METHOD OF DISPLAYING APPLICATIONS IN A MULTI-MONITOR COMPUTER SYSTEM AND MULTI-MONITOR COMPUTER SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE METHOD
First Claim
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.
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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.
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7 Claims
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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.
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2. A method of managing applications in a multi-monitor computer system comprising a plurality of display devices, said method comprising:
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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.
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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:
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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.
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4. A method for establishing a conference session, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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Specification