User interface for mobile computer unit
US9164654B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user interface to access visual gadgets for program applications, wherein the user interface arranges the gadgets in a layout, wherein the layout pans, within a computer touch screen display, to bring a subset of the gadgets into the display and to move another subset of the gadgets out of the display, and in response to an object touching a specific gadget in the display that is not currently activated: activates the specific gadget's program application, replaces the specific gadget within the layout with a GUI window for the specific gadget's program application, wherein the GUI pans, within the window, to bring a portion of the GUI into the window and to move another portion of the GUI out of the window, and moves other gadgets within the layout in order to accommodate space for the window for the specific gadget's program application.
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