Operating system for handheld computing device having taskbar auto hide
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1. A handheld computing device comprising:
- a processor;
a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a viewing area, the touch-sensitive area extending beyond the viewing area to form a border outside of the viewing area but within the touch-sensitive area; and
an operating system executing on the processor to provide a graphical user interface environment that presents a taskbar within the viewing area in response to contact in the border.
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Abstract
A portable handheld computing device has a processor and a touch-sensitive display. The display includes a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a viewing area, whereby the touch-sensitive area extends beyond the viewing area to form a border outside of the viewing area but within the touch-sensitive area. The handheld computing device has an operating system that executes on the processor to provide a graphical user interface environment capable of presenting a program taskbar within the viewing area. The operating system is configured to present a taskbar within the viewing area in response to contact from a stylus in the border beneath the viewing area.
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18 Claims
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1. A handheld computing device comprising:
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a processor; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive area superimposed on a viewing area, the touch-sensitive area extending beyond the viewing area to form a border outside of the viewing area but within the touch-sensitive area; and an operating system executing on the processor to provide a graphical user interface environment that presents a taskbar within the viewing area in response to contact in the border. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. For a handheld computing device having a touch-sensitive display, an operating system embodied on a computer-readable medium to provide a graphical user interface environment that presents a program taskbar within a viewing area of the display in response to contact in a region of the touch-sensitive display outside of the viewing area.
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13. A method for operating a handheld computing device having a touch-sensitive display, comprising the following steps:
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presenting a graphical user interface environment within a viewing area of the touch-sensitive display, the graphical user interface environment supporting a program taskbar; and presenting the program taskbar in response to contact in a region of the touch-sensitive display outside of the viewing area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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