# Kenneth Kocienda — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Kenneth Kocienda has 2 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 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.

**Full profile:** https://patentbrief.org/inventor/kenneth-kocienda

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_Source: PatentBrief — https://patentbrief.org. Plain-English explanations of US patents._