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Launched application inserted into the stack

US8793608B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2011
Grant dateJul 29, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2356/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens are disclosed. Specifically, a determined number of desktops and/or running applications can be selectively displayed on dual screen displays conditioned upon inputs received and the state of the device. Desktop displays and applications can be selectively shifted between the screens by user gestures, or moved off of the screens by other user gestures and hidden. The hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by yet another gesture. The desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order of the desktops and applications. Desktops and applications can be selectively launched and added to the window stack. The user can also select where the desktops/applications are to be inserted and where they are first to be displayed after being launched.

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