DEVICE, METHOD AND GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE FOR FOLDER MANAGEMENT
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- APPLE INC
- Filing Date
- 2010-09-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-08
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for managing folders on touch-sensitive devices are cumbersome, inefficient, and place a significant cognitive burden on users, wasting energy, particularly in battery-operated devices.
Implementing faster and more efficient methods and interfaces for managing folders on multifunction devices with touch-sensitive surfaces, including touchpads and touch screens, by allowing users to create folders through proximity-based inputs and utilizing predefined folder-creation criteria, and enabling user interface reconfiguration modes for rearranging icons.
Enhances user satisfaction and efficiency by reducing cognitive burden and conserving power, allowing for quicker folder management and icon rearrangement without activating unnecessary applications.