DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE BASED ON CONNECTED DEVICES

• US 20130159917A1
• Filed: 12/20/2011
• Published: 06/20/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Loebach, James C.
• Application Number:
  US13/331,435
• Publication Number:
  US 20130159917A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/778
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Systems, methods and products for dynamically presenting user interfaces on an information handling device based on connected devices are presented herein. One aspect includes detecting one or more peripheral devices operatively coupled to an information handling device; executing a primary user interface; activating one or more secondary user interfaces responsive to detection of one or more peripheral devices; and switching between the primary user interface and the one or more secondary user interfaces. Other embodiments are described.

Claims

1. An information handling device comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory storing program instructions accessible by the one or more processors;

wherein, responsive to execution of the program instructions accessible to the one or more processors, the one or more processors are configured to;

detect one or more peripheral devices operatively coupled to the information handling device;

execute a primary user interface;

activate one or more secondary user interfaces responsive to detection of one or more peripheral devices; and

switch between the primary user interface and the one or more secondary user interfaces.

2. The information handling device according to claim 1, wherein the information handling device comprises a tablet computing device.

3. The information handling device according to claim 1, wherein the primary user interface comprises a mobile user interface.

4. The information handling device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more secondary user interfaces comprise a full-scale user interface.

5. The information handling device according to claim 4, wherein the full-scale user interface comprises a point-and-click user interface.

6. The information handling device according to claim 5, wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise a mouse input device.

7. The information handling device according to claim 4, wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise an external display device.

8. The information handling device according to claim 7, wherein the full-scale user interface comprises a high-resolution user interface.

9. The information handling device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more secondary user interfaces are associated with one or more peripheral devices.

10. The information handling device according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to switch between the primary user interface and the one or more secondary user interfaces responsive to selection of a manual interface selection element.

11. A method comprising:

detecting one or more peripheral devices operatively coupled to an information handling device;

executing a primary user interface;

activating one or more secondary user interfaces responsive to detection of one or more peripheral devices; and

switching between the primary user interface and the one or more secondary user interfaces.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the information handling device comprises a tablet computing device.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the primary user interface comprises a mobile user interface.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the one or more secondary user interfaces comprises a full-scale user interface.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the full-scale user interface comprises a point-and-click user interface.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise a mouse input device.

17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the one or more peripheral devices comprise an external display device.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the full-scale user interface comprises a high-resolution user interface.

19. The method according to claim 11, wherein the one or more secondary user interfaces is associated with one or more peripheral devices.

20. A program product comprising:

a storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code comprising;

program code configured to detect one or more peripheral devices operatively coupled to an information handling device;

program code configured to execute a primary user interface;

program code configured to activate one or more secondary user interfaces responsive to detection of one or more peripheral devices; and

program code configured to switch between the primary user interface and the one or more secondary user interfaces.