US2024012531A1PendingUtilityA1

User interfaces for tracking and finding items

Assignee: APPLE INCPriority: Apr 17, 2019Filed: Sep 25, 2023Published: Jan 11, 2024
Est. expiryApr 17, 2039(~12.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

In some embodiments, an electronic device present user interfaces for initializing a remote locator object. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents notifications when a remote locator object is separated from the user. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents notifications when an unknown remote locator object is tracking the user. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a user interface for a short distance locator user interface for finding a remote locator object. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents user interfaces for finding a remote locator object using a map user interface or using a short distance locator user interface.

Claims

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1 . A method, comprising, at an electronic device with one or more wireless antenna, a display device, and one or more input devices:
 while a first remote locator object is associated with a user, obtaining information indicating that an amount of separation between a location associated with the user and a location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond a first separation threshold; and   in response to obtaining the information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold, generating, at the electronic device, a separation alert indicating that the first remote locator object has been separated from the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the separation alert includes a visual element that is displayed via the display device, and   the method includes:
 while displaying the separation alert, detecting a sequence of one or more inputs including an input directed to the separation alert; and 
 in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs, marking a location associated with the first remote locator object as a safe zone for the remote locator object, wherein a safe zone for a respective remote locator object is a region at which the device will not generate separation alerts when the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the respective remote locator object is greater than the first separation threshold while the respective remote locator object remains within the safe zone. 
   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the sequence of one or more inputs includes a user input setting a size and/or shape of the safe zone. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein marking the location associated with the first remote locator object as a safe zone for the remote locator object includes marking a person, other than the user, as a safe person, wherein separate alerts are not generated when the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the respective remote locator object is greater than the first separation threshold while the respective remote locator object remains within a threshold distance of the safe person. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the user is associated with a plurality of remote locator objects including a second remote locator object; and   the method further includes, while a respective region is set as a safe zone for the first remote locator object but not for the second remote locator object, and the first remote locator object and the second remote locator object are associated with respective locations within the safe zone:
 obtaining information indicating that an amount of separation between a location associated with the user and a location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold; 
 obtaining information indicating that an amount of separation between a location associated with the user and a location associated with the second remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold; and 
 in response to obtaining the information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold and obtaining the information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the second remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold, generating, at the electronic device, a separation alert indicating that the second remote locator object has been separated from the user without generating a separation alert indicating that the first remote locator object has been separated from the user. 
   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the separation alert includes a map with a representation of the location associated with the first remote locator object. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the separation alert includes an indication of a time at which the location associated with the first remote locator object was determined and an indication of a distance between the location associated with the first remote locator object and the location associated with the user. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , including:
 obtaining information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the first remote locator object is less than a respective separation threshold and,   in response to obtaining the information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the first remote locator object is less than the respective separation threshold, ceasing to present the separation alert.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the respective separation threshold is less than the first separation threshold. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , including, receiving, at the electronic device, a request to view location information for a plurality of physical objects; and
 in response to detecting the request to view location information for the plurality of physical objects, displaying a status user interface that includes location information for a plurality of physical objects including the first remote locator object.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein one or more representations of physical objects are marked with an indication that the physical object is located at a first location that has been identified with a descriptor selected by the user. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein one or more representations of physical objects are marked with an indication that the physical object is at a predefined location that is defined relative to the location associated with the user. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , including:
 while displaying the status user interface, detecting a sequence of one or more inputs including selection of a selectable user interface object corresponding to a request to add a safe zone; and   in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs including selection of the selectable user interface object corresponding to a request to add a safe zone, adding a safe zone at a location selected by the user, wherein a safe zone for a respective remote locator object is a region at which the device will not generate separation alerts when the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the respective remote locator object is greater than the first separation threshold while the respective remote locator object remains within the safe zone.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the sequence of one or more inputs including selection of the selectable user interface object corresponding to the request to add the safe zone includes selection of a respective size for the safe zone from a plurality of predefined sizes. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the sequence of one or more inputs including selection of the selectable user interface object corresponding to the request to add the safe zone includes an input that corresponds to a dynamically selected size for the safe zone. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 10 , including:
 while displaying the status user interface, detecting a sequence of one or more inputs including selection of a selectable user interface object corresponding to a request share the location a respective physical object of the plurality of physical objects with a respective user other than the user of the device; and   in response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs including selection of the selectable user interface object corresponding to the request share the location of one of the physical object with another user, enabling the respective user to access a plurality of features corresponding to the location of the respective physical object, including one or more of: determining a location of the respective physical object, receiving separation alerts when an amount of separation between the location of the respective physical object and a location of the other user exceeds a respective separation threshold, and selecting an identifier associated with the physical object.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the sequence of one or more inputs including selection of the selectable user interface object corresponding to the request share the location of one of the physical object with another user includes allowing the sharing for a limited period of time. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , including, when a location of the first remote locator object is being shared with a second user:
 while the first remote locator object is associated with the second user, obtaining information indicating that an amount of separation between a location associated with the second user and a location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold; and in response to obtaining the information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold, generating, at the electronic device, a separation alert indicating that the first remote locator object has been separated from the second user.   
     
     
         19 . An electronic device, comprising:
 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 a first remote locator object is associated with a user, obtaining information indicating that an amount of separation between a location associated with the user and a location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond a first separation threshold; and 
 in response to obtaining the information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold, generating, at the electronic device, a separation alert indicating that the first remote locator object has been separated from the user. 
   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform a method comprising:
 while a first remote locator object is associated with a user, obtaining information indicating that an amount of separation between a location associated with the user and a location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond a first separation threshold; and   in response to obtaining the information indicating that the amount of separation between the location associated with the user and the location associated with the first remote locator object has increased beyond the first separation threshold, generating, at the electronic device, a separation alert indicating that the first remote locator object has been separated from the user.

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