{
  "patent_number": "US 11609640",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Apple's Emoji Search Interface Automatically Adjusts and Filters Results",
  "original_title": "Emoji user interfaces",
  "summary": "A method for managing a dynamic emoji search interface that swaps keyboards and filters emoji variations based on specific user criteria.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a smarter way to search for emojis on a touchscreen. When a user taps the search field, the interface intelligently replaces the standard emoji selection grid with a text keyboard while shrinking the UI to save screen space. It then dynamically updates the search results based on specific criteria, such as showing only one version of a skin-toned emoji if certain conditions are met, rather than cluttering the screen with every possible variation. This allows for a cleaner, more relevant list of emojis that changes based on what the user is typing.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover general text-based search algorithms that do not involve the specific UI transition of swapping emoji grids for keyboards.",
    "Does not cover the underlying database or server-side logic for how emojis are stored or categorized.",
    "Does not cover non-touchscreen input methods that do not utilize a display generation component as defined in the claims."
  ],
  "filed": "2021-06-21",
  "granted": "2023-03-21",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Apple Inc",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/apple-inc",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Karan Misra",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/karan-misra"
    },
    {
      "name": "Patrick L. Coffman",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/patrick-l-coffman"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software"
  ],
  "abstract": "In some embodiments, an electronic device provides efficient user interfaces for searching for and/or entering emojis into a user interface.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11609640/stage-manager",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11609640/stage-manager/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US11609640",
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