Reversible user interface component
US8860763B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04802
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of configuring a widget and a tactile user interface which displays the widget are disclosed which enable menu-setting operations with minimal touch gestures and occupation of screen space. The interface includes a touch sensitive display device and memory which stores instructions for displaying the widget and a set of graphic objects together on the display device. The widget has two or more virtual sides, each of the sides being associated with a respective functionality. The widget is flipped, in response to a recognized touch gesture, from a first of the sides to a second of the sides, whereby the functionality of the widget is changed. The graphic objects are associated, in memory, with respective items having attributes. The graphic objects exhibit a response to the widget functionality of a currently displayed one of the sides of the widget based on the attributes of the respective items.
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