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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Sanjiv Sirpal, Ontario, CA;
Brett Faulk, Houston, TX (US);
Paul Reeves, Oakville, CA;
Alexander DE Paz, Burlington, CA;
Rod Schrock, San Diego, CA (US);
Maxim Marintchenko, Vaughan, CA;
Robert Csiki, Markham, CA;
Eric Freedman, Austin, TX (US);
Jared Ficklin, Austin, TX (US);
Denise Burton, Austin, TX (US);
Misty Cripps, Austin, TX (US);
Gregg Wygonik, Austin, TX (US);
Sanjiv Sirpal, Ontario, CA;
Brett Faulk, Houston, TX (US);
Paul Reeves, Oakville, CA;
Alexander de Paz, Burlington, CA;
Rod Schrock, San Diego, CA (US);
Maxim Marintchenko, Vaughan, CA;
Robert Csiki, Markham, CA;
Eric Freedman, Austin, TX (US);
Jared Ficklin, Austin, TX (US);
Denise Burton, Austin, TX (US);
Misty Cripps, Austin, TX (US);
Gregg Wygonik, Austin, TX (US);
Z124, George Town, KY;
Abstract
A dual-screen user device and methods are disclosed for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens. A determined number of desktops and/or running applications are displayed on dual screen displays conditioned upon inputs received and the state of the device. Desktop displays and applications can be shifted between the screens by user gestures, and/or selected desktop displays. Applications can be moved off of the screens by other user gestures and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by other gestures. Desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order therefore providing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications and desktops running simultaneously. The user gestures prevent the user from having to open and close the running desktops and applications that otherwise may require laborious efforts by the user to manage the multiple running desktops and applications.