18121539. EDITING INTERFACE simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)
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EDITING INTERFACE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Imran A. Chaudhri of San Francisco CA (US)
Bas Ording of San Francisco CA (US)
Steven P. Jobs of Palo Alto CA (US)
EDITING INTERFACE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18121539 titled 'EDITING INTERFACE
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a patent application for a portable electronic device that allows users to rearrange icons on a touch-sensitive display. The device detects user input to exchange the positions of icons and visually indicates their selection status.
- Users can rearrange icons on a touch-sensitive display.
- User input is used to specify the exchange of positions of icons.
- The selected icons change their visual appearance to indicate their selection status.
Potential Applications
- Mobile devices with touch-sensitive displays
- Tablet computers
- Smartwatches
Problems Solved
- Difficulty in organizing icons on a touch-sensitive display
- Inefficient methods of rearranging icons on electronic devices
Benefits
- Improved user experience in organizing and customizing the user interface
- Intuitive and efficient way to rearrange icons on a touch-sensitive display
- Visual indication of selected icons helps users keep track of their actions.
Original Abstract Submitted
A portable electronic device displays icons (e.g., graphical objects) in one or more regions of a user interface of a touch-sensitive display, and detects user input specifying an exchange of positions of icons in the user interface. In some aspects, the respective positions of two icons in a user interface can be selected to exchange positions in the one or more regions of the user interface, and one or both icons can change their visual appearance to indicate their selection status.
