Portable electronic device and method therefor
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a display;
a memory;
a processor coupled to the display and the memory, the memory storing statements and instructions for execution by the processor to carry out a method of;
displaying, in a first view on the display, a first application interface providing a visual representation of a first application;
receiving a navigational command to access a second application visually represented by a second application interface;
displaying, in a transitional view on the display and in response to the received navigational command, a transition between the first application interface and the second application interface, the transitional view including the first and second application interfaces displayed as appearing in a non-overlapping arrangement on a planar surface, and the transitional view further including the first and second application interfaces displayed as moving translationally along the planar surface; and
displaying, in a second view on the display, the second application interface.
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided including a display, a processor and a memory. The processor is coupled to the display and the memory to carry out a method of facilitating user interface navigation in the electronic device. In a first view shown on the display, a first application interface provides a visual representation of a first application. In response to receiving a navigational command to access a second application visually represented by a second application interface, a transitional view is displayed including a transition between the first application interface and the second application interface. The displayed transition can be dependent on a property of the received navigational command. The first and second application interfaces can be displayed to appear in a non-overlapping arrangement on a planar surface, and can have sheet-like properties or behaviors.
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15 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display; a memory; a processor coupled to the display and the memory, the memory storing statements and instructions for execution by the processor to carry out a method of; displaying, in a first view on the display, a first application interface providing a visual representation of a first application; receiving a navigational command to access a second application visually represented by a second application interface; displaying, in a transitional view on the display and in response to the received navigational command, a transition between the first application interface and the second application interface, the transitional view including the first and second application interfaces displayed as appearing in a non-overlapping arrangement on a planar surface, and the transitional view further including the first and second application interfaces displayed as moving translationally along the planar surface; and displaying, in a second view on the display, the second application interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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displaying, in a first view on a display of a portable electronic device, a first application interface providing a visual representation of a first application; receiving a navigational command to access a second application visually represented by a second application interface; displaying, in a transitional view on the display and in response to the received navigational command, a transition between the first application interface and the second application interface, the transitional view including the first and second application interfaces displayed as appearing in a non-overlapping arrangement on a planar surface, and the transitional view further including the first and second application interfaces displayed as moving translationally along the planar surface; and displaying, in a second view on the display, the second application interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory machine-readable memory storing statements and instructions for execution by a processor to perform a method of:
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displaying, in a first view on a display of a portable electronic device, a first application interface providing a visual representation of a first application; receiving a navigational command to access a second application visually represented by a second application interface; displaying, in a transitional view on the display and in response to the received navigational command, a transition between the first application interface and the second application interface, the transitional view including the first and second application interfaces displayed as appearing in a non-overlapping arrangement on a planar surface, and the transitional view further including the first and second application interfaces displayed as moving translationally along the planar surface; and displaying, in a second view on the display, the second application interface. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a display; a memory; a graphics memory; a graphics engine; a processor coupled to the display, the memory, the graphics memory and the graphics engine, the memory storing statements and instructions for execution by the processor to carry out a method of; configuring the graphics engine to render in the graphics memory a content including a plurality of application interfaces in a non-overlapping arrangement on a planar surface, each application interface providing a visual representation of an associated application user interface; displaying on the display a first view comprising a portion of the content rendered in the graphics memory containing portions of one or more of the application interfaces; responsive to a navigation command, transitioning to a second view comprising a different portion of the content rendered in the graphics memory containing portions of one or more of the application interfaces, the transition from the first view to the second view providing an appearance that two or more of the plurality of application interfaces are translating along the planar surface; and on completion of the transition, displaying the second view on the display.
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Specification