Method and system to launch and manage an application on a computer system having a touch panel input device
First Claim
1. A computer implemented application management system, comprising a processor and a non transitory computer readable medium, for devices having a touch screen display, and having a plurality of applications installed on the devices capable of being selected for launch by a user, the system comprising:
- a splitting module configured to assign an area of the display for use with an application and display the assigned area as an unused area of the screen for displaying a list of launchable applications selectable by the user, in response to an action of a user of the device, and the splitting module comprises a plurality of predefined screen split configurations, and is configured to assign an area of the display for use with an application in accordance with the configuration represented by an icon selected by the user;
an application launch module configured for determining a new application to be launched and displayed within the assigned area of the display, from any of the plurality of the device'"'"'s user launchable applications, displayed within the unused split area, and then launching the new application into the unused area split by the splitting module, in response to an action of the user of the device, wherein the launched application operates as any application would according to its configuration and is fully capable of being interacted with by the user within its assigned area; and
an application management module configured to adjust the display status of a launched application in response to an action of the user;
wherein the system is configured to display a listing of representative icons corresponding to the predefined screen configurations.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method and system to launch and manage an application which operates on a touch screen or touch panel device, replacing traditionally used HIDs such as a mouse, mouse stick, trackball or touch pad. Variants of the system comprise a viewable screen area splitting module for indicating which target areas of the viewable screen will be used for launch and display of a new application, by an application launch module deciding which applications to launch and display in the previously selected target areas and by an application management module defining in which display mode and state of an already running application will be displayed or otherwise closed. A list of icons displays within the new target area designated for launch of the application. Selection of an icon within the target area, informs the system which application to display in the target area.
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1. A computer implemented application management system, comprising a processor and a non transitory computer readable medium, for devices having a touch screen display, and having a plurality of applications installed on the devices capable of being selected for launch by a user, the system comprising:
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a splitting module configured to assign an area of the display for use with an application and display the assigned area as an unused area of the screen for displaying a list of launchable applications selectable by the user, in response to an action of a user of the device, and the splitting module comprises a plurality of predefined screen split configurations, and is configured to assign an area of the display for use with an application in accordance with the configuration represented by an icon selected by the user; an application launch module configured for determining a new application to be launched and displayed within the assigned area of the display, from any of the plurality of the device'"'"'s user launchable applications, displayed within the unused split area, and then launching the new application into the unused area split by the splitting module, in response to an action of the user of the device, wherein the launched application operates as any application would according to its configuration and is fully capable of being interacted with by the user within its assigned area; and an application management module configured to adjust the display status of a launched application in response to an action of the user; wherein the system is configured to display a listing of representative icons corresponding to the predefined screen configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer implemented method for application management on devices having a touch screen display, and having a plurality of applications installed on the devices capable of being selected for launch by a user, wherein the devices comprise a processor and a non transitory computer readable medium, the method comprising:
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displaying a list of predefined screen split configurations represented by graphical elements, assigning a first unused area of the display for use with an application in response to an action of a user of the device, in accordance with the configuration represented by a screen split configuration selected by the user; displaying within the assigned first unused area of the screen, a list of launchable applications selectable by the user; determining a new application to be launched and displayed within the assigned first unused area of the display and then launching the new application selected by a user from the list of launchable applications displayed within the assigned first unused area of the screen, in response to an action of the user of the device; and adjusting the display status of a launched application in response to an action of the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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