Method and system for a reversible display interface mechanism

• US 20070188450A1
• Filed: 02/14/2006
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Martinez, Anthony, Hernandez, Manuel
• Application Number:
  US11/353,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20070188450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/158
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/169 the I/O peripheral being an integrated pointing device, e.g. trackball in the palm rest area, mini-joystick integrated between keyboard keys, touch pads or touch stripes G06F1/1643 takes precedence; constructional details of pointing devices G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0492 Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored

Abstract

A system for displaying data in a portable data processing system with a plurality of display interfaces. Data is displayed within a first display interface of the portable data processing system. A user input, which is a change in orientation of the portable data processing system, is detected. After determining a type of change in orientation of the portable data processing system, data is displayed within the first display interface or a second display interface of the portable data processing system based upon the type of change in orientation.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for displaying data in a portable data processing system with a plurality of display interfaces, the computer implemented method comprising:

displaying data within a first display interface of the portable data processing system;

detecting a user input, wherein the user input is a change in an orientation of the portable data processing system;

determining a type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system; and

responsive to determining the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system, displaying the data within the first display interface or a second display interface of the portable data processing system based upon the type of change in the orientation.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data displayed within the first display interface is a first portion of data, and wherein a second portion of data is displayed in the first or second display interface in response to determining the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system, performing a task within an active application.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system is at least one of a flip, tilt, flip or tilt speed, flip or tilt direction, or flip or tilt speed and direction.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first display interface is on a first side of the portable data processing system and the second display interface is on a second side of the portable data processing system.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first display interface and the second display interface display different data at different times.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first display interface and the second display interface display different data at a same time.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first display interface and the second display interface display a same data at a same time.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the detecting and determining steps are performed by a flip sensor.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 9, wherein the flip sensor is at least one of a gyroscope or mercury switches.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the task is at least one of a navigation function or a default apply function.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein a counterclockwise flip direction executes a forward pagination within a multiple page document application and a clockwise flip direction executes a backward pagination within the multiple page document application.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the portable data processing system is at least one of a digital personal assistant, palmtop computer, laptop computer, cellular telephone, or digitized music player.

14. A data processing system comprising:

a bus system;

a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device includes a set of instructions; and

a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to display data within a first display interface of the portable data processing system;

detect a user input, wherein the user input is a change in an orientation of the portable data processing system;

determine a type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system; and

display the data within the first display interface or a second display interface of the portable data processing system based upon the type of change in the orientation in response to determining the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system.

15. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein the first display interface is on a first side of the portable data processing system and the second display interface is on a second side of the portable data processing system.

16. The data processing system of claim 14, wherein detecting the user input and determining the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system is performed by a flip sensor.

17. A computer program product for displaying data in a portable data processing system with a plurality of display interfaces, the computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therein, the computer usable medium comprising;

computer usable program code configured to display data within a first display interface of the portable data processing system;

computer usable program code configured to detect a user input, wherein the user input is a change in an orientation of the portable data processing system;

computer usable program code configured to determine a type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system; and

computer usable program code configured to display the data within the first display interface or a second display interface of the portable data processing system based upon the type of change in the orientation in response to determining the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising:

computer usable program code configured to perform a task within an active application in response to determining the type of change in the orientation of the portable data processing system.

19. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the type of change in orientation of the portable data processing system is at least one of a flip, tilt, flip or tilt speed, flip or tilt direction, or flip or tilt speed and direction.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the task is at least one of a navigation function or a default apply function.