PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONFIGURABLE OPERATING MODE

摘要

A portable electronic device including a user interface, a sensor configured to provide an output signal when the device is oriented from resting on a first housing surface portion to resting on a second housing surface portion, and a controller coupled to the user interface and to the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to invoke a mode of operation in response to an output signal from the sensor and wherein the mode of operation is indicated at the user interface.