METHOD OF DISPLAYING APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-MONITOR COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MULTI-MONITOR COMPUTER SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE METHOD

• US 20110241985A1
• Filed: 09/03/2009
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smart Technologies ULC (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Smart Technologies ULC (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Martin, David, Wang, Luging, Mitchell, Daniel, Hill, Douglas B., Rounding, Michael, Forrest, Gregory
• Granted Patent: US 9,052,745 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/157
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1415 with means for detecting differences between the image stored in the host and the images displayed on the displays
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/0464 Positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/042 for monitor identification
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information

Abstract

A multi-monitor computer system includes a plurality of display devices communicating with at least one computing device executing an application management procedure. The application management procedure enables an application window available on one display device to be moved entirely to another display device by selecting the other display device from a dialog box displayed in response to a pointer-dragging input gesture on the application window.

Claims

1. A system comprising a plurality of displays devices operatively associated with at least one computing device executing an application management application, said application management application monitoring the displays and when an input gesture entered on an application window presented on one of displays is detected, presenting a selection of destination displays for said application window.

2. A method of managing applications in a multi-monitor computer system comprising a plurality of display devices, said method comprising:

receiving a pointer-dragging input gesture on an application window;

in the event that a threshold condition is satisfied by the input gesture, automatically displaying a dialog box with a plurality of potential destination display devices;

receiving the user'"'"'s selection of a destination display device; and

in response to the user'"'"'s selection, moving the application window entirely into the selected destination display device.

3. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program for managing applications in a multi-monitor computer system comprising a plurality of display devices, said computer program comprising:

program code for receiving a pointer-dragging input gesture on an application window;

program code for, in the event that a threshold condition is satisfied by the input gesture, automatically displaying a dialog box with a plurality of potential destination display devices;

program code for receiving the user'"'"'s selection of a destination display device; and

program code for, in response to the user'"'"'s selection, moving the application window entirely into the selected destination display device.

4. A method for establishing a conference session, comprising:

creating a conference session for a primary computer having a primary display device; and

automatically sharing the contents of the primary display device with a participant display device via the conference session when a participant joins the conference.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising displaying a participants indicator on the primary display device with the number of other participants with whom the contents of a selected display device are being shared.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising in response to a selection of the participants indicator, displaying a dialog box identifying the conference participants.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising in response to selection a participant identification automatically sending the corresponding participant a share screen request.