Patents
US 9423954 B2: Graphical user interface methods, systems, and computer program products
- Granted
- 2016-08-23
- Filed
- 2015-10-27 application 14924706
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods, computer software, apparatuses, and systems are described in connection with a mobile device including at least one processor operatively coupled to a touchscreen and memory. The memory stores a first application and a second application. The mobile device is configured for: presenting, utilizing the touchscreen, at least one menu including a plurality of interface elements including a first application interface element associated with the first application and a second application interface element associated with the second application; detecting, utilizing the touchscreen, a first user input in connection with the first application interface element associated with the first application; in response to the first user input, presenting, utilizing the touchscreen, a first visual component for presenting first data associated with the first application; detecting, utilizing the touchscreen, a second user input in connection with the second application interface element associated with the second application; in response to the second user input, presenting, utilizing the touchscreen, a second visual component for presenting second data associated with the second application, such that a first border of the first visual component corresponds to a second border of the second visual component; detecting, utilizing the touchscreen, a third user input; and in response to the third user input, automatically changing, utilizing the at least one processor and the touchscreen, the presentation of the first visual component and the second visual component, such that the first border of the first visual component corresponds to the second border of the second visual component.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160823.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Lake Software, Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Woodville, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Paul Morris | Raleigh, NC | 159 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/04883 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SITTING MAN, LLC signed 2015-11-06 | CYPRESS LAKE SOFTWARE, INC. WOODVILLE, TX | 47977/968 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-01-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MORRIS, ROBERT PAUL signed 2013-09-27 | SITTING MAN, LLC RALEIGH, NC | 47977/880 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SITTING MAN, LLC signed 2015-11-06 | CYPRESS LAKE SOFTWARE, INC. WOODVILLE, TX | 42369/961 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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