Managing expose views in dual display communication devices
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1. A method, comprising:
- creating a composite display for a multi-display of a communication device, the composite display comprising a first portion and a second portion and the multi-display comprising a first touch-sensitive portion associated with a first portion of the composite display and a second touch-sensitive portion associated with a second portion of the composite display;
receiving an input to activate an expose mode, wherein the expose mode provides a simultaneous representation of all active and inactive windows of each application and/-or desktop executing on the multi-display communication device, wherein the expose mode includes at least a primary expose view of active and inactive windows in the expose mode;
displaying the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display of the multi-display communication device;
receiving a drag gesture through the first touch-sensitive portion and the second touch sensitive portion of the multi-display, the drag gesture being from the first touch-sensitive portion to the second touch sensitive portion and indicating a command to maximize an active or inactive window of the primary expose view, the maximized view comprising the primary expose view and a secondary expose view, wherein the primary expose view is different than the secondary expose view;
displaying the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display; and
displaying the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display, wherein the secondary expose view appears hidden behind the first expose view in the first portion of the composite display and appears to move out from behind the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display onto the second portion of the composite display.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to methodologies and devices for handling maximizing and minimizing of exposé views.
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1. A method, comprising:
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creating a composite display for a multi-display of a communication device, the composite display comprising a first portion and a second portion and the multi-display comprising a first touch-sensitive portion associated with a first portion of the composite display and a second touch-sensitive portion associated with a second portion of the composite display; receiving an input to activate an expose mode, wherein the expose mode provides a simultaneous representation of all active and inactive windows of each application and/-or desktop executing on the multi-display communication device, wherein the expose mode includes at least a primary expose view of active and inactive windows in the expose mode; displaying the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display of the multi-display communication device; receiving a drag gesture through the first touch-sensitive portion and the second touch sensitive portion of the multi-display, the drag gesture being from the first touch-sensitive portion to the second touch sensitive portion and indicating a command to maximize an active or inactive window of the primary expose view, the maximized view comprising the primary expose view and a secondary expose view, wherein the primary expose view is different than the secondary expose view; displaying the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display; and displaying the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display, wherein the secondary expose view appears hidden behind the first expose view in the first portion of the composite display and appears to move out from behind the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display onto the second portion of the composite display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication device, comprising:
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a multi-display presenting a composite display with a first portion and a second portion, the multi-display comprising a first touch-sensitive portion associated with a first portion of the composite display and a second touch-sensitive portion associated with a second portion of the composite display; a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory and the composite display, the processor operable to; receive an input to activate an expose mode, wherein the expose mode provides a selectable simultaneous representation of each active and inactive window of each application and/-or desktop executing on the multi-display communication device, wherein the expose mode includes at least a primary expose view of active and inactive windows in the expose mode; display a primary expose view of the active and inactive windows in expose mode on the first portion of the composite display of the multi-display communication device; receive a drag gesture through the first touch-sensitive portion and the second touch sensitive portion of the multi-display, the drag gesture being from the first touch-sensitive portion to the second touch sensitive portion and indicating a command to maximize an active or inactive window of the primary expose view in expose mode, the maximized view comprising the primary expose view and a secondary expose view, wherein the primary expose view is different than the secondary expose view; display the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display; and display the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display, wherein the secondary expose view appears hidden behind the first expose view in the first portion of the composite display and appears to move out from behind the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display onto the second portion of the composite display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing at least one processor running in a multi-display device to execute a method for providing a view of active and inactive windows in expose mode, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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an instruction to create a composite display having a first portion and a second portion, the multi-display comprising a first touch-sensitive portion associated with a first portion of the composite display and a second touch-sensitive portion associated with a second portion of the composite display; an instruction to receive an input to an expose mode, wherein the expose mode simultaneously provides a navigable set of two or more selectable representations of active and inactive windows of applications and/or or desktops executing on the multi-display communication device, wherein the expose mode includes at least a primary expose view of active and inactive windows in the expose mode; an instruction to display a primary expose view of the active and inactive windows in expose mode on the first portion of the composite display of the multi-display device; an instruction to receive a drag gesture through the first touch-sensitive portion and the second touch sensitive portion of the multi-display, the drag gesture being from the first touch-sensitive portion to the second touch sensitive portion and indicating a command to maximize an active or inactive window of the primary expose view in expose mode, the maximized view comprising the primary expose view and a secondary expose view; an instruction to display the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display; and an instruction to display the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display, wherein the secondary expose view appears hidden behind the first expose view in the first portion of the composite display and appears to move out from behind the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display onto the second portion of the composite display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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