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Adjustable user interfaces with movable separators

  • US 10,013,135 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2009
  • Issued: 07/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising at least one physical computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when loaded into at least one hardware processor and executed, program the hardware processor to:

  • present a control portion of a user interface on a fixed-size display device, the control portion configured to display a keypad;

    present a display portion of the user interface on the display device, the display portion configured to display corresponding alphanumeric text associated with input entered via the keypad;

    present a movable slider on the display device, so that the slider separates the control portion from the display portion;

    display the keypad in the control portion of the user interface, and display corresponding alphanumeric text entered via the keypad on the display portion;

    receive an indication that the slider has moved on the display device;

    adjust relative proportions of the control portion and the display portion in response to the indication; and

    display the keypad as a numeric keypad when the slider is in a first position relative to the display device, and transition to display the keypad as one of an alphanumeric ITU-T standard keypad or a QWERTY keypad when the slider is in at least a second position relative to the display device while continuing to present the display portion of the user interface.

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