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Inventor

Kenneth Kocienda

Patents indexed

2

Year range

2009 – 2011

Associated with

Years active

2009 – 2011

Total patents

2

Most recent

2011

Frequent collaborator

Bas Ording

Domains

consumer_electronicssoftwaretelecommunications

Activity by decade

2000s
1
2010s
1

Patents

2

Career timeline

2 patents, 2009–2011

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200920102011

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US 7479949·2009·Apple Inc

How Touchscreens Understand Your Finger Swipes and Scrolls

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.

US 8074172·2011·Apple Inc

How Smartphones Suggest and Correct Words While You Type

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.

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