Fluctuating progress indicator

US12217620B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Apple Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jay Kriz Blahnik · San Francisco, US
• Erno H. Klaassen · Santa Clara, US
• Julie A. Arney · Los Gatos, US
• Alan C. Dye · San Francisco, US
• Gary Butcher · Los Gatos, US
• Kevin Lynch · Woodside, US
• Nader E. Bagherzadeh · San Francisco, US
• Gracee Agrawal · Sunnyvale, US
• Stephen J. Waydo · Campbell, US
• Christopher J. Brouse · Cupertino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2024
• Grant date: Feb 4, 2025
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2044

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B19/003
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A configuration for a breathing sequence may be defined using a user interface of a user device. The user interface may also be used to begin the breathing sequence. Prior to beginning the breathing sequence, the user device can determine a breath ratio for the breathing sequence based on a breathing profile. The breath ratio is based at least in part on inhale time and exhale time of a breath of the breathing sequence. During the breathing sequence, a fluctuating user interface element may fluctuate at a cyclic rate corresponding to the breath ratio. Such fluctuation may include repeated growing and repeated shrinking of the fluctuating user interface element.