Apparatus, system, and method for rotational graphical user interface navigation
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsJustin Tyler Dubs, Eric Edward Dudkowski, Karen Ruth Kluttz, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Abstract
A display module displays a first face of a virtual multidimensional solid comprising a plurality of faces. Each face comprises graphical user interface controls for a unique function set. An input module receives a rotational command that rotates the multidimensional solid around at least one axis. A rotation module rotates the multidimensional solid to display a second face in response to the rotational command, displaying the rotation of the multidimensional solid.
Claims13
A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program stored on a non-transitory tangible storage device, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
- display a first face of a uniform prism rotatable only about a central horizontal axis and comprising a plurality of faces wherein each face comprises Graphical User Interface (GUI) controls for a unique function set, wherein the uniform prism is solid and only one face of the uniform prism is visible at a time;
- receive a rotational command from a virtual thumbwheel GUI represented on a touch screen, the rotational command configured to rotate the uniform prism around the central horizontal axis;
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- rotate the uniform prism to display a second face in response to the rotational command, displaying the rotation of the uniform prism;
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- rotate the uniform prism to display the first face when the second face is unused for a specified time interval.
An apparatus comprising:
- a non-transitory storage device storing computer readable programs executable by a processor, the computer readable programs comprising:
- a display module configured to display a first face of a virtual uniform prism rotatable only about a central horizontal axis and comprising a plurality of faces wherein each face comprises GUI controls for a unique function set, wherein the uniform prism is solid and only one face of the uniform prism is visible at a time;
- an input module comprising a touch screen and configured to receive a rotational command from a virtual thumbwheel GUI represented on the touch screen, the rotational command configured to rotate the uniform prism around the central horizontal axis;
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- a rotation module configured to rotate the uniform prism to display a second face in response to the rotational command, displaying the rotation of the uniform prism;
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- the rotation module further configured to rotate the uniform prism to display the first face when the second face is unused for a specified time interval.
A system comprising:
- a touch screen;
- a memory module configured to store instructions and data;
- a processor module in communication with the touch screen and the memory module, executing the instructions and data, and comprising
- a display module configured to display a first face of a uniform prism rotatable only about a central horizontal axis on the touch screen, the uniform prism comprising a plurality of faces wherein each face comprises GUI controls for a unique function set, wherein the uniform prism is solid and only one face of the uniform prism is visible at a time;
- an input module configured to receive a rotational command from a virtual thumbwheel GUI represented on the touch screen, the rotational command configured to rotate the uniform prism around the central horizontal axis;
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- a rotation module configured to rotate the uniform prism to display a second face in the touch screen in response to the rotational command, displaying the rotation of the uniform prism on the touch screen;
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- the rotation module further configured to rotate the uniform prism to display the first face when the second face is unused for a specified time interval.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.