Apparatus and Method for Handling Tasks Within a Computing Device
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1. Apparatus comprising a task manager and a display, said task manager being configured to:
- designate a predetermined display area for displaying representations of tasks on said display; and
display a representation of each of a plurality of tasks in said predetermined display area, wherein each of said representations is a representation of a display caused by said corresponding task, and wherein no more than a predetermined maximum number of representations is displayed in said predetermined display area.
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Abstract
A task manager for a computing device which provides a user interface to the currently running tasks on the computing device. The user interface comprises a representation for each task which is a reduced size version of the display which would be visible to the user if that task were in the foreground. Preferably, the task manager sets out the representations so that no more than a maximum number of representations is visible at one time.
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1. Apparatus comprising a task manager and a display, said task manager being configured to:
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designate a predetermined display area for displaying representations of tasks on said display; and display a representation of each of a plurality of tasks in said predetermined display area, wherein each of said representations is a representation of a display caused by said corresponding task, and wherein no more than a predetermined maximum number of representations is displayed in said predetermined display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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19. A method of representing a plurality of active tasks in a computing device said computing device having a display, said method comprising:
- designating a predetermined display area for displaying representations of tasks on said display; and
displaying a representation of each of a plurality of tasks in said predetermined display area, wherein each of said representations is a representation of a display caused by said corresponding task, and wherein no more than a predetermined maximum number of representations is displayed in said predetermined display area. - View Dependent Claims (20, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30)
- designating a predetermined display area for displaying representations of tasks on said display; and
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37. A memory medium storing a computer program executable by a processor of a computing device, said computing device having a display and a plurality of tasks operating thereon, said computer program performing operations when executed by said processor, said operations comprising:
- designating a predetermined display area for displaying representations of said tasks on said display; and
displaying a representation of each of a plurality of tasks in said predetermined display area, wherein each of said representations is a representation of a display caused by said corresponding task, and wherein no more than a predetermined maximum number of representations is displayed in said predetermined display area.
- designating a predetermined display area for displaying representations of said tasks on said display; and
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