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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Bronwyn Jones, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gary Ian Butcher, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nathan De Vries, Alameda, CA (US);
Molly Pray Wiebe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aled Hywel Williams, Llandeilo, GB;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces for managing input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device transitions from a first mode into a second mode in accordance with a determination that the one or more characteristics of a user input detected via a second input mechanism of the electronic device meet a set of predefined criteria. In the first mode, a first input mechanism of the electronic device is disabled for user input. In the second mode, the first input mechanism of the electronic device is enabled for user input.