Application launch

• US 9,304,540 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Issued: 04/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Cassar, Ron
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhatia, Ajay
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, PHUONG H
• Application Number:
  US13/248,544
• Publication Number:
  US 20120084681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,650 Days
• Field of Search: 715/761, 715/778
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 : Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 : Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 : for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 : for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 : Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 : Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 : using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 : for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 : by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 : controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 : display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/02 : Affine transformations for image registration G06T3/147; for image mosaicing G06T3/4038
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 : Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 : Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 : Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 : Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation

Abstract

Embodiments are described for handling the launching of applications in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a first touch sensitive display of a first screen receives input to launch an application. In response, the application is launched and a window of the first application is displayed on the first display. A second touch sensitive display of a second screen receives input to launch a second application. In response, the second application is launched and a second window of the second application is displayed on the second display. In embodiments, when an application is launched, it displays the view of the application (whether on the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display) that was displayed when the application was last closed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving first input indicating a request to launch a first application, wherein the input is received by a first touch sensitive display;

launching the first application;

the first application, displaying a first image on the first touch sensitive display, wherein the first image is a last view of the first application before the application was closed, wherein a task stack, managed by a task management module, automatically maintains a state of the first application, and wherein the first image on the first touch sensitive display is managed by a first display controller different from a second image on a second touch sensitive display managed by a second display controller, wherein the first display controller is automatically configured to display the first image when the first application is re-launched;

receiving second input indicating a request to launch a second application, wherein the input is received by the second touch sensitive display;

launching the second application; and

the second application, displaying the second image on the second touch sensitive display;

wherein the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display are configured to display the first application across both touch sensitive displays;

wherein the first touch sensitive is configured to display a first and a second display mode and the second touch sensitive display is configured to display a first and a second display mode, wherein the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display are configured to operate in respective first and second display modes simultaneously;

wherein the first display mode is a portrait mode and the second display mode is a landscape mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image is a first open window of the first application and the second image is a second open window of the second application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second image is a last view of the second application before the second application was closed.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is a tap gesture.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second input is a tap gesture.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image is not a main view of the first application.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second image is not a main view of the second application.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is a tap gesture on an icon that represents the first application.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method comprising:

receiving first input indicating a request to close an application, the application displaying a first window with a last view of the application, wherein the first window is displayed on a first touch sensitive display;

in response to receiving the first input, closing the first window;

receiving second input on the first touch sensitive display indicating a request to launch the application;

launching the application; and

in response to receiving the second input on the first touch sensitive display indicating a request to launch the application, displaying a second window on the first touch sensitive display with the last view of the application, wherein a task stack, managed by a task management module, automatically maintains a state of the application, and wherein the second window on the first touch sensitive display is managed by a first display controller different from a third window on a second touch sensitive display managed by a second display controller;

receiving third input indicating a request to launch a second application, wherein the third input is received by the second touch sensitive display;

launching the second application; and

the second application, displaying the third window on the second touch sensitive display;

wherein the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display are configured to display the first application across both touch sensitive displays;

wherein the first touch sensitive is configured to display a first and a second display mode and the second touch sensitive display is configured to display a first and a second display mode, wherein the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display are configured to operate in respective first and second display modes simultaneously;

wherein the first display mode is a portrait mode and the second display mode is a landscape mode.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the last view of the application is a leaf view of the application.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first window is displayed on the first touch sensitive display, and the second window is displayed on the second touch sensitive display.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the second input is received by the second touch sensitive display, and in response to the second touch sensitive display receiving the second input, the second window being displayed on the second touch sensitive display.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the wherein the second input comprises a tap on the second touch sensitive display.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the tap is on a displayed icon of the second application.

15. A dual screen communication device, comprising:

a processor;

a first touch sensitive display;

a second touch sensitive display;

a computer readable medium that stores computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor perform a method comprising;

displaying a window with a view of a multi-screen application, wherein the window is displayed on at least a first portion of the first touch sensitive display and at least a second portion of the second touch sensitive display;

receiving first input indicating a request to close the multi-screen application;

closing the window of the multi-screen application;

receiving second input indicating a request to launch the multi-screen application;

launching the multi-screen application; and

displaying at least a portion of the view in a second window on one of the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display, wherein the second widow on the first touch sensitive display is managed by a first display controller different from a second window on the second touch sensitive display managed by a second display controller, wherein a task stack, managed by a task management module, automatically maintains a state of the multi-screen application;

wherein the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display are configured to display the first application across both touch sensitive displays;

wherein the first touch sensitive is configured to display a first and a second display mode and the second touch sensitive display is configured to display a first and a second display mode, wherein the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display are configured to operate in respective first and second display modes simultaneously;

wherein the first display mode is a portrait mode and the second display mode is a landscape mode.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the second input was received by the first touch sensitive display and, in response, the second window being displayed in the first touch sensitive display.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

wherein the second input was received by the second touch sensitive display and

wherein the second window is displayed in the first touch sensitive display.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein not all of the view is displayed in the second window.