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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Mitsuhiro Yamazaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Mitsuhiro Yamazaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Seiichi Kawano, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for switching between a primary computing environment and a secondary computing environment without changing the layout of a graphical user interface and a background display of the apparatus. A switching system switches operation between the primary computing environment and the secondary computing environment, switches a screen item between the primary computing environment and the secondary computing environment, and permits one of the primary and the secondary computing environments to go into a sleep state.