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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Justin Tyler Dubs, Durham, NC (US);
Eric Edward Dudkowski, Raleigh, NC (US);
Karen Ruth Kluttz, Raleigh, NC (US);
Aaron Michael Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Justin Tyler Dubs, Durham, NC (US);
Eric Edward Dudkowski, Raleigh, NC (US);
Karen Ruth Kluttz, Raleigh, NC (US);
Aaron Michael Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
For rotational graphical user interface navigation, a display module displays a first face of a uniform prism rotatable only about a central horizontal axis. The uniform prism includes a plurality of faces. Each face has Graphical User Interface (GUI) controls for a unique function set. Only one face of the uniform prism is visible at a time. Each face is displayed with a geometric shape conforming to a face geometry of the multidimensional solid when the multidimensional solid is being rotated, and a face is displayed as filling a screen when the multidimensional solid is not being rotated. An input module receives a rotational command. The rotational command rotates the uniform prism around the central horizontal axis. The rotation module rotates the uniform prism to display a second face in response to the rotational command, displaying the rotation of the uniform prism.