ADAPTIVE USER INTERFACE

• US 20100097331A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WU, WEN-YI
• Application Number:
  US12/334,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20100097331A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method of activating and displaying a user interface (UI) integrated in an electronic device includes detecting a right-handed or a left-handed grip of the electronic device and activating a right-handed or a left-handed UI responding to the right-handed or left-handed grip. The right handed UI mirrors the left-handed UI.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing an electronic device, wherein a user interface (UI) is integrated in the electronic device;

detecting a right-handed or a left-handed grip of the electronic device; and

activating a right-handed UI if a right-handed grip is used or a left-handed UI if a left-handed grip is used, wherein the right-handed UI mirrors the left-handed UI.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the activated UI on a touch-screen display of the electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the right-handed grip is detected by a right sensor positioned on a lower right portion of the electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the left-handed grip is detected by a left sensor positioned on a lower left portion of the electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the left-handed grip or the right-handed grip is triggered by a functional key in UI.

6. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program with instructions operable to cause a processor to detect a right-handed or a left-handed grip of the electronic device, and activating a right-handed UI if a right-handed grip is used or a left-handed UI if a left-handed grip is used.

7. An electronic device, comprising a touch-screen display;

and a left sensor configured to detect a left-handed grip, wherein a right-handed UI is displayed on the touch-screen display;

a left-handed UI is displayed on the touch-screen display on the touch-screen display if the left-handed grip is detected;

the left-handed UI mirrors the right-handed UI.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the UI comprises an alpha-numeric UI.

9. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the UI comprises an operation system UI.