USER INTERFACES FOR HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC DEVICES
First Claim
1. A hand-held device operative to be held in normal, upside down, left tilt, and right tilt orientations, said hand-held device comprising:
- a processor;
a display;
a first physical button located on a first side of said display when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation;
a second physical button located on a second side of said display opposite to said first side, said second physical button positioned diagonally symmetrical to said first physical button when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation; and
wherein;
activation of said first and second physical buttons respectively causes said processor to perform first and second functions when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation, and respectively causes said processor to perform said second and first functions when said hand-held device is held in said upside down orientation;
when said hand-held device is held in one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations, said processor causes display of first and second virtual buttons via said display, and activation of said first and second virtual buttons respectively causes said processor to perform said first and second functions; and
said first and second virtual buttons are respectively displayed in respective positions in said display in said one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations respectively corresponding to positions of said first and second physical buttons when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation.
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Abstract
User interfaces for hand-held electronic devices, such as mobile telephone devices, touch tablets, personal computers (PC), remote control devices, and/or other devices, assist users with, among other things, knowing which user input elements of a device to use when the device'"'"'s physical orientation changes. According to an exemplary embodiment, a hand-held device is operative to be held in normal, upside down, left tilt, and right tilt orientations, and includes: a processor; a display; a first physical button located on a first side of the display when the hand-held device is held in the normal orientation; a second physical button located on a second side of the display opposite to the first side, the second physical button positioned diagonally symmetrical to the first physical button when the hand-held device is held in the normal orientation; and wherein: activation of the first and second physical buttons respectively causes the processor to perform first and second functions when the hand-held device is held in the normal orientation, and respectively causes the processor to perform the second and first functions when the hand-held device is held in the upside down orientation; when the hand-held device is held in one of the left tilt and right tilt orientations, the processor causes display of first and second virtual buttons via the display, and activation of the first and second virtual buttons respectively causes the processor to perform the first and second functions; and the first and second virtual buttons are respectively displayed in respective positions in the display in the one of the left tilt and right tilt orientations respectively corresponding to positions of the first and second physical buttons.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A hand-held device operative to be held in normal, upside down, left tilt, and right tilt orientations, said hand-held device comprising:
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a processor; a display; a first physical button located on a first side of said display when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation; a second physical button located on a second side of said display opposite to said first side, said second physical button positioned diagonally symmetrical to said first physical button when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation; and
wherein;activation of said first and second physical buttons respectively causes said processor to perform first and second functions when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation, and respectively causes said processor to perform said second and first functions when said hand-held device is held in said upside down orientation; when said hand-held device is held in one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations, said processor causes display of first and second virtual buttons via said display, and activation of said first and second virtual buttons respectively causes said processor to perform said first and second functions; and said first and second virtual buttons are respectively displayed in respective positions in said display in said one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations respectively corresponding to positions of said first and second physical buttons when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A hand-held device operative to be held in normal, upside down, left tilt, and right tilt orientations, said hand-held device comprising:
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processing means for processing user inputs to said hand-held device and enabling visual displays; display means for providing said visual displays; a first physical button located on a first side of said display means when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation; a second physical button located on a second side of said display means opposite to said first side, said second physical button positioned diagonally symmetrical to said first physical button when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation; and
wherein;activation of said first and second physical buttons respectively causes said processing means to perform first and second functions when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation, and respectively causes said processing means to perform said second and first functions when said hand-held device is held in said upside down orientation; when said hand-held device is held in one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations, said processing means causes display of first and second virtual buttons via said display means, and activation of said first and second virtual buttons respectively causes said processing means to perform said first and second functions; and said first and second virtual buttons are respectively displayed in respective positions in said display means in said one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations respectively corresponding to positions of said first and second physical buttons when said hand-held device is held in said normal orientation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a device operative to be held in normal, upside down, left tilt, and right tilt orientations, said method comprising:
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performing first and second functions in response to activation of first and second physical buttons, respectively, when said device is held in said normal orientation, wherein said first physical button is located on a first side of a display of said device when said device is held in said normal orientation, and said second physical button is located on a second side of said display opposite to said first side, said second physical button being positioned diagonally symmetrical to said first physical button when said device is held in said normal orientation; performing said second and first functions in response to activation of said first and second physical buttons, respectively, when said device is held in said upside down orientation; enabling display of first and second virtual buttons via said display when said device is held in one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations; performing said first and second functions in response to activation of said first and second virtual buttons, respectively, when said device is held in one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations; and
wherein;said first and second virtual buttons are respectively displayed in respective positions in said display in said one of said left tilt and right tilt orientations respectively corresponding to positions of said first and second physical buttons when said device is held in said normal orientation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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