Handheld electronic device, system and method for inverting display orientation for left-handed or right-handed operation responsive to a wireless message

A system for a structure, said system for a structure comprising:

• a server comprising a first wireless communication port and a second port;
• a handheld electronic device comprising a display and a third wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of said server, said display alternatively displaying a first display orientation and a second display orientation, said first display orientation being inverted with respect to said second display orientation;
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• at least one node different than said handheld electronic device,
• wherein said handheld electronic device is adapted to mate with the second port of said server in one of a first mating orientation and a different second mating orientation,
• wherein said server is adapted to send a wireless message from the first wireless communication port of said server to the third wireless communication port of said handheld electronic device, said wireless message including one of a first state corresponding to said first mating orientation and a different second state corresponding to said different second mating orientation, and
• wherein said handheld electronic device is further adapted to configure said display in the first display orientation responsive to said first state and to alternatively configure said display in the second display orientation responsive to said second state.

A method of configuring a display orientation, said method comprising:

• employing a server comprising a first wireless communication port and a second port;
• employing a handheld electronic device comprising a display and a third wireless communication port adapted to communicate with the first wireless communication port of said server;
• alternatively displaying a first display orientation and a second display orientation of said display, said first display orientation being inverted with respect to said second display orientation;
• mating said handheld electronic device with the second port of said server in one of a first mating orientation and a different second mating orientation;
• sending a wireless message including a first state responsive to the first mating orientation and a different second state responsive to the second mating orientation from the first wireless communication port of said server to the third wireless communication port of said handheld electronic device;
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• configuring said display in the first display orientation responsive to said first state and alternatively configuring said display in the second display orientation responsive to said second state.

A sub-system for monitoring, configuring or controlling a system for a structure, said sub-system comprising:

• a node comprising a mating portion and a target;
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• a handheld electronic device comprising:
• a portable housing including a first side and an opposite second side, said first side being adapted to mate with the mating portion of said node in a first mating orientation, said second side being adapted to mate with the mating portion of said node in a different second mating orientation,
• a first proximity sensor disposed toward the first side of said portable housing,
• a second proximity sensor disposed toward the second side of said portable housing,
• a display disposed between the first and second sides of said portable housing, and
• a processor cooperating with said first and second proximity sensors and being adapted to configure said display in a first display orientation responsive to said first proximity sensor detecting the target of said node and to alternatively configure said display in a second display orientation responsive to said second proximity sensor detecting the target of said node, said first display orientation being inverted with respect to said second display orientation.