Focus changes due to gravity drop

• US 9,128,583 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2011
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Original Assignee: Z124 LLC (Flexis)
• Inventors: Sirpal, Sanjiv, Gimpl, Martin
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Xiao
• Assistant Examiner(s): ELBINGER, STEVEN Z
• Application Number:
  US13/248,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20120081401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,440 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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
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• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1827 : Network arrangements for conference optimisation or adaptation

Abstract

Systems and methods are provides for adjusting focus during an orientation change. A window is displayed on a single display before the orientation change. After the device is oriented in the landscape orientation, the window expands into a full screen window being displayed on two displays. Further, the focus is changed to the window. And, a configurable area associated with at least one screen that displays the full screen window is changed to display the configurable area on the screen that is at the top of the device.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable medium, having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions executable by a processor, the computer-executable instructions causing the processor to execute a method for changing focus in a multi-screen device, the computer-executable instructions comprising:

instructions to determine a first configurable area to display, wherein the first configurable area includes two or more selectable controls which allow a user to select functions associated with the multi-screen device, wherein a second configurable area is disabled and not displayed, and wherein the first configurable area and the second configurable area are not provided together;

instructions to receive an orientation change;

instructions to display a window in one of a first or second touch sensitive display;

instructions to expand the window into a full screen window that is displayed across both the first and second touch sensitive displays;

instructions to change focus to the window; and

instructions to change from the first configurable area to the second configurable area, wherein the second configurable area includes two or more selectable controls which allow a user to select functions associated with the multi-screen device, wherein the two or more selectable controls included with the second configurable area are similar to the two or more selectable controls included with the first configurable area, and when selected by a user, each of the two or more selectable controls included with the second configurable area cause the multi-screen device to perform the same function as each of the similar controls included with the first configurable area, wherein first and second touch sensitive displays display the window, and wherein the first configurable area is disabled and not displayed.

2. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 1, wherein the orientation changes the multi-screen from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation.

3. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 2, wherein the first configurable area is on a first screen and the second configurable area is on a second screen.

4. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 3, wherein the window is displayed on one of two or more displays before the orientation change.

5. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 4, wherein the first screen includes the first touch sensitive display and the second screen includes the second touch sensitive display.

6. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 5, wherein the window expands in response to the orientation change.

7. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 6, wherein, in landscape orientation, the first screen is at a bottom of the multi-screen device and the second screen is at a top of the multi-screen device.

8. The computer readable medium as defined in claim 7, wherein the multi-screen device is reconfigured to move the configurable area from the bottom of the multi-screen device to the top of the multi-screen device.

9. A device comprising:

a first screen comprising;

a first touch sensitive display;

a first configurable area, wherein the first configurable area includes two or more selectable controls which allow a user to select functions associated with the device;

a second screen comprising;

a second touch sensitive display;

a second configurable area, wherein the second configurable area includes two or more selectable controls which allow a user to select functions associated with the device, wherein the two or more selectable controls included with the second configurable area are similar to the two or more selectable controls included with the first configurable area, and when selected by a user, each of the two or more selectable controls included with the second configurable area cause the multi-screen device to perform the same function as each of the similar controls included with the first configurable area, wherein the first configurable area and the second configurable area are not provided together;

wherein a first window is displayed on the second touch sensitive display and does not have focus;

a memory; and

a processor in communication with the memory and each of the at least two screens, the processor operable to;

determine to provide the first configurable area, wherein the second configurable area is not provided;

receive an orientation change, wherein the orientation change changes the device from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation;

expand the first window into a full screen window displayed on both the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display;

change focus to the first window; and

change from the first configurable area to the second configurable area, wherein first and second touch sensitive displays display the window, and wherein the first configurable area is disabled and not displayed.

10. The device as defined in claim 9, wherein the first screen is a primary screen.

11. The device as defined in claim 10, wherein the first screen is on a left of the device in the portrait orientation and at a bottom of the device in the landscape orientation.

12. The device as defined in claim 11, wherein the device changes the screen onto which to provide the configurable area.

13. The device as defined in claim 12, wherein, when the second configurable area is at the top of the device in the landscape orientation.

14. The device as defined in claim 13, wherein an orientation of the first window changes from portrait to landscape in response to the orientation change of the device.

15. The device as defined in claim 14, wherein at least one input into the second configurable area affects the first window.

16. A method for presenting a display for a multi-screen device, the method comprising:

displaying a first window on a second touch sensitive display;

determining to provide a first configurable area, wherein the first configurable area is not associated with the second touch sensitive display, wherein the first configurable area includes two or more selectable controls which allow a user to select functions associated with the multi-screen device, wherein a second configurable area is disabled and not displayed, and wherein the first configurable area and the second configurable area are not provided together;

receiving an orientation change, wherein the orientation change changes the device from the portrait orientation to a landscape orientation;

expanding the first window, by a gravity drop, to be displayed on the second touch sensitive display and a first touch sensitive display;

changing focus to the first window; and

changing from the first configurable area to the second configurable area, wherein the second configurable area includes two or more selectable controls which allow a user to select functions associated with the multi-screen device, wherein the two or more selectable controls included with the second configurable area are similar to the two or more selectable controls included with the first configurable area, and when selected by a user, each of the two or more selectable controls included with the second configurable area cause the multi-screen device to perform the same function as each of the similar controls included with the first configurable area, wherein first and second touch sensitive displays display the window, and wherein the first configurable area is disabled and not displayed.

17. The method defined in claim 16, wherein the multi-screen device comprises:

a first screen comprising;

the first touch sensitive display;

the first configurable area;

a second screen comprising;

the second touch sensitive display;

the second configurable area.

18. The method defined in claim 17, wherein the first screen is on a left of the device in the portrait orientation and at a bottom of the device in the landscape orientation.

19. The method defined in claim 18, wherein the second configurable area is at the top of the device in the landscape orientation.

20. The method defined in claim 18, wherein the first screen is a primary screen.