Apple的操作指示專利

Apple其實還有個應該有趣（或說令人畏懼）的專利US7,793,225（Date of Patent Sep.7,2010）
這件專利權利範圍是「在使用者輸入狀態下提示如何滿足操作要求」的方法，也就是，Apple企圖讓使用者在使用者介面下能夠「直覺」地操作，而無須額外的訓練或是說明書指示


獨立範圍：
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
while an electronic device is in a first user-interface state, detecting progress towards satisfaction of a user input condition needed to transition to a second user-interface state;
裝置處於第一使用者介面狀態下，偵測是否滿足轉換到第二使用者介面狀態（second user-interface state）；
while the device is in the first user-interface state, indicating progress towards satisfaction of the condition by transitioning an optical intensity of one or more user interface objects associated with the second user-interface state without being associated with the first user interface state,
裝置處於第一使用者介面狀態下，利用一些介面物件（user-interface object）指示滿足轉換到第二使用者介面狀態的過程；
wherein at least one of the one or more user interface objects associated with the second user interface state is not displayed prior to detecting progress toward satisfaction of the user input condition and,
其中，在偵測是否滿足操作前，不顯示這些提示用的介面物件；
wherein transitioning the optical intensity includes the one or more user interface objects associated with the second user-interface state appearing and increasing in optical intensity; and
transitioning the device to the second user-interface state if the condition is satisfied.
其中，在顯示這些提示用的物件時，光強度會加強，直到滿足操作的需要

當然，「直覺使用」是個理想，在許多細節上是這樣，但是，很多細節在到處林立的Apple論壇已經解決

Ron