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User interface presentation of information in reconfigured or overlapping containers

  • US 9,411,487 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2015
  • Issued: 08/09/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • at an electronic device with a display and one or more input devices;

    concurrently displaying, on the display, a user interface that includes portions of a plurality of user interface regions including a first user interface region and a second user interface region, wherein concurrently displaying the plurality of user interface regions includes;

    displaying the first user interface region overlapping and obscuring at least a portion of the second user interface region; and

    displaying the first user interface region adjacent to a boundary in the user interface;

    while concurrently displaying portions of the plurality of user interface regions, detecting, with the one or more input devices, an input at a location that corresponds to the plurality of user interface regions; and

    in response to detecting the input, concurrently shifting the plurality of user interface regions with a non-linear variance, including;

    shifting the first user interface region on the display; and

    shifting the second user interface region on the display,wherein shifting the first user interface region and shifting the second user interface region includes concurrently;

    revealing a portion of the second user interface region that was previously hidden underneath the first user interface region; and

    hiding a previously visible portion of the first user interface region by moving the previously visible portion of the first user interface region beyond the boundary.

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