US Patent Application 17950694. Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Updating a Session Region simplified abstract

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Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Updating a Session Region

Organization Name

Apple Inc.


Inventor(s)

Chanaka G. Karunamuni of San Jose CA (US)

William M. Tyler of San Francisco CA (US)

Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Updating a Session Region - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17950694 titled 'Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Updating a Session Region

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a computer system that displays different user interfaces based on user input and application states.

  • The computer system initially displays the first user interface of an application.
  • If the user requests to dismiss the first user interface, it is no longer displayed.
  • The computer system then displays an indication of the current state of the application in the status region.
  • It also displays a second user interface associated with respective software.
  • If the user wants to navigate to a third user interface, it is displayed outside of the status region.
  • The indication of the current state of the application continues to be displayed in the status region.


Original Abstract Submitted

A computer system displays, in display area outside of a status region, a first user interface of a respective application executing on the computer system. The computer system detects a user input corresponding to a request to dismiss the first user interface and ceases to display, in the display area, the first user interface. The computer system displays in the status region an indication of a current state of the respective application and displays a second user interface that is associated with respective software. The computer system detects a user input to navigate from the second user interface that is associated with respective software that is different from the respective application to a third user interface and displays the third user interface in the display area outside of the status region while continuing to display, in the status region, the indication of a current state of the respective application.

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