TILTABLE USER INTERFACE
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1. A method for tilting a graphical user interface within a display for a device, the display in a planar arrangement defined by an X-axis and a Y-axis, a Z-axis being orthogonal to the X-axis and Y-axis, the method comprising:
- displaying a first view in the graphical user interface;
receiving an input indicating a tilt of the display, the tilt including a component of rotation around at least one of the X-axis or the Y-axis of the display;
applying the tilt to the first view to generate a tilted view of the flat layer in response to the input; and
displaying the tilted view in the graphical user interface, wherein a parallax effect is depicted between a first element with a first Z component on the Z-axis and a second element with a second Z component on the Z-axis as the graphical user interface changes between the first view and the tilted view.
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Abstract
A programmable effects system for graphical user interfaces is disclosed. One embodiment comprises adjusting a graphical user interface in response to a tilt of a device. In this way, a graphical user interface may display a parallax effect in response to the device tilt.
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1. A method for tilting a graphical user interface within a display for a device, the display in a planar arrangement defined by an X-axis and a Y-axis, a Z-axis being orthogonal to the X-axis and Y-axis, the method comprising:
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displaying a first view in the graphical user interface; receiving an input indicating a tilt of the display, the tilt including a component of rotation around at least one of the X-axis or the Y-axis of the display; applying the tilt to the first view to generate a tilted view of the flat layer in response to the input; and displaying the tilted view in the graphical user interface, wherein a parallax effect is depicted between a first element with a first Z component on the Z-axis and a second element with a second Z component on the Z-axis as the graphical user interface changes between the first view and the tilted view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system to provide a tiltable graphical user interface, the system comprising:
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a display including a graphical user interface, the display having a planar arrangement defined by an X-axis and a Y-axis, a Z-axis being orthogonal to the X-axis and Y-axis; an accelerometer to detect a tilt of the display, the tilt including a component of rotation around at least one of the X-axis or the Y-axis; an orientation module in communication with the accelerometer, the orientation module configured to receive an input from the accelerometer indicating the tilt and to calculate an amount of tilt to be applied to a first view in the graphical user interface; and a user interface module in communication with the display and the orientation module, the user interface module configured to generate a tilted view based on the amount of tilt applied to the first view, wherein the display is configured to display the tilted view in the graphical user interface and depict a parallax effect between a first element with a first Z component on the Z-axis and a second element with a second Z component on the Z-axis as the graphical user interface changes between the first view and the tilted view. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions executable by a computing device to tilt a graphical user interface within a display for a device, the display in a planar arrangement defined by an X-axis and a Y-axis, a Z-axis being orthogonal to the X-axis and Y-axis, and the instructions being executable to perform a method comprising:
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displaying a first view of a flat layer in the graphical user interface; receiving an input indicating a tilt of the display, the tilt including a component of rotation around at least one of the X-axis or the Y-axis of the display; applying the tilt to the first view to generate a tilted view of the flat layer in response to the input; and displaying the tilted view in the graphical user interface, wherein a parallax effect is depicted between a first element with a first Z component on the Z-axis and a second element with a second Z component on the Z-axis as the graphical user interface changes between the first view and the tilted view. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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