Patent ID: 8341542
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) of a device, the GUI having an appearance that is designed for different lighting conditions under which the device is viewed, said method comprising: providing first and second GUI elements, for display in a single display area of the GUI, the display appearances of which, for viewing under a plurality of different lighting conditions, are each defined by values of a color appearance parameter and at least another different parameter, wherein the value of each parameter for each GUI element defines a combination of a first setting for the parameter and a second setting for the parameter, wherein the value of the color appearance parameter of each GUI element is defined in terms of a luminance difference between the first and second settings of the color appearance parameter; and providing a single adjustable control for modifying the display appearances of the first and second GUI elements, contemporaneously with the adjustment of the control, by modifying the combination of the first and second settings for each of the parameters of each of the GUI elements as the control is adjusted, wherein modifying the color appearance of a particular GUI element comprises modifying the luminance value between the first and second settings for the GUI element, wherein the parameters of the first GUI element are modified differently than the parameters of the second GUI element.