ACCESSORY DEPENDENT DISPLAY ORIENTATION
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1. A method for orienting a display on a display screen of a user device, the method comprising:
- determining using processing equipment that the user device is coupled to an accessory;
determining using the processing equipment a display orientation based at least in part on information about the accessory; and
orienting the display according to the determined display orientation.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for orienting a display of a user device display screen. A user device may be coupled to an accessory, and the display orientation of the user device may be managed. The display orientation may be determined based on a type of the accessory, accessory identification information, a supported communications protocol, output of an accelerometer, user information, or other information. Criteria may be stored, from which a criterion for orienting the display may be selected based on available information.
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1. A method for orienting a display on a display screen of a user device, the method comprising:
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determining using processing equipment that the user device is coupled to an accessory; determining using the processing equipment a display orientation based at least in part on information about the accessory; and orienting the display according to the determined display orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing a display orientation of a display of a user device display screen, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of criteria for use in determining a display orientation; selecting at least one of the criteria; determining a display orientation based on the selected criteria; orienting the display based at least in part on the determined display orientation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A user device comprising:
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a display screen configured to provide a display; and processing equipment configured to; determine that the user device is coupled to an accessory; determine a display orientation based at least in part on information about the accessory; and orient the display based on the determined display orientation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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