PATENT DOCUMENT

Publication Number: US-9852761-B2
Application Number: US-56665609-A
Country: US
Kind Code: B2

Title: Device, method, and graphical user interface for editing an audio or video attachment in an electronic message

Abstract:
A method is performed at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. User selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message is detected. In response to detecting a first input by the user, an audio or video file editing interface is displayed. The editing interface comprises: a time bar, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the file. In response to detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon is adjusted in the audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file is edited to a shorter.

Claims:
What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method, comprising:
 at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface:
 while in an audio or video playback mode:
 presenting an audio or video file for playback; and 
 detecting a user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration corresponding to an initial file size; 
 
 subsequent to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, and in accordance with a determination that the initial file size of the audio or video file exceeds a predefined maximum value:
 displaying a file size warning; and 
 
 entering a file editing mode 
 wherein entering the file editing mode includes displaying an audio or video file editing interface that includes:
 a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, 
 a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and 
 a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein:
 a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and 
 the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file; 
 
 
 while displaying the audio or video file editing interface:
 detecting a first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; 
 in direct response to detecting the first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and 
 detecting a second input by the user; and
 in direct response to detecting the second input by the user, displaying in an electronic messaging application an icon representing an edited audio or video file with a second duration that is shorter than the initial duration, the second duration corresponds with a second file size less than the predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file, and the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
 
 
 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable file size. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , wherein the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 in response to detecting the second input by the user, editing the audio or video file to the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar. 
     
     
       7. A multifunction device, comprising:
 a display; 
 a touch-sensitive surface; 
 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:
 while in an audio or video playback mode:
 presenting an audio or video file for playback; and 
 detecting a user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration corresponding to an initial file size; 
 
 subsequent to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, and in accordance with a determination that the initial file size of the audio or video file exceeds a predefined maximum value:
 displaying a file size warning; and 
 
 entering a file editing mode 
 wherein entering the file editing mode includes displaying an audio or video file editing interface that includes:
 a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, 
 a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and 
 a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein:
 a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and 
 the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file; 
 
 
 while displaying the audio or video file editing interface:
 detecting a first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; 
 in direct response to detecting the first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and 
 detecting a second input by the user; and 
 
 in direct response to detecting the second input by the user, displaying in an electronic messaging application an icon representing an edited audio or video file with a second duration that is shorter than the initial duration, the second duration corresponds with a second file size less than the predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file, and the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The device of  claim 7 , wherein the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable file size. 
     
     
       9. The device of  claim 7 , wherein the first input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar. 
     
     
       10. The device of  claim 9 , wherein the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar. 
     
     
       11. The device of  claim 7 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
 in response to detecting the second input by the user, editing the audio or video file to the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
 
     
     
       12. The device of  claim 7 , wherein the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar. 
     
     
       13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to:
 while in an audio or video playback mode:
 presenting an audio or video file for playback; and 
 detecting a user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration corresponding to an initial file size; 
 
 subsequent to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, and in accordance with a determination that the initial file size of the audio or video file exceeds a predefined maximum value:
 displaying a file size warning and an icon for entering a file editing mode when the audio or video file size exceeds a predefined maximum value; and 
 entering a file editing mode; 
 wherein entering the file editing mode includes displaying an audio or video file editing interface that includes:
 a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, 
 a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and 
 a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein:
 a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and 
 the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file; 
 
 
 while displaying the audio or video file editing interface:
 detecting a first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; 
 in direct response to detecting the first input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and 
 detecting a second input by the user; and 
 in direct response to detecting the second input by the user, displaying in an electronic messaging application an icon representing an edited audio or video file with a second duration that is shorter than the initial duration, the second duration corresponds with a second file size less than the predefined maximum allowable file size for the audio or video file, and the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
 
 
 
     
     
       14. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable file size. 
     
     
       15. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the first input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar. 
     
     
       16. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 15 , wherein the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar. 
     
     
       17. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , including instructions which cause the device to:
 in response to detecting the second input by the user, edit the audio or video file to the second duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
 
     
     
       18. The computer readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/210,336, “Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Editing an Audio or Video Attachment in an Electronic Message,” filed on Mar. 16, 2009, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The disclosed embodiments relate generally to multifunction devices with displays and touch-sensitive surfaces operable to edit audio or video attachments to electronic messages, such as emails and text messages. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The use of touch-sensitive surfaces as input devices for computers and other electronic computing devices has increased significantly in recent years. Exemplary touch-sensitive surfaces include touch pads and touch screen displays. Such surfaces are widely used to manipulate user interface objects on a display, including user audio or video attachments to electronic messages, such as emails and text messages. However, when sending audio or video in electronic messages, file size limitations can impose problems. As such, reducing the size of audio or video files prior to sending the file may be desirable. Further, it is useful to allow a user to select a subset of an audio or video file to send since reduced transmission times saves energy. This latter consideration is particularly important in battery-operated devices. 
     Efficiently performing these edits with inputs on a touch pad or touch screen display, however, can be cumbersome. 
     Accordingly, there is a need for computing devices with faster, more efficient methods and interfaces for editing audio or video attachments to electronic messages, such as emails and text messages. For battery-operated computing devices, such methods and interfaces conserve power by reducing transmission time, thereby increasing the time between battery charges. 
     SUMMARY 
     The above deficiencies and other problems associated with multifunction devices with displays and touch-sensitive surfaces that send audio or video attachments with electronic messages, such as emails and text messages, are reduced or eliminated by the disclosed devices. 
     In some embodiments, the device is a desktop computer. In some embodiments, the device is portable (e.g., a notebook computer or handheld device). In some embodiments, the device has a touchpad. In some embodiments, the device has a touch-sensitive display (also known as a “touch screen” or “touch screen display”). In some embodiments, the device has a graphical user interface (GUI), one or more processors, memory and one or more modules, programs or sets of 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 surface. In some embodiments, the functions may include image editing, drawing, presenting, word processing, website creating, disk authoring, spreadsheet making, game playing, telephoning, video conferencing, e-mailing, instant messaging, workout support, digital photographing, digital videoing, web browsing, digital music playing, and/or digital video playing. Executable instructions for performing these functions may be included in a computer readable storage medium or other computer program product configured for execution by one or more processors. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: detecting a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration; detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, displaying an audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file. The method also includes: detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and editing the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a graphical user interface on a multifunction device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory comprises an audio or video file editing interface that includes: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file. A user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message is detected, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration. In response to detecting a first input by the user, the audio or video file editing interface is displayed. In response to detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface is adjusted. The audio or video file is edited to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a multifunction device includes a display, a touch-sensitive surface, 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 user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration; detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, displaying an audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file. The one or more programs also include instructions for: detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and editing the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a computer readable storage medium has stored therein instructions which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to: detect a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration; detect a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, display an audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file. The instructions also cause the device to: detect a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjust at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and edit the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a multifunction device includes: a display; a touch-sensitive surface; means for detecting a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration; means for detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, means for displaying an audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file. The device also includes: means for detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, means for adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and means for editing the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, an information processing apparatus for use in a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface includes: means for detecting a user selection of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration; means for detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, means for displaying an audio or video file editing interface. The audio or video file editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file. The device also includes: means for detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, means for adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface; and means for editing the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. The method includes: displaying an electronic message being drafted by a user on the display, wherein the electronic message includes an audio or video attachment with an initial duration; detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, displaying an attachment editing interface. The attachment editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video attachment with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video attachment. The method also includes: detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; editing the audio or video attachment to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; detecting a third input by the user; and, in response to detecting the third input by the user, initiating sending of the electronic message. The electronic message includes the edited audio or video attachment with the second shorter duration. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a multifunction device includes a display, a touch-sensitive surface, 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: displaying an electronic message being drafted by a user on the display, wherein the electronic message includes an audio or video attachment with an initial duration; detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, displaying an attachment editing interface. The attachment editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video attachment with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video attachment. The one or more programs also include instructions for: detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; editing the audio or video attachment to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; detecting a third input by the user; and, in response to detecting the third input by the user, initiating sending of the electronic message. The electronic message includes the edited audio or video attachment with the second shorter duration. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a computer readable storage medium has stored therein instructions which when executed by a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, cause the device to: display an electronic message being drafted by a user on the display, wherein the electronic message includes an audio or video attachment with an initial duration; detect a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, display an attachment editing interface. The attachment editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video attachment with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video attachment. The instructions also cause the device to: detect a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, adjust at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; edit the audio or video attachment to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; detect a third input by the user; and, in response to detecting the third input by the user, initiate sending of the electronic message. The electronic message includes the edited audio or video attachment with the second shorter duration. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a graphical user interface on a multifunction device with a display, a touch-sensitive surface, a memory, and one or more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory includes an electronic message application displaying an electronic message being drafted by a user on the display. The electronic message includes an audio or video attachment with an initial duration. In response to detecting a first input by the user, an attachment editing interface is displayed. The attachment editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video attachment with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video attachment. In response to detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon is adjusted in the attachment editing interface. The audio or video attachment is edited to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface. In response to detecting a third input by the user, sending of the electronic message is initiated. The electronic message includes the edited audio or video attachment with the second shorter duration. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, a multifunction device includes: a display; a touch-sensitive surface; means for displaying an electronic message being drafted by a user on the display, wherein the electronic message includes an audio or video attachment with an initial duration; means for detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, means for displaying an attachment editing interface. The attachment editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video attachment with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video attachment. The device also includes: means for detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, means for adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; means for editing the audio or video attachment to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; means for detecting a third input by the user; and, in response to detecting the third input by the user, means for initiating sending of the electronic message, wherein the electronic message includes the edited audio or video attachment with the second shorter duration. 
     In accordance with some embodiments, an information processing apparatus for use in a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface includes: means for displaying an electronic message being drafted by a user on the display, wherein the electronic message includes an audio or video attachment with an initial duration; means for detecting a first input by the user; and, in response to detecting the first input by the user, means for displaying an attachment editing interface. The attachment editing interface comprises: a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video attachment with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon. A distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video attachment. The device also includes: means for detecting a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface; in response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, means for adjusting at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; means for editing the audio or video attachment to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface; means for detecting a third input by the user; and, in response to detecting the third input by the user, means for initiating sending of the electronic message, wherein the electronic message includes the edited audio or video attachment with the second shorter duration. 
     Thus, multifunction devices with displays and touch-sensitive surfaces are provided with efficient methods and interfaces for editing audio or video attachments to electronic messages, thereby increasing the effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction with such devices. 
    
    
     
       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  is a block diagram of an exemplary computing device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 4A-4B  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device in accordance with some embodiments 
         FIG. 4C  illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a portable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 5A-5Q  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for editing an audio or video attachment to an electronic message on a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 6A-6C  are flow diagrams illustrating a method of editing an audio or video attachment to an electronic message in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 7A-7J  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for editing audio or video files for sending in an electronic message in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 8A-8B  are flow diagrams illustrating a method of editing audio or video files as electronic messages in accordance with some embodiments. 
         FIGS. 9A-9B  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for recording audio files for sending in an electronic message 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 contact could be termed a second contact, and, similarly, a second contact could be termed a first contact, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The first contact and the second contact are both contacts, but they are not the same contact. 
     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. 
     As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a stated condition or event] is detected” may be construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [the stated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the stated condition or event],” depending on the context. 
     Embodiments of computing devices, user interfaces for such devices, and associated processes for using such devices are described. In some embodiments, the computing device is a portable communications device such as a mobile telephone that also contains other functions, such as PDA and/or music player functions. Exemplary embodiments of portable multifunction devices include, without limitation, the iPhone® and iPod Touch® devices from Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. 
     In the discussion that follows, a computing device that includes a display and a touch-sensitive surface is described. It should be understood, however, that the computing device may include one or more other physical user-interface devices, such as 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 drawing application, a presentation application, a word processing application, a website creation application, a disk authoring application, a spreadsheet application, a gaming application, a telephone application, a video conferencing application, an e-mail application, an instant messaging application, a voice memo application, a photo management application, a digital camera application, a digital video camera application, a web browsing application, a digital music player application, and/or a digital video player application. 
     The various applications that may be executed on the device may use at least one common physical user-interface device, such as the touch-sensitive surface. One or more functions of the touch-sensitive surface as well as corresponding information displayed on the device 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-sensitive surface) 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 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 portable devices with touch-sensitive displays.  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), 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. 
     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 . In an exemplary embodiment, projected mutual capacitance sensing technology is used, such as that found in the iPhone® and iPod Touch® from Apple Computer, Inc. of Cupertino, Calif. 
     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 (e.g., 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 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”; Ser. No. 11/240,788, “Proximity Detector In Handheld Device”; 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”; 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 by reference herein 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 (e.g., detecting a finger-down event), determining if there is movement of the contact and tracking the movement across the touch-sensitive surface (e.g., detecting one or more finger-dragging events), and determining if the contact has ceased (e.g., detecting a finger-up event or a break in contact). The contact/motion module  130  receives contact data from the touch-sensitive surface. Determining movement of the point of contact, which is represented by a series of contact data, 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  detects contact on a touchpad. In some embodiments, the contact/motion module  130  and the controller  160  detects contact on a click wheel. 
     The contact/motion module  130  may detect a gesture input by a user. Different gestures on the touch-sensitive surface have different contact patterns. Thus, a gesture may be detected by detecting a particular contact pattern. For example, detecting a finger tap gesture comprises detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting a finger-up event at the same position (or substantially the same position) as the finger-down event (e.g., at the position of an icon). As another example, detecting a finger swipe gesture on the touch-sensitive surface comprises detecting a finger-down event followed by detecting one or more finger-dragging events, and subsequently followed by detecting a finger-up event. 
     The graphics module  132  includes various known software components for rendering and displaying graphics on the touch screen  112  or other display, including components for changing the 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. 
     In some embodiments, the graphics module  132  stores data representing graphics to be used. Each graphic may be assigned a corresponding code. The graphics module  132  receives, from applications etc., one or more codes specifying graphics to be displayed along with, if necessary, coordinate data and other graphic property data, and then generates screen image data to output to display controller  156 . 
     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 , 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  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 voice memo 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, other image editing applications, drawing applications, presentation applications, JAVA-enabled applications, encryption, digital rights management, voice recognition, and voice replication. 
     In conjunction with touch screen  112 , display controller  156 , contact 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 , e-mail client module  140  and instant messaging module  141 , the voice memo module  142  may be used to record audio of lectures, dictation, telephone calls, conversations, performances, etc., and send the audio in an email or instant message. 
     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 (e.g., edit), or otherwise manipulate, label, delete, present (e.g., in a digital slide show or album), and store still and/or video images. 
     In conjunction with 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. Additional description of the online video application can be found in U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/936,562, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Jun. 20, 2007, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/968,067, “Portable Multifunction Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Playing Online Videos,” filed Dec. 31, 2007, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. 
     Each of the above identified modules and applications correspond to a set of executable instructions for performing one or more functions described above and the methods described in this application (e.g., the computer-implemented methods and other information processing methods described herein). These modules (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 . 
       FIG. 3  is a block diagram of an exemplary computing device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments. Device  300  need not be portable. In some embodiments, the device  300  is a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a table computer, a multimedia player device, a navigation device, an educational device (such as a child&#39;s learning toy), a gaming system, or a control device (e.g., a home or industrial controller). The device  300  typically includes one or more processing units (CPU&#39;s)  310 , one or more network or other communications interfaces  360 , memory  370 , and one or more communication buses  320  for interconnecting these components. The communication buses  320  may include circuitry (sometimes called a chipset) that interconnects and controls communications between system components. The device  300  includes an input/output (I/O) interface  330  comprising a display  340 , which in some embodiments is a touch screen display  112 . The I/O interface  330  also may include a keyboard and/or mouse (or other pointing device)  350  and a touchpad  355 . Memory  370  includes high-speed random access memory, such as DRAM, SRAM, DDR RAM or other random access solid state memory devices; and may include non-volatile memory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices, optical disk storage devices, flash memory devices, or other non-volatile solid state storage devices. Memory  370  may optionally include one or more storage devices remotely located from the CPU(s)  310 . In some embodiments, memory  370  stores programs, modules, and data structures analogous to the programs, modules, and data structures stored in the memory  102  of portable multifunction device  100  ( FIG. 1 ), or a subset thereof. Furthermore, memory  370  may store additional programs, modules, and data structures not present in the memory  102  of portable multifunction device  100 . For example, memory  370  of device  300  may store drawing module  380 , presentation module  382 , word processing module  384 , website creation module  386 , disk authoring module  388 , spreadsheet module  390  and/or attachment editing module  133 , while memory  102  of portable multifunction device  100  ( FIG. 1 ) may not store these modules. 
     Referring briefly to attachment editing module  133 , in some embodiments, attachment editing module  133  may be implemented as a sub-module of voice memo module  142 . Alternatively, attachment editing module  133  may be a separate module from voice memo module  142 , and be available for any appropriate module to utilize. Non-limiting examples of appropriate modules that may utilize the attachment editing module  133  include e-mail client module  140 , image management module  144 , video player module  145 , and music player module  146 . In short, any module that permits users to interact with audio or video files may utilize the attachment editing module. Accordingly, in some embodiments, attachment editing module  133  may be used on files that are not attachments to electronic messages. 
     To wit, attachment editing module  133  may alternatively be used on stand-alone audio or video files in any context. In some embodiments, such use may include when a user has selected an audio or video file to transmit on its own (i.e., without an accompanying message) to another user via any suitable transmission method, including without limitation, communication programs for email, HTTP, FTP, MMS, etc., over any suitable network, e.g. infrared file transfer, wireless networking protocols, traditional and modern Ethernet networks, etc. 
     Each of the above identified elements in  FIG. 3  may be stored in one or more of the previously mentioned memory devices. Each of the above identified modules corresponds to a set of instructions for performing a function described above. The above identified modules or programs (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. In some embodiments, memory  370  may store a subset of the modules and data structures identified above. Furthermore, memory  370  may store additional modules and data structures not described above. 
     Attention is now directed towards embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”) that may be implemented on a portable multifunction device  100 . 
       FIGS. 4A and 4B  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for a menu of applications on a portable multifunction device  100  in accordance with some embodiments. Similar user interfaces may be implemented on device  300 . 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 ;   Bluetooth indicator  405 ;   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 ;   Voice Memo  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 ,  405 ,  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 .       

       FIG. 4C  illustrates an exemplary user interface for unlocking a portable electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. In some embodiments, user interface  400 C includes the following elements, or a subset or superset thereof:
         Unlock image  450  that is moved with a finger gesture to unlock the device;   Arrow  455  that provides a visual cue to the unlock gesture;   Channel  460  that provides additional cues to the unlock gesture;   Time  465 ;   Day  466 ;   Date  467 ; and   Wallpaper image  470 .       

     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  450 ) while the device is in a user-interface lock state. The device moves the unlock image  450  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  460 . 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. 
     Attention is now directed towards exemplary embodiments of user interfaces (“UI”) and associated processes that may be implemented on a computing device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface, such as device  300  or portable multifunction device  100 . 
       FIGS. 5A-5Q  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for editing an audio or video attachment to an electronic message on a multifunction device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface in accordance with some embodiments. The user interfaces in these figures are used to illustrate the processes described below with respect to  FIGS. 6A-6C . 
     UI  500 A and UI  500 B ( FIGS. 5A and 5B , respectively) illustrate exemplary user interfaces for composing an electronic message that may include an audio or video attachment. Here, UI  500 A illustrates a user drafting an electronic message. As depicted in this example, a soft keyboard  500  is provided to enable character input to address the electronic message. Electronic message recipients  502  may be displayed in addressee area  504 . Attachment display area  506  may display one or more audio or video attachment  508  to the electronic message to be sent. In some embodiments, a send button  510  and a cancel button  512  are also provided. As depicted by  508 - 1 , audio or video attachment  508  has an initial size. Here, the size is displayed as a file size. In some embodiments, the size may be displayed as a duration. An input  514  by the user may be detected, which allows the user to utilize the attachment editing module  133 , through an attachment editing interface, such as that discussed with respect to UI  500 C-UI  500 O below. 
     UI  500 C-UI  500 O ( FIGS. 5C through 5O ) depict an exemplary attachment editing interface  518 , which facilitates reducing the size of the audio or video attachment. The attachment editing interface  518  depicted here includes a time bar  520  with a length that represents the audio or video attachment&#39;s initial duration or size. The attachment editing interface  518  also includes a user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and a user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . These icons may be manipulated by a user to adjust the duration or size of the audio or video attachment  508 . The user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522  are initially displayed at a distance  526 - 1 . The distance  526  depicted in this example is less than the length of the time bar, and in some embodiments, the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and the user-adjustable end-edit icon  522  may be constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable duration or size. The exemplary attachment editing interface  518  depicted also includes an optional attachment info panel  528 , which displays time recorded and duration information  528 - 1  and date recorded information  528 - 2 . The exemplary attachment editing interface  518  depicted also includes an optional trim now button  530 , which would reduce the size or duration of the attachment to correspond to the current settings of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . 
     The exemplary attachment editing interface  518  depicted also includes an optional share button  532 , which when activated, would create another electronic message in which to send the attachment. 
     The exemplary attachment editing interface  518  depicted also includes an optional preview button  537 , which would enable a user to listen to or view audio or video attachment  508  in the reduced size or duration corresponding to the current settings of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . 
     The exemplary attachment editing interface  518  depicted also includes a cancel button  536 , as well as a send text message button  534 , which, in coordination with the attachment editing module  133 , would first reduce the size or duration of the attachment  508  to correspond to the current settings of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , and then return the user to the user interface for composing an and sending electronic message (e.g. UI  500 A, UI  500 O, etc.). 
     UI  500 D ( FIG. 5D ) depicts a user input  538 , which initially contacts  538 - 1  user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524 , and as indicated by arrow  538 - 2 , the user drags user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  towards the right. 
     UI  500 E ( FIG. 5E ) depicts the exemplary attachment editing interface  518  after user input  538  ends. This has the effect of reducing the distance  526 - 2  between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , and thus, the prospective size or duration of attachment  508  corresponds to the current shorter distance between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . As used herein, prospective size or duration means that, if trimmed without any further adjustments to user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , the attachment editing module  133  would reduce the size or duration of the attachment  508  to correspond to the size or duration represented by the current settings of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . 
     UI  500 F ( FIG. 5F ) depicts an exemplary edit-icon timing marker  540 , which conveys to a user what time position within attachment  508  the user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  is currently at. In some embodiments, edit-icon timing marker  540  may be animated to update the time position as a user adjusts either of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . In some embodiments, edit-icon timing marker  540  may be animated to appear once a user initiates contact with either of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . In some embodiments, edit-icon timing marker  540  may be animated to appear after a predetermined delay following a user&#39;s initiation of contact with either of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . 
     UI  500 G ( FIG. 5G ) depicts a user input  542 , which initially contacts  542 - 1  user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , and as indicated by arrow  542 - 2 , the user drags user-adjustable end-edit icon  522  towards the left. 
     UI  500 H ( FIG. 5H ) depicts the exemplary attachment editing interface  518  after the user terminates user input  542 . This has the effect of reducing the distance  526 - 3  between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , and thus, the prospective size or duration of attachment  508  corresponds to the current shorter distance between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . 
     UI  500 I ( FIG. 5I ) depicts a multi-touch user input  544 , which: 1) initially contacts  544 - 1  user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524 , and as indicated by arrow  544 - 2 , the user drags user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  towards the right; and 2) initially contacts  544 - 3  user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , and as indicated by arrow  544 - 4 , the user drags user-adjustable end-edit icon  522  towards the left. This multi-touch user input  544  may be referred to as a depinch gesture, and it has the effect of increasing the distance between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . The initial contacts  544 - 1  and  544 - 3  may each be initiated with respect to each other within a predefined time period so as to avoid being confused with gestures other than depinch gestures. 
     UI  500 J ( FIG. 5J ) illustrates that following the depinch gesture  544  depicted in  FIG. 5I , the prospective size or duration of attachment  508  corresponds to the current larger distance  526 - 4  between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . Thus, depinch gestures can be used to increase the size or duration of an attachment in the attachment editing interface  518 . Bear in mind, however, that the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and the user-adjustable end-edit icon  522  is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size. 
     UI  500 K ( FIG. 5K ) depicts an exemplary edit-icon range marker  548 , which conveys to a user what time range within attachment  508  the user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522  are currently set for. In some embodiments, edit-icon range marker  548  may be animated to update the time range as a user adjusts either of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . In some embodiments, edit-icon range marker  548  may be animated to appear once a user initiates contact with either of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . In some embodiments, edit-icon range marker  548  may be animated to appear after a predetermined delay following a user&#39;s initiation of contact with either of user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 . 
     UI  500 L ( FIG. 5L ) depicts a user input  552 , which initially contacts  552 - 1  the expanse  550  between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , and as indicated by arrow  552 - 2 , the user drags the entire bar, including user-adjustable begin-edit icon  524 , the expanse  550 , and user-adjustable end-edit icon  522 , towards the right. Alternatively, a user may drag the entire bar to the left as well. In some embodiments, edit-icon range marker  548  may be animated to update the time range as the user drags the entire bar as described here. In some embodiments, edit-icon range marker  548  may be animated to appear once the user starts dragging the entire bar as described here. In some embodiments, edit-icon range marker  548  may be animated to appear after a predetermined delay following a user&#39;s initiation of dragging the entire bar as described here. 
     UI  500 M ( FIG. 5M ) depicts the location of the range within the attachment  508  that attachment editing module  133  will retain following editing. 
     UI  500 N ( FIG. 5N ) depicts a user input  556  on send text message button  534 , indicating that the attachment editing module  133  should proceed to edit the audio or video attachment  508  to the shorter size or duration that corresponds to the then existing settings for the begin-edit icon  524  and the end-edit icon  522  in the attachment editing interface  518 . 
     UI  500 O ( FIG. 5O ) depicts the return from the exemplary attachment editing interface  518  to the exemplary user interface for composing an electronic message. Following the attachment editing module  133 &#39;s edit operation on attachment  508 , it may be noted that the size  508 - 2  of the attachment is now smaller than it was in UI  500 A. Assuming that no additional changes to the electronic message are desired, the user may send the message. User input  558  on send button  510  initiates sending of the electronic message. 
     UI  500 P ( FIG. 5P ) depicts an exemplary electronic messaging interface in a send state, indicated by sending indicia  560 , as well as message blurb  562  which is below date and time status marker  563 . 
     UI  500 Q ( FIG. 5Q ) depicts the exemplary electronic messaging interface after sending the electronic message. Sent message blurb  565  is now above date and time status marker  563 , and sending indicia  560  has been removed from the user interface UI  500 Q. 
       FIGS. 6A-6E  are flow diagrams illustrating a method of editing an audio or video attachment to an electronic message in accordance with some embodiments. The method  600  is performed at a multifunction device (e.g.,  300 ,  FIG. 3 ) with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. In some embodiments, the display is a touch screen. In some embodiments, the touch-sensitive surface is a touchpad. 
     Some operations in method  600  may be combined and/or the order of some operations may be changed. 
     The device displays ( 602 ) an electronic message being drafted by a user on the display, wherein the electronic message includes an audio (e.g., a digitally stored audio recording of lectures, dictation, telephone calls, conversations, performances, etc.) or video (e.g., a digitally stored video recording of any lecture, meeting, performance, concerts, etc.) attachment with an initial duration. The electronic message may be an instant message or an email which includes the audio attachment or a video attachment with an initial duration. 
     In some embodiments, the electronic message is an instant message that uses the MMS protocol ( 604 ). 
     The device detects ( 606 ) a first input by the user (e.g., input  514 ,  FIG. 5B ). In some embodiments, the first input is on the touch sensitive surface ( 608 ). In some embodiments, the first input is on a physical button ( 610 ). In some embodiments, the first input is an activation of a send icon in an electronic messaging application ( 612 ). In some embodiments, the first input is an activation of an edit icon in an electronic messaging application ( 614 ). In some embodiments, the first input is an activation of a send icon in an email application ( 616 ). Alternatively, the first input is an activation of an edit icon in an email application ( 618 ). 
     In response to detecting the first input by the user, the device displays ( 620 ) an attachment editing interface (e.g., attachment editing interface  518 ,  FIG. 5C ). The attachment editing interface is configured to allow a user to indicate the portion(s) of the audio or video attachment that the attachment editing module  133  should trim, so that the audio or video attachment is reduced from its initial duration to a second, shorter duration. The attachment editing interface comprises a number of features, which are described as follows. The attachment editing interface includes a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video attachment with the initial duration (e.g. time bar  520   FIG. 5C ). The attachment editing interface also includes a user-adjustable begin-edit icon (e.g.  524   FIG. 5C ). The user-adjustable begin-edit icon indicates a start point for the audio or video attachment after editing. The attachment editing interface also includes a user-adjustable end-edit icon (e.g.  522   FIG. 5C ). The user-adjustable end-edit icon indicates an end point for the audio or video attachment after editing. The attachment editing interface is configured so that a distance (e.g.  526 - 1   FIG. 5C ) between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar. The attachment editing interface is also configured so that the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size, or in some embodiments, a maximum allowable duration, for the audio or video attachment. 
     Further, in some embodiments, the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable size ( 622 ). 
     In some embodiments, the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar ( 623 ). 
     The device detects ( 624 ) a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g.,  538  in  FIG. 5D, 542  in  FIG. 5G, 544  in  FIG. 5I, 552  in  FIG. 5L , or  744  in  FIG. 7E , discussed below). In some embodiments, the second input is a finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar ( 626 ). In some embodiments, the second input is a finger gesture to adjust a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 628 ). 
     In some embodiments, the second input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and/or a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 630 ) (e.g.  538  in  FIG. 5D, 542  in  FIG. 5G, 552  in  FIG. 5L ). In some embodiments, the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 632 ) (e.g.  744  in  FIG. 7E , discussed below). In some embodiments, the multi-finger gesture is a depinch gesture, and wherein the depinch gesture increases the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 634 ) (e.g.  FIG. 544  in  FIG. 5I ). 
     In response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, the device adjusts ( 636 ) at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface. In some embodiments, the adjustment includes adjusting a location of at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface while maintaining the constraint that the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is equal to or less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video attachment. 
     The device edits ( 638 ) the audio or video attachment to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the attachment editing interface. The device also detects ( 640 ) a third input by the user (e.g.  556  in  FIG. 5N ). In some embodiments, the editing ( 638 ) may be performed by attachment editing module  133  before detecting the third input, while alternatively, the editing ( 638 ) may be performed by attachment editing module  133  after detecting the third input. 
     In some embodiments, the third input is on the touch sensitive surface ( 642 ). In some embodiments, the third input is on a physical button ( 644 ). In some embodiments, the third input is an activation of a send icon in an electronic messaging application ( 646 ) (e.g. user input  558  on send button  510  in  FIG. 5O ). In some embodiments, the third input is an activation of a send icon in an email application ( 648 ). In some embodiments, the third input is a finger gesture ( 650 ). 
     In response to detecting the third input by the user, The device initiates sending ( 652 ) of the electronic message, wherein the electronic message includes the edited audio or video attachment with the second shorter duration. 
       FIGS. 7A-7J  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for editing an audio or video file for sending in an electronic message in accordance with some embodiments. The user interfaces in these figures are used to illustrate the processes described below with respect to  FIGS. 8A-8B . 
     UI  700 A ( FIG. 7A ) depicts an exemplary user interface  700  for managing audio or video attachments, and includes a scrollable list  702  of audio or video files that may be sent as an electronic message, or in some embodiments, as an attachment to an electronic message. In this example, audio or video files  702 - 1  and  702 - 2  are in scrollable list  702 , and additional places in scrollable list  702  (e.g.,  702 - 3 ) may represent additional audio or video files as they are created or received. 
     Info button  704  may, in some embodiments, provide an information display about the audio or video file, which may take the form of attachment info panel  528  as discussed above with respect to UI  500 C. Toggle play/pause button  706  may allow a user to review the contents of an audio or video file, and in some embodiments, play status bar  708  may indicate progress of the user&#39;s review by advancing the play time towards completion as the file is reviewed. 
     Delete button  710  allows a user to remove a selected audio or video file. Share button  711  allows a user to send an audio or video file selected in exemplary user interface  700  as an electronic message or an attachment to an electronic message. Activation of share button  711  here is depicted by user selection  712 , which allows exemplary user interface  700  to prepare to send selected audio or video file  702 - 1 . 
     UI  700 B depicts that in some embodiments, file size warning  714  may be displayed if the selected audio or video file  702 - 1  is larger than a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file (which in this example is true). File size warning  714  includes a close button  716 , which if activated, cancels sending of the selected audio or video file  702 - 1  and returns the user to UI  700 A. File size warning  714  includes a file editing interface activation button  718 , which if activated, places the selected audio or video file  702 - 1  in an audio or video file editing interface, an exemplary version of which is depicted in UI  700 C-UI  700 G. In some embodiments, the audio or video file editing interface of UI  700 C-UI  700 G may be similar to the exemplary attachment editing interface  518  discussed above with reference to UI  500 C-UI  500 O ( FIGS. 5C through 5O ). Here, user input  719  activates an audio or video file editing interface. 
     UI  700 C-UI  700 G ( FIGS. 7C-7G ) depicts an exemplary audio or video file editing interface  720 , which in this example is the same as exemplary attachment editing interface  518  shown in UI  500 C-UI  500 O, and operates in the same fashion as discussed above. Accordingly, a shortened overview of the editing operations will be provided. 
     UI  700 D ( FIG. 7D ) depicts an editing operation like that depicted in UI  500 D, where a user input  726  which initially contacts  726 - 1  user-adjustable begin-edit icon  724 , and as indicated by arrow  726 - 2 , the user drags user-adjustable begin-edit icon  724  towards the right, adjusting the prospective size or duration of selected audio or video file  702 - 1 . 
     UI  700 E-UI  700 F ( FIGS. 7E-7F ) depicts a multi-touch user input  744 , which: 1) initially contacts  744 - 1  user-adjustable begin-edit icon  724 , and as indicated by arrow  744 - 2 , the user drags user-adjustable begin-edit icon  724  towards the left; and 2) initially contacts  744 - 3  user-adjustable end-edit icon  722 , and as indicated by arrow  744 - 4 , the user drags user-adjustable end-edit icon  722  towards the right. This multi-touch user input  744  may be referred to as a pinch gesture (the opposite of the depinch gesture shown in UI  500 I), and it has the effect of decreasing the distance between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  724  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  722 . As depicted in UI  700 F, following the pinch gesture  744  depicted in  FIG. 7E , the prospective size or duration of selected audio or video file  702 - 1  corresponds to the current smaller distance  750  between user-adjustable begin-edit icon  724  and user-adjustable end-edit icon  722 . As with depinch gestures as discussed above, the initial contacts  744 - 1  and  744 - 3  may each be initiated with respect to each other within a predefined time period so as to avoid being confused with gestures other than pinch gestures. 
     UI  700 G ( FIG. 7G ) depicts a user input  754  on send text message button  752 , indicating that the attachment editing module  133  should proceed to edit the selected audio or video file  702 - 1  to the shorter size or duration corresponding to the then existing settings for the begin-edit icon  724  and the end-edit icon  722 . 
     The activation of send text message button  752  will cause the user interface  700  for managing audio or video attachments to have the attachment editing module  133  edit the selected audio or video file  702 - 1  to a second, shorter duration or size corresponding to the then existing settings for the begin-edit icon  724  and the end-edit icon  722 . 
     In some embodiments, the audio or video file  702 - 1  with the second shorter duration or size would then be sent to a predetermined location (e.g., a file server, a web-based file repository, a FTP site, a predefined email address, etc). In some embodiments, the audio or video file  702 - 1  with the second shorter duration or size would then be placed in an electronic message as an attachment. 
     UI  700 H-UI  700 J ( FIGS. 7H-7J ) depicts the process of sending an attachment (here, audio or video file  702 - 1  with the second shorter duration or size) in an electronic message; the exemplary process of sending the electronic message in UI  700 H-UI  700 J is the same as the process depicted in UI  500 O-UI  500 Q, and will not be described in detail here. 
       FIGS. 8A-8B  are flow diagrams illustrating a method of editing an audio or video attachment to an electronic message in accordance with some embodiments. The method  800  is performed at a multifunction device (e.g.,  300 ,  FIG. 3 ) with a display and a touch-sensitive surface. 
     Some operations in method  800  may be combined and/or the order of some operations may be changed. 
     The device detects ( 802 ) a user selection (e.g. user selection  712  of  FIG. 7A ) of an audio or video file to be sent in an electronic message, wherein the audio or video file has an initial duration. The user selection may be any form of appropriate input (e.g., a finger gesture such as a tap gesture on share button  711 ,  FIG. 7A ). 
     In some embodiments, in response to detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, The device may display ( 804 ) a file size warning when the audio or video file size exceeds a predefined maximum value (e.g., file size warning  714  in  FIG. 7B ). 
     In some embodiments, the electronic message is selected from the group consisting of an email message and an electronic message that uses the MMS protocol ( 806 ). In some embodiments, the audio or video file is an attachment to the electronic message ( 808 ). In some embodiments, the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent as the electronic message is detected while a user is drafting the electronic message on the display ( 810 ). 
     After detecting the user selection of the audio or video file to be sent in the electronic message, The device detects ( 812 ) a first input by the user (e.g., a finger gesture such as a tap gesture on file editing interface activation button  718  in file size warning  714 ,  FIG. 7B ). 
     In some embodiments, the user selection of the audio or video file is the first user input ( 814 ). For example, in some embodiments, a file editing interface may be displayed in response to the user selecting an electronic message type icon (not depicted) that allows the user to indicate what type of electronic message is to be sent, e.g. an electronic message type icon specifying a MMS message or an email message, either without displaying the file size warning or displaying concurrently the file size warning and the file editing interface 
     In response to detecting the first input by the user, the device displays ( 816 ) an audio or video file editing interface (e.g.  720  in  FIG. 7C  or attachment editing interface  518  as displayed in  FIG. 5C ). The audio or video file editing interface may comprise a time bar with a length that represents the audio or video file with the initial duration, a user-adjustable begin-edit icon, and a user-adjustable end-edit icon, wherein: a distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is less than the length of the time bar, and the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be equal to or less than a distance that corresponds to a predefined maximum allowable size for the audio or video file; 
     In some embodiments, the distance between the user-adjustable begin-edit icon and the user-adjustable end-edit icon is constrained to be less than the distance that corresponds to the predefined maximum allowable size ( 818 ). In some embodiments, the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon are disposed in the time bar ( 820 ). 
     The device detects ( 822 ) a second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface (e.g. user input  726  in  FIG. 7D ). In some embodiments, the second input is a finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar ( 824 ). In some embodiments, the second input is a finger gesture to adjust a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 826 ). In some embodiments, the second input is a multi-finger gesture to adjust a location of the begin-edit icon on the time bar and a location of the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 828 ). In some embodiments, the multi-finger gesture is a pinch gesture, and wherein the pinch gesture reduces the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 830 ). In some embodiments, the multi-finger gesture is a depinch gesture, and wherein the depinch gesture increases the distance between the begin-edit icon on the time bar and the end-edit icon on the time bar ( 832 ). It should be noted, however, that a depinch gesture that increases the distance between the begin-edit and the end-edit icons on the time bar cannot exceed the distance corresponding to the predefined maximum allowable size for an audio or video file. 
     In response to detecting the second input by the user on the touch-sensitive surface, The device adjusts at least one of the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface ( 834 ) (e.g. the difference in location of begin-edit icon  724  in  FIG. 7D  versus  FIG. 7D ). The device then edits ( 836 ) the audio or video file to a second shorter duration in accordance with the adjustments to the begin-edit icon and the end-edit icon in the audio or video file editing interface. 
     In some embodiments, the editing ( 836 ) may be performed by attachment editing module  133  before detecting the second input, while alternatively, the editing ( 836 ) may be performed by attachment editing module  133  after detecting the second input 
     In some embodiments, The device detects ( 838 ) a third input by the user (e.g. user input  754  on send text message button  752  in  FIG. 7G ), and in response to detecting the third input by the user, The device displays ( 838 ) in an electronic messaging application an icon representing the edited audio or video file with the second shorter duration. For example, the device displays icon  760  in the input area  761  in the instant messaging application depicted in UI  700 H,  FIG. 7H . 
     In some embodiments, The device detects ( 840 ) a fourth input by the user (e.g., a finger gesture  762  such as a tap gesture on “send” icon  763 , UI  700 H in  FIG. 7H ), and in response to detecting the fourth input by the user, the device initiates sending of the electronic message, wherein the electronic message includes the edited audio or video file with the second shorter duration. 
       FIGS. 9A-9B  illustrate exemplary user interfaces for recording audio files for sending in an electronic message. 
     UI  900 A-UI  900 B ( FIGS. 9A and 9B ) depict an exemplary user interface  900  for recording audio files. As depicted, user interface  900  is not in a recording state. User interface  900  comprises a microphone image  902 , a Vu level meter  904 , and a Vu level meter indicator  906 . When user input  910  is received on microphone image  902  (e.g. a tap gesture), Vu level meter indicator  906  registers a reading by moving to an elevated position on Vu level meter  904 . This behavior simulates the way a musician or public speaker would tap a microphone to be sure the microphone is receiving audio input, and may convey to a user of user interface  900  that the device is ready to record once the user toggles record button  912 . 
     The steps in the information processing methods described above may be implemented by running one or more functional modules in information processing apparatus such as general purpose processors or application specific chips. These modules, combinations of these modules, and/or their combination with general hardware (e.g., as described above with respect to  FIGS. 1A, 1B and 3 ) are all included within the scope of protection of the invention. 
     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: 20090924
Publication Date: 20171226
Grant Date: 20171226
Priority Date: 20090316
Inventors: ANZURES FREDDY ALLEN
Assignee: APPLE INC
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