{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8519963","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8519963","title":"Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for interpreting a finger gesture on a touch screen display","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2008-01-04T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-08-27T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06F","H04M","H04M","H04M","H04M","H04M"],"num_claims":25,"abstract":"A portable electronic device having a touch screen display detects a first finger-down event at a first position on the touch screen display. The first position is adjacent to first and second user interface objects. The portable device detects a second finger event at a second position on the touch screen display. The second finger event is either a finger-dragging event or a finger-up event. The portable device determines a type of the second finger event and a distance between the first position and the second position. The portable device performs a first action associated with the first user interface object if the distance is greater than a predefined threshold and performs a second action associated with the second user interface object if the distance is equal to or less than the predefined threshold and the second finger event is a finger-up event."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for interpreting a finger gesture on a touch screen display","description":"A portable electronic device having a touch screen display detects a first finger-down event at a first position on the touch screen display. The first position is adjacent to first and second user in","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8519963","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8519963","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for interpreting a finger gesture on a touch screen display\" (US-8519963). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8519963","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8519963","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8519963","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T21:21:21.586Z"}