In  FIG. 5M , there is now an undo icon  505  to allow the user to reverse the move  553  of the selected content. 
       FIGS. 5N-5Q  show exemplary user interfaces for cutting the selected content  524  (“Are you . . . to see you too.”) and pasting the content in another location. In  FIG. 5N , the cut icon  502  is selected (e.g., with a finger tap gesture). In  FIG. 5O , the selected content  524  is no longer displayed because it was cut from the message. In some embodiments, in contrast to what is shown in  FIG. 5O , the start point object  520  and the end point object  521  are no longer displayed when the selected content is cut and these objects are not redisplayed until another edit initiation and/or content selection gesture is detected. The area  509  with edit option icons now includes a paste icon  503  because the user can now paste the cut content. The area  509  now also includes an undo icon  505  so that the user can reverse the previous action to cut the selected content  524 . The body of the email message is scrolled towards the end of the message. In  FIG. 5P , the cursor  558  designates the location where the previously cut content will be pasted. In response to detecting user selection of the paste icon  503 , the cut content is pasted at the location of the cursor  558  ( FIG. 5Q ). 
       FIG. 5R  shows the start point object  520  near an upper edge of the email application interface (e.g., the edge adjacent to area  509 ). The start point object  520 -B is vertically flipped to avoid conflict with the “cut” button (i.e., to avoid the overlap with cut icon  502  illustrated by unflipped start point object  520 -A). 
       FIG. 5S  shows exemplary magnifiers  560  on start point object  520  and end point object  521 , which allow a user to more easily view and adjust the start and end points of the selected content  524 . 
       FIG. 5T  shows a change in the length of a flat vertical portion  562 - 2  of the end point object  521  to match the size of the selected text. 
       FIGS. 5U-5Y  show exemplary user interfaces for selecting and copying content in a webpage.  FIG. 5U  shows a web page  572  displayed in a web browser application. The web page contains both text and image elements. In response to detecting a multitouch edit initiation gesture (e.g., two-finger tap gesture  590 ), the device goes into edit mode and displays a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons (e.g., copy  504 , select all  506 , and done  508  in  FIG. 5V ) in an area  509 . No cut icon  502  is displayed because content cannot be cut from a web page in a browser application. Paste icon  503  and undo icon  505  are not displayed for analogous reasons. Only text content is selected in  FIG. 5V . In  FIG. 5W , only image content (e.g., an image of the Eiffel Tower) is selected. In  FIG. 5X , both text and image content are selected. 
       FIG. 5Y  schematically illustrates an animation that may occur in response to detecting activation of the copy icon  504  (e.g., by a finger gesture). In the animation, the selected content  524  appears to move into the copy icon  504 . The size of the selected content (“Call us at . . . today!”) is reduced as the select content is animated  614  towards the copy icon  504 . This animation provides a visual confirmation that the selected content has been copied. An analogous animation may occur when the cut icon is activated. 
     FIGS.  5 Z- 5 AA illustrate pasting of the copied selected content  524  from a first application (e.g., a web browser,  FIG. 5Y ) into a second application (e.g., an email message in an email application). In  FIG. 5Z , a cursor  558  designates the location at which the copied selected content  524  will be pasted. In FIG.  5 AA, in response to detecting user selection of the paste icon  503 , the copied selected content  524  is pasted at the location of the cursor  558 . 
     Additional details concerning the user interfaces in FIGS.  5 A- 5 AA are described below. The user interfaces in FIG.  5 A- 5 AA are used to illustrate the processes described in  FIGS. 6A-6F  below. 
     In some embodiments, UI  500 A ( FIG. 5A ) includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 , and  406 , as described above; and   Header area  507  for displaying contextual information (e.g., “New Message” or other title) and/or icons (e.g., Cancel and Send) for the application interface.       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 B ( FIG. 5B ) includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 , as described above;   Cut icon  502  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates cutting of selected content (e.g., to a virtual clipboard, which may or may not be displayed);   Copy icon  504  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates copying of selected content (e.g., to a virtual clipboard, which may or may not be displayed);   Select all icon  506  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) selects all content in a predefined region in an application interface (e.g., selecting all content in the body of an email message);   Done icon  508  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates termination of the editing mode, including ceasing to display area  509  and the edit option icons included therein;   Area  509  that contains edit option icons (e.g., icons  502 ,  503 ,  504 ,  505 ,  506 , and/or  508 ) selectable by a user;   Refresh mailbox icon  510  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates downloading of new email messages, if any, from a remote server;   Move message icon  512  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of a move message UI;   Delete symbol icon  514  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of a UI to confirm that the user wants to delete the selected email;   Reply/Forward icon  516  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of a UI to select how to reply or forward the selected email; and   Create email icon  518  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of a UI for creating a new email message.       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 C ( FIG. 5C ) includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  502 ,  504 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  510 ,  512 ,  514 ,  516 , and  518 , as described above;   Paste icon  503  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates pasting of content that was previously cut or copied; and   Undo icon  505  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) reverses the last edit action performed in edit mode.       

     In some embodiments, the paste icon  503  is disabled when the user has not cut or copied selected content yet. In some embodiments, the paste icon  503  is enabled after the user has cut or copied selected content. In some embodiments, the undo icon  505  is disabled when the user has not performed an edit action. In some embodiments, the undo icon  505  is disabled when the user has not performed a reversible edit action. For example, if the user only copied content or selected content, the undo icon  505  is disabled. In some embodiments, the undo icon  505  is enabled after the user performs a reversible edit action. For example, the undo icon  505  is enabled after the user has cut or pasted content. 
     In some embodiments, UI  500 D ( FIG. 5D ) includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  502 ,  504 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  510 ,  512 ,  514 ,  516 , and  518 , as described above;   Start point object  520  that is used to adjust the starting point of content selected by a user (e.g., in response to detecting a finger drag gesture  522  on the start point object  520 );   End point object  521  that is used to adjust the ending point of content selected by a user (e.g., in response to detecting a finger drag gesture on the end point object  521 ); and   Vertical bar  511  that helps a user understand what portion of the message is being displayed.       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 E-UI  5000 , and UI  500 R ( FIGS. 5E-5O  and  5 R) include the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  502 ,  503 ,  504 ,  505 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  510 ,  511 ,  512 ,  514 ,  516 ,  518 ,  520 , and  521 , as described above; and   Selected content  524  between start point object  520  and end point object  521 .       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 P-UI  500 Q ( FIGS. 5P-5Q ) include the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  502 ,  503 ,  504 ,  505 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  510 ,  511 ,  512 ,  514 ,  516 ,  518 ,  520 , and  521 , as described above; and   Cursor  558 .       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 S ( FIG. 5S ) includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  502 ,  503 ,  504 ,  505 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  510 ,  511 ,  512 ,  514 ,  516 ,  518 ,  520 ,  521 , and  524  as described above; and   Magnifiers  560  ( 560 - 1  and  560 - 2 ) on start point object  520  and end point object  521  that allow a user to more easily view the start and end points of the selected content  524 .       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 T ( FIG. 5T ) includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  502 ,  503 ,  504 ,  505 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  510 ,  511 ,  512 ,  514 ,  516 ,  518 ,  520 ,  521 , and  524  as described above; and   Flat vertical portions  562  ( 562 - 1 ,  562 - 2 ) of the start point object  520  and end point object  521  that adjust in vertical length in accordance with the size of the adjacent selected content.       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 U includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  507 , and  511 , as described above;   Web page  572 ;   Previous page icon  574  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of the previous web page;   Next page icon  576  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of the next web page;   Bookmarks icon  578  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of a bookmarks list or menu for the browser;   New window icon  580  that when activated (e.g., by a finger tap on the icon) initiates display of a UI for adding new windows (e.g., web pages) to the browser, and which may also indicate the number of windows (e.g., “4” in icon  580 ,  FIG. 5U ); and   Horizontal bar  581  for the web page  572  that helps a user understand what portion of the web page is being displayed.       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 V- 500 Y include the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  504 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  511 ,  520 ,  521 ,  524 ,  572 ,  574 ,  576 ,  578 ,  580 , and  581 , as described above.       

     In some embodiments, UI  500 Z and  500 AA include the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
           402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  502 ,  503 ,  504 ,  505 ,  506 ,  508 ,  509 ,  510 ,  511 ,  512 ,  514 ,  516 ,  518 ,  524 , and  558 , as described above.       

       FIGS. 6A-6F  are flow diagrams illustrating a method for editing content on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments. The method  600  is performed on a portable multifunction device having a touch screen display (e.g., portable multifunction device  100 ). The method provides a simple and intuitive way for a user to edit content in an application. 
     An application interface of an application is displayed ( 602 ) on a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display. 
     In some embodiments, each application includes ( 604 ) a plurality of application interfaces. In some embodiments, each application interface includes ( 606 ) a predefined area with a title (e.g., header area  507  with title “New Message”,  FIG. 5A ). 
     A multitouch edit initiation gesture is detected ( 608 ) on the touch screen display (e.g., two-finger tap gesture  500 ,  FIG. 5A  or two-finger tap gesture  590 ,  FIG. 5U ). 
     In response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture, the device displays ( 622 ) a plurality of user-selectable edit option icons (e.g., edit option icons  502 ,  504 ,  506 , and  508  in  FIG. 5B ) in a predefined area  509  of the touch screen display that is independent of a location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture. 
     In some embodiments, the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises ( 624 ) a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed at predefined times. For example, in  FIGS. 5B-5T , the area  509  in which the user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises a fixed position region of the email application interface. At predefined times (e.g., when the email application is not in edit mode), this fixed position region displays application context information. For example, area  507  in  FIG. 5A  (which corresponds to area  509  in  FIGS. 5B-5T ) displays a title such as “New Message” or other information that provides context for the email application. 
     In some embodiments, the area in which user-selectable edit option icons are displayed comprises ( 628 ) a fixed position region of the application interface in which application context information is displayed when the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed. For example, in  FIGS. 5B-5T , area  509  displays user-selectable edit option icons in a fixed position region of the email application interface. When the email application is not in edit mode, the user-selectable edit option icons are not displayed and the same fixed position region displays application context information instead (e.g., area  507  in  FIG. 5A  displays the title “New Message” to provide context information for the email application). 
     In some embodiments, displaying the user-selectable edit option icons in the area comprises ( 630 ) replacing context information for the application with the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons. For example, in  FIG. 5B , the user-selectable edit option icons in area  509  replace context information for the application (e.g., the title “New Message” in area  507 ,  FIG. 5A ). 
     In some embodiments, as discussed above in reference to  602 - 606 , the portable multifunction device includes a plurality of applications. Each application includes a plurality of application interfaces. Each application interface (e.g., UI  500 A,  FIG. 5A ) includes a predefined area with a title (e.g., area  507 ,  FIG. 5A ). In some embodiments, displaying the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons in the area of the touch screen display that is independent of the location of the multitouch edit initiation gesture comprises ( 632 ) replacing display of the predefined area with the title (e.g., area  507 ,  FIG. 5A ) in the application interface with display of an area that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons (e.g., area  509 ,  FIG. 5B ). 
     In some embodiments, the area  509  that includes the plurality of user-selectable edit option icons is displayed ( 634 ) at the same location on the touch screen display in the plurality of applications. For example, area  509  is displayed at the same location in the email application ( FIGS. 5B-5T ) as in the browser application ( FIGS. 5V-5Y ). 
     In some embodiments, the edit option icons include ( 636 ,  FIG. 6C ) an undo edit option icon  505 . In response to detecting user selection of the undo edit option icon, a prior edit operation performed in the application is undone ( 638 ). For example, in  FIGS. 5N-5O , the selected content  524  “Are you . . . you too.” was cut from the message. In response detecting user selection of the undo edit option icon  505  ( FIG. 5O ), the prior edit operation of cutting the selected content  524  “Are you . . . you too” is undone and the selected content  524  would reappear in the message as shown in  FIG. 5N . 
     In some embodiments, the displayed edit option icons are ( 640 ) independent of the application for which the application interface is being displayed. For example, the same edit options may be displayed for multiple applications, even if some of these options are never enabled for particular applications. 
     In some embodiments, the edit options are application-specific ( 642 ). For example, the cut  502 , paste  503 , and undo  505  icons ( FIG. 5P ) may appear in an edit mode for a text editing application, but may not appear in an edit mode for a web browser application ( FIG. 5V ). 
     In some embodiments, if a soft keyboard is displayed when the multitouch edit initiation gesture is detected (e.g.,  FIG. 5A ), then the response to detection of the multitouch edit initiation gesture also includes ceasing ( 644 ) to display the soft keyboard (e.g.,  FIG. 5B ). Ceasing to display the keyboard increases the screen area available for editing content. 
     The device displays ( 652 ) a start point object  520  ( FIG. 5D ) and an end point object  521  to select content displayed by the application in the application interface. 
     In some embodiments, after detecting the multitouch edit initiation gesture, the device detects ( 654 ) a content selection gesture. In response to detection of the content selection gesture, the device displays ( 656 ) the start point object  520  ( FIG. 5F ) and the end point object  521  at respective initial positions. For example, in  FIG. 5B , the device detects a tap gesture  552 . In response, the device displays the start point object  520  and the end point object  521  at respective initial positions, as shown in  FIG. 5F . For example, in  FIG. 5A , the device detects a two finger tap and hold gesture  501 . In response, the device displays the start point object  520  and the end point object  521  at respective initial positions, as shown in  FIG. 5E . 
     In some embodiments, when the content selection gesture is a predefined number of taps (e.g., a single tap or a double tap) on a displayed word, the respective initial positions comprise positions adjacent to the beginning and end of the displayed word ( 658 ). For example, in  FIG. 5B , when a single tap content selection gesture  552  is detected on the word “free”, the respective initial positions of start point object  520  and end point object  521  are positions adjacent to the beginning and end of the displayed word “free,” as shown in  FIG. 5F . In some embodiments, the number of taps is predefined on the device by the application. In some embodiments, the number of taps can be modified in accordance with user preferences. 
     In some embodiments, when the content selection gesture is a predefined number of taps (e.g., a double tap or a triple tap) on displayed text in a sentence, the respective initial positions of start point object  520  and end point object  521  comprise positions adjacent to the beginning and end of the displayed sentence ( 660 ). For example, in  FIG. 5F , when a double tap content selection gesture  526  is detected on displayed text in the sentence “I will . . . you too.”, the respective initial positions of start point object  520  and end point object  521  are positions adjacent to the beginning and end of the sentence “I will . . . you too.” ( FIG. 5G ). 
     In some embodiments, when the content selection gesture is a predefined number of taps (e.g., a triple tap or a quadruple tap) on displayed text in a paragraph, the respective initial positions of start point object  520  and end point object  521  comprise positions adjacent to the beginning and end of the displayed paragraph ( 662 ). For example, in  FIG. 5G , when a triple tap content selection gesture  528  is detected on displayed text in the paragraph “Are you free . . . you too,”, the respective initial positions of start point object  520  and end point object  521  are positions adjacent to the beginning and end of the displayed paragraph ( FIG. 5H ). 
     In some embodiments, the start point object  520  and end point object  521  each have a displayed handle (e.g., the circular portions of  520  and  521 ) for dragging (e.g.,  522 ,  FIG. 5E ) the respective object within the application interface so as to select content in the application interface ( 664 ). 
     In some embodiments, the start point object  520  and end point object  521  each have a displayed magnifier ( 560 - 1  and  560 - 2 , respectively,  FIG. 5S ) for showing a magnified image of a respective end point of selected content  524  in the application interface ( 666 ). 
     In some embodiments, the device detects ( 668 ) a multitouch content selection gesture. In response to detection of the multitouch content selection gesture, the device displays ( 670 ) the start point object  520  and the end point object  521  at positions corresponding to first and second detected touch positions of the multitouch content selection gesture. With respect to two-finger gestures (e.g.,  FIG. 5A ), the device may interpret a two-finger tap gesture  500  as an edit initiation gesture and a two-finger tap and hold gesture  501  as a content selection gesture (or as a combined edit initiation and content selection gesture if the application is not already in edit mode). In  FIG. 5A , the device detects a multitouch tap and hold gesture  501  before and after the word “How.” In response, the device displays the start point object  520  and the end point object  521  at positions corresponding to the first and second detected positions of the multitouch tap and hold gesture  501 , e.g., at positions before and after the word “How” in  FIG. 5E . 
     In some embodiments, the device detects ( 672 ) when a user gesture for moving the start point object  520  or end point object  521  reaches an edge of the application interface. In response to detecting when the user gesture for moving the start point object or end point object reaches the edge of the application interface, the device scrolls ( 674 ) content in the application interface. For example, in  FIG. 5I , the device detects when a user finger gesture  542  for moving the end point object  521  reaches the edge of the area in the email application interface that displays the body of the email. In response, the device scrolls content in the area of the email application interface that displays the body of the email, as shown in  FIG. 5J . 
     In some embodiments, the device detects ( 676 ) when a user gesture for moving the start point object  520  reaches an upper edge of the application interface. In response to detecting when the user gesture for moving the start point object reaches the upper edge of the application interface, the device displays ( 678 ) a vertically flipped version of the start point object. For example, in  FIG. 5H , the device detects when a user gesture for moving the start point object  520  reaches the upper edge of the area in the application interface that displays the body of the email message. In response, the device displays a vertically flipped version of the start point object,  520 -B, as shown in  FIG. 5I . 
     In some embodiments, the device detects ( 680 ) a content move gesture having a start position between the start point object and the end point object. In response to detecting the content move gesture having the start position between the start point object and end point object, the device moves ( 682 ) the selected content to a location corresponding to an end position of the content move gesture. For example, in  FIG. 5L , the device detects a content move gesture  553  having a start position between the start point object  520  and the end point object  521 . In response, the device moves the selected content  524  to a location corresponding to an end position of the content move gesture  553 , as shown in  FIG. 5M . In some embodiments, the content move gesture  553  is a single-finger gesture, whereas two-finger gestures scroll the display. Conversely, in some embodiments, the content move gesture is a two-finger gesture, whereas single-finger gestures scroll the display. 
     In some embodiments, the device detects ( 684 ) user selection of a copy icon  504 . In response to detecting user selection of the copy icon, the device copies ( 686 ) text when the selected content includes only text, copies an image when the selected content includes only the image, and copies structured content when the selected content includes both text and one or more images. For example, in  FIG. 5V , in response to detecting user selection of the copy icon  504 , the device copies text when the selected content  524  includes only text. In  FIG. 5W , in response to detecting user selection of the copy icon  504 , the device copies an image (e.g., the Eiffel Tower) when the selected content  524  includes only the image. In  FIG. 5X , in response to detecting user selection of the copy icon  504 , the device copies structured content (e.g., HTML code for the selected text and image(s)) when the selected content  524  includes both text and images. 
     In some embodiments, the device detects ( 688 ) user selection of a paste icon  503 . In response to detecting user selection of the paste icon, the device pastes ( 690 ) text when the copied content includes only text, pastes an image when the copied content includes only the image, and pastes the structured content when the copied content includes both text and the one or more images. For example, in FIG.  5 AA, in response to detecting user selection of the paste icon  503 , the device pastes text when the copied content includes only text (e.g., text copied in  FIG. 5V ). Similarly, the device pastes an image when the copied content includes only the image (e.g., the image copied in  FIG. 5W ), and pastes the structured content when the copied content includes both text and the one or more images (e.g., the structured content copied in  FIG. 5X ). 
     In some embodiments, the device also exits the edit mode when content is pasted and ceases to display area  509 . In some other embodiments, the device does not exit the edit mode and cease to display area  509  until the device detects activation of the Done  508  icon (e.g., by a finger tap on the Done  508  icon). 
     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 invention and its practical applications, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.

Metadata:
Filing Date: 20080930
Publication Date: 20120612
Grant Date: 20120612
Priority Date: 20080304
Inventors: VAN OS MARCEL
ORDING BAS
LEMAY STEPHEN O.
WESTERMAN WAYNE C.
VICTOR B MICHAEL
Assignee: APPLE INC
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