Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Overlay user interface
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Application No.: US14499079Application Date: 2014-09-26
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Publication No.: US10551995B1Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Edward Ho , Gordon Luk , Todd Jackson
- Applicant: Twitter, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Twitter, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Agency: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06F3/0486 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F3/0488

Abstract:
In a general aspect, a computer-implemented method can include displaying a first user interface window on a touchscreen display of a computing device, where first user interface window includes a plurality of application icons associated with respective applications available for execution by the computing device. The computer-implemented method can further include detecting a touch input on the touchscreen display at a location associated with a first application icon from the plurality of application icons. The computer-implemented method can also include, in response to the touch input, displaying concurrently on the touchscreen display of the computing device a first portion of the first user interface window and a second portion of a second user interface window, wherein the second user interface window displays a user interface of the application associated with the first application icon.
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