SELECTING A LAYOUT
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method comprising:
- displaying content in an area on a surface of a touch screen;
obtaining a signal in response to a touch on the surface;
determining a touch pattern associated with the touch;
selecting a portrait layout or a landscape layout for displaying the content based on the touch pattern; and
displaying the content in the area on the touch screen in the selected layout.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A device may display content in an area on a surface of a touch screen, obtain a signal in response to a touch on the surface, determine a touch pattern associated with the touch, select a portrait layout or a landscape layout for displaying the content based on the touch pattern, and display the content in the area on the touch screen in the selected layout.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A method comprising:
-
displaying content in an area on a surface of a touch screen; obtaining a signal in response to a touch on the surface; determining a touch pattern associated with the touch; selecting a portrait layout or a landscape layout for displaying the content based on the touch pattern; and displaying the content in the area on the touch screen in the selected layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A device comprising:
-
a touch screen configured to; receive an input touch from a user, and produce output based on the input touch; and a processor configured to; display a window on a surface of the touch screen, generate an event object based on the output from the touch screen, select a layout for the window in accordance with the event object, rotate content of the window based on the layout, and display the rotated content in the window in the selected layout. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
16. A computer-readable memory comprising computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions including:
-
instructions for generating a message that encapsulates characteristics of a touch on a surface of a touch screen; instructions for determining an angle based on information included in the message; instructions for selecting a layout of an area on the surface of the touch screen based on the angle; instructions for rotating viewable content in the area in accordance with the selected layout; and instructions for displaying the viewable content in the area on the touch screen. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A device comprising:
-
means for displaying a graphical object, detecting a touch, and generating output in response to the touch; means for encapsulating the output in a message; means for receiving the message; means for determining a touch pattern based on the message; means for selecting one of a portrait layout or a landscape layout based on the touch pattern; and means for causing the means for displaying a graphical object to display the graphical object in the selected layout.
-
Specification