Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for manipulating user interface objects with visual and/or haptic feedback

This invention describes a device with a touchscreen that displays objects. When a user makes a gesture on the screen, the device can respond by either changing the entire display to a different interface or by modifying an aspect of one of the displayed objects. The claims specifically narrow this to an object shown near the top-right corner of the screen, where a gesture causes a change to the object's appearance or property, rather than its position.

Why it matters: The core technology for gesture-based UI interactions on touchscreens was already mature in 2021. No specific technological shift since then makes this particular method of modifying objects or switching interfaces uniquely more feasible or impactful today.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: SpecializedSoftware logic for UI/UX and gesture interpretation

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