Patent ID: 8139026

Claim:
A graphics management system for an icon and an element relating to said icon displayed in a screen on a display of an electronic device, comprising: a sensor providing movement data indicating a new movement of said device; an movement detection module connected to said sensor providing a movement signal registering a notable signal from said sensor; and a graphical user interface (GUI) adjustment module determining a new layout for said icon and said element being displayed on said display utilizing movement data provided by said movement detection module, said GUI adjustment module providing instructions to map the icon into a three dimensional model having a base layer associated with a plane of the display for the icon; map the element in a second layer in the model, wherein the second layer is either above or below the base layer; for the new layout, move the element in the second layer to mimic a notable detected movement of the portable electronic device, while maintaining a position of the icon in the base layer; and display the icon and the element on the display of the portable electronic device using their map locations in the model.