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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

May. 12, 2016
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Emilio Platzer, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Charles J. Pisula, San Jose, CA (US);

Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US);

Steven P. Jobs, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Gregory Christie, San Jose, CA (US);

Scott Forstall, Los Altos, CA (US);

Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Michael Matas, Healdsburg, CA (US);

Gregory Novick, San Francisco, CA (US);

Marcel Van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04M 1/7258 (2013.01); H04M 1/72522 (2013.01); H04M 1/72552 (2013.01); H04M 1/72563 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1614 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2013.01); H04M 1/72558 (2013.01); H04M 1/72583 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a computer-implemented method, at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, a series of ratings indicia are displayed on the touch screen display, wherein the ratings indicia comprise a lowest rating indicia and one or more progressively higher rating indicia. A finger gesture by a user on one or more of the ratings indicia is detected, wherein the finger gesture contacts a last rating indicia immediately prior to breaking contact with the touch screen display. A rating corresponding to the last rating indicia contacted by the finger gesture is used as input to a function or application in the device.


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