Displaying and updating a set of application views

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025343854-A1
Application number	US-202519268910-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 14, 2025
Priority date	Jun 10, 2016
Publication date	Nov 6, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to viewing and updating application views. A device receives a user input, the input, when received initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views. The device, in response to receiving the user input, displays the plurality of application views of the set of application views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected application views and an adaptive view that corresponds to a most recently opened application that is not one of the preselected application views.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer system, comprising:
one or more processors; and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving a first user input;
in response to receiving the first user input, initiating display of a plurality of application views of a set of application views, wherein the set of application views includes preselected application views and the plurality of application views of the set of application views includes a respective application view displayed in a first state;
receiving a second user input; and
in response to receiving the second user input, displaying the plurality of application views of the set of application views that includes the respective application view updated to a second state that is different from the first state.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• De Vries Nathan
• Broughton Lee S
• Chen Kevin Will
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Lemay Stephen O
• Wilson Christopher
• Wilson Eric Lance
• Yerkes Giancarlo

Classifications

• G06F3/0488

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• H04M1/72472

  wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use · CPC title

• H04M1/72403

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title

• G06F3/048

  Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• H04M1/725

  Cordless telephones (user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724) · CPC title