Laptop-to-tablet mode adaptation
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for automatically transitioning a user interface in a personal computing device between a laptop mode and a tablet mode, the method comprising:
- detecting a hardware configuration change in the personal computing device;
when the hardware configuration changes to a tablet configuration;
maximizing an active window in a display of the personal computing device;
maximizing a second, inactive window, underneath the active window; and
when the hardware configuration changes to a laptop configuration, configuring the user interface to a windows icons menus and pointers (WIMP) mode.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure a computer-implemented method for automatically transitioning a user interface in a personal computing device between a laptop mode and a tablet mode is provided. The method includes detecting a hardware configuration change in the personal computing device. When the hardware configuration changes to a tablet mode, the method includes maximizing an active window in a display of the personal computing device and maximizing a second, inactive window, underneath the active window. And when the hardware configuration changes to a laptop mode, the method includes configuring the user interface to a windows icons menus and pointers (WIMP) mode. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a personal computing device having a base portion coupled to a display portion is provided. The personal computing device is configured to perform a computer-implemented method as described above.
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1. A computer-implemented method for automatically transitioning a user interface in a personal computing device between a laptop mode and a tablet mode, the method comprising:
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detecting a hardware configuration change in the personal computing device; when the hardware configuration changes to a tablet configuration; maximizing an active window in a display of the personal computing device; maximizing a second, inactive window, underneath the active window; and when the hardware configuration changes to a laptop configuration, configuring the user interface to a windows icons menus and pointers (WIMP) mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal computing device having a base portion coupled to a display portion, the personal computing device comprising:
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a touch sensitive screen in the display portion, the touch sensitive screen configured to operate in a laptop mode and a tablet mode; a memory circuit and a processor circuit;
wherein the memory circuit stores commands that when executed by the processor circuit cause a user interface in the personal computing device to operate the touch sensitive screen in one of a laptop mode and a tablet mode;a coupling element to form a hardware configuration with the base portion and the display portion; and a sensor to determine a separation between the base portion and the display portion, the sensor configured to send a signal to the processor circuit to switch the user interface from the laptop mode to the tablet mode when the separation is detected. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing commands which, when executed by a processor circuit in a personal computing device having a touch screen display, cause the personal computer device to perform a method comprising:
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detecting a hardware configuration change in the personal computing device; when the hardware configuration changes to a first configuration; maximizing a plurality of opened windows in the touch screen display; and stacking the plurality of opened windows in the display according to a temporal order; and when the hardware configuration changes to a second configuration, spreading the plurality of windows across the screen display, wherein the spreading the plurality of windows comprises leaving an interactive portion of each of the plurality of windows available to a pointer in the touch screen display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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