Keeping focus during desktop reveal

• US 9,280,285 B2
• Filed: 05/04/2015
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Reeves, Paul Edward, de Paz, Alexander, Schrock, Rodney Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): LEGGETT, ANDREA C.
• Application Number:
  US14/703,243
• Publication Number:
  US 20150234590A1
• Time in Patent Office: 309 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 : Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation

Abstract

Systems and methods are provides for adjusting focus during a desktop reveal. A window has focus before the desktop is revealed. After the window is returned and the desktop hidden, the focus is again placed on the window. Further, a configurable area associated with the screen that displays the window is maintained during the desktop reveal and the return of the window.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium, having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions executable by a processor, the computer-executable instructions causing the processor to execute a method for changing focus in a device having first and second dynamically configurable areas outside of a display area comprising:

establishing focus on a first window;

changing focus to a second window;

receiving user input from the second dynamically configurable area to reveal a desktop;

removing focus from the second window;

moving the first and second windows from a first display and second display;

revealing the desktop;

receiving a gesture to hide the desktop;

redisplaying the first and second windows; and

replacing focus back on the second window.

2. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the user input is a gesture.

3. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 2, wherein the gesture is a spread gesture.

4. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 2, wherein, before the desktop is revealed, a configurable area is provided, the configurable area is associated with a display displaying the window.

5. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 4, wherein the desktop is displayed across substantially all of at least two displays.

6. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 5, wherein when the desktop is revealed, the window appears to move from a display of the at least two displays.

7. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 6, wherein hiding the desktop is in response to a second gesture.

8. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 6, wherein the window is not on a primary display.

9. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 8, wherein a second window is displayed with the window when the desktop is hidden.

10. A device comprising:

at least two displays, each display comprising;

a touch sensitive area;

a dynamically configurable area;

wherein a first display displays a first window and a second display displays a second window and a first dynamically configurable area is in a separate area from the first display and a second dynamically configurable area is in a separate area from the second display;

a memory;

a processor in communication with the memory and each of the at least two displays, the processor programmed to;

establish focus on the second window;

receive user input from the second dynamically configurable area to reveal a desktop;

remove focus from the second window;

hide the first and second windows;

reveal the desktop;

receive a gesture in either the first or second touch sensitive display to hide the desktop;

display the first and second windows; and

place focus back on the second window.

11. The device as defined in claim 10, wherein the second configurable area remains active.

12. The device as defined in claim 11, further comprising the first display is on a primary display.

13. The device as defined in claim 12, wherein the gesture is a spread gesture.

14. The device as defined in claim 13, wherein, when the first and second window are hidden, the first and second window appear to slide off the first and second displays.

15. The device as defined in claim 14, wherein the desktop appears to be exposed from behind the first and second window when revealed.

16. The device as defined in claim 15, wherein it appears to the user that the second window maintained focus during the desktop reveal.

17. A method for presenting a display for a multi-display device having first and second dynamically configurable areas outside of a display area, the method comprising:

establishing focus on a first window;

changing focus to a second window;

receiving user input from the second dynamically configurable area to reveal a desktop;

removing focus from the second window;

moving the first and second windows from a first display and second display;

revealing the desktop;

receiving a gesture to hide the desktop;

redisplaying the first and second windows; and

replacing focus back on the second window.

18. The method defined in claim 17, wherein the desktop is behind the first and second window.

19. The method defined in claim 18, wherein the first window is displayed on a primary display.

20. The method defined in claim 19, wherein the second configurable area is maintained.