Patent ID: 9182876
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of rearranging a display of a touch screen of a portable electronic device, the method comprising: detecting a tilt of the device; identifying whether the device is configured for a right-handed user, left-handed user, or ambidextrous user; when the device is configured for the right-handed user, rearranging icons such that the icons are disproportionally arranged on a right side of the touch screen irrespective of a leftward or rightward direction of the tilt relative to a vertical axis; when the device is configured for the left-handed user, rearranging the icons such that the icons are disproportionally arranged on a left side of the touch screen irrespective of the leftward or rightward direction of the tilt; and when the device is configured for the ambidextrous user, rearranging the icons such that the icons are disproportionally arranged to a default side of the touch screen, according to the leftward or rightward direction of the tilt.