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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2023
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Olivier Gutknecht, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter L. Hajas, Lafayette, CO (US);
Raffael Hannemann, Paris, FR;
Michael E. Buerli, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark L. MA, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04815 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01); G06T 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06T 19/003 (2013.01); G06T 19/006 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject technology provide for various user interface modes for a user interface of an application. The user interface modes may include one or more bounded modes, a single application mode such as an exclusive mode, and/or one or more full screen modes. In one or more implementations, access to various types of information by the application may be constrained based on the user interface mode of the user interface.