Touch-sensitive display and method of controlling same
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorJeffrey William Wirtanen
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Abstract
A method includes displaying a set of buttons in a first layout on a touch-sensitive display when a first orientation of the portable electronic device is detected and in a second layout on the touch-sensitive display when a second orientation of the portable electronic device is detected. An alternate mode of operation of a portable electronic device is detected. While in the alternate mode, the set of buttons is displayed in a third layout, wherein the set of buttons is displayed in a set of respective locations with respect to the touch-sensitive display for the first orientation and the second orientation. At least some information is displayed based on a detected orientation of the portable electronic device.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- displaying a set of buttons in a first layout on a touch-sensitive display when a first orientation of the portable electronic device is detected and in a second layout on the touch-sensitive display when a second orientation of the portable electronic device is detected;
- detecting an alternate mode of operation of a portable electronic device;
- while in the alternate mode, displaying the set of buttons in a third layout, wherein the set of buttons is displayed in a set of respective locations with respect to the touch-sensitive display for the first orientation and the second orientation, and wherein at least some information is displayed based on a detected orientation of the portable electronic device.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display;
- a processor configured to:
- display, on the touch-sensitive display, a set of buttons in a first set of locations for a first orientation of the portable electronic device and in a second set of locations for a second orientation of the portable electronic device in a normal mode;
- detect an alternate mode of the portable electronic device;
- while in the alternate mode, display each of the set of buttons in the same respective location on the touch-sensitive display for the first orientation and the second orientation;
- wherein at least some information is displayed differently for the first orientation than for the second orientation.
A method comprising:
- displaying, on a touch-sensitive display, a set of buttons in a first layout when the portable electronic device is in a first orientation and in a second layout when the portable electronic device is in a second orientation;
- detecting an alternate mode of operation of the portable electronic device, and while in the alternate mode:
- displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, the set of buttons in a third layout when the portable electronic device is in the first orientation and in a fourth layout when the portable electronic device is in the second orientation;
- wherein the set of buttons are displayed in the same respective locations, relative to the touch-sensitive display, in the third layout and the fourth layout;
- wherein at least some information is displayed based on a detected orientation of the portable electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.