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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventor:
Colin M. Ely, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 1/163 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0485 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1636 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0339 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatuses for detecting gestures on a reduced-size electronic device at locations off of the display, such as gestures on the housing of the device or on a rotatable input mechanism (e.g., a digital crown) of the device, and responding to the gestures by, for example, navigating lists of items and selecting items from the list; translating the display of an electronic document; or sending audio control data to an external audio device.