Method and apparatus for restricting user operations when applied to cards or windows

US9836190B2 · kind B2 · utility

Inventors

• Jason Douglas Pickersgill · Los Angeles, US
• Gregory D. Gudorf · San Diego, US
• Kenneth Alan Rudman · South Pasadena, US
• Vasil Nadzakov · Beverly Hills, US
• Andrew Yoon · Los Angeles, US
• Roger Yeh · San Marino, US
• Basil Badawiyeh · Parker, US
• Genevieve Marie Pinvidic · Burbank, US
• Dana Shawn Forte · Castaic, US
• Dan Han Diep · San Gabriel, US
• Samir M. Ahmed · Glendale, US
• Lee Douglas Shartzer · Valencia, US
• John Frederick Bishop · Santa Monica, US
• James Earl Booth, Jr. · Burbank, US
• Hao Chi Tran · El Monte, US
• Peter S. Lee · Calabasas, US
• Mark Leroy Walker · Castaic, US
• David Pettigrew · Corvallis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 21, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 5, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 31, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2203/04806
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A user interface that displays a number of cards or windows is described where a user can move the cards in a horizontal direction freely. When a card resides in a locked zone, as defined by a user, the card will be able to be manipulated in a vertical direction, while cards that reside in a regular zone will not be able to be moved vertically. In addition, only cards that are in the locked zone can be subjected to a user action such as cutting content from the card, pasting content to the card, enlarging the contents of the card, or shrinking the contents of the card.