Variable orientation user interface
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a graphical user interface, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a first application user interface in a first orientation for a first application on a display of a computing device;
receiving a user request to open a second application user interface on said display; and
in response to said request, displaying a second application user interface on said display while said first application user interface is displayed, said second application user interface being displayed at a second orientation different from said first orientation.
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Abstract
A graphical user interface system is described in which users can be located at any angle. Different application interfaces can be generated on the display to appear in different orientations, such that different users sitting at different positions around the periphery of a display surface may each have an interface that is readable and accessible. The location and orientation of a new interface may be specified by user request, or may be automatically determined based on a characteristic of the request, such as the location of a tap or the direction of a swipe gesture. Interfaces may be radial in nature, and may have a central origin on the display, or at corners of the display.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a graphical user interface, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first application user interface in a first orientation for a first application on a display of a computing device;
receiving a user request to open a second application user interface on said display; and
in response to said request, displaying a second application user interface on said display while said first application user interface is displayed, said second application user interface being displayed at a second orientation different from said first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A table computing device, comprising:
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a display surface;
one or more processors; and
one or more computer-readable media containing instructions for causing said one or more processors to open an application interface in one of more than two orientations based on a direction or location of a user input on said display surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A graphical user interface method, comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first graphical user interface panel on a display of a computing device, said first interface containing textual data oriented to be read from a first side of said display; and
displaying a second graphical user interface panel on said display, said second interface panel containing textual data oriented to be read from a second side of said display different from said first side, wherein said second user interface panel is further rotatable to be viewed from a different position around a perimeter of said display, and wherein said first and second user interface panels correspond to different applications running on an operating system of said computing device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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