Bas Ording invented foundational touchscreen interactions, including the "
Years active
2008 – 2011
Total patents
4
Most recent
2011
Frequent collaborator
Imran Chaudhri
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Activity by decade
Patents
4
How the iPhone's Slide-to-Unlock Gesture Worked
Apple's 2010 patent on unlocking a device by dragging a specific graphical image along a predefined path on a touchscreen, a gesture iconic with early iPhones.
How Touchscreens Tell the Difference Between Your Finger Gestures
Apple's 2009 patent describes how a touchscreen device uses clever rules, called heuristics, to figure out whether your finger movement means you want to scroll, pan, or switch items, often by looking at the very start of your touch.
How Touchscreens Make Documents Bounce When You Scroll Too Far
Apple's 2008 patent describes how a touchscreen device can make a document or list appear to stretch and then snap back when a user scrolls past its natural edge, creating a satisfying elastic feel.
Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image