Methods and systems for altering virtual button arrangements presented on one or more displays of an electronic device
US11114068B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 22, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2380/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An electronic device includes a device housing and one or more displays presenting one or more user actuation targets defining one or more virtual buttons in a predefined arrangement relative to a first end of the device housing. One or more sensors detect a condition of the electronic device, such as an approaching object, change in the direction of gravity, or an object tapping or pushing the electronic device. One or more processors cause, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the condition, the one or more displays to present the one or more user actuation targets defining the one or more virtual buttons in another predefined arrangement that is different from the predefined arrangement.
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