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Patent No.:

US 12761784 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2023

Portable multifunction device with interface reconfiguration mode

Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Scott M. Herz, San Jose, CA (US);

Imran Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US);

Gregory N. Christie, Los Altos, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:

YHE Law LLP

Primary Examiner:

K C Chen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 16/957 (2019.01); G06F 8/38 (2018.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 15/02 (2006.01); G06Q 10/109 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 16/9577 (2019.01); G06F 8/38 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06F 15/0291 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01); G06Q 10/109 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented method at a computing device with a touch screen display includes: displaying a first set of a first plurality of icons in a first area of the touch screen display, wherein the first plurality of icons includes a plurality of sets of icons that are separately displayed in the first area of the touch screen display; displaying a second plurality of icons in a second area on the touch screen display, wherein the second area is different from the first area; detecting a first finger gesture on the touch screen display; in response to detecting the first finger gesture, initiating a user interface reconfiguration process, and varying positions of one or more icons in the first set of the first plurality of icons about respective average positions.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Herz, Scott. (2026). Portable multifunction device with interface reconfiguration mode (U.S. Patent No. 12761784). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12761784

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