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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Freddy Allen Anzures, San Francisco, CA (US);
Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott M. Herz, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen O. Lemay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Michael J. Matas, Healdsburg, CA (US);
Marcel Van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display. The computer-implemented method includes: displaying a home menu comprising a plurality of application launch icons; detecting activation of any respective application launch icon; and, in response to detecting the activation, displaying a first animation of a transition from display of the home menu to display of an application that corresponds to the activated application launch icon. The first animation comprises expanding an image of the application.