Maintaining focus upon swapping of images

• US 10,514,831 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2015
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Gimpl, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Khan, Shahid K
• Application Number:
  US14/834,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20160054902A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,583 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
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• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 : Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 : Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation

Abstract

Embodiments are described for handling focus when a gesture is input in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, the gesture indicates that two images, one that is in focus, swap positions. In response to receiving the gesture, the image in focus is moved from a first display of a first screen to a second display of a second screen. After the images are swapped, the focus is maintained on the image that originally had the focus.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying by a processor a first image on a first display of a mobile device;

displaying by the processor a second image on a second display of the mobile device, wherein the second image and second display have focus, wherein the second image having focus is indicated by a visual indicia associated with the second image and wherein the second display having focus is indicated by a visual indicia displayed in a configurable display area of the second display, the configurable display area of the second display comprising a plurality of displayed buttons based on a context in which the mobile device is operated;

receiving, by at least one of a gesture capture region and a touch sensitive area, a gesture indicating a request to move the first image to the second display and move the second image to the first display;

in response to receiving the gesture;

displaying the first image in the second display,

displaying the second image on the first display,

maintaining the focus on the second image,

automatically changing the focus from the second display to the first display, and

automatically changing visual indicia displayed in the configurable display area of the second display to being displayed in a configurable display area of the first display, the configurable display area of the first display comprising the plurality of displayed buttons based on the context in which the mobile device is operated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture is a pinch gesture.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image comprises at least a portion of a desktop and the second image comprises at least a second portion of the desktop.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image comprises a first window and the second image comprises a second window.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image comprises a first icon and the second image comprises a second icon.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving input indicating that in response to the gesture, the focus should be maintained on the second image.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

highlighting a second configurable area on the second screen when the second image is displayed on the second display and is in focus; and

highlighting a first configurable area on the first screen when the second image is displayed on the first display and is in focus.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to the at least one processor displaying the second image on the first display, lighting a portion of a first configurable area of the first screen and allowing input from the first configurable area.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

in response to the at least one processor displaying the second image on the first display, darkening a portion of a second configurable area of the second screen.

10. A device comprising:

a first display;

a second display;

a processor; and

a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to control the first display and second display by;

displaying a first image on the first display;

displaying a second image on the second display, wherein the second image and second display have focus, wherein the second image having focus is indicated by a visual indicia associated with the second image and wherein the second display having focus is indicated by a visual indicia displayed in a configurable display area of the second display, the configurable display area of the second display comprising a plurality of displayed buttons based on a context in which the device is operated;

receiving, by at least one of a gesture capture region and a touch sensitive area, a gesture indicating a request to move the first image to the second display and move the second image to the first display;

in response to receiving the gesture;

displaying the first image in the second display,

displaying the second image on the first display,

maintaining the focus on the second image,

automatically changing the focus from the second display to the first display, and

automatically changing the visual indicia displayed in the configurable display area of the second display to being displayed in a configurable display area of the first display, the configurable display area of the first display comprising the plurality of displayed buttons based on the context in which the device is operated.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the gesture is a pinch gesture.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the first image comprises at least a portion of a desktop and the second image comprises at least a second portion of the desktop.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the first image comprises a first window and the second image comprises a second window.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the first image comprises a first icon and the second image comprises a second icon.

15. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving input indicating that in response to the gesture, the focus should be maintained on the second image.

16. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

highlighting a second configurable area on the second screen when the second image is displayed on the second display and is in focus; and

highlighting a first configurable area on the first screen when the second image is displayed on the first display and is in focus.

17. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

in response to the at least one processor displaying the second image on the first display, lighting a portion of a first configurable area of the first screen and allowing input from the first configurable area.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

in response to the at least one processor displaying the second image on the first display, darkening a portion of a second configurable area of the second screen.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions stored therein which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to control a first display and second display of a device by:

displaying a first image on the first display;

displaying a second image on the second display, wherein the second image and second display have focus, wherein the second image having focus is indicated by a visual indicia associated with the second image and wherein the second display having focus is indicated by a visual indicia displayed in a configurable display area of the second display, the configurable display area of the second display comprising a plurality of displayed buttons based on a context in which the device is operated;

receiving, by at least one of a gesture capture region and a touch sensitive area, a gesture indicating a request to move the first image to the second display and move the second image to the first display;

in response to receiving the gesture;

displaying the first image in the second display,

displaying the second image on the first display,

maintaining the focus on the second image,

automatically changing the focus from the second display to the first display, and

automatically changing the visual indicia displayed in the configurable display area of the second display to being displayed in a configurable display area of the first display, the configurable display area of the first display comprising the plurality of displayed buttons based on the context in which the device is operated.