Mode switching

• US 9,733,827 B2
• Filed: 11/09/2015
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Borovsky, Andrew, Martin, John
• Primary Examiner(s): MANDEVILLE, JASON M
• Application Number:
  US14/936,012
• Publication Number:
  US 20160062642A1
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 345156-157, 345168-169, 345173-178, 715863-864, 708142-146, 341 22- 28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

Based on one or more characteristics of a received translation input, a computing device is switched between two or more states. The translation input may be a touch input, for example a drag operation. The states may relate to locked and unlocked states, idle screens, or other suitable examples.

Claims

1. A computing device, comprising:

a touch sensitive display;

at least one processor; and

memory including computer program code configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to;

unlock the computing device in response to user input;

cause the computing device to enter a first unlocked state by launching a first application program, the launched first application program being in focus and a first display screen of the application program substantially filling the touch sensitive display;

cause, as a user provides a translation input across the touch sensitive display that is initiated while the first application program is in focus, removal of the first display screen of the first application program from the touch sensitive display with the translation input which reveals a home screen comprising a plurality of user selectable representations of application programs including a user selectable representation of the first application program which is based at least in part on a screenshot of the first display screen prior to the user providing the translation input; and

switch the computing device, in response to determining that the translation input meets at least one criterion, from the first unlocked state to a second unlocked state in which the home screen is in focus and substantially fills the touch sensitive display by removing any remaining visible portion of the first display screen of the first application program from the touch sensitive display.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein any components in the home screen that are capable of user interaction are enabled in response to the computing device switching to the second unlocked state.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein in the second unlocked state in which the home screen substantially fills the touch sensitive display, no application programs are in focus on the touch sensitive display.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the computer program code configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:

respond to user selection of the user selectable representation of the first application program by switching back to the first unlocked state and restoring focus to the first application program.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the first application program has a context when the computing device is in the first unlocked state and when the computing device switches back to the first unlocked state, following selection of the user selectable representation of the first application program, the first application program has the same context.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein prior to initiation of the translation input no portion of the home screen is visible on the touch sensitive display.

7. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the computer program code is configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:

terminate the first application program in response to determining that the translation input meets the at least one criterion.

8. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the computing device is configured to present multiple different home screens and the home screen that is displayed when the computing device switches from the first unlocked state to the second unlocked state is a home screen, from the multiple different home screens, from which the first application program was launched.

9. A computing device, comprising:

a touch sensitive display;

at least one processor; and

memory including computer program code configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to;

unlock the computing device in response to user input;

cause the computing device to enter a first unlocked state by launching an application program, the launched application program having a display screen substantially filling the touch sensitive display;

cause, as a user provides a translation input across the touch sensitive display that is initiated while the application program substantially fills the touch sensitive display, removal of the application program from the touch sensitive display with the translation input which reveals a home screen comprising a plurality of user selectable representations of application programs including a user selectable representation of the application program which is based at least in part on a screenshot of the display screen prior to the user providing the translation input; and

switch the computing device, in response to determining that the translation input meets at least one criterion, from the first unlocked state to a second unlocked state in which the home screen substantially fills the touch sensitive display.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein prior to initiation of the translation input no portion of the home screen is visible on the touch sensitive display.

11. The computing device of claim 9, wherein any components in the home screen that are capable of user interaction are enabled in response to the computing device switching to the second unlocked state.

12. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the computer program code configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:

respond to user selection of the user selectable representation of the application program by switching back to the first unlocked state which causes the application program to substantially fill the touch sensitive display.

13. A computing device, comprising:

a touch sensitive display;

at least one processor; and

memory including computer program code configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to;

cause the computing device to enter a first state by launching a first application program, wherein in the first state the first application program is in focus and a first display screen relating to the first application program is displayed on the touch sensitive display that substantially fills the touch sensitive display; and

switch the computing device, in response to determining that a translation input meets at least one criterion, from the first state to a second state, wherein the first application program loses focus when the computing device switches from first state to the second state and, in the second state a second display screen is displayed that includes a plurality of user selectable representations of application programs comprising a user selectable representation of the first application program which is based, at least in part, on a screenshot of the first display screen prior to the loss of focus of the first application program.

14. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the computer program code configured to, working with the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:

respond to user selection of the user selectable representation of the first application program by switching back to the first state and restoring focus to the first application program.

15. The computing device of claim 14, wherein the first application program has a context when the computing device is in the first state and when the computing device switches back to the first state, following selection of the user selectable representation of the first application program, the first application program has the same context.

16. The computing device of claim 13, wherein the second display screen is provided by a task manager.

17. The computing device of claim 13, wherein any components in the second display screen that are capable of user interaction are enabled in response to the computing device switching to the second state.

18. The computing device of claim 13, wherein in the second state, no application programs are in focus on the touch sensitive display.