Method and apparatus for area-efficient graphical user interface
US9122394B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04804
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A GUI screen image is a standard screen image, and displays a first combined GUI area, which is a combination of a GUI of the directional keys and a GUI of a joystick, and a second combined GUI area, which is a combination of a GUI of the four-type operation buttons and a GUI of a joystick, at the lower left and at the lower right on the screen image, respectively. Depending on an area in the first combined GUI area or in the second combined GUI area to which a user newly touches, which of the combined GUI to be used is determined and a screen image is switched, and if a finger or a thumb detaches, the screen image switches back.
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