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THE NATIONALUS009753627B2 MOUNTEMATTI TIK (12 ) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No. : US 9 , 753, 627 B2 Chaudhri et al. (45 ) Date of Patent: Sep . 5 , 2017 ( 54 ) VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF USER ( 56 ) References Cited INTERFACE ELEMENTS IN A UNIFIED INTEREST LAYER U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS 557 , 173 A 3 / 1896 Thompson (71 ) Applicant: Apple Inc. , Cupertino , CA (US ) 594 ,410 A 11/ 1897 Margolis ( 72 ) Inventors: Imran A . Chaudhri, San Francisco , (Continued ) CA (US ) ; John O . Louch , San Luis Obispo , CA (US ) ; Andrew M . FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Grignon , Campbell , CA (US ) ; Gregory CN 1191344 8 / 1998 N . Christie , San Jose , CA (US ) CN 1335951 2 /2002 (73 ) Assignee : Apple Inc ., Cupertino , CA (US ) (Continued ) ( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this OTHER PUBLICATIONS patent is extended or adjusted under 35 “ About Merkitys, ” [ online ] [Retrieved on Feb . 4 , 2008 ]; Retrieved U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 959 days . from the Internet , URL : http : // meaning . 3xi. org / ; 3 pages . ( 21 ) Appl . No .: 14 /036 , 807 (Continued ) Primary Examiner — Steven B Theriault ( 22 ) Filed : Sep . 25 , 2013 ( 74 ) Attorney , Agent, or Firm — Ronald S . Fernando (65 ) Prior Publication Data (57 ) ABSTRACT US 2014 / 0026090 A1 Jan . 23 , 2014 A user - activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer ) contains any number of user interface ele Related U . S . Application Data ments , referred to herein as " widgets ,” for quick access by (60 ) Division of application No . 12/ 495 ,686 , filed on Jun . a user . In response to a command from a user, the dashboard 30 , 2009 , now abandoned , which is a division of is invoked and the widgets are shown on the screen .
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