System and method to display content based on viewing orientation

A device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing displayable content that includes a plurality of viewable elements, the memory further storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to:
• operate a first application;
• operate a second application;
• determine a viewing orientation of a user relative to a display;
• provide a first portion of the content to the display based on the viewing orientation, wherein the first portion includes at least a first viewable element of the content and does not include at least one second viewable element of the content;
• determine an updated viewing orientation of the user;
• and
• provide an updated portion of the content to the display based on the updated viewing orientation, wherein the updated portion includes at least the second viewable element, wherein a display difference between the first portion and the updated portion is non-linearly related to an orientation difference between the viewing orientation and the updated viewing orientation, wherein the second viewable element includes a plurality of independent display windows, and wherein a first independent display window of the plurality of independent display windows is a user interface display of the first application, and a second independent display window of the plurality of independent display windows is a user interface display of the second application.

A device comprising:

• interface means to generate a user interface for display at a display device, wherein the user interface includes a portion of content determined based on a viewing orientation of a user relative to the display device;
• and
• orientation detection means to determine the viewing orientation and to detect a change in the viewing orientation;
• wherein the interface means determines a first portion of the content based on a first viewing orientation, wherein the first portion includes at least a first viewable element of the content and does not include at least one second viewable element of the content;
• wherein the interface means determines a second portion of the content in response to a change in the viewing orientation to a second viewing orientation, the second portion of the content including at least the second viewable element;
• wherein a display difference between the first portion and the second portion is non-linearly related to an orientation difference between the first viewing orientation and the second viewing orientation;
• and
• wherein the second viewable element includes a plurality of independent display windows, and wherein a first independent display window of the plurality of independent display windows is a user interface display of a first application operating at the device, and a second independent display window of the plurality of independent display windows is a user interface display of a second application operating at the device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising processor-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors of a device to:

• determine a viewing orientation of a user relative to a display;
• provide a portion of displayable content to the display based on the viewing orientation, wherein the portion includes at least a first viewable element of the content and does not include at least one second viewable element of the content;
• determine an updated viewing orientation of the user;
• and
• update the portion of the displayable content based on the updated viewing orientation, wherein the updated portion includes at least the second viewable element, wherein a display difference between the portion and the updated portion is non-linearly related to an orientation difference, and wherein the second viewable element includes a plurality of independent display windows, and wherein a first independent display window of the plurality of independent display windows is a user interface display of a first application operating at the device, and a second independent display window of the plurality of independent display windows is a user interface display of a second application operating at the device.