USER INTERFACE FOR MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for user interface of a portable device having a touch-sensitive display screen, comprising:
- displaying a first screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the first display screen layout comprises a home screen of an application program executing on the device;
in the first screen display layout, providing an indicator for a window shade operation;
responsive to a user touching the indicator, displaying a second screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the second display screen layout comprises at least one icon corresponding to an available menu option of the application program.
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Abstract
Disclosed are features and characteristics of a user interface of a portable device having a touch-sensitive display screen. The interface may display a first screen display layout on the display screen, for example the first display screen layout showing a home screen of an application program executing on the device. A special indicator in the display is used to invoke a “window shade” operation. Responsive to a user touching the indicator, a second screen display layout is shown on the device, wherein the second display screen layout comprises at least one icon corresponding to an available menu option of the application program. Preferably, the transition from the first screen display layout to the second screen display layout, is animated so as to imitate lowering of a physical window shade. Swiping actions may be used to display additional icons or menu options of the executing application program.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for user interface of a portable device having a touch-sensitive display screen, comprising:
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displaying a first screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the first display screen layout comprises a home screen of an application program executing on the device; in the first screen display layout, providing an indicator for a window shade operation; responsive to a user touching the indicator, displaying a second screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the second display screen layout comprises at least one icon corresponding to an available menu option of the application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A memory device storing machine-executable instructions that, responsive to execution by a processor in a portable device having a touch-sensitive display screen, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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displaying a first screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the first display screen layout comprises a home screen of an application program executing on the portable device; in the first screen display layout, providing an indicator for a window shade operation; responsive to a user touching the indicator, displaying a second screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the second display screen layout comprises at least one icon corresponding to an available menu option of the application program. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a processor; a touch-sensitive display screen operatively coupled to the processor; and memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing machine-executable instructions that, responsive to execution in the processor, result in displaying a first screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the first display screen layout comprises a home screen of an application program executing on the device; in the first screen display layout, providing an indicator for a window shade operation; and responsive to a user touching the indicator, displaying a second screen display layout on the display screen, wherein the second display screen layout comprises at least one icon corresponding to an available menu option of the application program. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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