Repositioning applications in a stack
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a plurality of desktops and/or applications, each having at least one window, on a multi-screen device, comprising:
- receiving, by a processor, at least a first input that represents an instruction to reveal at least one of a desktop or application on at least one of first and second displays of a multi-screen device;
selecting, by a processor, at least a first desktop or application to display on the at least one of the first and second displays;
displaying the at least one of the first desktop or application on the at least one of the first and second displays;
receiving, by a processor, a second input that represents an instruction to launch one of a desktop or application;
selecting, by a processor, a second desktop or application to add to a window stack comprising at least the first and second desktops or applications;
initially, by a processor, positioning the second desktop or application in the window stack in a non-displayed position; and
selectively, by a processor, moving the second desktop or application to another position in the window stack by re-launching the second desktop or application from at least one of the first and second displays, resulting in the second desktop or application being re-displayed on one of the first and second displays from which the second desktop or application was re-launched, thereby changing an order of the desktops and applications running in the window stack.
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Abstract
A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens are disclosed. A number of desktops and/or running applications can be selectively displayed on dual screen displays conditioned upon inputs received and the state of the device. Desktop displays and applications can be selectively shifted between the screens by user gestures or moved off of the screens by other user gestures and therefore hidden. The hidden desktops and screens however can be re-displayed by yet another gesture. The user gestures prevent the user from having to open and close the running desktops and applications, or to execute other user commands that otherwise result in a laborious effort by the user to manage the multiple desktops and applications. One user gesture or input enables a user to change an order of the window stack by simply re-launching a selected desktop or application.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a plurality of desktops and/or applications, each having at least one window, on a multi-screen device, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, at least a first input that represents an instruction to reveal at least one of a desktop or application on at least one of first and second displays of a multi-screen device; selecting, by a processor, at least a first desktop or application to display on the at least one of the first and second displays; displaying the at least one of the first desktop or application on the at least one of the first and second displays; receiving, by a processor, a second input that represents an instruction to launch one of a desktop or application; selecting, by a processor, a second desktop or application to add to a window stack comprising at least the first and second desktops or applications; initially, by a processor, positioning the second desktop or application in the window stack in a non-displayed position; and selectively, by a processor, moving the second desktop or application to another position in the window stack by re-launching the second desktop or application from at least one of the first and second displays, resulting in the second desktop or application being re-displayed on one of the first and second displays from which the second desktop or application was re-launched, thereby changing an order of the desktops and applications running in the window stack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive at least a first input that represents an instruction to reveal at least one of a desktop or application on at least one of first and second displays of a multi-screen device; instructions to select at least a first desktop or application to display on the at least one of the first and second displays; instructions to display the at least one of the first desktop or application on the at least one of the first and second displays; instructions to receive a second input that represents an instruction to launch one of a desktop or application; instructions to select a second desktop or application to add to a window stack comprising at least the first and second desktops or applications; instructions to position initially the second desktop or application in a non-visible position in the window stack; and instructions to move selectively the second desktop or application to another position in the window stack by re-launching the second desktop or application from at least one of the first and second displays, resulting in the second desktop or application being re-displayed on one of the first and second displays from which the second desktop or application was re-launched, thereby changing an order of the desktops and applications running in the window stack. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A multi-screen user device, comprising:
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a first display including a first display area; a second display including a second display area; a first user input gesture area of the first display; a second user input gesture area of the second display, wherein the first and second user input gesture areas are configured to accept input from a user; a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that include; a first set of instructions configured to determine a number and identity of desktops or applications selected to be run by a user; a second set of instructions configured to determine, based on the number and identity of the desktops or applications running, a window stack comprising a logical representation of the desktops and applications within an ordered group, whereby a user can selectively move a selected desktop or application to either a visible position in the window stack or a non-visible position in the window stack, wherein, in the visible position, the selected desktop or application is visible on at least one of the first and second displays and wherein, in the non-visible position, the selected desktop or application is visible on neither the first nor second displays; and a third set of instructions responsive to a gesture made by the user to move a selected desktop or application from an original non-visible position in the window stack to another visible position in the window stack, wherein the third set of instructions include an instruction to re-launch the selected desktop or application causing the selected desktop or application to be displayed on the first or second display from which the selected desktop or application was launched. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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