Patent ID: 8089468
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A machine-implemented method comprising: identifying that a wireless keyboard unit is connected to an display screen unit that includes a display screen, wherein the wireless keyboard prevents a blocked portion of the display screen from being seen by a user but does not block a visible portion of the display screen from being seen by the user, wherein the display screen includes a first set of electrical connection points, and wherein the wireless keyboard includes a second set of electrical connection points; determining a size of the visible portion of the display screen based on a first number of the one or more first set of electrical connection points that are connected to the first number of the one or more second set of electrical connection points; and displaying one or more visual items on the visible portion of the display screen and refraining from displaying items on the blocked portion of the display screen; detecting a movement of the wireless keyboard that results in a second number, different from the first number, of the one or more first set of electrical connection points being connected to the second number of the one or more second set of electrical connection points and further results in a changed size of the visible portion of the display screen based upon the second number; and after the detecting, re-displaying the visual items on the visible portion of the display screen so that the visual items fit in the changed size of the visible portion of the display screen.