TOUCH SCREEN WITH USER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENT
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1. A computing system comprising:
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a main display coupled to the body; and
a touch screen coupled to the body and separate from the main display, wherein the touch screen is configured to display an auxiliary image specific to a software application running on the computing system and having an associated image displayed on the main display.
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Abstract
The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen.
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23 Claims
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1. A computing system comprising:
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a body; a main display coupled to the body; and a touch screen coupled to the body and separate from the main display, wherein the touch screen is configured to display an auxiliary image specific to a software application running on the computing system and having an associated image displayed on the main display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of operating a computing system comprising a body, a main display physically coupled to the body, and a touch screen physically coupled to the body and separate from the main display, the method comprising:
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displaying an image on the main display, the image associated with a software application running on the computing system; and displaying an auxiliary image on the touch screen, the auxiliary image specific to the software application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computing device comprising:
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a body a main display rotatably coupled to the body; and a touch screen integrated in the body and separate from the main display, wherein the touch screen is configured to; activate a function associated with an icon displayed on the touch screen in response to a special user input near the icon. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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