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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2009
Akiva Dov Leffert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter William Rapp, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Akiva Dov Leffert, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter William Rapp, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Computing devices and methods for managing user interface content and user interface elements are disclosed. In one embodiment, after a plurality of user interface elements is selected from an ordered list, wherein a selection order is maintained for the selected plurality of user interface elements: a user gesture to perform an operation on the plurality of user interface elements is detected, and in response, a stack of temporarily displayed thumbnails corresponding to the selected plurality of user interface elements is displayed, wherein a display order of the stack of temporarily displayed thumbnails corresponds to the selection order of the selected plurality of user interface elements.