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Laptop-to-tablet mode adaptation

  • US 9,471,201 B1
  • Filed: 05/20/2014
  • Issued: 10/18/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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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:

  • 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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