Navigating among activities in a computing device
First Claim
1. A computer system implemented on a mobile device comprising:
- a processor configured to operate at least a first application and a second application concurrently;
a touch-sensitive display screen coupled to the processor, the processor to receive gesture input on the touch-sensitive display screen and operate the computer system in any one of at least two display modes that includes a full-screen mode and a windowed mode, wherein;
in the full-screen mode, the processor presents, on the touch-sensitive display screen, a user interface for only one of the first application or the second application;
in the windowed mode, the processor;
presents a plurality of windows arranged linearly along an axis of the touch-sensitive display screen, the plurality of windows including at least a first window displaying a view of the first application and a second window displaying a view of the second application, the first application different than the second application;
responds to a first user gesture on the touch-sensitive display screen in a first direction along the axis by moving the plurality of windows in concert with one another in the first direction along the axis;
responds to a second user gesture on a selected window of the first window or the second window by moving the selected window along a second direction that is different than the first direction and dismissing the selected window from the touch-sensitive display screen in the second direction; and
closes the corresponding first application or second application based on the dismissal of the selected window;
wherein the processor, in response to receiving a user input indicating a mode change, transitions the computer system at least (i) from the full-screen mode to the windowed mode, or (ii) from the windowed mode to the full-screen mode.
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Abstract
A computing device runs multiple activities concurrently and provides at least two modes for interacting with the activities. The user may toggle between the modes as desired. In a full-screen mode, one activity occupies substantially an entire display screen. In a windowed mode, the activity is visible within a window, and a portion of at least one other window is also visible. In the windowed mode, the user can cause windows to move, thereby changing focus from one activity to another. For example, the window having focus can be moved off the screen, to be replaced by a new window that is then given focus. The windows are ordered in a sequence and move in concert with one another; pushing one window off one edge of the screen causes a new window to appear at the opposite edge. A persistent positional relationship can be established among windows.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer system implemented on a mobile device comprising:
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a processor configured to operate at least a first application and a second application concurrently; a touch-sensitive display screen coupled to the processor, the processor to receive gesture input on the touch-sensitive display screen and operate the computer system in any one of at least two display modes that includes a full-screen mode and a windowed mode, wherein; in the full-screen mode, the processor presents, on the touch-sensitive display screen, a user interface for only one of the first application or the second application; in the windowed mode, the processor; presents a plurality of windows arranged linearly along an axis of the touch-sensitive display screen, the plurality of windows including at least a first window displaying a view of the first application and a second window displaying a view of the second application, the first application different than the second application; responds to a first user gesture on the touch-sensitive display screen in a first direction along the axis by moving the plurality of windows in concert with one another in the first direction along the axis; responds to a second user gesture on a selected window of the first window or the second window by moving the selected window along a second direction that is different than the first direction and dismissing the selected window from the touch-sensitive display screen in the second direction; and closes the corresponding first application or second application based on the dismissal of the selected window; wherein the processor, in response to receiving a user input indicating a mode change, transitions the computer system at least (i) from the full-screen mode to the windowed mode, or (ii) from the windowed mode to the full-screen mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing applications in a computer system implemented on a mobile device including a touch-sensitive display screen coupled to a processor that operates at least a first application and a second application concurrently, the method comprising:
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operating the computer system in any one of at least two display modes that includes a full-screen mode and a windowed mode; in the full-screen mode, presenting, on the touch-sensitive display screen, a user interface for only one of the first application or the second application; in the windowed mode; presenting a plurality of windows arranged linearly along an axis of the touch-sensitive display screen, the plurality of windows including at least a first window displaying a view of the first application and a second window displaying a view of the second application, the first application different than the second application; responding to a first user gesture on the touch-sensitive display screen in a first direction along the axis by moving the plurality of windows in concert with one another in the first direction along the axis; responding to a second user gesture on a selected window of the first window or the second window by moving the selected window along a second direction that is different than the first direction and dismissing the selected window from the touch-sensitive display screen in the second direction; and closing the corresponding first application or second application based on the dismissal of the selected window; and in response to receiving a user input indicating a mode change, transitioning the computer system at least (i) from the full-screen mode to the windowed mode, or (ii) from the windowed mode to the full-screen mode. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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