Patent ID: 9026946
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method of facilitating the provision of an image as a background wallpaper of a user interface for display on a display of an electronic device, the device being configured to display the user interface and wallpaper in first and second different orientations during use, comprising: generating, based on the image, a first thumbnail comprising a representation of the appearance of the display having the image as the background wallpaper in a first orientation showing how the features of the image may be obscured in use as the background wallpaper by features of the user interface when in the first orientation; generating, based on the image, a second thumbnail comprising a representation of the appearance of the display having the image as the background wallpaper in a second orientation showing how the features of the image may be obscured in use as the background wallpaper by features of the user interface when in the second orientation; simultaneously displaying on the display the first and second thumbnails; and providing user interface functionality enabling the user to separately manipulate the representation of the image shown in each of the first and second thumbnails to adjust how the image would appear as a wallpaper background in that orientation, wherein providing the user interface functionality comprises: