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Patent
CA 2681856
A method and handheld electronic device having a graphic user interface with efficient orientation sensor input use are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) on a portable electronic device, comprising: displaying a user interface screen of a foreground application on a display screen of the portable electronic device in a first screen orientation; receiving a device orientation event notification from an orientation sensor of the portable electronic device, the device orientation event notification specifying a device orientation; determining a preferred screen orientation associated with the device orientation; determining whether the preferred screen orientation matches a screen orientation rule for the foreground application; and re-displaying the user interface screen on the display screen in accordance with the preferred screen orientation when the preferred screen orientation matches the screen orientation rule for the foreground application only when it differs from the first screen orientation.
Bells Matthew
Pollock Stuart Coleman Edmond
Research In Motion Limited
Ridout & Maybee Llp
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