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20110260970 | Portable Electronic Device and Method of Controlling Same - A method includes displaying a shutter adjacent to a boundary of an information display region on a display of a portable electronic device, the information display region for displaying first information; receiving an input associated with the shutter; and displaying second information. | 10-27-2011 |
20120268387 | TEXT INDICATOR METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method includes displaying text on a touch-sensitive display and displaying a text indicator at a first position within the text. A first touch is detected at a first location associated with the text indicator. A second touch is detected at a second location associated with the text indicator. When a distance between the first location and the second location meets a first threshold, the indicator is moved to a second position within the text. When the distance between the first location and the second location does not meet a first threshold, the indicator is displayed at the first position. The display of the handle on the touch-sensitive display may be moved in coordination with movement of the touch. The distance between the text indicator and the handle may vary along a path of the touch | 10-25-2012 |
20120311487 | AUTOMATICALLY WRAPPING ZOOMED CONTENT - An electronic device receives a request to zoom content displayed in a display screen. A width corresponding to the display screen is determined. The zoomed content is wrapped to cause the zoomed content to fit within the determined width. | 12-06-2012 |
20130159941 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO A GESTURE - A method includes displaying, on a display of an electronic device, first information and detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive display, which gesture indicates a request to display an inbox associated with a plurality of applications. In response to detecting the gesture, when a message is received for a first application that is not one of the plurality of applications, a plurality of visual notification icons is displayed and at least part of the inbox is gradually displayed while reducing display of the first information along with movement of the gesture, wherein a first visual notification icon of the plurality of visual notification icons is associated with the first application. | 06-20-2013 |
20130285930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT SELECTION - A method includes, displaying a content selection icon on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting touch input at a touch location on the display operable to select a content selection function associated with the content selection icon, and, modifying the displayed content selection icon to display a touch portion at a location on the display corresponding to said detected touch location and a content selection portion operatively coupled to, but spatially separated from, the touch portion. | 10-31-2013 |
20130342452 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A POSITION INDICATOR - A method includes displaying information including a plurality of characters on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting an indicator control mode input, in response to detecting the indicator control mode input, displaying an indicator controller associated with a position indicator, the indicator controller having a first area associated with a first direction and a second area associated with a second direction, when a tap is detected at a location associated with the first area, moving the position indicator, by a single character of the plurality of characters, in the first direction, and when a tap is detected at a location associated with the second area, moving the position indicator, by a single character of the plurality of characters, in the second direction. | 12-26-2013 |
20140062923 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEXT SELECTION - A method includes, displaying a content selection icon on a touch-sensitive display of an electronic device, detecting touch input at a touch location on the display operable to select a content selection function associated with the content selection icon, and, modifying the displayed content selection icon to display a touch portion at a location on the display corresponding to said detected touch location and a content selection portion operatively coupled to, but spatially separated from, the touch portion. | 03-06-2014 |
20140129648 | AUTOMATED OUT-OF-OFFICE NOTIFICATION REMINDER - A method performed by a network element, and the network element, the method determining, according to a triggering event, whether out-of-office messaging is active for an electronic mail account; and providing a notification that the out-of-office messaging is active based on the determining. | 05-08-2014 |
20150026819 | SELECTIVELY ALLOWING REFERENCE TO OBJECT ON UNLOCK DISPLAY SCREEN - Methods and devices for selectively allowing a reference to an object to be included on an unlock display screen are described. In one embodiment, a processor-implemented method is described. The method includes: providing a plurality of perimeters on the electronic device, the perimeters including a low-security perimeter and a high-security perimeter; associating one or more objects with the low-security perimeter and one or more objects with the high-security perimeter; and based on the associations between the one or more objects and the one or more perimeters, selectively allowing one or more of the objects to be referenced on an unlock display screen. | 01-22-2015 |
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20160129661 | PATTERNED APERTURED WEBS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween is described herein. The topsheet includes an array of apertures and a first array of structures which are disposed adjacent the array of apertures. The array of apertures forms apertured indicia, and the first array of structures forms first structural indicia. The apertured indicia is coordinated with the first structural indicia. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129662 | PATTERNED APERTURED WEBS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween is described herein. The topsheet includes an array of apertures and a first array of structures which are disposed adjacent the array of apertures. A first plurality of the array of apertures is disposed generally parallel to a longitudinal axis, a second plurality of apertures has a first Absolute Feret angle, and a third plurality of apertures has a second Absolute Feret angle. The first Absolute Feret angle is different than the second Absolute Feret angle. | 05-12-2016 |
20160129663 | PATTERNED APERTURED WEBS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A disposable absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween is described herein. The topsheet includes a first zone disposed between a second zone and a third zone; a first end area and a second end area; and an array of features which includes one of apertures, tufts, ridges, or grooves disposed in the first zone. A plurality of bond sites are disposed in the second and third zones. The plurality of bond sites are configured in a curvilinear manner in at least the first end area or the second end area and mask a boundary of the first zone. | 05-12-2016 |
20160136010 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING GARMENT-FACING LAMINATES - An absorbent article is provided. The absorbent article comprises a liquid permeable topsheet on a wearer-facing side of the absorbent article and a garment-facing laminate on a garment-facing side of the absorbent article. The garment-facing laminate comprises a first nonwoven layer and a second layer joined to the first nonwoven layer. The first nonwoven layer comprises a plurality of apertures. At least 3 of the plurality of apertures in a repeat unit have a different Effective Aperture Area, according to the Aperture Test herein, a different shape, or a different Absolute Feret Angle, according to the Aperture Test herein. The absorbent article comprises an absorbent core disposed at least partially intermediate the liquid permeable topsheet and the garment-facing laminate. | 05-19-2016 |
20160136014 | PATTERNED APERTURED WEBS, LAMINATES, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A patterned apertured web comprises a plurality of land areas and a plurality of apertures. At least some of the land areas surround at least some of the apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 5% to about 50%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean, wherein the mean is greater than the median. | 05-19-2016 |
20160136015 | MOIRE EFFECT LAMINATES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A laminate comprises a first layer comprising a plurality of lower opacity zones positioned within a higher opacity zone is provided. The plurality of lower opacity zones form a first pattern. The laminate comprises a second layer comprising a second pattern. The laminate comprises a non-joined span of the first and second layers having a dimension of at least about 20 mm. A first portion of the second pattern is visible through at least some of the plurality of lower opacity zones when the first layer, within the non-joined span, is in a first position relative to the second layer, within the non-joined span. A second portion of the second pattern is visible through at least some of the plurality of lower opacity zones when the first layer, within the non-joined span, is in a second position relative to the first layer, within the non-joined span. | 05-19-2016 |
20160136016 | PRE-STRAINED LAMINATES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A laminate comprising a first nonwoven layer comprising a plurality of apertures and a second nonwoven layer is provided. One of the first and second nonwoven layers is a pre-strained layer and is joined to the other one of the first and second nonwoven layers. The other one of the first and second nonwoven layers is a non-pre-strained layer. The pre-strained layer and the non-pre-strained layer together form a three-dimensional laminate. | 05-19-2016 |
20160136919 | ZONAL PATTERNED APERTURED WEBS, LAMINATES, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A patterned apertured web comprises a layer comprising a plurality of apertures and a plurality of land areas. The plurality of apertures comprise a first set of apertures in a first zone and a second set of apertures in a second zone. The first set of apertures in the first zone have Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances of the first set of apertures have a first distribution having a first mean and a first median. The first mean is different than the first median. The second set of apertures in the second zone have Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances of the second set of apertures have a second distribution having a second mean and a second median. The second mean is different than the second median. The first and second sets of apertures have different patterns. | 05-19-2016 |