MULTI-MODE USER INTERFACE

摘要

An approach is provided to display a grid user-interface on a display. The grid user-interface includes a number of medium-sized windows that are displayed in a grid format. Each of the medium-sized windows has a substantially common width and a substantially common height to the other medium-sized windows. The system receives a mixed-mode request from a user. The mixed-mode request corresponds to a selected application that is displayed in one of the medium-sized windows. A second user-interface is displayed in response to receiving the mixed-mode request. The selected application is displayed in a large window and a plurality of small-sized windows is displayed adjacent to the large window. Each of the small-sized windows also has a substantially common width and a substantially common height to the other small-sized windows.

主权项

1. A device, comprising:
a display; a processor; a memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to: present a grid user-interface on the display, wherein the grid user-interface includes a plurality of medium-sized windows presented in a grid format, wherein the medium-sized windows represent respective applications, a first medium-sized window representing a first application requiring entry of authentication data to use the first application, wherein responsive to selection of the first medium-sized window the first medium-sized window animates to change its appearance to present at least one authentication data entry field; receive a mixed-mode request corresponding to a selected application that is presented in one of the plurality of medium-sized windows; and present a second user-interface display in response to receiving the mixed-mode request wherein the selected application is presented in a large window and a plurality of small-sized windows is presented adjacent to the large window, wherein each of the small-sized windows is smaller than a medium-sized window.