Multiple displays for a portable electronic device and a method of use
DCFirst Claim
1. A portable device comprising:
- a primary display and a secondary display;
wherein the secondary display is integrated with the portable device;
the secondary display is physically protected when stowed;
the secondary display runs a second application, while the primary display runs a first application in at least one of a plurality operating modes;
wherein the primary display and the secondary display are both visible at the same time by the user of the device during the at least one of a plurality of operating modes;
wherein the act of deploying the secondary display causes a second software application to launch, and the second software application displays a graphical user interface on the deployed secondary displaywherein a second screen display stack is created when the secondary display is deployed, and the graphical user interface for the second software application creates a first screen displayed on the secondary display using in the second screen stack;
wherein as subsequent applications are opened on the secondary display following the first application, the subsequent applications are added to the second screen display stack and displayed on the secondary display.
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Abstract
A multiple display system having at least two mechanical arrangements such that in one of the at least two arrangements one of the multiple displays is stowed, out of the way mechanically and visually, when only a first display is in use; and one of the other of the at least two arrangements wherein the other of the multiple displays is substantially coplanar and adjacent to the one screen when both screens are in use. The other display in the one of the other of the at least two arrangements also runs the graphical user interface of an application, permitting the multiple display system to offer at least two programs running simultaneously, each with its own visual user-interface operating on its own display.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable device comprising:
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a primary display and a secondary display;
wherein the secondary display is integrated with the portable device;the secondary display is physically protected when stowed; the secondary display runs a second application, while the primary display runs a first application in at least one of a plurality operating modes; wherein the primary display and the secondary display are both visible at the same time by the user of the device during the at least one of a plurality of operating modes; wherein the act of deploying the secondary display causes a second software application to launch, and the second software application displays a graphical user interface on the deployed secondary display wherein a second screen display stack is created when the secondary display is deployed, and the graphical user interface for the second software application creates a first screen displayed on the secondary display using in the second screen stack; wherein as subsequent applications are opened on the secondary display following the first application, the subsequent applications are added to the second screen display stack and displayed on the secondary display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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