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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Aviad Maizels, Tel Aviv, IL;
Alexander Shpunt, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Shai Litvak, Beit-Shemesh, IL;
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Operating a computerized system includes presenting user interface elements on a display screen. A first gesture made in a three-dimensional space by a by a distal portion of an upper extremity of a user is detected while a segment of the distal portion thereof rests on a surface. In response to the first gesture, an area of the display screen selected by the user is identified, and a corresponding user interface element is displayed. After displaying the corresponding user interface element, a second gesture made by the distal portion is detected while the segment continues to rest on the surface so as to select one of the user interface elements that appears in the selected area.