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Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2006
Applicants:

Rainer Brodersen, San Jose, CA (US);

Rachel Clare Goldeen, Mountain View, CA (US);

Jeffrey MA, Redwood City, CA (US);

Mihnea Calin Pacurariu, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Thomas Michael Madden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Steven Jobs, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Jeff Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);

Eric Taylor Seymour, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Rainer Brodersen, San Jose, CA (US);

Rachel Clare Goldeen, Mountain View, CA (US);

Jeffrey Ma, Redwood City, CA (US);

Mihnea Calin Pacurariu, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Thomas Michael Madden, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Steven Jobs, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Jeff Robbin, Los Altos, CA (US);

Eric Taylor Seymour, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Icons are arranged in foreground background positions in an interface environment to define a multidimensional path extending from a terminus. The icons transition between the foreground position and the background positions along the multidimensional path.


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