Moving A Tile Across Multiple Workspaces

• US 20120311485A1
• Filed: 05/31/2011
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Caliendo, Neal Robert Jr., Carter, Lisa Louise, Plaskonos, Paul, Smith, Adam Miles, VanBlon, Russell Speight, Gantman, Russell Stuart
• Granted Patent: US 9,728,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/784
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• 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: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/34 for rolling or scrolling

Abstract

According to one disclosed embodiment, an approach is provided in which a multi-workspace request is received at a machine while the machine is operating in a single workspace mode and while the machine is displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine. The machine includes a number of single workspaces and each of the single workspaces has spaces to display a number of tiles that each correspond to an application. A multi-workspace mode is displayed on the display screen, with the displaying of the multi-workspace mode including displaying a set of the single workspaces on the display screen. Each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode.

Claims

1. A machine-implemented method comprising:

receiving a multi-workspace request at the machine while operating in a single workspace mode and while displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine, wherein the machine includes a plurality of single workspaces, and wherein each of the plurality of single workspaces has spaces to display a plurality of tiles;

displaying a multi-workspace mode on the display screen, wherein the displaying of the multi-workspace mode further comprises displaying a set of the plurality of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode;

receiving a user request corresponding to one or more of a plurality of tiles displayed in a first of the plurality of single workspaces;

receiving a workspace selection corresponding to a second of the plurality of single workspaces; and

directing the one or more tiles to the second of the plurality of workspaces.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the user request corresponding to the one or more tiles displayed in the first single workspace while operating in the single workspace mode; and

receiving the workspace selection after displaying the multi-workspace mode.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving the user request corresponding to the one or more tiles displayed in the first single workspace while operating in the multi-workspace mode; and

receiving the workspace selection while operating in the multi-workspace mode.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

after entering the multi-workspace mode, receiving one or more scroll requests wherein each scroll request is performed by displaying another set of the plurality of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein each set is displayed in the reduced size, and wherein the second selection is received after the receiving of the one or more scroll requests.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the second selection of one of the set of the single workspaces corresponds to a single workspace that did not appear prior to the scrolling.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a new workspace request while displaying the multi-workspace mode;

opening a new workspace; and

displaying the new workspace as one of the set of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein the new workspace is displayed in the reduced size.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the machine is a touch-enabled handheld machine without a physical alpha-numeric keypad.

14. The information handling system of claim 1 wherein the information handling system is a touch-enabled handheld machine without a physical alpha-numeric keypad.

8. An information handling system comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory coupled to at least one of the processors;

a display screen accessible by at least one of the processors; and

a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions of;

receiving a multi-workspace request at the information handling system while operating in a single workspace mode and while displaying a first single workspace on the display screen, wherein the information handling system includes a plurality of single workspaces, and wherein each of the plurality of single workspaces has spaces to display a plurality of tiles;

displaying a multi-workspace mode on the display screen, wherein the displaying of the multi-workspace mode further comprises displaying a set of the plurality of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode;

receiving a user request corresponding to one or more of a plurality of tiles displayed in a first of the plurality of single workspaces;

receiving a workspace selection corresponding to a second of the plurality of single workspaces; and

directing the one or more tiles to the second of the plurality of workspaces.

9. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the set of computer program instructions are executed by at least one of the processors to perform additional actions comprising:

receiving the user request corresponding to the one or more tiles displayed in the first single workspace while operating in the single workspace mode; and

receiving the workspace selection after displaying the multi-workspace mode.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the set of computer program instructions are executed by at least one of the processors to perform additional actions comprising:

receiving the user request corresponding to the one or more tiles displayed in the first single workspace while operating in the multi-workspace mode; and

receiving the workspace selection while operating in the multi-workspace mode.

11. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the set of computer program instructions are executed by at least one of the processors to perform additional actions comprising:

after entering the multi-workspace mode, receiving one or more scroll requests wherein each scroll request is performed by displaying another set of the plurality of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein each set is displayed in the reduced size, and wherein the second selection is received after the receiving of the one or more scroll requests.

12. The information handling system of claim 11 wherein the second selection of one of the set of the single workspaces corresponds to a single workspace that did not appear prior to the scrolling.

13. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the set of computer program instructions are executed by at least one of the processors to perform additional actions comprising:

receiving a new workspace request while displaying the multi-workspace mode;

opening a new workspace; and

displaying the new workspace as one of the set of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein the new workspace is displayed in the reduced size.

15. A program product stored in a machine readable storage medium, comprising program code that, when executed by an information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform actions comprising:

receiving a multi-workspace request at the machine while operating in a single workspace mode and while displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine, wherein the machine includes a plurality of single workspaces, and wherein each of the plurality of single workspaces has spaces to display a plurality of tiles;

displaying a multi-workspace mode on the display screen, wherein the displaying of the multi-workspace mode further comprises displaying a set of the plurality of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode;

receiving a user request corresponding to one or more of a plurality of tiles displayed in a first of the plurality of single workspaces;

receiving a workspace selection corresponding to a second of the plurality of single workspaces; and

directing the one or more tiles to the second of the plurality of workspaces.

16. The program product of claim 15 wherein the program code, when executed by the information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform additional actions comprising:

receiving the user request corresponding to the one or more tiles displayed in the first single workspace while operating in the multi-workspace mode; and

receiving the workspace selection while operating in the multi-workspace mode.

17. The program product of claim 15 wherein the program code, when executed by the information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform additional actions comprising:

removing the selected one or more tiles from the first single workspace;

displaying the first single workspace without the selected one or more tiles; and

displaying the selected one or more tiles in the selected one of the set of single workspaces.

18. The program product of claim 15 wherein the program code, when executed by the information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform additional actions comprising:

after entering the multi-workspace mode, receiving one or more scroll requests wherein each scroll request is performed by displaying another set of the plurality of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein each set is displayed in the reduced size, and wherein the second selection is received after the receiving of the one or more scroll requests.

19. The program product of claim 18 wherein the second selection of one of the set of the single workspaces corresponds to a single workspace that did not appear prior to the scrolling.

20. The program product of claim 15 wherein the program code, when executed by the information handling system, causes the information handling system to perform additional actions comprising:

receiving a new workspace request while displaying the multi-workspace mode;

opening a new workspace; and

displaying the new workspace as one of the set of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein the new workspace is displayed in the reduced size.

21. A machine-implemented method comprising:

receiving a multi-workspace request at the machine while operating in a single workspace mode and while displaying a first single workspace on a display screen accessible by the machine, wherein the machine includes a plurality of single workspaces, and wherein each of the plurality of single workspaces has spaces to display a plurality of tiles;

displaying a multi-workspace mode on the display screen, wherein the displaying of the multi-workspace mode further comprises displaying a set of the plurality of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein each of the set of single workspaces is displayed in a reduced size in comparison to the single workspace mode;

receiving a new workspace request while displaying the multi-workspace mode;

opening a new workspace; and

displaying the new workspace as one of the set of single workspaces on the display screen, wherein the new workspace is displayed in the reduced size.