GESTURE CONTROLS FOR MULTI-SCREEN HIERARCHICAL APPLICATIONS
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1. A method for controlling a plurality of displays of a handheld computing device, comprising:
- executing a hierarchical application on the handheld comparing device, wherein the hierarchical application comprises a plurality of related familial screens;
displaying a first screen of the plurality of related familial screens on a first display of the plurality of displays;
receiving a first gesture input at the handheld computing device; and
modifying at least one of the plurality of displays in response to the receiving such that a second screen of the plurality of related familial screens is displayed on one of the first display and the second display and the first screen is displayed on the other of the first display and the second display.
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Abstract
Control of a computing device using gesture inputs. The computing device may be a handheld computing device with a plurality of displays. The displays may be capable of displaying a graphical user interface (GUI). The plurality of displays may be modified in response to receipt of a gesture input such that a hierarchical application having related GUI screens are modified in response to the gesture input. The modification may include changing the hierarchical application from being displayed in a single screen mode to being displayed in a multi screen mode or vice versa.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a plurality of displays of a handheld computing device, comprising:
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executing a hierarchical application on the handheld comparing device, wherein the hierarchical application comprises a plurality of related familial screens; displaying a first screen of the plurality of related familial screens on a first display of the plurality of displays; receiving a first gesture input at the handheld computing device; and modifying at least one of the plurality of displays in response to the receiving such that a second screen of the plurality of related familial screens is displayed on one of the first display and the second display and the first screen is displayed on the other of the first display and the second display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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8. A method for controlling a plurality of displays of a handheld computing device, comprising:
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executing a hierarchical application on the handheld comparing device, wherein the hierarchical application comprises a plurality of related familial screens; displaying a first screen of the plurality of related familial screens on a first display of the plurality of displays and a second screen of the plurality of related familial screens on a second display of the plurality of displays; receiving a first gesture input at the handheld computing device; and modifying at least one of the plurality of displays in response to the receiving such that only the first screen is displayed in one of the first display and second display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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15. A handheld computing device, comprising:
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a processor operable to execute a hierarchical application comprising a plurality of related familial screens; a first display in operative communication with the processor and operable to display at least one of said related familial screens; a second display in operative communication with the processor and operable to display at least one of said related familial screens; a gesture sensor in operative communication with the processor and operable to receive a gesture input; wherein the processor, upon receipt of the gesture input, is operative to modify at least one of the first display and second display to change the related familial screens displayed.
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