METHOD FOR INDICATING LOCATION AND DIRECTION OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ELEMENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving a user input at a first display surface of an electronic device to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface, the electronic device further including a second display surface that is separated from the first display surface by a gap;
determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface; and
displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface.
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Abstract
In a particular embodiment, a method includes receiving a user input at a first display surface of an electronic device to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface. The electronic device includes a second display surface separated from the first display surface by a gap. The method also includes determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user element will not be displayed at the first display surface. The method further includes displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a user input at a first display surface of an electronic device to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface, the electronic device further including a second display surface that is separated from the first display surface by a gap; determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface; and displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11)
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7. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further includes a third display surface that is separated from the second display surface by a second gap, the method further comprising:
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determining that at least a second portion of the graphical user interface element displayed at the second display surface is to be moved beyond an edge of the second display surface into the second gap such that the at least a second portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the second display surface; and displaying the at least a second portion of the graphical user interface element at the third display surface based on a second location and a second direction movement of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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7-1. (canceled)
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12. An electronic device comprising:
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a first panel having a first display surface; a second panel having a second display surface that is separated from the first display surface by a gap; and a processor configured to; receive at the first display surface a user input to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface; determine that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface; and display the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface at a time based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving at a first display surface of an electronic device a user input to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface, the electronic device further including a second display surface that is separated from the first display surface by a gap; means for determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface; and means for displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium storing computer executable code comprising:
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code for receiving at a first display surface of an electronic device a user input to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface, the electronic device further including a second display surface that is separated from the first display surface by a gap; code for determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be beyond off an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface; and code for displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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Specification