Patent ID: 11899703
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more input structures;
an electronic display; and
one or more processors, configured to:
render, via the electronic display, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising a first selectable representation of a first content in a first location and a second selectable representation of a second content horizontally neighboring the first selectable representation, that upon selection, causes the first content, which is associated with the first selectable representation, to be presented in the GUI;
receive, via the one or more input structures, a user input, the user input comprising a slide gesture across at least a portion of the first selectable representation, indicating a request to perform a slide movement on the first selectable representation independent of at least a portion of other objects in the GUI; and
when the slide gesture is initiated outward to an edge of the GUI in a first direction that is away from the second selectable representation:
render, via the electronic display, in the GUI, a slide animation that slides the first selectable representation in the first direction out of at least a portion of the first location, resulting in an exposed area of the GUI comprising a void in the at least portion of the first location, while retaining a position of the at least portion of the other objects rendered in the GUI and a portion of the first selectable representation on screen;
remove, via the electronic display, from the GUI, the second selectable representation, creating an additional portion of the exposed area; and, render, via the electronic display, in the GUI, one or more GUI controls in at least a portion of the void of the exposed area of the GUI; wherein the one or more GUI controls are selectable to perform a control action associated with the first content.