A method for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display screen of a device is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request for rendering a first user interface element without an orientation preference, and identifying a type of the device. The method also includes, in accordance with a determination that the type of the device is a first device type corresponding to television devices and the first user interface element corresponds to a first user interface element type, rendering the first user interface element as a vertical user interface element in a first display region of the display screen.

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›1.independentA method for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display screen of a device, comprising:nat a computer system coupled with the device, …+8

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising:nin accordance with a determination that the type of the device is a second device type corresponding to one…d2+6

›3.↳ 2The method of claim 2, further comprising rendering a second user interface element of a second user interface element type on the display screen, whe…d3

›4.↳ 2The method of claim 2, wherein the horizontal user interface element is rendered along a top side of the display screen.d3

›5.↳ 2The method of claim 2, wherein the vertical user interface element includes one or more user-selectable user interface objects that are not included i…d3

›6.↳ 2The method of claim 2, wherein the horizontal user interface element includes one or more user-selectable user interface objects that are not included…d3

›7.↳ 2The method of claim 2, further comprising:nrendering one or more user-selectable user interface objects in the first user interface element;detecting …d3

›8.↳ 2The method of claim 2, wherein the second device type corresponds to personal devices.d3

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the vertical user interface element is rendered along a left side of the display screen.d2

›10.independentA computer system for rendering one or more user interface elements on a display screen of a device, comprising:none or more processors;memory storing…+5

›11.↳ 10The computer system of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for, in accordance with a determination that the type o…d2+4

›16.independentA non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs for execution by one or more processors of a computer system coupled wi…+4

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7 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F9/44
G09G5/00

Section H — Electricity

H04N21/414
H04N21/45
H04N21/431

USPC · US Patent Classification

345/659345/650

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29 Jul 2011

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61513511	29 Jul 2011
related publication	US 20130063455 A1	14 Mar 2013

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