Managing expose views in dual display communication devices

• US 10,552,007 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2015
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Gimpl, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Anil N
• Application Number:
  US14/658,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20150254805A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,789 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 : Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to methodologies and devices for handling maximizing and minimizing of exposé views.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

creating a composite display for a multi-display of a communication device, the composite display comprising a first portion and a second portion and the multi-display comprising a first touch-sensitive portion associated with a first portion of the composite display and a second touch-sensitive portion associated with a second portion of the composite display;

receiving an input to activate an expose mode, wherein the expose mode provides a simultaneous representation of all active and inactive windows of each application and/-or desktop executing on the multi-display communication device, wherein the expose mode includes at least a primary expose view of active and inactive windows in the expose mode;

displaying the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display of the multi-display communication device;

receiving a drag gesture through the first touch-sensitive portion and the second touch sensitive portion of the multi-display, the drag gesture being from the first touch-sensitive portion to the second touch sensitive portion and indicating a command to maximize an active or inactive window of the primary expose view, the maximized view comprising the primary expose view and a secondary expose view, wherein the primary expose view is different than the secondary expose view;

displaying the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display; and

displaying the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display, wherein the secondary expose view appears hidden behind the first expose view in the first portion of the composite display and appears to move out from behind the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display onto the second portion of the composite display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the command to maximize the primary expose view is received, the primary expose view is displayed on the second portion of the composite display, and, in response to receiving the command to maximize the primary expose view, the primary expose view moves from the second portion to the first portion of the composite display revealing the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the command to maximize the primary expose view is received, the primary expose view is displayed on the first portion of the composite display, and, in response to receiving the command to maximize the primary expose view, the secondary expose view appears to move from under the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display to the second portion of the composite display.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input to minimize the view in expose mode, the minimized view comprising the primary expose view; and

in response to receiving the input to minimize the view in expose mode, ceasing display of the secondary expose view.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, when a direction of the input to minimize the view is away from the first portion of the composite display, the primary expose view moves from the first portion and is displayed on the second portion.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein, when the direction of the input to minimize the view is toward the first portion of the composite display, the secondary expose view moves from the second portion and is not displayed.

7. A communication device, comprising:

a multi-display presenting a composite display with a first portion and a second portion, the multi-display comprising a first touch-sensitive portion associated with a first portion of the composite display and a second touch-sensitive portion associated with a second portion of the composite display;

a memory; and

a processor in communication with the memory and the composite display, the processor operable to;

receive an input to activate an expose mode, wherein the expose mode provides a selectable simultaneous representation of each active and inactive window of each application and/-or desktop executing on the multi-display communication device, wherein the expose mode includes at least a primary expose view of active and inactive windows in the expose mode;

display a primary expose view of the active and inactive windows in expose mode on the first portion of the composite display of the multi-display communication device;

receive a drag gesture through the first touch-sensitive portion and the second touch sensitive portion of the multi-display, the drag gesture being from the first touch-sensitive portion to the second touch sensitive portion and indicating a command to maximize an active or inactive window of the primary expose view in expose mode, the maximized view comprising the primary expose view and a secondary expose view, wherein the primary expose view is different than the secondary expose view;

display the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display; and

display the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display, wherein the secondary expose view appears hidden behind the first expose view in the first portion of the composite display and appears to move out from behind the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display onto the second portion of the composite display.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein, when the command to maximize the view in expose mode is received, the primary expose view is displayed on the second portion of the composite display, and, in response to receiving the command to maximize the view in expose mode, the primary expose view moves from the second portion to the first portion of the composite display revealing the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display.

9. The device of claim 7, wherein, when the command to maximize the view in expose mode is received, the primary expose view is displayed on the first portion of the composite display, and, in response to receiving the command to maximize the view in expose mode, the secondary expose view appears to move from under the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display to the second portion of the composite display.

10. The device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further operable to:

receive an input to minimize the view in expose mode, the minimized view comprising the primary expose view;

in response to receiving the input to minimize the view in expose mode, move the primary expose view from the first portion to the second portion of the composite display when a direction of the input to minimize the view is away from the first portion, wherein the secondary expose view is not displayed by the composite display.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the processor is further operable to:

in response to receiving the input to minimize the view in expose mode, move the secondary expose view from the second portion of the composite display when the direction of the input to minimize the view is toward the first portion, wherein the secondary expose view is not displayed by the composite display.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing at least one processor running in a multi-display device to execute a method for providing a view of active and inactive windows in expose mode, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

an instruction to create a composite display having a first portion and a second portion, the multi-display comprising a first touch-sensitive portion associated with a first portion of the composite display and a second touch-sensitive portion associated with a second portion of the composite display;

an instruction to receive an input to an expose mode, wherein the expose mode simultaneously provides a navigable set of two or more selectable representations of active and inactive windows of applications and/or or desktops executing on the multi-display communication device, wherein the expose mode includes at least a primary expose view of active and inactive windows in the expose mode;

an instruction to display a primary expose view of the active and inactive windows in expose mode on the first portion of the composite display of the multi-display device;

an instruction to receive a drag gesture through the first touch-sensitive portion and the second touch sensitive portion of the multi-display, the drag gesture being from the first touch-sensitive portion to the second touch sensitive portion and indicating a command to maximize an active or inactive window of the primary expose view in expose mode, the maximized view comprising the primary expose view and a secondary expose view;

an instruction to display the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display; and

an instruction to display the secondary expose view on the second portion of the composite display, wherein the secondary expose view appears hidden behind the first expose view in the first portion of the composite display and appears to move out from behind the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display onto the second portion of the composite display.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 12, further comprising:

in response to receiving the command to maximize the view in expose mode, an instruction to determine on which of the first and second portions of the composite display the primary expose view is displayed when the command to maximize the view in expose mode is received; and

after determining that the primary expose view is displayed on the second portion of the composite display, an instruction to move the primary expose view from the second portion to the first portion of the composite display.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium as defined in claim 12, further comprising:

an instruction to receive an input to minimize the view in expose mode, the minimized view comprising the primary expose view;

an instruction to cease display of the secondary expose view;

an instruction to determine one of the first portion and the second portion of the composite display on which to display the primary expose view;

an instruction to display the primary expose view on the first portion of the composite display when a direction of the input to minimize the view is toward the first portion of the composite display; and

an instruction to display the primary expose view on the second portion of the composite display when the direction of the input to minimize the view is toward the second portion of the composite display.