Systems and methods for facilitating an input to an electronic device
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsMatthew Michael Ignor, Simon Edward Coulson
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Abstract
Systems and methods for facilitating an input to an electronic device are described herein. An example method for facilitating an input field of an electronic device includes presenting a menu item for selection while the electronic device is in a first physical state and identifying the menu item selected when the electronic device is in the first physical state. The method includes detecting whether the electronic device is in a second physical state after selection of the menu item and presenting an input field associated with the menu item selected.
Claims34
A method for facilitating an input to an electronic device, the method comprising:
- presenting a menu item for selection while the electronic device is in a first orientation, wherein the menu item corresponds to an application;
- detecting a first instance and a second instance associated with the application that are running or active when the electronic device is in the first orientation, the first instance being different than the second instance;
- displaying only the first instance of the application when the electronic device is in the first orientation;
- detecting that the electronic device in a second orientation different than the first orientation;
- and
- displaying a first icon representative of the first instance and a second icon representative of the second instance in response to detecting the electronic device moving from the first orientation to the second orientation when the first instance of the application is displayed in the first orientation.
A method for facilitating an input to an electronic device comprising:
- detecting a first application and a second application that are running or active when the electronic device is in a portrait orientation;
- displaying only the first application when the electronic device is in a portrait orientation;
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- displaying for selection a first icon representative of the first application and a second icon representative of the second application in response to detecting a housing of the electronic device being moved from the portrait orientation to a landscape orientation when the first application is displayed in the portrait orientation.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:
- present a menu item for selection when an electronic device is in a first orientation, wherein the menu item corresponds to an application;
- detect a first instance and a second instance associated with the application that are running or active when the electronic device is in the first orientation;
- display only the first instance of the application when the electronic device is in the first orientation;
- detect the electronic device in a second orientation different than the first orientation;
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- display a first icon representative of the first instance and a second icon representative of the second instance in response to detecting the electronic device moving from the first orientation to the second orientation when the first instance of the application is displayed in the first orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.