18496772. USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING APPLICATION WIDGETS simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

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USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING APPLICATION WIDGETS

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Shubham Kedia of San Francisco CA (US)

Christian X. Dalonzo of San Francisco CA (US)

William M. Tyler of San Francisco CA (US)

USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING APPLICATION WIDGETS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18496772 titled 'USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING APPLICATION WIDGETS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application relates to user interfaces with application widgets.

  • The computer system displays a home screen with user interface elements based on the associated account's content type.
  • The computer system displays a user interface in response to a request to change orientation, maintaining the spatial organization of widgets and icons.

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      1. Potential Applications
  • Mobile devices
  • Smart TVs
  • Gaming consoles
      1. Problems Solved
  • Efficient organization of application widgets
  • Seamless transition between orientations
      1. Benefits
  • Improved user experience
  • Customizable layouts
  • Enhanced visual appeal


Original Abstract Submitted

The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces that include application widgets. In some embodiments, a computer system displays a home screen, where displaying the home screen includes displaying a set of user interface elements based on whether an account that was used to set up the computer system is associated with a first type of content. In some embodiments, a computer system displays a user interface in response to detecting a request to change the orientation of the user interface. Displaying the user interface includes displaying an arrangement of application widgets and application icons, where a set of application widgets has a same spatial organization as in a previous arrangement.