PORTRAIT DUAL DISPLAY AND LANDSCAPE DUAL DISPLAY
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1. A method for controlling a display of a device, comprising:
- placing the device in a first orientation, wherein the first orientation is a portrait dual orientation;
while the device is in the first orientation, presenting a view of a first application across first and second screens of the device, wherein the first screen presents control information associated with the first application, and wherein the second screen presents content information associated with the first application;
placing the device in a second orientation, wherein the second orientation is a landscape dual orientation;
while the device is in the second orientation, presenting a view of the first application across the first and second screens of the device, wherein the first screen presents a first portion of content information associated with the first application, and wherein the second screen presents a second portion of content information associated with the first application.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for controlling the displayed output associated with applications in connection with a multiple screen device are provided. More particularly, an application presented by the device in a dual portrait orientation can utilize the first screen to display control information, and can utilize the second screen to display content information. An application presented by the device in a dual landscape orientation can utilize both the first screen and the second screen to display content information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a display of a device, comprising:
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placing the device in a first orientation, wherein the first orientation is a portrait dual orientation; while the device is in the first orientation, presenting a view of a first application across first and second screens of the device, wherein the first screen presents control information associated with the first application, and wherein the second screen presents content information associated with the first application; placing the device in a second orientation, wherein the second orientation is a landscape dual orientation; while the device is in the second orientation, presenting a view of the first application across the first and second screens of the device, wherein the first screen presents a first portion of content information associated with the first application, and wherein the second screen presents a second portion of content information associated with the first application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device, comprising:
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a first screen, including; a first touch screen display, wherein the first touch screen display is located within a first area of the first screen; a first gesture capture region, wherein the first gesture capture region is located within a second area of the screen; a second screen, including; a second touch screen display, wherein the second touch screen display is located within a first area of the second screen; a second gesture capture region, wherein the second gesture capture region is located within a second area of the second screen; memory; a processor; application programming stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming is operable to; determine an orientation of the device; while the device is in a dual portrait orientation and in association with the execution of a first application; present a first portion of a view of the first application within the first touch screen display, wherein the first portion includes control information associated with the first application; present a second portion of a view of the first application within the second touch screen display, wherein the second portion includes content information associated with the first application; while the device is in a dual landscape orientation; present a third portion of a view of the first application within the first touch screen display, wherein the third portion includes content information associated with the first application; present a fourth portion of a view of the first application within the second touch screen display, wherein the fourth portion includes content information associated with the first application. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for selectively presenting an application across a display of a device, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to determine an orientation of the device; while the device is in a portrait dual orientation, instructions to present control information associated with a first application in a first screen of the device, and to present content information in a second screen of the device; while the device is in a landscape dual orientation, instructions to present content information associated with the first application in the first and second screens of the device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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