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Inventor

Scott Herz

Patents indexed

2

Year range

2009 – 2010

Associated with

Years active

2009 – 2010

Total patents

2

Most recent

2010

Frequent collaborator

Freddy Allen Anzures

Domains

consumer_electronicssoftwaretelecommunicationsai_ml

Activity by decade

2000s
1
2010s
1

Patents

2

Career timeline

2 patents, 2009–2010

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20092010

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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 7844915·2010·Apple Inc

How Touchscreens Handle Scrolling and Rubber-Band Effects

This patent describes the software logic that allows touchscreens to distinguish between simple scrolling and multi-finger gestures, while also enabling the signature 'rubber-band' bounce effect when you reach the end of a page.

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