Unified desktop triad control user interface for a browser
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a device;
providing a computer system;
docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system;
generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system;
while docked, receiving a first user interface input in a triad control area;
in response to the first user interface input, providing a triad control, wherein the triad control is displayed in one of the first user interface and the second user interface;
receiving a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with a browser control;
in response to the second user interface input, providing a browser control user interface, wherein the browser control user interface presents two or more items of information associated with a web browsing functionality of the device in two or more portions of the browser control user interface that are associated with the web browsing functionality of the device, wherein the browser control user interface is scrollable to view more of the two or more items of information, wherein;
a first portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more bookmarks, wherein a bookmark is a uniform resource identifier stored by a user in a browser application executed on the device;
a second portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more most visited websites;
a third portion includes a list of two or more downloads that have been recently downloaded by the browser application of the device; and
a fourth portion includes a history that includes a second list of two or more recently-visited websites using the browser application of the device.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a device; providing a computer system; docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system; generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system; while docked, receiving a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, providing a triad control, wherein the triad control is displayed in one of the first user interface and the second user interface; receiving a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with a browser control; in response to the second user interface input, providing a browser control user interface, wherein the browser control user interface presents two or more items of information associated with a web browsing functionality of the device in two or more portions of the browser control user interface that are associated with the web browsing functionality of the device, wherein the browser control user interface is scrollable to view more of the two or more items of information, wherein; a first portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more bookmarks, wherein a bookmark is a uniform resource identifier stored by a user in a browser application executed on the device; a second portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more most visited websites; a third portion includes a list of two or more downloads that have been recently downloaded by the browser application of the device; and a fourth portion includes a history that includes a second list of two or more recently-visited websites using the browser application of the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A unified system, comprising:
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a device comprising; a first screen; a first memory; a first processor; a computer system comprising; a second screen; a second memory; a second processor, wherein the device is docked with the computer system to form the unified system; wherein the unified system is programmed to; generate a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system; while docked, receive a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, provide a triad control, wherein the triad control is displayed in one of the first user interface and the second user interface; receive a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with a browser control; and in response to the second user interface input, provide a browser control user interface, wherein the browser control user interface presents two or more items of information associated with a web browsing functionality of the device, wherein two or more portions of the browser control user interface are associated with the web browsing functionality of the device, wherein the browser control user interface is scrollable to view more of the two or more items of information, and wherein; a first portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more bookmarks, wherein a bookmark is a uniform resource identifier stored by a user in a browser application executed on the device; a second portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more most visited websites; a third portion includes a list of two or more downloads that have been recently downloaded by the browser application of the device; and a fourth portion includes a history that includes a second list of two or more recently-visited websites using the browser application of the device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for providing a unified desktop, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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upon docking a device with a computer system, instructions to generate a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system; while docked, instructions to receive a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, instructions to provide a triad control, wherein the triad control is displayed in one of the first user interface and the second user interface; instructions to receive a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with a browser control; and in response to the second user interface input, instructions to provide a browser control user interface, wherein the browser control user interface presents two or more items of information associated with a web browsing functionality of the device, wherein two or more portions of the browser control user interface are associated with the web browsing functionality of the device, wherein the browser control user interface is scrollable to view more of the two or more items of information, and wherein; a first portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more bookmarks, wherein a bookmark is a uniform resource identifier stored by a user in a browser application executed on the device; a second portion of the browser control user interface includes two or more most visited websites; a third portion includes a list of two or more downloads that have been recently downloaded by the browser application of the device; and a fourth portion includes a history that includes a second list of two or more recently-visited websites using the browser application of the device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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