UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR AN APPLICATION MANAGER
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a device;
providing a computer system;
docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system;
generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system, and wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment;
while docked, receiving a first user interface input in a triad control area;
in response to the first user interface input, providing a triad control;
receiving a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager; and
in response to the second user interface input, providing an application manager user interface.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a device; providing a computer system; docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system; generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system, and wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment; while docked, receiving a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, providing a triad control; receiving a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager; and in response to the second user interface input, providing an application manager user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. The method of claim 5, wherein the application manager user interface is formed in two sections, wherein the two sections are separated by a visual indicia.
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6. The method of claim 6, wherein a first section displays one or more snapshots of applications being executed on the device.
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7. The method of claim 7, wherein a second section displays one or more snapshots of applications being executed on the computer system.
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8. The method of claim 8, wherein the unified system receives a user interface action associated with one or more of the snapshots in the application manager user interface.
- 9. The method of claim 9, wherein the user interface action includes one or more of a select, a move, or an execute.
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11. The method of 9, wherein, the move user interface action in the application manager user interface moves the application window in the unified desktop from the first user interface to the second user interface.
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12. A unified system, comprising:
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a device comprising; a first screen; a first memory; a first processor; a computer system comprising; a second screen; a second memory; a second processor, wherein the device is docked with the computer system to form the unified system; wherein the unified system is configured to; generate a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system, and wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment; while docked, receive a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, provide a triad control; receive a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager; and in response to the second user interface input, provide an application manager user interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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13. The unified system 12, wherein the file manager user interface includes a representation of one or more applications executing on the unified system, wherein the representation is a snapshot of a application window associated with the application, and wherein the snapshot is a last-presented view of the application window on the unified desktop.
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17. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for providing a unified desktop, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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upon docking a device with a computer system, instructions to generate a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system, and wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment; while docked, instructions to receive a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, instructions to provide a triad control; instructions to receive a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager; and in response to the second user interface input, instructions to provide an application manager user interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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