Patrick L. Coffman

TL;DR: In this paper, a computer-implemented method for use in conjunction with a computing device with a touch screen display comprises: detecting one or more finger contacts with the touch screen, applying one or several heuristics to the finger contacts to determine a command for the device, and processing the command.

TL;DR: In this paper, an electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor displays a fingerprint enrollment interface and detects, on the fingerprint sensor, a plurality of finger gestures performed with a finger.

TL;DR: A computer-implemented method for management of voicemail messages, performed at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, includes: displaying a list of messages, detecting selection by a user of a respective voicemail message in the list, responding to the user selection by initiating playback of the user-selected message, displaying a progress bar for the user selected message, where the progress bar indicates the portion of the message that has been played as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a method for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display is presented. But the method requires the user to provide an indication to the user that the particular action associated with the trigger condition is available.

TL;DR: In this article, a method and apparatus for intelligently routing and managing audio signals within an electronic device is described, which is responsive to a set of logical and physical policies which are stored in data tables which can be updated as needed.