Secondary single screen mode deactivation
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a device having at least first and second screens;
determining if the device is in a closed state, wherein, in the closed state, the first and second screens face opposite directions;
in a second display mode, presenting a first window on a second screen if the device is in the closed state, wherein the second display mode is temporary;
receiving an input, wherein the input requests a switch to a first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is in a closed state, switching to the first screen, wherein the input is configured to request a switch to the first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying a display comprising the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is not in a closed state, ignoring the input if the device is not in a closed state; and
in the first display mode, presenting the first window on the first screen.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen, when the device is in a temporary state. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a second screen back to the first screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user in a user interface, in response to an input from an application, or in response to a menu selection. Further, the device may revert to the first display mode based on other events.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a device having at least first and second screens; determining if the device is in a closed state, wherein, in the closed state, the first and second screens face opposite directions; in a second display mode, presenting a first window on a second screen if the device is in the closed state, wherein the second display mode is temporary; receiving an input, wherein the input requests a switch to a first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying the first window on the first screen; in response to the input and if the device is in a closed state, switching to the first screen, wherein the input is configured to request a switch to the first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying a display comprising the first window on the first screen; in response to the input and if the device is not in a closed state, ignoring the input if the device is not in a closed state; and in the first display mode, presenting the first window on the first screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20)
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10. A device, comprising:
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a first screen, the first screen including a touch sensitive display area; a second screen, wherein the second screen faces an opposite direction from the first screen when the device is closed, wherein in a first display mode the first screen is in view of the user; a memory; a processor in communication with the memory, the first screen, and the second screen, the processor operable to; determining if the device is closed; in a second display mode, presenting a first window on a second screen if the device is closed, wherein the second display mode is temporary; receiving an input, wherein the input requests a switch to a first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying the first window on the first screen; in response to the input and if the device is in a closed state, switching to the first screen if the device is closed, wherein the input is configured to request a switch to the first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying a display comprising the first window on the first screen; in response to the input and if the device is not in a closed state, ignoring the input; and in the first display mode, presenting the first window on the first screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor of a device to execute a method for providing a user interface, wherein the device has at least first and second screens, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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determine if the device is in a closed state, wherein, in the closed state, the first and second screens face opposite directions, in a second display mode, present a first window on a second screen if the device is in a closed state, wherein the second display mode is temporary; receive an input, wherein the input requests a switch to a first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying the first window on the first screen; in response to the input and if the device is in a closed state, switch to the first wherein the input is configured to request a switch to the first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying a display comprising the first window on the first screen; in response to the input and if the device is not in a closed state, ignore the input; and in the first display mode, present the first window on the first screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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