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US 2023/0409166 A1Published application
Multi-dimensional object rearrangement
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsKenneth KOCIENDA, Chanaka G. KARUNAMUNI, Gary Ian BUTCHER, Imran CHAUDHRI, Dylan Ross EDWARDS, Aurelio GUZMAN, Jonathan P. IVE
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Abstract
A method includes displaying a plurality of application icons for launching application programs, where the application icons occupy respective locations on a hexagonal grid and are arranged in a first configuration. An input that corresponds to a request to move the first application icon from a first location to a respective location, different from the first location, is detected. In response to the input, the display of the plurality of application icons is transitioned from the first configuration to a second configuration.
Claims11
An electronic device, comprising:
- a display device;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying, via the display device, a plurality of application icons for launching application programs, wherein the application icons occupy respective locations on a hexagonal grid and are arranged in a first configuration including:
- a first application icon at a first location on the hexagonal grid;
- a second application icon at a second location on the hexagonal grid, different from the first location;
- and
- a third application icon at a third location on the hexagonal grid, different from the first location and the second location, wherein the third location is adjacent to the first location and the second location;
- while displaying the plurality of application icons arranged in the first configuration, detecting, via one or more input devices, an input that corresponds to a request to move the first application icon from the first location to a respective location, different from the first location;
- and
- in response to the input:
- moving the first application icon from the first location to the respective location;
- and
- transitioning the display of the plurality of application icons from the first configuration to a second configuration, including:
- moving the second application icon around a perimeter of the third application icon from the second location to a fourth location, different from the second location, wherein moving the second application icon around the perimeter includes moving the second application icon horizontally and vertically;
- and
- maintaining the third application icon at the third location.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of an electronic device with a display device, the one or more programs including instructions for:
- displaying, via the display device, a plurality of application icons for launching application programs, wherein the application icons occupy respective locations on a hexagonal grid and are arranged in a first configuration including:
- a first application icon at a first location on the hexagonal grid;
- a second application icon at a second location on the hexagonal grid, different from the first location;
- and
- a third application icon at a third location on the hexagonal grid, different from the first location and the second location, wherein the third location is adjacent to the first location and the second location;
- while displaying the plurality of application icons arranged in the first configuration, detecting, via one or more input devices, an input that corresponds to a request to move the first application icon from the first location to a respective location, different from the first location;
- and
- in response to the input:
- moving the first application icon from the first location to the respective location;
- and
- transitioning the display of the plurality of application icons from the first configuration to a second configuration, including:
- moving the second application icon around a perimeter of the third application icon from the second location to a fourth location, different from the second location, wherein moving the second application icon around the perimeter includes moving the second application icon horizontally and vertically;
- and
- maintaining the third application icon at the third location.
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A method, comprising:
- at an electronic device with a display device:
- displaying, via the display device, a plurality of application icons for launching application programs, wherein the application icons occupy respective locations on a hexagonal grid and are arranged in a first configuration including:
- a first application icon at a first location on the hexagonal grid;
- a second application icon at a second location on the hexagonal grid, different from the first location;
- and
- a third application icon at a third location on the hexagonal grid, different from the first location and the second location, wherein the third location is adjacent to the first location and the second location;
- while displaying the plurality of application icons arranged in the first configuration, detecting, via one or more input devices, an input that corresponds to a request to move the first application icon from the first location to a respective location, different from the first location;
- and
- in response to the input:
- moving the first application icon from the first location to the respective location;
- and
- transitioning the display of the plurality of application icons from the first configuration to a second configuration, including:
- moving the second application icon around a perimeter of the third application icon from the second location to a fourth location, different from the second location, wherein moving the second application icon around the perimeter includes moving the second application icon horizontally and vertically;
- and
- maintaining the third application icon at the third location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.