Method and apparatus to control screen orientation of user interface of portable device
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1. A method of controlling a user interface of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
- sensing a screen orientation of the portable electronic device;
changing a display orientation of a graphic user interface of the portable electronic device according to the sensed screen orientation of the portable electronic device; and
changing an input interface of the portable electronic device according to the sensed screen orientation of the portable electronic device by changing an input mapping that maps user inputs to functions of the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus to automatically switch a graphic user interface and a key interface of a portable electronic device between horizontal and vertical screen orientation modes based on screen orientation of the portable electronic device, the method including sensing a screen orientation of the portable electronic device and changing a display orientation of the graphic user interface and a key interface by changing key mapping according to the sensed screen orientation of the portable electronic device.
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1. A method of controlling a user interface of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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sensing a screen orientation of the portable electronic device; changing a display orientation of a graphic user interface of the portable electronic device according to the sensed screen orientation of the portable electronic device; and changing an input interface of the portable electronic device according to the sensed screen orientation of the portable electronic device by changing an input mapping that maps user inputs to functions of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 37)
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13. A device to control a screen orientation of a user interface of a portable electronic device, the device comprising:
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a screen orientation sensing unit to sense the screen orientation of the portable electronic device; a display unit to display a graphic user interface; an input unit comprising an input interface to receive inputs from a user; and a controller to change a display orientation of the graphic user interface according to the sensed screen orientation, and to change the input interface according to the sensed screen orientation by changing an input mapping that maps user inputs to functions of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of controlling a user interface of a portable device, the method comprising:
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displaying a first graphical user interface corresponding to a first input mapping; sensing a change in a screen orientation of the portable device; and switching the first graphical interface corresponding to the first input mapping to a second graphical user interface corresponding to a second input mapping according to the change in the screen orientation of the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 38)
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32. A method of controlling a user interface of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
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sensing a screen orientation of the portable electronic device; and changing an input interface of the portable electronic device according to the sensed screen orientation of the portable electronic device by changing an orientation of functions of input keys to correspond to the sensed screen orientation. - View Dependent Claims (33, 39)
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34. A portable device comprising:
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a first body comprising a speaker unit; a second body comprising a display unit; a sliding unit to slide the second body with respect to the first body; a memory to store a first graphical user interface and a second graphical user interface; a sensor unit to sense a sliding of the second body with respect to the first body; and a controller to control the first graphical user interface or the second graphical user interface to be displayed on the display unit according to an output signal of the sensor unit. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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