ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,335,426, issued on June 17, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Dynamic user interface schemes for an electronic device based on detected accessory devices" was invented by Thomas S. Hulbert (Tigard, Ore.), Jeremy D. Bataillou (San Francisco), Gemma A. Roper (San Francisco), Brian T. Gleeson (Mountain View, Calif.), Miao He (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Benjamin G. Jackson (Piedmont, Calif.) and David C. Burns (Cupertino, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system may include an electronic device that includes an enclosure having a transparent cover. The electronic device may also include a display positioned below the transparen...