Focus change upon application launch

• US 8,875,050 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Issued: 10/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Multifold International Incorporated Pte. Ltd. (Transpacific IP Group Limited)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Reeves, Paul Edward, de Paz, Alexander, Schrock, Rodney Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weber, Joy M
• Application Number:
  US13/248,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20120081322A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,125 Days
• Field of Search: 715/802, 715/767, 715/761, 715/803, 715/779, 345/531, 345/1.1
• US Class Current: 715/802
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/16 Constructional details or arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1616 with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1641 the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components G06F1/1647 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1647 including at least an additional display G06F1/1692 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1677 for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• 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 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0416 Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/044 by capacitive means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 : Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0483 : Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 : for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 : Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 : for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 : Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 : Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 : using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 : for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 : by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1423 : controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1446 : display composed of modules, e.g. video walls
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/02 : Affine transformations for image registration G06T3/147; for image mosaicing G06T3/4038
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 : Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2356/00 : Detection of the display position w.r.t. other display screens
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 : Display of multiple viewports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 : Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation

Abstract

Embodiments are described for handling focus when a gesture is input in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a first image displayed on a first touch sensitive display of a first screen may be currently in focus. In embodiments, the gesture is a tap on a second touch sensitive display of the device. In response to the gesture, an application is launched, which displays a second image on a second display of a second screen. Focus is then changed from the first image on the first touch sensitive display to the second image on the second touch sensitive display.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying a first image of a first application on a first display of a first screen, wherein the first image is in focus, wherein input options for the first application are displayed in a first configurable area of the first screen, wherein input is allowed from the first configurable area and the first display of the first screen, wherein no input options are displayed in a second configurable area of a second screen, wherein input is not allowed from the second configurable area, and wherein input is allowed from a second display of the second screen;

receiving first input on the first screen or the second screen indicating a request to launch a second application;

launching the second application;

displaying, by the second application, a second image on the second display of the second screen; and

changing the focus from the first image to the second display, wherein no input options are displayed in the first configurable area, wherein input is not allowed from the first configurable area, wherein input is allowed from the first display, wherein input options for the second application are displayed in the second configurable area of the second screen, and wherein input is allowed from the second configurable area and the second display of the second screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image is displayed in portrait mode on the first display and the second image is displayed in portrait mode on the second display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first image is displayed in landscape mode on the first display and the second image is displayed in landscape mode on the second display.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

wherein the first image is a first open window of et vt the first application and the second image is a second open window of the second application.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving second input indicating that in response to receiving the first input, the second application should be launched and the focus should be placed on the second image displayed by the second application.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

highlighting the first configurable area on the first screen when the focus is on the first image in the first display; and

changing the highlighting to the second configurable area on the second screen when the focus is on the second image in the second display.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving the first input, highlighting at least one of the second image, the second display, or the second screen.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein a first configuration area is separate from the first display and the second configurable area is separate from the second display.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input is a tap gesture received by one of the first display, the second display, a first gesture capture region of the first screen, or a second gesture capture region of the second screen, wherein the first gesture capture region is separate from the first display and the second gesture capture region is separate from the second display, and wherein the first and second gesture capture regions are not capable of displaying images of applications.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method, comprising:

displaying a first image of a first application on a first display of a first screen, wherein the first image is in focus, wherein input options for the first application are displayed in a first configurable area of the first screen, wherein input is allowed from the first configurable area and the first display of the first screen, wherein no input options are displayed in a second configurable area of a second screen, wherein input is not allowed from the second configurable area, and wherein input is allowed from a second display of the second screen;

receiving first input indicating a request to launch a second application, the input is received by one of the first screen and the second screen;

in response to receiving the first input, launching the second application;

displaying, by the second application, a second image on the second display of the second screen; and

changing focus from the first image to the second display, wherein no input options are displayed in the first configurable area, wherein input is not allowed from the first configurable area, wherein input is allowed from the first display, wherein input options for the second application are displayed in the second configurable area of the second screen, and wherein input is allowed from the second configurable area and the second display of the second screen.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the first input is a tap gesture received by one of the first display, the second display, a first gesture capture region of the first screen, or a second gesture capture region of the second screen, wherein the first gesture capture region is separate from the first display and the second gesture capture region is separate from the second display, and wherein the first and second gesture capture regions are not capable of displaying images of applications.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

highlighting the first configurable area on the first screen when the focus is on the first image in the first display; and

changing the highlighting to the second configurable area on the second screen when the focus is on the second image in the second display.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the first configurable area is separate from the first display and the second configurable area is separate from the second display.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein in response to changing focus to the second display,

allowing input from the second gesture capture region, and allowing input from the first gesture capture region.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving second input indicating that in response to the first input, the focus should be changed to the second display.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the tap requires contact with the second display for a predetermined period of time.

17. A dual screen communication device, comprising:

a first touch sensitive display and a first configurable area of a first screen;

a second touch sensitive display and a second configurable area of a second screen;

a computer readable medium that stores computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor, perform a method comprising;

displaying a first image of a first application on the first touch sensitive display, wherein the first image is in focus, wherein input options for the first application are displayed in the first configurable area, wherein input is allowed from the first configurable area and the first touch sensitive display, wherein no input options are displayed in the second configurable area, wherein input is not allowed from the second configurable area, and wherein input is allowed from the second touch sensitive display;

receiving first input on the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display indicating a request to launch a second application;

launching the second application;

displaying, by the second application, a second image on the second touch sensitive display; and

changing the focus from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display wherein no input options are displayed in the first configurable area, wherein input is not allowed from the first configurable area, wherein input is allowed from the first touch sensitive display, wherein input options for the second application are displayed in the second configurable area, and wherein input is allowed from the second configurable area and the second touch sensitive display.

18. The device of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

highlighting the first configurable area on the first touch sensitive screen when the focus is on the first image in the first touch sensitive display; and

changing the highlighting to the second configurable area on the second screen when the focus is on the second image in the second touch sensitive display.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein the first configurable area is separate from the first touch sensitive display and the second configurable area is separate from the second touch sensitive display.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein the first input is a tap gesture received by one of the first touch sensitive display, the second touch sensitive display, a first gesture capture region of the first screen, or a second gesture capture region of the second screen, wherein the first gesture capture region is separate from the first touch sensitive display and the second gesture capture region is separate from the second touch sensitive display, and wherein the first and second gesture capture regions are not capable of displaying images of applications.