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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2006
Applicant:
Steven P. Hotelling, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven P. Hotelling, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 1/1637 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 3/0445 (2019.05); G06F 3/0446 (2019.05); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G09G 3/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/04144 (2019.05); G06F 2203/04106 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04808 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a multi-functional hand-held device capable of configuring user inputs based on how the device is to be used. Preferably, the multi-functional hand-held device has at most only a few physical buttons, keys, or switches so that its display size can be substantially increased. The multi-functional hand-held device also incorporates a variety of input mechanisms, including touch sensitive screens, touch sensitive housings, display actuators, audio input, etc. The device also incorporates a user-configurable GUI for each of the multiple functions of the devices.