Gesture inputs for a portable display device
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1. A method of controlling displays on first and second display screens of a handheld display device configured for web browsing, the method comprising:
- detecting a gesture supplied to a touch-sensitive surface of the handheld display device while first web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and different, second web-based content is displayed on the second display screen, the gesture being formed by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and
interchanging the web-based display contents of the first and second display screens based on the gesture so that the second web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and the first web-based content is displayed on the second screen.
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Abstract
An application such as a web browser running on a portable display device is responsive to gestures to a touch-sensitive surface of the portable display device. The gestures are supplied by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface. Various operations of the application may be controlled based on the gestures.
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1. A method of controlling displays on first and second display screens of a handheld display device configured for web browsing, the method comprising:
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detecting a gesture supplied to a touch-sensitive surface of the handheld display device while first web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and different, second web-based content is displayed on the second display screen, the gesture being formed by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and interchanging the web-based display contents of the first and second display screens based on the gesture so that the second web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and the first web-based content is displayed on the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions executable by a processor of a handheld display device configured for web browsing to control web-based displays on first and second display screens of the handheld display device by:
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detecting a gesture supplied to a touch-sensitive surface of the handheld display device while first web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and different, second web-based content is displayed on the second display screen, the gesture being formed by touching and then sliding on the touch-sensitive surface; and interchanging the web-based display contents of the first and second display screens based on the gesture so that the second web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and the first web-based content is displayed on the second screen. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A handheld image display device, comprising:
- a first body which incorporates a touch-sensitive first display screen on a face thereof;
a second body which is movable relative to the first body and incorporates a second display screen on a face thereof;
an image processing system for simultaneously generating image content for display on the first and second display screens;
communication circuitry configured for internet communications;
memory; and
a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the image processing system, the program including instructions for;
detecting a gesture supplied to the touch-sensitive first display screen while first web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and different, second web-based content is displayed on the second display screen, the gesture being formed by touching and then sliding on the first display screen; and
interchanging the web-based contents of the first and second display screens based on the gesture so that the second web-based content is displayed on the first display screen and the first web-based content is displayed on the second screen.
- a first body which incorporates a touch-sensitive first display screen on a face thereof;
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