Patent ID: 8935626
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for switching a user interface, for a handheld electronic device comprising a first part and a second part, the method for switching a user interface comprising: detecting whether the second part comprising a keyboard is slid out of the handheld electronic device along a first specific path or a second specific path, wherein the second part is slidingly disposed below a first part which comprises a screen, and the first specific path and the second specific path are different paths; judging a part type of the second part from a plurality of part types based on the first specific path or the second specific path, and when the second part is slid out and wherein when the second part is slid out according the first specific path, the second part corresponds to a letter keys part type and when the second part is slid out according to the second specific path, the second part corresponds to a numeral keys part type; switching and displaying the user interface on the screen according to the detected part type of the second part, wherein the user interface comprises at least one application program which requires the detected second part type; and wherein the letter keys second part type comprises a letter key, a symbol key, and a function key, and the numeral keys second part type comprises a symbol key and a numeral key, and wherein when the letter keys key type of the second part is slid out, the displayed user interface comprises only the corresponding application program requiring the letter key, the symbol key, and the function key during operation thereof.