US Patent Application 17950718. 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)

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 17950718 titled 'Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Updating a Session Region

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a computer system that has two display regions: a first region showing status information about the computer system, and a second region showing a different application.

  • The first display region includes one or more sensor regions.
  • The second display region surrounds the first display region.
  • The computer system updates the status information in the first display region as the state of the computer system changes.
  • The updated status information is designed to avoid overlapping with the sensor regions.
  • The purpose of this innovation is to provide a clear and organized display of status information and application interface on a computer system.


Original Abstract Submitted

A computer system displays, in a first display region, a first user interface object that includes status information provided by respective software about a state of the computer system, wherein the first display region encompasses one or more sensor regions. The computer system displays, in a second display region that is different from the first display region, a user interface of an application that is different from the respective software, wherein the second display region at least partially surrounds the first display region. As the state of the computer system changes, the computer system displays in the first user interface object updated status information provided by the respective software about the changed state of the computer system, wherein the updated status information includes visual elements that are selected so as to avoid overlapping locations of the one or more sensors in the first display region.

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