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Visual characteristics of user interface elements in a unified interest layer

  • US 9,753,627 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2013
  • Issued: 09/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

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

    displaying, on the display, a widget dashboard that includes concurrently displaying a plurality of widgets including a first widget that corresponds to a first application and a second widget that corresponds to a second application, wherein the first widget includes a subset of a set of functionalities of the first application and the second widget includes a subset of a set of functionalities of the second application;

    while displaying the widget dashboard, receiving a user input, via the one or more input devices, selecting a respective widget of the plurality of widgets; and

    in response to receiving the user input selecting the respective widget;

    in accordance with a determination that the respective widget is the first widget, switching to the first application from the widget dashboard, wherein switching to the first application from the widget dashboard includes;

    displaying a user interface of the first application that was not displayed while the widget dashboard was displayed; and

    ceasing to display the widget dashboard, including ceasing to display the first widget and ceasing to display the second widget; and

    in accordance with a determination that the respective widget is the second widget, switching to the second application from the widget dashboard, wherein switching to the second application from the widget dashboard includes;

    displaying a user interface of the second application that was not displayed while the widget dashboard was displayed; and

    ceasing to display the widget dashboard, including ceasing to display the first widget and ceasing to display the second widget.

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