Foreground/background assortment of hidden windows
US10528210B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2370/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Graphical navigation of foreground and background applications running on a mobile computing device across multiple active user environments, even when graphics information for background applications is not maintained by a mobile operating system of the mobile computing device. A last graphical representation of an application screen may be captured as the application state is transitioned from the foreground state to the background state. The last graphical representation may be associated with a position in an application activity stack representing foreground and background mobile operating system applications. The navigation techniques may be used in a computing environment with multiple active user environments. A first active user environment may be associated with the mobile operating system. A second active user environment may be associated with the mobile operating system or a desktop operating system running concurrently with the mobile operating system on the mobile computing device.
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