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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Sujoy Das, Grayslake, IL (US);
Vishal Shashikant Patil, Mysore, IN;
Inventors:
Sujoy Das, Grayslake, IL (US);
Vishal Shashikant Patil, Mysore, IN;
Assignee:
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1647 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1614 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04806 (2013.01); H04M 1/72522 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04M 2250/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portable device () includes an orientation engine () and a display controller (). The display controller displays a navigational view on a first display (). Upon detecting a reorientation of the device (), the display control displays a second navigational view (). The second navigational view is related to the first navigational view by a relationship dictated by the direction of orientation change, and may be displayed on the first display or on a second display (), depending on the manner of reorientation.