Portable Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Using Emoji Characters While in a Locked Mode

Abstract

In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display includes simultaneously displaying a character input area operable to display text character input and emoji character input selected by a user, a keyboard display area, and a plurality of emoji category icons. In response to detecting a gesture on a respective emoji category icon, the method also includes simultaneously displaying: a first subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category in the keyboard display area and a plurality of subset-sequence-indicia icons for the respective emoji category. The method also includes detecting a gesture in the keyboard display area and, in response: replacing display of the first subset of emoji character keys with display of a second subset of emoji character keys for the respective emoji category, and updating the information provided by the subset-sequence-indicia icons.

1 . A method, comprising:
 at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, while the portable electronic device is in a user-interface locked mode:
 receiving an incoming message from a party to a user of the portable electronic device while the touch screen display is in a power-conserving state; 
 in response to receiving the incoming message:
 powering up the touch screen display, and 
 displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display; 
 
 while displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display, detecting a predefined user action to immediately display a plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, wherein the predefined responses include a plurality of emoji characters and at least one predefined response simultaneously includes text and an emoji character; 
 in response to detecting the predefined user action to immediately display the plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, displaying the plurality of predefined responses; 
 detecting a predefined user action for selecting a predefined response in the plurality of predefined responses; 
 detecting a predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message; and 
 in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, wherein the selected predefined response comprises an emoji character in the plurality of emoji characters. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , including in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, returning the touch screen display to the power-conserving state. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , including returning the touch screen display to the power-conserving state within a predetermined time period after the selected predefined response to the incoming message is sent. 
     
     
         4 . A portable electronic device, comprising:
 a touch screen display;   one or more processors;   memory; and   one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for, while the portable electronic device is in a user-interface locked mode:   receiving an incoming message from a party to a user of the portable electronic device while the touch screen display is in a power-conserving state;   in response to receiving the incoming message:
 powering up the touch screen display, and 
 displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display; 
   while displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display, detecting a predefined user action to immediately display a plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, wherein the predefined responses include a plurality of emoji characters and at least one predefined response simultaneously includes text and an emoji character;   in response to detecting the predefined user action to immediately display the plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, displaying the plurality of predefined responses;   detecting a predefined user action for selecting a predefined response in the plurality of predefined responses;   detecting a predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message; and   in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, wherein the selected predefined response comprises an emoji character in the plurality of emoji characters.   
     
     
         5 . The portable electronic device of  claim 4 , including instructions for, in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, returning the touch screen display to the power-conserving state. 
     
     
         6 . The portable electronic device of  claim 4 , including instructions for returning the touch screen display to the power-conserving state within a predetermined time period after the selected predefined response to the incoming message is sent. 
     
     
         7 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to, while the portable electronic device is in a user-interface locked mode:
 receive an incoming message from a party to a user of the portable electronic device while the touch screen display is in a power-conserving state;   in response to receiving the incoming message:
 power up the touch screen display, and 
 display at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display; 
   while displaying at least part of the incoming message from the party to the user on the touch screen display, detect a predefined user action to immediately display a plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, wherein the predefined responses include a plurality of emoji characters and at least one predefined response simultaneously includes text and an emoji character;   in response to detecting the predefined user action to immediately display the plurality of predefined responses to the incoming message, display the plurality of predefined responses;   detect a predefined user action for selecting a predefined response in the plurality of predefined responses;   detect a predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message; and   in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, send the selected predefined response to the incoming message, wherein the selected predefined response comprises an emoji character in the plurality of emoji characters.   
     
     
         8 . The storage medium of  claim 7 , including instructions which cause the device to, in response to detecting the predefined user action to initiate sending the selected predefined response to the incoming message, return the touch screen display to the power-conserving state. 
     
     
         9 . The storage medium of  claim 7 , including instructions which cause the device to return the touch screen display to the power-conserving state within a predetermined time period after the selected predefined response to the incoming message is sent.