Primary-Source Record
Verified snapshot · August 8, 2026
These totals are a dated snapshot of an active, growing citation list and network. Each patent or publication number is treated as a separate record, and the mapped totals will expand as new citations are published and source-ledger verification continues.
Documented significance
Poindexter 471 is not simply a historically cited patent. It remains an actively relevant technological reference. Its architecture appears throughout a growing, multigenerational citation network spanning Apple and other major global technology companies. Nineteen separately numbered Apple patent records cite Poindexter 471 directly, while later patents continue extending its documented influence into additional generations of innovation.
Patents reveal which earlier inventions remain relevant as companies develop new technology. Poindexter 471 has not appeared once and disappeared. It has been cited repeatedly across years, companies, and successive generations of patents. Apple alone cites it in 19 separately numbered patent records. Other global technology companies cite it directly, and later companies cite those patents, creating an expanding technological lineage.
This continuing pattern shows that the architecture described by Poindexter 471 remains connected to how modern interactive technologies are being developed today.
The documented evidence places Poindexter 471 among the most broadly consequential independently invented interaction patents of its era.
PATENT
U.S. Patent No. 10,225,471 B2
Inventor: Kenneth L. Poindexter Jr.
Poindexter 471 describes interaction architecture in which an interactive surface can operate as a single zone or be divided into multiple zones, with functionality determined by the location, context, state, or interpretation of an input.
TRADEMARK
U.S. Trademark Registration No. 5,946,540
Owner: Haptic Zones Technology, LLC
HAPTIC ZONES® is a federally registered trademark identifying the Haptic Zones brand and the goods or services covered by its federal registration.
31 documented records · actively growing
Later patent records have cited U.S. Patent No. 10,225,471 B2 or related published patent records. This citation list is an active, growing public record and will expand as additional patent citations are published and verified.
A patent citation identifies a reference appearing in a later patent record. A citation does not, by itself, establish endorsement, licensing, infringement, adoption, implementation, or commercial use by the citing organization.
| Patent Number | Priority Date | Assignee / Country | Title | Sector | Zone-Based Interaction Architecture Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US20210157364A1 | 2019-11-25 | Compal Electronics, Inc. (TW) | Electronic device and mode switching method thereof | Consumer electronics | Describes touch areas on a device display that switch modes based on where the user interacts, with different screen regions controlling different device states. |
| US12120417B1 | 2023-06-16 | Yae, LLC (US) | Multi-selection shutter camera app | Mobile camera app | Claims a camera UI where different on-screen areas or shutter segments route captured images to different AI or sharing destinations—the same capture action in a different zone produces a different result. |
| US20240373124A1 | 2023-05-05 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for controlling media capture settings | Mobile / camera | Shows camera controls arranged in regions where tapping or dragging in specific on-screen areas changes capture parameters such as mode or aspect. |
| US12450854B2 | 2022-09-22 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for capturing media and manipulating virtual objects | AR/VR, camera | Uses UI regions for different capture and object-manipulation functions; similar gestures in different portions of the display invoke different tools or modes. |
| US10713688B2 | 2013-09-25 | Transform SR Brands LLC (US) | Gesture-based cross channel commerce and marketing | Retail / e-commerce | Maps distinct screen regions, such as product tiles and banners, to different transactional flows; the same tap in different zones leads to different commerce actions. |
| FR3026867A1 | 2014-10-02 | DAV (FR) | Device and control method for motor vehicle | Automotive | Divides an in-vehicle display into functional regions for navigation, media, and climate; touching different areas triggers different vehicle functions. |
| FR3026866B1 | 2014-10-02 | DAV (FR) | Device and control method for motor vehicle | Automotive | Describes separate UI areas on an in-car screen mapped to distinct control functions, reflecting zone-partitioned interaction. |
| US9854156B1 | 2016-06-12 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interface for camera effects | Mobile camera | Describes a camera interface where different on-screen regions control different effects; the same tap or drag in different locations yields different visual results. |
| EP3525075B1 | 2016-10-25 | Huawei Technologies (CN) | Method for lighting up screen of double-screen terminal | Mobile / dual-screen | Specifies distinct display areas on a dual-screen device that light up or behave differently based on where touch occurs. |
| CN106844264A | 2016-12-30 | OPPO (CN) | Mobile terminal | Mobile | Describes interactions where different regions of the touch screen invoke different camera or system functions. |
| CN106973229A | 2017-04-19 | Shanghai Xiaoyi Tech (CN) | Control method and device of capture apparatus | Action camera | Maps different screen zones to capture modes and settings; tapping different regions adjusts different camera behaviors. |
| DK180859B1 | 2017-06-04 | Apple Inc. (DK/US) | User interface camera effects | Mobile camera | Uses region-specific camera-effects controls; the same touch gesture in distinct areas selects different effects. |
| US11112964B2 | 2018-02-09 | Apple Inc. (US) | Media capture lock affordance for GUI | Mobile camera | Uses localized on-screen affordances where pressing different parts of the capture UI locks different media behaviors. |
| US11722764B2 | 2018-05-07 | Apple Inc. (US) | Creative camera | Mobile camera | Describes a multi-zone creative camera UI where users tap or drag in different display areas to switch creative modes and effects. |
| US10375313B1 | 2018-05-07 | Apple Inc. (US) | Creative camera | Mobile camera | Related to US11722764B2 and relies on spatially distinct UI regions for different capture and creative functions. |
| DK201870623A1 | 2018-09-11 | Apple Inc. (DK/US) | User interfaces for simulated depth effects | Imaging / AR | Describes a depth-effect UI where different on-screen regions control depth parameters or focus planes. |
| US11128792B2 | 2018-09-28 | Apple Inc. (US) | Capturing and displaying images with multiple focal planes | Imaging | Uses UI segments to select or manipulate different focal planes; the same gesture on different portions of an image triggers different focus operations. |
| US11321857B2 | 2018-09-28 | Apple Inc. (US) | Displaying and editing images with depth information | Imaging | Uses distinct regions for different depth layers, with the spatial location of interaction determining the function. |
| US11442549B1 | 2019-02-07 | Apple Inc. (US) | Placement of 3D effects based on 2D paintings | AR / imaging | Divides content or a canvas into areas where adding 3D effects depends on where the user interacts. |
| US11770601B2 | 2019-05-06 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for capturing and managing visual media | Mobile / media | Uses media-management sections such as thumbnails, timelines, and controls, where interaction in different areas drives different media actions. |
| US11706521B2 | 2019-05-06 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for capturing and managing visual media | Mobile / media | A companion patent continuing the same zone-structured capture and management interactions. |
| US10645294B1 | 2019-05-06 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for capturing and managing visual media | Mobile / media | Uses region-specific UI elements where location, rather than gesture type alone, determines behavior. |
| US10992605B2 | 2019-09-09 | PAG Financial International (US) | Operating a mobile application using a conversation interface | Fintech / apps | Partitions a mobile app into functional areas such as conversation and control zones, where identical gestures have different effects depending on region. |
| US11157167B2 | 2019-09-09 | PAG Financial International (US) | Operating a mobile application using a communication tool | Communications / apps | Uses a zone-based layout for communication interfaces, with message and control areas providing region-specific behavior. |
| US11039074B1 | 2020-06-01 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for managing media | Mobile / media | Composes a media UI from distinct control panes and areas, where the same interaction produces different actions depending on location. |
| US11044282B1 | 2020-08-12 | Capital One Services (US) | AR video conferencing | AR / conferencing | Divides an AR scene and UI into interactive regions such as participants, controls, and shared content, with region-specific responses. |
| US11212449B1 | 2020-09-25 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for media capture and management | Mobile / media | Describes a consolidated capture and management interface with multiple UI zones handling distinct roles. |
| CN113259551B | 2021-04-13 | Beijing Institute of Fashion Tech (CN) | Photographic script and commodity information display | Retail / media | Divides a display into photographic-script and product-information regions, where interaction in each region produces different functions. |
| US11539876B2 | 2021-04-30 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for altering visual media | Mobile / editing | Uses editing panels and zones for different tools; the same gesture has different meaning depending on the active region. |
| US11778339B2 | 2021-04-30 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for altering visual media | Mobile / editing | A continuation reflecting the same multi-zone editing interaction model. |
| US12112024B2 | 2021-06-01 | Apple Inc. (US) | User interfaces for managing media styles | Mobile / styling | Organizes style-management screens into sections where interaction in different areas selects or applies different styles. |
APPLE CITATION CLUSTER
Each Apple patent or publication remains an individual record. Related titles, priority claims, continuations, and international counterparts are not collapsed into a single family entry.
DOCUMENTED PATENT LINEAGE
The publicly documented citation record surrounding Poindexter 471 extends beyond the 31 direct records displayed above.
Nineteen separately numbered Apple patents appear within the direct citation record. Those Apple patents are subsequently cited by later patent publications. Some of those later publications are then cited by additional patents, producing second-generation, third-generation, fourth-generation, and continuing citation pathways.
The currently mapped network contains 655 unique, separately numbered patent records connected by 951 currently mapped, documented parent-child citation edges.
Each edge in the network represents a publicly displayed citation relationship between two patent records. Each patent number remains a separate record, including patents with related titles, shared priority dates, continuation relationships, or international counterparts.
Last verified: August 8, 2026
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Unique, separately numbered records in the currently mapped lineage.
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Documented citation paths currently extending four steps beyond Poindexter 471.
These totals describe the current mapped dataset. Records may occupy more than one citation pathway, which means the number of citation edges can exceed the number of unique patents.
Last verified August 8, 2026
The verified view contains one origin patent, 31 separately numbered direct citation records, and 19 additional nodes used in the documented citation paths. Direct citations are highlighted so they remain distinct from later path records.
Highlighted nodes belong to the verified 31-record direct citation layer.
A displayed citation path identifies references in public patent records. It does not, by itself, establish endorsement, adoption, implementation, commercial use, or infringement. This is a dynamic, growing dataset.
A direct citation exists when a patent record identifies Poindexter 471 or its related published record.
A second-generation path exists when a later patent cites one of the direct citation records. A third-generation path exists when another patent cites a second-generation record. The same process can continue through fourth-generation and later patent records.
Poindexter 471 → Apple patent → Samsung patent → Google patent
The complete sequence forms a documented citation pathway connecting the later patent record to the earlier Poindexter 471 record through one or more intermediaries.
A multigenerational citation path documents the sequence of references appearing in public patent records. It does not, by itself, establish that every later applicant directly reviewed Poindexter 471, adopted its technology, obtained a license, infringed a patent, or considered any intermediary to be the original source.
| Citation Distance | Classification | Meaning |
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| 0 | Root record | Poindexter 471 |
| 1 | Direct citation | Patent record cites Poindexter 471 or its related published record |
| 2 | Second generation | Patent cites a direct citation record |
| 3 | Third generation | Patent cites a second-generation record |
| 4 | Fourth generation | Patent cites a third-generation record |
| 5+ | Continuing lineage | Additional records continue the citation path |
A patent can appear in more than one pathway. The displayed citation distance represents the shortest documented path currently identified between that patent and Poindexter 471. A greater distance does not make a patent less important.
EXPLORE THE RECORD
This explorer contains the preserved 31-record direct ledger and the ten representative paths supplied for this release. The 655-node ledger will appear here only after its individual records and edges are imported.
51 records in this filtered view
The following examples demonstrate how the public citation record can continue through multiple patent holders. These examples identify citation relationships only.
These citation sequences do not imply a business relationship or technical equivalence among the listed organizations.
MULTIGENERATIONAL PUBLIC RECORD
The currently mapped lineage includes patent records associated with organizations across multiple sectors. Appearance here means a displayed patent record occupies a documented citation path connected to Poindexter 471; it does not indicate a business relationship.
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Thirty-one separately numbered patent records currently form the documented direct citation layer surrounding Poindexter 471.
Nineteen of the 31 separately numbered direct records are associated with Apple.
Later patents cite the direct records, and additional patents cite those later records, producing multigenerational citation paths.
The currently mapped, source-linked dataset contains 655 unique, separately numbered patent records.
The 951 currently mapped edges each represent a documented parent-child relationship appearing in the public patent citation record.
The mapped citation paths extend across technology, communications, healthcare, automotive systems, consumer products, media, commerce, and additional sectors.
A patent can be connected to Poindexter 471 through more than one documented citation route.
Additional citation generations and newly published patent records may expand the mapped lineage.
Records are kept by patent or publication number. Citation paths describe public parent-child references and are not converted into legal, licensing, adoption, or implementation conclusions.
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Documented facts are connected to identifiable primary sources such as issued patents, published patent applications, USPTO records, source code, technical documentation, regulatory filings, or published research.
Technical analysis explains how documented systems, methods, claims, or records relate to one another.
Interpretations and inferences are clearly identified and are not presented as independently verified facts.
Patent citations are presented as documented citation relationships. They are not automatically characterized as proof of licensing, adoption, infringement, endorsement, or implementation.
Research and Education
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