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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2006
Applicants:
Matias Duarte, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Peter J. Ford, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory Paul Hayes, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matias Duarte, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Peter J. Ford, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Gregory Paul Hayes, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Virgin Mobile USA, L.P., Warren, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the claimed invention provide systems and methods whereby the functionality of soft keys on a mobile electronic device may be shifted depending on the orientation of the device. The device detects its orientation and then maps a different function to the appropriate soft keys to ensure that the soft keys retain their functionalities from the end-user's perspective.