Unified desktop triad control user interface for an application manager
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a device;
providing a computer system;
docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system;
generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system;
while docked, receiving a first user interface input in a triad control area;
in response to the first user interface input, providing a triad control, wherein the triad control is displayed in one of the first user interface and the second user interface;
receiving a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager, and wherein the user-selectable icon includes an indicator of a number of open windows in the unified system; and
in response to the second user interface input, providing an application manager user interface, wherein the application manager user interface includes a representation of at least one open window in the unified system.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a device; providing a computer system; docking the device to the computer system to form a unified system; generating a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system; while docked, receiving a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, providing a triad control, wherein the triad control is displayed in one of the first user interface and the second user interface; receiving a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager, and wherein the user-selectable icon includes an indicator of a number of open windows in the unified system; and in response to the second user interface input, providing an application manager user interface, wherein the application manager user interface includes a representation of at least one open window in the unified system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A unified system, comprising:
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a device comprising; a first screen; a first memory; a first processor; a computer system comprising; a second screen; a second memory; a second processor, wherein the device is docked with the computer system to form the unified system; wherein the unified system is configured to; generate a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes at least a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system; while docked, receive a first user interface input in a first triad control area or a second triad control area; in response to receiving the first user interface input in the first triad control area, provide a triad control in the first user interface; in response to receiving the first user interface input in the second triad control area, provide the triad control in the second user interface; receive a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager; and in response to the second user interface input, provide an application manager user interface, wherein the application manager user interface includes a representation of the open windows in the unified system, wherein the application manager user interface includes a visual indicia with a first representation of a first open window open in the first user interface on a first side of the demarcation line and with a second representation of a second open window open in the second user interface on a second side of the visual indicia. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor to execute a method for providing a unified desktop, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
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upon docking a device with a computer system, instructions to generate a unified desktop for the unified system, wherein the unified desktop includes a first user interface associated with the device and a second user interface associated with the computer system, and wherein the unified desktop emulates a personal computer environment; while docked, instructions to receive a first user interface input in a triad control area; in response to the first user interface input, instructions to provide a triad control, wherein the triad control is displayed in one of the first user interface and the second user interface; instructions to receive a second user interface input on a user-selectable icon in the triad control, wherein the user-selectable icon is associated with an application manager, and wherein the user-selectable icon includes an indicator of a number of open windows in the unified system; and in response to the second user interface input, instructions to provide an application manager user interface, wherein the application manager user interface includes a description of the open windows in the unified system, wherein the application manager user interface includes a visual indicia with a first representation of a first open window open in the first user interface on a first side of the visual indicia and with a second representation of a second open window open in the second user interface on a second side of the visual indicia. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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