# Bas Ording — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Bas Ording has 11 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Smartphones Suggest and Correct Words While You Type](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8074172/ios-springboard-home-screen) — granted 2011
  Apple's patent on a system that displays word suggestions above a touchscreen keyboard, allowing users to accept or reject them with simple taps or keystrokes.
- [How the iPhone's Slide-to-Unlock Gesture Works](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8046721/unlocking-a-device-by-performing-gestures-on-an-unlock-image) — granted 2011
  Apple's 2011 patent describes a method for unlocking a touchscreen device by dragging a specific graphical icon from a starting point to a designated end point.
- [How Multi-Touch Gestures Like Pinch-to-Zoom Work on Smartphones](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7812826/iphone-software-keyboard) — granted 2010
  Apple's patent on using two-finger gestures to manipulate images and objects on a touchscreen, allowing for smooth zooming and rotation even if you lift your fingers briefly.
- [How the iPhone's Slide-to-Unlock Gesture Works](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7657849/slide-to-unlock) — granted 2010
  Apple's 2010 patent describes unlocking a device by dragging a specific graphical image across the touchscreen along a predefined path, a gesture that became iconic with the original iPhone.
- [How Phones Sense Your Finger Hovering Without Touching the Screen](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7653883/multi-touch-trackpad-gestures) — granted 2010
  This patent describes a system for electronic devices, like phones, to detect a finger hovering just above the screen, display a specific interactive element below it, and then let you control that element with gestures without ever making contact.
- [How Apple's Navigation Bar Manages App Screens](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7596761/os-x-dashboard-widgets) — granted 2009
  A method for navigating between different screens in a music app using a fixed bar that shows where you are, where you came from, and a shortcut to the player.
- [How the iPhone's Jiggling App Icons Work](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7509588/os-x-spotlight-search) — granted 2009
  This patent describes the 'jiggle mode' on iPhones, where app icons shake to show they can be moved or deleted.
- [How Touchscreens Understand Your Finger Swipes and Scrolls](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7479949/iphone-multi-touch) — granted 2009
  This patent describes how touchscreens use smart rules, called heuristics, to figure out if your finger movement means scrolling up, moving around a map, or flipping to the next photo, especially by looking at how you start your swipe.
- [How Touchscreens Show and Snap Back When You Scroll Past an Edge](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7469381/iphone-rubberbanding) — granted 2008
  Apple's 2008 patent describes how a touchscreen device displays a blank area when a user scrolls past the edge of a document, then smoothly snaps the document back into place when the user lifts their finger.
- [How the Apple Mac Dock Magnifies Icons](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7434177/itunes-digital-music-store) — granted 2008
  Apple's 1999 patent on the macOS Dock, which shrinks a row of app icons to save screen space and smoothly magnifies them as your mouse pointer glides over them.
- [How Computers Automatically Manage Temporary Pop-up Windows](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7343566/os-x-dock) — granted 2008
  A method for computer systems to automatically display, fade out, and close temporary windows based on timers or system events without requiring user interaction.

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