SLIDESHOW DISPLAY OF IMAGES FOR USER-DEFINED GROUPS OF APPLICATIONS
First Claim
9. A method, comprising:
- receiving a user-selected definition of a plurality of groups of applications, each of the plurality of groups including two or more different applications and associated with a foreground window occupying an area of a screen, the user-selected definition of each of the plurality of groups including a sequence by which the different applications of the plurality of groups of applications are to be displayed in the foreground window;
receiving a selection of a first application of each of the plurality of groups as a foreground application of each of the plurality of groups;
displaying images of the selected foreground application in the foreground window of each of the plurality of groups;
changing the foreground application of each of the plurality of groups to a second application of each of the plurality of groups according to the sequence of each of the plurality of groups responsive to detecting elapse of a predetermined amount of time; and
displaying images of the changed foreground application in the foreground window of each of the plurality of groups.
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Abstract
A group is defined by a user to include two or more different applications executed on a computing device. The group is associated with one foreground window and one or more background windows on a screen of the computing device. Images of one application selected as a foreground application is displayed in the foreground window. The applications not selected as the foreground application displays images in the background windows. The foreground window is overlaid on the top of the windows of other applications, thereby partially or totally occluding the windows of other applications in the same group. The foreground application changes with elapse of time or upon detection of an event. Therefore, the same foreground window display images for different applications in the group at different times. The number of windows cluttering a screen of the application can be reduced because the user can interact with different applications in the group using the same foreground window.
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20 Claims
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving a user-selected definition of a plurality of groups of applications, each of the plurality of groups including two or more different applications and associated with a foreground window occupying an area of a screen, the user-selected definition of each of the plurality of groups including a sequence by which the different applications of the plurality of groups of applications are to be displayed in the foreground window; receiving a selection of a first application of each of the plurality of groups as a foreground application of each of the plurality of groups; displaying images of the selected foreground application in the foreground window of each of the plurality of groups; changing the foreground application of each of the plurality of groups to a second application of each of the plurality of groups according to the sequence of each of the plurality of groups responsive to detecting elapse of a predetermined amount of time; and displaying images of the changed foreground application in the foreground window of each of the plurality of groups. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device, comprising:
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a processor; a user input module configured to receive a user-selected definition of a plurality of groups of applications, each of the plurality of groups including two or more different applications and associated with a foreground window occupying an area of a screen, the user-selected definition of each of the plurality of groups including a sequence by which the different applications of the plurality of groups of applications are to be displayed in the foreground window; an application display organizer connected to the user input for selecting a first application in each group as a foreground application, the application display organizer configured to change the foreground application of each of the plurality of groups to a second application of each of the plurality of groups according to the sequence of each of the plurality of groups responsive to detecting elapse of a predetermined amount of time, the application display organizer configured to display images of the changed foreground application in the foreground window of each of the plurality of groups; and a display driver connected to the application display organizer, the display driver configured to generate images for at least the foreground window of each of the plurality of groups on the screen. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20)
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19-1. The computing device of claim 17, wherein the two or more different applications comprise widgets.
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