Patent ID: 9501813
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F,G06T,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A method of controlling the orientation of images on a display screen of a portable computing device that is configured to display images in different orientations on the display screen when the portable computing device is positioned in corresponding different orientations, comprising: determining a duration of a switching time period that elapses between a first point in time at which the portable computing device changes from a first orientation to a second orientation, and a second point in time at which the portable computing device switches from the second orientation back to the first orientation or to another orientation; and causing an image displayed on the display screen of the portable computing device to switch orientations on the display screen only after a delay time period has elapsed after the orientation of the portable computing device has changed, wherein the delay time period is a first delay time period if the switching time period is greater than or equal to a threshold duration, and wherein the delay time period is a second delay time period that is longer than the first delay time period if the switching time period is less than the threshold duration.