HARDWARE BUTTONS ACTIVATED BASED ON FOCUS
First Claim
1. A method for presenting control buttons on a device, comprising:
- providing a first output on a first screen of a device;
providing a second output on a second screen of the device;
determining which one of the first and second screens contains information that currently has focus;
displaying at least a first control button in association with the screen determined to contain information that currently has focus.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for providing one or more control buttons in connection with a multiple screen device are provided. More particularly, the screen of a multiple screen device having a current focus is identified, and one or more control buttons are provided as part of or in association with the identified screen. When a change in focus from a previously identified screen to a different screen is detected, the presentation of the one or more control buttons can also change. In particular, control buttons are presented as part of a screen having the current focus, while control buttons are not provided on or in association with a screen that does not have the current focus.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for presenting control buttons on a device, comprising:
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providing a first output on a first screen of a device; providing a second output on a second screen of the device; determining which one of the first and second screens contains information that currently has focus; displaying at least a first control button in association with the screen determined to contain information that currently has focus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A multiple screen device, comprising:
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a first screen; a second screen; memory; a processor; application programming stored on the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming is operable to identify one of the first and second screens as a screen displaying information having a current focus, and wherein the application programming is operable to display at least a first control button on the identified one of the first and second screens displaying information having a current focus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer readable medium having stored theron computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for presenting a control button, the computer executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to display information on first and second screens; instructions to identify one of the first and second screens having a current focus; instructions to display the control button on the identified one of the first and second screens having a current focus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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