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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Michael S. Thomason, Raleigh, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method for changing a graphical user interface is provided. The method may include identifying one or more devices. The method may include determining product information associated with the one or more devices, whereby the product information includes at least one of a type, a model number, and a brand. The method may include determining one or more applications associated with the one or more devices based on the product information, whereby the one or more applications allow for operation of the one or more devices. The method may include retrieving the one or more applications. The method may include determining that the computer is oriented toward a first device of the one or more devices. The method may include displaying a first graphical user interface corresponding to a first application of the one or more applications that allows for operation of the first device.