Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multifunction device with integrated search and application selection
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Application No.: US15463204Application Date: 2017-03-20
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Publication No.: US10042513B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Imran Chaudhri
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/0481
- IPC: G06F3/0481 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/0486 ; G06F3/0488 ; G06F17/30 ; G06F3/0485

Abstract:
In some embodiments, a multifunction device with a touch screen display and a plurality of applications concurrently displays a first plurality of application launch icons in a first area of the touch screen display, detects a first input by a user, and in response to detecting the first input by the user, displays a search input area on the touch screen display. In some embodiments, the device receives search input from the user, performs a search using the search input, and displays a plurality of search results from the search. In some embodiments, the device detects user selection of a first search result in the plurality of search results, and displays information corresponding to the first search result in the corresponding first application. In some embodiments, in response input from the user, the device returns to the search results and repeats this process for one or more applications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170192647A1 MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED SEARCH AND APPLICATION SELECTION Public/Granted day:2017-07-06
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