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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jason Clay Beaver, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Platzer, Santa Clara, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer system detects an input that is directed, when the input starts, to a location within a view in a user interface, and consequentially: sends to a software element associated with the view a plurality of input events, wherein each input event comprises a data structure including a phase field that describes a state of the input at a respective time, and the phase field of one of the plurality of input events is set to an input phase began value indicating that the input is new; determines whether or not the input should be ignored by the electronic device; and, in accordance with a determination that the input should be ignored by the electronic device, includes in the plurality of input events an input event whose phase field is set to an input phase cancel value indicating that the input has been cancelled.