ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,481,313, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Apple Inc. (Cupertino, Calif.).
"Transitioning between modes of input" was invented by Paul Costa (Sunnyvale, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Transitioning between a high-resolution input mode, such as a mouse-based interface, and a low-resolution input mode, such as a touch-based interface, is described. A change of orientation of a touch screen between a first orientation and a second orientation is detected. Transitioning between the two input modes and corresponding user interfaces (UIs) is based on the detected change of orientation. A change of orientation can be detected with one o...