I refer you to United States Patent 7,479,949, sometimes called the ’949 Patent when dealing with Apple lawyers, or just the iPhone Patent when not. Its formal title is Touch Screen Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Determining Commands by Applying Heuristics.7 This document is Apple’s official statement on the novel software features and functions on the original iPhone, a 358-page patent that is dense with diagrams, embodiments, and claims. This filing aimed to provide an exhaustive rundown of the multitouch user interface, with sections delving into the nitty-gritty of
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