18367826. DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING CONTENT MANIPULATION OPERATIONS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING CONTENT MANIPULATION OPERATIONS

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Bradley W. Griffin of Redwood City CA (US)

Morgan H. Winer of Sunnyvale CA (US)

Wayne Carl Westerman of Burlingame CA (US)

Christopher D. Soli of Santa Cruz CA (US)

Meredith Noelani Burkle of San Francisco CA (US)

Sara E. Andrews of Campbell CA (US)

Toby Charles Wood Paterson of San Francisco CA (US)

Stephen O. Lemay of Palo Alto CA (US)

Patrick Lee Coffman of San Francisco CA (US)

Tiffany S. Jon of Cupertino CA (US)

Aram D. Kudurshian of San Francisco CA (US)

DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING CONTENT MANIPULATION OPERATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18367826 titled 'DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING CONTENT MANIPULATION OPERATIONS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for editing content displayed on a touch-sensitive surface. Here are the key points:

• The method involves displaying content that has undergone editing operations on a display device.
• While the content is being displayed, the method detects a multi-finger gesture on the touch-sensitive surface.
• If the multi-finger gesture involves a significant movement in a particular direction, the method undoes one of the editing operations.
• If the multi-finger gesture involves a significant movement in a different direction, the method redoes one of the editing operations.

Potential applications of this technology:

• This method can be used in various editing applications, such as photo editing software, video editing software, or document editing software.
• It can also be applied in drawing or design applications, where users can easily undo or redo their actions using multi-finger gestures.

Problems solved by this technology:

• This method simplifies the undo and redo process by allowing users to perform these actions through intuitive multi-finger gestures.
• It eliminates the need for users to navigate through menus or use keyboard shortcuts to undo or redo editing operations.

Benefits of this technology:

• Users can quickly and easily undo or redo their editing actions, improving their productivity and workflow.
• The use of multi-finger gestures provides a more natural and intuitive way of interacting with the content on a touch-sensitive surface.
• This method enhances the user experience by reducing the complexity and time required for undoing or redoing editing operations.

Original Abstract Submitted

A method includes displaying, via a display device, first content with respect to which a first plurality of editing operations have been performed. The method further includes while displaying the first content, detecting, on the touch-sensitive surface, a first multi-finger gesture. The method further includes in response to detecting the first multi-finger gesture: in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a first direction, undoing one of the first plurality of editing operations; and in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction, redoing one of the first plurality of editing operations.