Method for indicating location and direction of a graphical user interface element

An electronic device comprising:

• a first panel having a first display surface;
• a second panel having a second display surface that is separated from the first display surface by a gap;
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• a processor configured to:
• detect a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration of the electronic device, wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of the first panel to the second panel;
• modify a graphical user interface displayed at the first display surface and the second display surface at least partially based on the second configuration;
• receive at the first display surface a user input to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface;
• determine that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface;
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• display the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface at a time based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface such that a position of the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface is dependent on at least one of speed, simulated momentum, and simulated friction.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface, wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of the first panel to the second panel;
• means for modifying a graphical user interface displayed at the first display surface and the second display surface at least partially based on the second configuration;
• means for receiving at the first display surface of an electronic device a user input to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface, the second display surface separated from the first display surface by a gap;
• means for determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface;
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• means for displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface such that a position of the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface is dependent on at least one of speed, simulated momentum, and simulated friction.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable code comprising:

• code for detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface, wherein the hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of the first panel to the second panel;
• code for modifying a graphical user interface displayed at the first display surface and the second display surface at least partially based on the second configuration;
• code for receiving at the first display surface of the electronic device a user input to move a graphical user interface element displayed at the first display surface, the second display surface separated from the first display surface by a gap;
• code for determining that at least a portion of the graphical user interface element is to be moved beyond an edge of the first display surface into the gap such that the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element will not be displayed at the first display surface;
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• code for displaying the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface based on a location and a direction of movement of the graphical user interface element at the first display surface such that a position of the at least a portion of the graphical user interface element at the second display surface is dependent on at least one of speed, simulated momentum, and simulated friction.