Multi-mode user interface
US9471214B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04803
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An approach is provided to display a grid user-interface on a display. The grid user-interface includes a number of medium-sized windows that are displayed in a grid format. Each of the medium-sized windows has a substantially common width and a substantially common height to the other medium-sized windows. The system receives a mixed-mode request from a user. The mixed-mode request corresponds to a selected application that is displayed in one of the medium-sized windows. A second user-interface is displayed in response to receiving the mixed-mode request. The selected application is displayed in a large window and a plurality of small-sized windows is displayed adjacent to the large window. Each of the small-sized windows also has a substantially common width and a substantially common height to the other small-sized windows.
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