Patent ID: 9141199
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G02B,G03B,G06F,G06K,G06Q,H04L,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for communicating and providing information, comprising: a handheld electronic device for operation by a user, the electronic device comprising a processor, a memory, and a touchscreen, wherein the device is to present a graphics display on the touchscreen, the graphics display configured to show multiple icons, wherein the icons represent at least a portion of a matrix of selections, with categories represented along one axis of the matrix and applications represented along another axis of the matrix, wherein the icons represent the applications and the categories such that selection of an icon by the user selects a combination including a category and an application, wherein a category includes at least one of an area of interest of a plurality of interests, and data related to the application, wherein the categories correspond to the applications such that the user is allowed to choose a combination of one or more categories and their corresponding one or more applications, wherein selection of an icon by the user is to result in operation of the selected application as applied to the selected category, and wherein if additional selections are available from the matrix are presented on a first face than there are presented on the first face, displaying the additional selections on the first face using a control external to the graphics display, a scroll bar on the graphics display, or one or more touchable icons on the graphics display, separate from a virtual polyhedron.