Web-Clip Widgets on a Portable Multifunction Device
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorScott Forstall
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method for use at a portable multifunction device with a touch screen display, a web page or portion thereof is displayed on the touch screen display. An activation of a web-clip widget creation icon is detected. In response to detecting the activation, a web-clip widget is created from the web page or portion thereof.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display:
- displaying a web page or portion thereof on the touch screen display;
- detecting an activation of a web-clip widget creation icon;
- and,
- in response to detecting the activation, creating a web-clip widget from the web page or portion thereof;
- and
- sending the web-clip widget to an electronic device external to the portable electronic device.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a touch screen display;
- one or more processors;
- memory;
- and
- one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying a web page or portion thereof on the touch screen display;
- detecting an activation of a web-clip widget creation icon;
- and,
- in response to detecting the activation, creating a web-clip widget from the web page or portion thereof;
- and
- sending the web-clip widget to an electronic device external to the portable electronic device.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to:
- display a web page or portion thereof on the touch screen display;
- detect an activation of a web-clip widget creation icon;
- and,
- in response to detecting the activation, create a web-clip widget from the web page or portion thereof;
- and
- send the web-clip widget to an electronic device external to the portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.