Application display transitions between single and multiple displays
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1. A method of controlling data displayed by a multi-screen device, comprising:
- determining that the multi-screen device has moved from a first physical orientation to a different second physical orientation, wherein the multi-screen device is in a folded state in the first physical orientation, wherein in the folded state a first touchscreen and a second touchscreen of the multi-screen device are back-to-back, wherein the first touchscreen is displaying content for an application, and wherein the second physical orientation is where the first touchscreen is in a landscape state and in a same plane as the second touchscreen;
determining a relative position of the first touchscreen to the second touchscreen in the second physical orientation, wherein the relative position includes whether the first touchscreen is above or below the second touchscreen;
determining, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen, whether the application allows for a display of content to the first and second touchscreens in the second physical orientation based at least partially on a condition stored in memory;
changing, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen and in response to determining the application allows for the display of content to the first and second touchscreens, a display of the application to conform to a predetermined display configuration of the application on at least one of the first and second touchscreens;
wherein the step of changing includes a step of modifying a display of the application from being displayed on only the first touchscreen to being displayed on both the first and second touchscreens at a same time; and
displaying, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is below the second touchscreen, content for a different second application to the second touchscreen while continuing to display content for the application to the first touchscreen.
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Abstract
A multi-screen user device and methods for controlling data displayed are disclosed. The data displayed by the multiple screens of the device is dependent on the physical orientation of the device, whether the content for an application is displayed across a plurality of the multiple screens, and whether the data being displayed for the application originated from a single-screen application or a multi-screen application.
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1. A method of controlling data displayed by a multi-screen device, comprising:
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determining that the multi-screen device has moved from a first physical orientation to a different second physical orientation, wherein the multi-screen device is in a folded state in the first physical orientation, wherein in the folded state a first touchscreen and a second touchscreen of the multi-screen device are back-to-back, wherein the first touchscreen is displaying content for an application, and wherein the second physical orientation is where the first touchscreen is in a landscape state and in a same plane as the second touchscreen; determining a relative position of the first touchscreen to the second touchscreen in the second physical orientation, wherein the relative position includes whether the first touchscreen is above or below the second touchscreen; determining, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen, whether the application allows for a display of content to the first and second touchscreens in the second physical orientation based at least partially on a condition stored in memory; changing, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen and in response to determining the application allows for the display of content to the first and second touchscreens, a display of the application to conform to a predetermined display configuration of the application on at least one of the first and second touchscreens; wherein the step of changing includes a step of modifying a display of the application from being displayed on only the first touchscreen to being displayed on both the first and second touchscreens at a same time; and displaying, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is below the second touchscreen, content for a different second application to the second touchscreen while continuing to display content for the application to the first touchscreen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having machine instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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a first set of the instructions configured to determine that a multi-screen device has moved from a first physical orientation to a different second physical orientation, wherein the multi-screen device is in a folded state in the first physical orientation, wherein in the folded state a first touchscreen and a second touchscreen of the multi-screen device are back-to-back, wherein the first touchscreen is displaying content for an application, and wherein the second physical orientation is where the first touchscreen is in a landscape state and in a same plane as the second touchscreen; a second set of the instructions configured to determine a relative position of the first touchscreen to the second touchscreen in the second physical orientation, wherein the relative position includes whether the first touchscreen is above or below the second touchscreen; a third set of the instructions configured to determine, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen, whether the application allows for a display of content to the first and second touchscreens in the second physical orientation based at least partially on a condition stored in memory; a fourth set of the instructions configured to change, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen and in response to determining the application allows for the display of content to the first and second touchscreens, a display of the application to conform to a predetermined display configuration of the application on at least one of the first and second touchscreens; wherein the fourth set of the instructions are configured to modify a display of the application from being displayed on only the first touchscreen to being displayed on both the first and second touchscreens at a same time; and a fifth set of the instructions configured to display, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is below the second touchscreen, content for a different second application to the second touchscreen while continuing to display content for the application to the first touchscreen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A multi-screen user device, comprising:
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a first touchscreen including a first display area; a second touchscreen including a second display area; an attachment configured to foldably connect the first touchscreen with the second touchscreen; a first sensor configured to produce a first signal indicative of a position of the attachment; a second sensor configured to produce a second signal indicative of relative positions of the first touchscreen to the second touchscreen; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that include; a first set of the instructions configured to determine that the multi-screen device has moved from a first physical orientation to a different second physical orientation, wherein the multi-screen device is in a folded state in the first physical orientation, wherein in the folded state the first touchscreen and the second touchscreen of the multi-screen device are back-to-back, wherein the first touchscreen is displaying content for an application, and wherein the second physical orientation is where the first touchscreen is in a landscape state and in a same plane as the second touchscreen; a second set of the instructions configured to determine a relative position of the first touchscreen to the second touchscreen in the second physical orientation, wherein the relative position includes whether the first touchscreen is above or below the second touchscreen; a third set of the instructions configured to determine, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen, whether the application allows for a display of content to the first and second touchscreens in the second physical orientation based at least partially on a condition stored in memory; a fourth set of the instructions configured to change, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is above the second touchscreen and in response to determining the application allows for the display of content to the first and second touchscreens, a display of the application to conform to a predetermined display configuration of the application on at least one of the first and second touchscreens; wherein the fourth set of the instructions are configured to modify a display of the application from being displayed on only the first touchscreen to being displayed on both the first and second touchscreens at a same time; and a fifth set of the instructions configured to display, when the determined relative position of the first touchscreen is below the second touchscreen, content for a different second application to the second touchscreen while continuing to display content for the application to the first touchscreen. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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