Automatic adjustment of selectable function presentation on electronic device display

US9104313B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104313-B2
Application numberUS-201213617969-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 14, 2012
Priority dateSep 14, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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An interface controller may control the way a function is presented for selection by a user interface in an electronic device. The interface controller may include a usage detection system configured to detect the way in which the electronic device is being or has been used. The interface controller may also include a presentation controller configured to automatically change the way in which the function is presented for selection by the user interface based on the way in which the usage detection system detects the electronic device is being or has been used.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An interface controller in an electronic device, the interface controller comprising: a usage detection system, including a sensor, wherein the usage detection system is configured to: detect a way in which the electronic device is being or has been used; and cause information about the way in which the electronic device has been used to be stored in a data storage system of the electronic device; and a presentation controller, responsive to the…

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What does patent US9104313B2 cover?
An interface controller may control the way a function is presented for selection by a user interface in an electronic device. The interface controller may include a usage detection system configured to detect the way in which the electronic device is being or has been used. The interface controller may also include a presentation controller configured to automatically change the way in which t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sivaraman Sundar, Sagayaraj Maria M, Gopalakrishnan Narayanadhoss, and 7 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F3/04886. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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