APPLICATION LAUNCH

• US 20120081323A1
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Published: 04/05/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd. (Transpacific IP Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: IMERJ LLC (Flex, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Gimpl, Martin, Schrock, Rodney Wayne
• Granted Patent: US 9,026,937 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 : Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 : Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 : for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 : for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 : Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 : Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 : using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 : for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 : by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 : controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 : display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/02 : Affine transformations for image registration G06T3/147; for image mosaicing G06T3/4038
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 : Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 : Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• 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 the launching of applications in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a first touch sensitive display of a first screen receives input to launch an application. In response, the application is launched. A determination is made as to whether the first touch sensitive display already has windows in its stack. If there are no windows in the stack of the first touch sensitive display, a new window of the first application is displayed on the first touch sensitive display. If there are windows in the stack, a determination is made whether a second display has windows in its stack. If not, the new window is displayed on the second display. If the second display also has windows in its stack, the new window will be displayed on the first touch sensitive display.

Claims

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method comprising:

receiving first input indicating a request to launch an application, the input received by one of a first touch screen display of a first screen or a second touch screen display of a second screen;

determining whether the one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display has an empty stack;

in response to the determining that the one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display has an empty stack, displaying an open window of the application on the one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display;

in response to the determining that the one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display does not have an empty stack, displaying the open window of the application on the other one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the other one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display has an empty stack.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the other one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display does not have an empty stack and is on a screen designated a primary screen.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the first input comprises a tap.

15. A dual screen communication device, comprising:

a first touch sensitive display of a first screen;

a second touch sensitive display of a second screen;

a computer readable medium that stores computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method comprising;

displaying a first window of a first application on the first touch sensitive display;

receiving by the first touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to launch a second application;

launching the second application;

in response to determining that no window is displayed in the second touch sensitive display, displaying a second window of the second application on the second touch sensitive display.

1. A method, comprising:

receiving first input indicating a request to launch a first application, wherein the input is received by a first touch sensitive display of a first screen;

launching the first application;

determining whether the first touch sensitive display has an empty stack; and

in response to determining that the first touch sensitive display has an empty stack, the first application displaying a first image on the first touch sensitive display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the first touch sensitive display does not have an empty stack, determining that a second touch sensitive display has an empty stack; and

the first application displaying the first image on the second touch sensitive display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the first touch sensitive display does not have an empty stack, determining that a second touch sensitive display also does not have an empty stack; and

the first application displaying the first image on the first touch sensitive display.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second input indicating a request to launch a second application, wherein the input is received by a second touch sensitive display of a second screen;

launching the second application;

determining that the second touch sensitive display has an empty stack;

in response to the determining that the second touch sensitive display has an empty stack, the second application, displaying a second image on the second touch sensitive display of the second screen.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image is a first open window of the first application.

6. The method of claim 4, the second image is a second open window of the second application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is a tap gesture.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the second input is a tap gesture.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is a tap gesture on an icon that represents the first application.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the tap is on a displayed icon of the first application.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving by the second touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to launch a third application;

launching the third application;

displaying a third window of the third application on the second touch sensitive display.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving by the second touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to launch a third application;

launching the third application;

displaying a third window of the third application on the second touch sensitive display.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the first touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to close the first window;

closing the first window, wherein no other windows are displayed on the first touch sensitive display;

receiving by the second touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to launch a third application;

launching the third application;

displaying a third window of the third application on the first touch sensitive display.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving by the first touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to launch a third application;

launching the third application;

displaying a third window of the third application on the first touch

18-1. The device of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the second touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to close the second window;

closing the second window, wherein no other windows are displayed on the second touch sensitive display;

receiving by the first touch sensitive display, input indicating a request to launch a third application;

launching the third application;

displaying a third window of the third application on the second touch sensitive display.