U.S. Patent 8239784 was awarded to Apple Inc. on 2012-08-07 and describes a “Mode-based graphical user interfaces for touch sensitive input devices.” This patent has been cited 241 times by other U.S. patents which places it in the top 500 cited patents since 2010 according to our law firm research, and makes it of the most innovative computer technology patents in the field of electrical engineering. The abstract states:

A user interface method is disclosed. The method includes detecting a touch and then determining a user interface mode when a touch is detected. The method further includes activating one or more GUI elements based on the user interface mode and in response to the detected touch. Link: U.S. Patent 8239784

This patent was originally filed on 2005-01-18 which gives it a processing time of 2758 days, compared to an average processing time of 1905 in the field. Apple Inc. has 15027 total patents. The first named inventor is Jonathan P. Ive of SF, CA. The primary examiner was Boris Pesin.

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