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Account switching

  • US 9,880,717 B1
  • Filed: 01/16/2015
  • Issued: 01/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • displaying, by one or more processors on a display interface of a computing device, a plurality of indications, each indication of the plurality representing a different user account of a plurality of user accounts, each user account of the plurality being associated with user account details specific to that respective user account, and each user account of the plurality being associated with a background, the indications being displayed in a first region of the display interface, a first one of the plurality of indications being located at a selected position of the first region of the display interface and a second of the plurality of indications being located at a different selected position of the first region of the display interface;

    displaying in a preselected background position using the one or more processors, a first background associated with the first indication on the display interface;

    displaying on the display interface using the one or more processors, first user account details of a first one of the plurality of user accounts, the first user account details being associated with the first one of the plurality of indications, the first user account details being located at a selected position in a second region of the display interface;

    receiving, at the display interface, a swipe in a given direction, the swipe causing each of the plurality of indications to move in a predetermined direction along the first region of the display interface;

    transitioning, using the one or more processors, from the first user account details to second user account details, the second user account details being associated with the second indication displayed in the first region of the display interface and a second background, by presenting a transitional stage illustrating interim positions of the first and second indications, illustrating interim positions of the first and second user account details, and illustrating interim positions of the first and second backgrounds on the display interface;

    wherein, during the transitional stage, the first background associated with the first indication remains in the preselected background position while the second background associated with the second indication is interposed on the first background at the preselected background position, andwherein, during the transitional stage, the first user account details associated with the first indication remain in the selected position of the second region of the display interface, and the second user account details associated with the second indication are interposed on the first user account details at the preselected position in the second region of the display interface;

    upon transitioning, displaying, on the display interface using the one or more processors, the second background associated with the second indication in the preselected background position and not displaying the first background associated with the first indication;

    displaying, on the display interface using the one or more processors, the second indication in the selected position of the first region of the display interface and the first indication at the different selected position in the first region of the display interface; and

    displaying, on the display interface using the one or more processors in response to the swipe, the second user account details in the second region of the display interface.

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