Electronic device with face orienting user interface

A method comprising:

• receiving an image captured by an image capture device of an electronic device, the image comprising a field of regard of a display device of the electronic device;
• identifying, by a controller of the electronic device, a plurality of faces within the image and associating each identified face of the plurality of faces with a corresponding person viewing at least one of the plurality of portions of the user interface;
• determining an orientation of the face relative to a default display orientation of the display device, the display device presenting each of a plurality of portions of the user interface, including a background portion and a plurality of foreground portions that can be individually oriented on the display device to align with detected faces;
• presenting the background portion of the user interface in the default display orientation on the display device;
• presenting at least a first foreground portion of the user interface on the display device in a first display orientation that aligns to a first orientation of a first identified face and at an offset angle from the default display orientation;
• and
• presenting at least a second foreground portion of the user interface on the display device in a second display orientation that aligns to a second orientation of a second identified face, wherein the first foreground portion of the user interface is oriented in a first orientation to enable viewing by the first identified face and the second foreground portion of the user interface is oriented in the second orientation to enable viewing by the second identified face.

A computer program product comprising:

• a computer readable storage device;
• and
• program code on the computer readable storage device that when executed by a processor associated with an electronic device having a display device and an image capture device, the program code enables the electronic device to provide the functionality of:
• receiving an image captured by an image capture device of an electronic device, the image comprising a field of regard of the display device;
• identifying, by a controller of the electronic device, at least one face within the image and associating each identified face of the at least one face with a corresponding person viewing at least one of the plurality of portions of the user interface;
• determining an orientation of the face relative to a default display orientation of the display device, the display device presenting each of a plurality of portions of the user interface including a background portion and a plurality of foreground portions that can be individually oriented on the display device to align with detected faces;
• presenting the background portion of the user interface in the default display orientation on the display device;
• presenting at least a first foreground portion of the user interface on the display device in a first display orientation that aligns to a first orientation of a first identified face and is at an offset angle from the default display orientation;
• presenting at least a second foreground portion of the user interface on the display device in a second display orientation that aligns to a second orientation of a second identified face, wherein the first foreground portion of the user interface is oriented in a first orientation to enable viewing by the first identified face and the second foreground portion of the user interface is oriented in the second orientation to enable viewing by the second identified face.