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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Aurelio Guzman, San Jose, CA (US);

Gary Ian Butcher, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Edward Chao, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Kevin Will Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);

Alan C. Dye, San Francisco, CA (US);

Kevin Lynch, Woodside, CA (US);

Matthew J. Sundstrom, Campbell, CA (US);

Aled Hywel Williams, Salem, GB;

Christopher Wilson, Sonoma, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G04G 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/04812 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G09G 5/10 (2006.01); G09G 5/37 (2006.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04812 (2013.01); G04G 9/007 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G09G 5/10 (2013.01); G09G 5/37 (2013.01); H04M 1/72454 (2021.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G09G 2320/046 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0686 (2013.01); G09G 2320/08 (2013.01); G09G 2330/021 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates managing display usage. In some embodiments, a device modifies various aspects of a displayed user interface as the device transitions from operating in a first device mode to operating in a second device mode. In some embodiments, the modifications involve altering the content included in a user interface and varying how the content is displayed.


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