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- Qualcomm IncorporatedPublished 2024-04-16
An enhanced control, in which a guide line is defined relative to an object in a user interface, items aligned with the guide line are displayed without obscuring the object. A selected item is output based on receiving a selection of one of the displayed items.
- Qualcomm IncorporatedPublished 2024-04-09
A representation of a user can move with respect to a graphical user interface based on input of a user. The graphical user interface comprises a central region and interaction elements disposed outside of the central region. The interaction elements are not shown until the representation of the …
- Microsoft Technology Licensing, LlcPublished 2023-08-29
Technologies are disclosed herein for positioning application windows based on existing application layout and anticipated user workflows. When an existing application window and a recently launched application window are determined to be related to a workflow, and the default position of the …
- アップル インコーポレイテッドPublished 2025-10-03
1. A method comprising: 1. A computer system in communication with a display generating component and an optical sensor, comprising: Detecting a first hand gesture via at least the optical sensor; in response to detecting the first hand gesture via at least the optical sensor; initiating the hand …
- Apple Inc.Published 2024-07-02
The present disclosure relates to search techniques. In one example process, the device concurrently displays remote search results and local search results. In another example process, the device provides previews of search results that include actionable user interface objects. In another …
- グリーン ヒルズ ソフトウェア，インコーポレイテッドPublished 2023-08-31
A computer-implemented method for displaying a visualization of a thread's execution history in a call stack graph, wherein multiple function calls are represented by a one-pixel execution unit on a display device for a given call stack for a range of time. When occurring in a level, processing …
- Apple Inc.Published 2023-09-05
An electronic device, while displaying a user interface of an application, detects a user input on a portion of the user interface associated with a plurality of gesture recognizers. A first set of standard gesture recognizers are associated with the portion of the user interface by the …
- Apple Inc.Published 2023-01-17
An electronic device, in response to detecting a touch input on a touch-sensitive surface, determines an intensity of the touch input. In accordance with the intensity of the touch input on the touch-sensitive surface and one or more preselected intensity thresholds, the device determines an …
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Why a prior art search matters for software
Software is one of the most crowded areas of patenting, so a prior-art read is often the difference between a claim that issues and one that reads on an existing patent. It also helps you frame claims around what is genuinely new.
- Software claims face heightened subject-matter-eligibility scrutiny under Alice v. CLS Bank; framing the technical improvement matters.
- Functional, results-oriented claiming draws rejections. A prior-art search helps you point to a concrete implementation.
- Open-source projects and product documentation can count as prior art even when no patent exists.