Desktop application manager
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a device having at least a first display and a second display;
receiving a first input to provide an application manager; and
determining that the device is in a first orientation;
displaying the application manager, wherein when the device is in the first orientation, a first portion of the application manager is displayed on a portion of the first display and a second portion of the application manager is displayed on a portion of the second display, wherein the application manager includes two or more cards, each card representing an application that is executing on the device, wherein a first card is associated with a first application that is active and a second card is associated with a second application that is inactive, and wherein the first application is displayed on one of the first and second displays and the second application is not displayed on either of the first and second displays;
after displaying the application manager, receiving a rotation of the device;
determining that the device is in a second orientation;
changing an orientation of the first application displayed on one of the first and second displays to the second orientation;
displaying the application manager on a portion of one of the first display and the second display; and
changing, in the application manager, the first card associated with the first application to the second orientation leaving the second card associated with the second application in the first orientation.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for presenting representations of open windows in a device are provided herein. More particularly, the method includes a displaying a desktop application manager. The desktop application manager can include cards or thumbnails presented in a tray that can be navigated. The cards may be selected and placed onto the displays to make the application active. Thus, the desktop application manager can allow a user to navigate and manage open windows without scrolling the display of the windows.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a device having at least a first display and a second display; receiving a first input to provide an application manager; and determining that the device is in a first orientation; displaying the application manager, wherein when the device is in the first orientation, a first portion of the application manager is displayed on a portion of the first display and a second portion of the application manager is displayed on a portion of the second display, wherein the application manager includes two or more cards, each card representing an application that is executing on the device, wherein a first card is associated with a first application that is active and a second card is associated with a second application that is inactive, and wherein the first application is displayed on one of the first and second displays and the second application is not displayed on either of the first and second displays; after displaying the application manager, receiving a rotation of the device; determining that the device is in a second orientation; changing an orientation of the first application displayed on one of the first and second displays to the second orientation; displaying the application manager on a portion of one of the first display and the second display; and changing, in the application manager, the first card associated with the first application to the second orientation leaving the second card associated with the second application in the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device, comprising:
- a first display;
a first screen, the first screen including a first gesture capture region;a second display;
a memory; anda processor in communication with the memory, the first display, and the second display, wherein the processor; receives a first input to provide an application manager; determines that the device is in a first orientation;
displays the application manager,wherein the application manager spans a portion of the first display and a portion of the second display when the device is in the first orientation, wherein the application manager includes two or more cards, each card representing an application that is executing on the device, wherein a first card is associated with a first application that is active and a second card is associated with a second application that is inactive; after displaying the application manager, receives a rotation of the device; determines that the device is in a second orientation; changes an orientation of the first application displayed on one of the first and second displays to the second orientation; displays the application manager on a portion of one of the first display and the second display; and changes, in the application manager, the first card associated with the first application to the second orientation leaving the second card associated with the second application in the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor of a device to execute a method for providing a user interface, the computer executable instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a first input to provide an application manager; instructions to determine an orientation of the device;
instructions to display the application manager on a portion of at least one display of the device, wherein the application manager includes two or more cards, each card representing an application that is executing on the device, and wherein a first card is associated with a first application that is active and a second card is associated with a second application that is inactive;after displaying the application manager, instructions to receive a rotation of the device; instructions to determine that the device is in a second orientation; instructions to change an orientation of the first application displayed on one of the first and second displays to the second orientation; instructions to display the application manager on a portion of one of the first display and the second display; and instructions to change, in the application manager, the first card associated with the first application to the second orientation leaving the second card associated with the second application in the first orientation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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