Patent ID: 8717285

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising: under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, displaying content that is rotatable on a display; receiving a motion input; when an orientation lock is engaged: (i) maintaining an orientation of the content on the display; and (ii) displaying, for a pre-determined amount of time, a status icon indicating to a user that the orientation lock is locked, wherein the status icon indicating that the orientation lock is locked overlies the content; when the orientation lock is disengaged: (i) rotating the orientation of the content on the display; and, (ii) displaying, for a pre-determined amount of time, a status icon indicating to the user that the orientation lock is unlocked wherein the status icon indicating that the orientation lock is unlocked overlies the content; receiving a user input to change a status of the orientation lock; toggling the orientation lock at least partly in response to the receiving of the user input; when the orientation lock toggles from engaged to disengaged: (i) modifying the orientation of the content on the display to correspond to an orientation of the display; and (ii) displaying, for a pre-determined amount of time, the status icon indicating to the user that the orientation lock is unlocked, wherein the status icon indicating that the orientation lock is unlocked overlies the content; and when the orientation lock toggles from disengaged to engaged: (i) maintaining the orientation of the content on the display; and (ii) displaying, for a pre-determined amount of time, the status icon indicating to the user that the orientation lock is locked, wherein the status icon indicating that the orientation lock is locked overlies the content.