# US 11,114,068 B1 · Methods and systems for altering virtual button arrangements presented on one or more displays of an electronic device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,114,068 B1 - Document ID: US11114068B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/907,538 - Filed: 2020-06-22 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2020-06-22 - Assignees: Motorola Mobility LLC - Applicants: Motorola Mobility LLC - Inventors: Rachid Alameh; John Gorsica; Michael Russell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11114068B1 ## CPC - G06F 3/147: using display panels - G09G 5/38: with means for controlling the display position - G09G 2340/0464: Positioning - G09G 2340/0492: Change of orientation of the displayed image, e.g. upside-down, mirrored - G09G 2354/00: Aspects of interface with display user - G09G 2380/02: Flexible displays - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) ## Abstract An electronic device includes a device housing and one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing. One or more sensors detect a condition of the electronic device, such as an approaching object, change in the direction of gravity, or an object tapping or pushing the electronic device. One or more processors cause, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the condition, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device, comprising: a device housing; one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing; one or more sensors detecting an object approaching a portion of the device housing when the electronic device is in an enclosed condition; and one or more processors, operable with the one or more sensors, the one or more processors causing, when the portion of the device housing is a distal portion of the device housing from the first end of the device housing, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, the one or more processors further detecting an operating mode of the electronic device, wherein the another predefined arrangement is a function of the operating mode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the another predefined arrangement arranges the one or more user actuation targets opposite that of the predefined arrangement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, the one or more displays presenting the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons along one or more minor faces of the device housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, the one or more displays comprising a single display. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, the single display comprising a unitary glass fascia defining at least one major surface spanning a major face of the device housing and one or more curved contours spanning the one or more minor faces of the device housing. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The electronic device of claim 6, the single display presenting the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons along the one or more curved contours. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, the portion of the device housing comprising a second end of the device housing separated from the first end of the device housing by a major face of the device housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, the one or more displays presenting the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons along minor faces of the electronic device situated between the first end of the device housing and the second end of the device housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, the enclosed condition comprising an in-pocket condition. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, the one or more processors precluding the one or more displays from presenting the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in the another predefined arrangement when the one or more sensors detect the object approaching the portion of the device housing when a wired headset is coupled to the electronic device. ### Claim 12 An electronic device, comprising: a device housing; one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing; one or more sensors detecting a reversal of a direction of gravity relative to the device housing; and one or more processors, operable with the one or more sensors, the one or more processors causing, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the reversal of the direction of gravity relative to the device housing, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more processors precluding the one or more displays from presenting the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in the another predefined arrangement when the one or more sensors detecting the reversal of the direction of gravity relative to the device housing while the electronic device is in an enclosed condition. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more processors precluding the one or more displays from presenting the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in the another predefined arrangement when the one or more sensors detect the reversal of the direction of gravity relative to the device housing while a wired headset is coupled to the electronic device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more processors causing the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in the another predefined arrangement only when the one or more sensors detect the reversal of the direction of gravity relative to a major face of the device housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, the one or more processors further detecting an operating mode of the electronic device, wherein the another predefined arrangement is a function of the operating mode. ### Claim 17 An electronic device, comprising: a device housing; one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing; one or more sensors detecting an object tapping or pushing a portion of the device housing along a direction of gravity when the electronic device is in an enclosed condition; and one or more processors, operable with the one or more sensors, the one or more processors causing, when the portion of the device housing is a distal portion of the device housing from the first end of the device housing, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17, the one or more processors precluding the one or more displays from presenting the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in the another predefined arrangement when the one or more sensors detect the object tapping or pushing the portion while a wired headset is coupled to the electronic device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17, the one or more displays comprising a unitary glass fascia defining at least one major surface spanning a major face of the device housing and at least one curved contour spanning a minor face of the device housing, wherein the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons are presented along the at least one curved contour. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device of claim 19, the first end of the electronic device and the portion of the electronic device separated by the at least one curved contour.