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Document | Title | Date |
20080270918 | Document display system, display device, controller and computer readable medium - A document display system includes: a plurality of display units that display an image of an electronic document including a plurality of pages for each page unit; a plurality of detecting units that detect a display operation performed by a user to each of the plurality of display units; and a control unit that controls the display unit related to the detecting unit that detects the display operation to display a page image in order of the pages corresponding to the order of detecting the display operations. | 10-30-2008 |
20080288876 | Audio variance for multiple windows - Systems and methods for varying the audio of multiple windows on a personal computer are provided. The windows may overlap in various configurations. These configurations may cause the audio associated with media playing in each media window that is overlapped to be varied in a number of different ways. The audios may be scaled in response to a set of user preferences. | 11-20-2008 |
20080301569 | Image-displaying device - An image-displaying device includes a storing unit, a displaying unit, a controller. The storing unit stores a first correlation data and a second correlation data. The first correlation data indicates a plurality of first thumbnails including a plurality of first display thumbnails and also indicates a sequence of the plurality of first thumbnails. The second correlation data indicates a plurality of second thumbnails including a plurality of second display thumbnails and also indicates a sequence of the plurality of second thumbnails. The displaying unit includes a first display configured to display a plurality of first display thumbnails as a first thumbnail row extending in a predetermined direction based on the first correlation data, and a second display configured to display a plurality of second display thumbnails as a second thumbnail row extending in the predetermined direction based on the second correlation data. The controller controls the first display to change a first display thumbnail in the first thumbnail row and to control the second display to maintain displaying the plurality of second display thumbnails in response to the first changing instruction, and the controller controls the second display to change a second display thumbnail in the second thumbnail row and to control the first display to maintain displaying the plurality of first display thumbnails in response to the second changing instruction. | 12-04-2008 |
20090125821 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FEATURE FOR ENABLING FASTER DISCRETE NAVIGATION AMONG MONITORS IN A MULTIPLE MONITOR WORKSTATION - A method of navigating among a plurality of monitors of a multiple monitor workstation. The method includes steps of receiving a request to navigate among the monitors when a position indictor, such as a mouse pointer, is displayed on a first one of the monitors that is active, in response to the request, displaying a navigation interface mechanism on the first one of the monitors that includes a plurality of monitor representations, with each of the monitor representations corresponding to a respective one of the monitors, receiving a selection of one of the monitor representations that corresponds to a second one of the monitors, and making the second one of the monitors active and displaying the position indicator on the second one of the monitors. | 05-14-2009 |
20090183091 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ARCHIVING AND RETRIEVING ITEMS BASED ON EPISODIC MEMORY OF GROUPS OF PEOPLE - A method and system are provided for archiving and retrieving digital media items based on episodic memory for predefined associated groups of one or more people. The method and system may comprise identifying one or more groups to which an archiving user belongs; receiving a user input identifying select groups to which a digital media item to be archived; receiving archiving input data identifying the digital media item to be archived for the group; generating index information using the received user archiving input; storing the index information in association with the identified digital media item; repeating the reception of archiving input data, the generation of the index information and the storing of the index information for the digital media item; receiving retrieval input data representing a selection of candidate values; and using the selections and the identified group to retrieve and output digital media items that match the selection. | 07-16-2009 |
20090204911 | MEDICAL SUPPORT CONTROL SYSTEM - A medical support control system comprising: a first controller connected to at least one device; a second controller connected to at least one device; a manipulation display device shared by the first controller and the second controller, and alternately displaying a first graphical user interface (first GUI) created by the first controller and a second graphical user interface (second GUI) created by the second controller, wherein: each of the first GUI and the second GUI includes at least: a switching part for performing switching between the first GUI and the second GUI, and enabling control on a controller corresponding to a GUI after the switching; and an execution instruction part for instructing the respective controllers to execute a process. | 08-13-2009 |
20090222745 | DISPLAY-INTEGRATED IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - In one embodiment of the present invention, an image forming apparatus is provided with an original capturing portion, a print portion, an operation portion, a management portion that manages various provided information, and a control portion that controls the original capturing portion, the print portion, the operation portion, and the management portion. A display apparatus that has a display screen visible from a back face or a side face of the image forming apparatus is disposed on at least one side face of an image forming apparatus case, and the control portion displays various provided information managed by the management portion on the display screen. | 09-03-2009 |
20090313560 | FIELD DATA DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING FIELD DATA - There are provided a field data display apparatus capable of flexibly coping with field data elements differing in collection period from each other, and a method for displaying the field data. A trend data collection server collects field data elements from control stations, in predetermined periods, respectively, to be stored as trend data elements corresponding to tag names, respectively, in a trend data storage. A display unit displays selected trend data elements selected by a selective operation acceptance unit on a display screen. The selective operation acceptance unit accepts an operation for selecting trend data elements, the trend data elements each having a plurality of collection periods differing from each other, mixedly present in the collection period of the field data element. | 12-17-2009 |
20100058205 | RECONFIGURABLE MULTIPLE-SCREEN DISPLAY - A device comprises a display arrangement which includes a plurality of displays that are movable relative to each other such that a plurality of display configurations can be achieved. Each of the display configurations provides a combined display area which is different for at least two of the display configurations. An application processor is operable to execute a plurality of user applications, each of which can provide a display output. A display driver is arranged to generate an arrangement of display output for the display arrangement from the display output of an application being executed. The display driver sets a display characteristic for the arrangement of display output in response to a characteristic of the executed application and the deployed display configuration. For example, depending on the application being executed and the current display configuration, a size of a display window used for the application can be selected. | 03-04-2010 |
20110145733 | MULTI-PAGE ORGANIZING AND MANIPULATING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - A software tool for organizing and manipulating an electronic document comprising at least one group of document pages, comprises a first user interface module configured to present the document pages of the electronic document in a list-like arrangement; a second user interface module configured to present the document pages of each group in a respective panel; and means operable to manipulate a plurality of selected document pages presented in one or more of the panels simultaneously. | 06-16-2011 |
20110231783 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a detection unit for detecting operation performed with a manipulating object on a display screen to connect to one or more apparatuses, and a determining unit for determining a relative orientation of another apparatus to which the information processing apparatus connects, based on the operation of the manipulating object detected by the detection unit. | 09-22-2011 |
20110258564 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RELOCATING AND DISPLAYING MULTIPLE FILES - A method for automatically relocating and displaying multiple files includes following steps. A first file is opened. When the first file is opened, whether there exists a second file opened and displayed on a first display is detected. If there exists a second file opened and displayed on a first display, the second file is moved and displayed on a second display, and the first file is displayed on the first display. | 10-20-2011 |
20120005602 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING TASK SWITCHING - Methods and apparatuses are provided for facilitating task switching. A method may include detecting activation of a second display on a multi-display computing apparatus including a first and second display. The first display may be in an active state prior to activation of the second display. The method may further include causing a task selection interface to be displayed in response to the detected activation. Corresponding apparatuses are also provided. | 01-05-2012 |
20120072857 | COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM - One or more objects and one or more icons corresponding to the one more objects, respectively, are simultaneously displayed on a screen of an upper LCD and a screen of a lower LCD, respectively. On the screen of the lower LCD, the one or more icons are placed in a plurality of placement areas and displayed. On the screen of the upper LCD, an object of the one or more objects, which corresponds to a respective icon of the one or more icons displayed on the screen of the lower LCD, is placed for display at a predetermined position with which the placement area in which the icon is placed is associated, in the virtual space. | 03-22-2012 |
20120084673 | DRAG/FLICK GESTURES IN USER INTERFACE - The disclosed method and device are directed to navigation, by a dual display communication device, through display objects. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084674 | ALLOWING MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS IN DUAL SCREEN VIEW - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of selected desktops and applications on single and dual screens are disclosed. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by other gestures. The desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order of the desktops and applications providing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications/desktops running simultaneously. One embodiment provides the user with the ability to selectively change the orientation of one display and leaving the other display unaffected when the user has two applications or desktops displayed on respective screens. The user can therefore selectively change on a screen-by-screen basis the orientation of any desktops or applications displayed. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084675 | ANNUNCIATOR DRAWER - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of selected desktops and applications on single and dual screens are disclosed. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by other gestures. The desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order of the desktops and applications providing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications/desktops running simultaneously. One embodiment provides an annunciator window extending across both screens in a dual screen configuration. The annunciator window provides alerts, notifications, and statuses of the device in an increased area thereby enhancing viewability of the information in the window. The annunciator window can be expanded over a selected screen to view full contents of the window without having to minimize or close running applications. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084676 | DUAL SCREEN APPLICATION VISUAL INDICATOR - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens are disclosed. 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, and can be moved off of the screens by other user gestures and therefore hidden. The hidden desktops and screens however 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 allowing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications/desktops running simultaneously. Visual indicators can be used on the displayed applications and desktops enabling a user to maximize a display on multiple screens or to minimize them on a single selected screen. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084677 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOVING DISPLAY DURING A DEVICE FLIP - Systems and methods for moving a display during a device flip are provided. More particularly, in response to input or instructions selecting a secondary closed mode, operation of the device can be altered from a normal operating mode. In the secondary closed mode, when a device is moved from an open mode or state to a closed mode or state, the active window while the device was in the open mode is presented by a secondary screen, rather than a primary screen. The secondary closed mode is exited when the device is again placed in an open state or mode. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084678 | FOCUS CHANGE DISMISSES VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ON A MULTIPLE SCREEN DEVICE - Methods and devices for providing a virtual keyboard in connection with a multiple screen device are provided. More particularly, information displayed on the screen of a multiple screen device having a current focus of the user is identified, and is presented by a top screen. The virtual keyboard is presented by the bottom screen. The virtual keyboard can be dismissed in response to detecting a change in the focus of the user. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084679 | KEYBOARD OPERATION ON APPLICATION LAUNCH - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a virtual keyboard are provided. More particularly, upon the receipt of instructions to launch an application, a determination can be made as to whether the application is associated with instructions to receive keyboard focus on launch. If the application is to receive keyboard focus on launch, a virtual keyboard is presented together with the newly launched application. Where an application is not set to receive keyboard focus on launch, a virtual keyboard that is presented when instructions to launch the application are received can be dismissed. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084680 | GESTURE CAPTURE FOR MANIPULATION OF PRESENTATIONS ON ONE OR MORE DEVICE DISPLAYS - An intuitive technique for inputting user gestures into a handheld computing device is disclosed allowing a user to better manipulate different types of screen display presentations, such as desktops and application windows, when performing tasks thereon, e.g., minimization, maximization, moving between display screens, and increasing/decreasing a display thereof across multiple display screens. For manipulating an application window on a device display screen for performing tasks as identified above, user gestures are input to a corresponding gesture capture area for this display screen, wherein this capture area is separate from this display screen. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084681 | APPLICATION LAUNCH - Embodiments are described for handling the launching of applications in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a first touch sensitive display of a first screen receives input to launch an application. In response, the application is launched and a window of the first application is displayed on the first display. A second touch sensitive display of a second screen receives input to launch a second application. In response, the second application is launched and a second window of the second application is displayed on the second display. In embodiments, when an application is launched, it displays the view of the application (whether on the first touch sensitive display or the second touch sensitive display) that was displayed when the application was last closed. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084682 | MAINTAINING FOCUS UPON SWAPPING OF IMAGES - Embodiments are described for handling focus when a gesture is input in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, the gesture indicates that two images, one that is in focus, swap positions. In response to receiving the gesture, the image in focus is moved from a first display of a first screen to a second display of a second screen. After the images are swapped, the focus is maintained on the image that originally had the focus. | 04-05-2012 |
20120117495 | DRAGGING AN APPLICATION TO A SCREEN USING THE APPLICATION MANAGER - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens are disclosed. Selected desktops and/or running applications are displayed on dual screen displays. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by yet other gestures. The desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order of the desktops and applications providing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications/desktops miming simultaneously. One user gesture launches an applications management window that provides visual indications of all applications and desktops running at the time. Other gestures rearrange the order of the applications and desktops in the window stack. One particular gesture drags a selected application or desktop appearing in the applications management window to a selected screen. | 05-10-2012 |
20120124490 | FULL-SCREEN ANNUNCIATOR - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens are disclosed. Selected desktops and/or running applications are displayed on dual screen displays. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by other gestures. The desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order of the desktops and applications providing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications/desktops running simultaneously. User gestures rearrange the order of the applications and desktops in the window stack. One embodiment provides an annunciator display or window extending across both screens in a dual screen configuration of the device. The annunciator window provides alerts, notifications, and statuses of the device in an increased area thereby enhancing viewability of information in the window. | 05-17-2012 |
20120124491 | SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE DISPLAY SCREENS - An example system includes a first display screen and a touch-sensitive, second display screen physically separate from the first display screen. A processor is configured to generate respective images for both the first and second display screens. The processor is further configured to interchange images on the first and second display screens in response to a gesture supplied to the touch-sensitive, second display screen. | 05-17-2012 |
20120137234 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD FOR THE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An electronic apparatus, display control method thereof, graphical user interface, and display control program are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a total-number obtaining unit to obtain information about a total number of items to be provided from a source; a first display unit to display undetermined representation images on a screen if it is determined that some of the representation images displayed on the screen have been changed; a determining unit to determine whether change of the representation images displayed on the screen has stopped; and a second display unit to display the representation images by obtaining, from the source, information to display the representation images to be newly displayed on the screen if the determining unit determines that change of the representation images displayed on the screen has stopped. | 05-31-2012 |
20120144323 | Desktop Reveal By Moving a Logical Display Stack With Gestures - 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. | 06-07-2012 |
20120173995 | ELECTRONIC GATE FILTER - A method for selectively extracting information from a file and performing an operation corresponding to the extracted information includes selecting a data icon having information type; and moving the data icon towards a filter gate icon, in a single action, to initiate extraction. Metadata is extracted from the file associated with the data icon. The metadata comprises operational information used by a filter gate application to perform a function associated with the visual representation of the filter gate icon. Finally, the filter gate application is launched and populated with the extracted metadata from the file. | 07-05-2012 |
20120221966 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Mobile electronic devices and methods are disclosed. A plurality of display modules simultaneously visible, and at least one of the display modules displays an icon for starting up an application program. A memory stores a first application program for which startup is possible through a plurality of startup methods, each of the startup methods uses a respective display module for execution of the first application program from among the display modules. A control module displays a first icon for starting up the first application program on the at least one of the display modules in a plurality of display modes respectively associated with the startup methods. An application-program execution module starts up the first application program using the startup methods associated with a display mode of the first icon in response to an operation issuing an instruction to start up the first application program associated with the first icon. | 08-30-2012 |
20120260198 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE USING THE SAME - A mobile terminal including a display; an interface unit configured to transmit and receive data to and from an external display apparatus displaying information including an input region and a non-input region; and a controller configured to control the interface unit to receive data from the external display apparatus corresponding to the information displayed on the external display apparatus, to control the display to display a first screen including the input-region displayed on the external display apparatus and a second display screen including at least a portion of the non-input-region displayed on the external display apparatus. | 10-11-2012 |
20120304083 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL HAVING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS AND A DATA PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile communication terminal includes a display unit comprising a plurality of displays, one of which being formed as a touch panel, and a controller for analyzing a signal inputted through the touch panel to determine whether movement distance of data satisfies pre-set conditions, and outputting a control signal for displaying the corresponding data through a different display region according to the corresponding result. | 11-29-2012 |
20130080931 | SECONDARY SINGLE SCREEN MODE ACTIVATION THROUGH MENU OPTION - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a first screen to a second screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in a menu. The menu can be rendered in response to a request. The change to the second screen can be received by the selection of a user interface device in the menu. In response to the selection, the device can render the user interface in the second screen. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080932 | SECONDARY SINGLE SCREEN MODE ACTIVATION THROUGH USER INTERFACE TOGGLE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a first screen to a second screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in response to a request from an application. The application may be executed and have the user interface window associated with the application moved to a second screen. The change to the second screen can be requested based on input into the application or automatically generated based on the type of application. In response to the request from the application, the device can render the user interface in the second screen. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080933 | OPENING APPLICATIONS IN UNIFIED DESKTOP - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080934 | ACTIVATING APPLICATIONS IN UNIFIED DESKTOP - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080935 | APPLICATION MANAGER IN A UNIFIED DESKTOP - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080936 | DISPLAYING A UNIFIED DESKTOP ACROSS CONNECTED DEVICES - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080937 | BROWSER FULL SCREEN VIEW - Methods and devices for minimizing and maximizing display outputs associated with applications are provided. In a preferred embodiment, an application presented with two or more pages can be maximized to present one of the pages on multiple screens of the device. The page that has been maximized is presented as a single, continuous image. The page that is dismissed can be recalled by a user input which returns display of the application on both of the screens, such as the first page of the application on a first screen, and second page of the application on the second screen. The maximized page of the application may include a web browser page in which the user may navigate the web page on either the first and second screens, or both the first and second screens as desired. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080938 | UNIFIED DESKTOP FREEFORM WINDOW MODE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, freeform windows are generated to encapsulate user interfaces for device applications. The freeform windows allow the user interfaces for the device applications to function as other windows in the personal computing environment. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080939 | DISPLAYING A UNIFIED DESKTOP ACROSS DEVICES - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080940 | UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR FILE MANAGER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080941 | UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR AN APPLICATION LAUNCHER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080942 | UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR AN APPLICATION MANAGER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080943 | UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR A PHONE MANAGER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080944 | UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR A BROWSER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080945 | RECONFIGURABLE USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS - Methods and devices for configuring and displaying user interface elements of a multi-display device relative to a device state and/or device orientation. More particularly, the device is equipped with one or more sensors that facilitate the detectability of the relationship of the primary screen to the secondary screen and the general orientation of the device. The method includes accepting a set of user preferences for individual user interface elements for various device states and/or device orientations. The method and device may configure individual windows, per user settings, relative to device state and/or user orientation of the device. The method and device may present, for example, a single set of reconfigurable and/or re-locatable user interface elements in different locations depending on device orientation and/or display mode. Further, the method and device may provide the user the ability to switch both display mode and user interface action simultaneously. | 03-28-2013 |
20130086492 | GALLERY FULL SCREEN AS A FUNCTION OF DEVICE STATE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086493 | DRAG MOTION ACROSS SEAM OF DISPLAYS - Methods and devices for receiving input and presenting a user interface with two screens and an off screen gesture area. The device may have an off screen gesture area that accepts user input outside the display area. The interface inputs received in the off screen gesture are may have special handling and cause different display changes. Further, the device, having two screens, may receive user interface inputs that cross the seam between the two displays. To provide a display that acts like a single display area, the device can predict motions may cross the seam and then interrelate separate inputs on separate screens. The interrelated inputs can cause display changes as if the inputs were received as a single user interaction. | 04-04-2013 |
20130086494 | DESKTOP APPLICATION MANAGER - Methods and devices for presenting representations of open windows in a device are provided herein. More particularly, the method includes a displaying a desktop application manager. The desktop application manager can include cards or thumbnails presented in a tray that can be navigated. The cards may be selected and placed onto the displays to make the application active. Thus, the desktop application manager can allow a user to navigate and manage open windows without scrolling the display of the windows. | 04-04-2013 |
20130097532 | PREDICTIVE MOTION INTERPOLATION - Methods and devices for receiving input and presenting a user interface with two screens and an off screen gesture area. The device may have an off screen gesture area that accepts user input outside the display area. The interface inputs received in the off screen gesture are may have special handling and cause different display changes. Further, the device, having two screens, may receive user interface inputs that cross the seam between the two displays. To provide a display that acts like a single display area, the device can predict motions may cross the seam and then interrelate separate inputs on separate screens. The interrelated inputs can cause display changes as if the inputs were received as a single user interaction. | 04-18-2013 |
20130104061 | DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM - A display control system for a multi-layer display system including at least one multi-layer display unit. A multi-layer display unit includes multiple stacked or overlapped display layers each adapted to render display elements thereon for viewing through the uppermost display layer. The level of difficulty for a user to view an overlapped image differs depending on the colour, brightness or type of images (for example text-on-text) being displayed and also the layer in which the image is being displayed and whether the image is currently active. At least any overlapping portion of display elements from different display layers are adjusted (automatically or by a user) in order to improve the viewing experience for a viewer. Types of adjustment possible include moving the images within their display layer or to an alternative display layer or altering their visual properties (such as colour, brightness, contrast, etc.). | 04-25-2013 |
20130104062 | UNIFIED DESKTOP INPUT SEGREGATION IN AN APPLICATION MANAGER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 04-25-2013 |
20130111369 | METHODS AND DEVICES TO PROVIDE COMMON USER INTERFACE MODE BASED ON IMAGES | 05-02-2013 |
20130111370 | METHODS AND DEVICES TO ALLOW COMMON USER INTERFACE MODE BASED ON ORIENTATION | 05-02-2013 |
20130111371 | UNIFIED DESKTOP INDEPENDENT FOCUS IN AN APPLICATION MANAGER | 05-02-2013 |
20130117695 | MOVING AN ACTIVITY ALONG TERMINALS ASSOCIATED WITH A PHYSICAL QUEUE - Aspects of this disclosure describe techniques for moving an activity down a physical queue. An example technique estimates a wait time to reach a service point for a user at a first position of a physical queue, selects an activity for the user at the first position of the physical queue based on the estimated wait time, the activity including an interactive application, sends the selected activity to a terminal associated with the first position of the physical queue, and, after receiving an indication that the user has advanced to a second position that is closer to the service point than the first position, forwards the activity to a terminal associated with the second position of the physical queue. | 05-09-2013 |
20130139074 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DRAG CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a first touch-screen display, a second touch-screen display, a first movement control module and a second movement control module. The first movement control module selects an object on the first touch-screen display in accordance with a touch position on the first touch-screen display, and moves a position of the selected object in accordance with a movement of the touch position on the first touch-screen display. The second movement control module moves the position of the selected object from the first touch-screen display to the second touch-screen display in order to display the selected object on the second touch-screen display when the selected object is moved to an end part on the first touch-screen display. The end part on the first touch-screen display is opposed to a boundary between the first touch-screen display and the second touch-screen display. | 05-30-2013 |
20130174062 | Method and Apparatus for Display Device - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising: a processor, a first input device and a second input device, the first input device being configured to display a first icon and the second input device being configured to display a second icon. The processor being configured to detect an input on the first icon and to cause a movement of the first icon towards a perimeter of the first input device in response to the input and the processor being further configured to move the first icon from the first input device to the second input device. | 07-04-2013 |
20130246946 | SHARING USER INFORMATION THROUGH SECONDARY DISPLAYS - Information sharing is disclosed between a rich user device and one or more secondary display devices. A user selects types of information at the rich user device to be shared with the secondary display devices. On selection, the rich user device sends the selected information sets to the secondary display devices for display. When updates of the information are detected at the rich user device, those updates are sent along to the secondary display devices to display the new, updated information. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263026 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a display control apparatus including a determination part configured to determine whether a display target screen is an entry screen, and a display control part configured to, in a case where the display target screen is determined not to be an entry screen, control a first display device to display the display target screen, and in a case where the display target screen is determined to be an entry screen, control a second display device, which is different from the first display device, to display an entry screen that is identical to or different from the display target screen. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263027 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION SYSTEM - A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor to receive a set of data elements associated with a user-defined content having a content type. The processor interpolates the set of data elements to produce a first set of content data based on a filter domain associated with the user-defined content. The processor further refines the first set of content data based, at least in part, on the content type to produce a second set of content data. The processor also sends a signal representing the second set of content data such that the user-defined content is displayed based on the second set of content data. | 10-03-2013 |
20130283193 | MULTIPLE USER COMPUTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SAME - A method of multi-user computing comprises detecting, by processing structure of a host computing device running a first operating system, devices in communication with the host computing device for supporting an additional user. The devices comprise a multiseat connection device, and at least one peripheral input device and at least one peripheral display device. The devices are configured to enable a user to interact with the host operating system. The method further comprises generating, by the processing structure, an instance of a second operating system; assigning, by the processing structure, the multiseat connection device, and supporting devices housed therein to the second operating system; and configuring, by the processing structure, device drivers running within the second operating system for supporting any of the supporting devices and the peripheral devices in communication with the multiseat connection device, for enabling the additional user to use the second operating system. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290876 | AUGMENTED REALITY REPRESENTATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE DEVICES - Methods and apparatus to produce augmented reality representations across multiple devices are described. In one example, operation include generating a virtual object, generating a reality space including a first display, and presenting the virtual object in the reality space including the first display on a second display. Further operations include tracking a location of the virtual object in the reality space as the virtual object moves through the reality space, updating the presentation of the virtual object on the second display using the tracked location, and presenting the virtual object on the first display when the tracked location of the virtual object coincides with the location of the first display in the reality space. | 10-31-2013 |
20140053090 | INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - An “Interactive Virtual Display,” as described herein, provides various systems and techniques that facilitate ubiquitous user interaction with both local and remote heterogeneous computing devices. More specifically, the Interactive Virtual Display uses various combinations of small-size programmable hardware and portable or wearable sensors to enable any display surface (e.g., computer display devices, televisions, projected images/video from projection devices, etc.) to act as a thin client for users to interact with a plurality heterogeneous computing devices regardless of where those devices are located relative to the user. The Interactive Virtual Display provides a flexible system architecture that enables communication and collaboration between a plurality of both local and remote heterogeneous computing devices. This communication and collaboration enables a variety of techniques, such as adaptive screen compression, user interface virtualization, real-time gesture detection to improve system performance and overall user experience, etc. | 02-20-2014 |
20140068469 | MOBILE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING INFORMATION - A mobile apparatus and a method for transferring information are disclosed. The mobile apparatus includes: a display to display a connection interface object in a first area of the display, the connection interface object connected with an external device, and to display a transferable object in a second area of the display, the connection interface object being configured to receive the transferable object; an input unit to identify an input associated with the connection interface object displayed on the display; and a communication unit to establish a wireless communication channel with the external device, and to transmit or receive data to or from the external device via the established wireless communication channel according to the input, the data including the transferable object received in the connection interface object. | 03-06-2014 |
20140082529 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processor ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140089821 | On-Demand Multi-Screen Computing - Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are for on-demand multi-screen computing. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a method for multi-screen computing includes establishing a multi-screen computing session, establishing communication with a primary computing device and an auxiliary device to be included in the multi-screen computing session, creating a web container for the auxiliary device, and propagating the web container to the auxiliary device for presentation on a display of the auxiliary device. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089822 | TASK-CENTERED CONTEXT MANAGEMENT - A method, system, and computer program product for interaction management systems. The method commences upon receiving a first incoming communication pertaining to a first task, and launching a first task-centered context user interface being initially populated with a first screen device selected in response to the type of incoming communication (e.g., a phone call icon, etc.). An agent interacts with the client by responding to the incoming communication. Then, the method receives a second incoming communication pertaining to the same first task; and populates the first task-centered context user interface with a second screen device appropriate for the second incoming communication (e.g., a chat UI, etc.). Additional new incoming events are routed to its corresponding task-centered context (or a new task-centered context is created). Thus, upon receiving a third incoming communication pertaining to a second task (different from the first task), the method launches a second task-centered context user interface. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089823 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYED CONTENT TRANSFER BETWEEN SCREENS - The present invention is applicable to the field of multi-screen display technologies. The method includes: detecting a sliding track of a user on the primary screen display device, where the sliding track includes a sliding direction, and an initial position and a real-time position of sliding; determining, according to the initial position and the real-time position of the sliding, a display area of a screen of the secondary screen display device after the sliding by using the sliding direction as a reference direction; tailoring currently displayed content of the primary screen display device according to the display area, to obtain tailored content; and sending the tailored content and the display area to the secondary screen display device, so that the secondary screen display device displays the tailored content on the display area. | 03-27-2014 |
20140101574 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MOVING ELECTRONIC WINDOWS BETWEEN DISPLAYS - Methods, systems, and devices are provided for moving electronic windows between multiple electronic displays. In one exemplary embodiment, a plurality of displays can each be configured to display a portion of a desktop. A duplicate can be created of a window displayed on a first one of the displays. In response to an instruction to move the window from the first one of the displays to a second one of the displays, the duplicate can be programmatically moved on the second one of the displays in unison with movement of the window on the first one of the displays. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101575 | MULTI-DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A multi-display apparatus includes a first body on which a first display is provided, a second body on which a second display is provided, a hinge configured to connect the first body and the second body, a storage configured to store control operation information which is matched with a rotated state of the first body and the second body, a sensor configured to sense a folding gesture to rotate at least one of the first body and the second body on a basis of the hinge, and a controller configured to perform, when the folding gesture is sensed, an operation corresponding to the folding gesture using the control operation information corresponding to the rotated state of a rotated body from among the first body and the second body. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101576 | MULTI DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING TOOL THEREFOR - A multi display device includes a first body including a first display, a second body including a second display, a hinge configured to connect the first and second bodies, and a controller configured to display a toolset including tools corresponding to an operation state of the multi display device on a screen of at least one of the first and second displays when a user manipulation to display a toolset is input, and to perform an operation corresponding to the selected tool when one tool is selected from the toolset. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101577 | MULTI DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY OPERATION - A multi display apparatus and an associated multi display controlling method include a first body having a first display, a second body comprising a second display, a hinge which connects and rotatably supports the first body and the second body, a storage unit configured to store one or more contents, and a controller configured to display a first screen on the first display and displays a second screen corresponding to implemented contents on the second display when one of the contents is implemented, in which the controller modifies the displayed contents on the second screen according to a user manipulation, when the user manipulation is performed on the first screen. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101578 | MULTI DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A multi display apparatus includes a first body comprising a first display, a second body comprising a second display, a hinge to connect the first and second bodies to each other, a first imaging unit provided on the first body, a second imaging unit provided on the second body, and a controller to recognize a user's gesture using a plurality of images photographed at the first and second imaging units, and perform a corresponding control operation in response to the recognized user gesture. The controller recognizes the user's gesture using a movement of a user object within recognition ranges of the respective imaging units. As a result, the operation of the multi display apparatus can be controlled more easily and conveniently. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101579 | MULTI DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MULTI DISPLAY METHOD - A multi display apparatus includes a first body including a first display, a second body including a second display, a hinge configured to rotatably connect the first body and the second body to support the first body and the second body, a sensor configured to sense a first user manipulation made in a nondecisive location of a nonstructured first screen displayed on the first display and to sense a second user manipulation made in a nondecisive location of a nonstructured second screen displayed on the second display, and a controller configured to combine the sensed first user manipulation and second user manipulation to perform an operation corresponding to a result of the combination. | 04-10-2014 |
20140115505 | MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING DUAL DISPLAY UNIT AND METHOD OF CHANGING DISPLAY SCREEN USING THE SAME - An apparatus is disclosed, including a first display and a second display and a controller operatively coupled to the first display and the second display, the controller configured to receive an input, identify a function associated with the input, present first information associated with a first function via the first display operatively coupled to the electronic device if the identified function is the first function, and present second information associated with a second function via the second display operatively coupled to the electronic device if the identified function is the second function. | 04-24-2014 |
20140123038 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENTS - A method and system for sharing contents includes: forming a communication channel for transmitting a content item when a first and second terminals partially overlaps with each other; and providing a content item of the first terminal to the second terminal, or a content item of the second terminal to the first terminal through the communication channel in response to an input event in a state that the first terminal partially overlaps with the second terminal. | 05-01-2014 |
20140137008 | APPARATUS AND ALGORITHM FOR IMPLEMENTING PROCESSING ASSIGNMENT INCLUDING SYSTEM LEVEL GESTURES - A method for defining a set of gesture sequence controlling an order of priority for processing assignment with respect to an operating system of an electronic device hosting an application program, and to the application program itself is provided by the following steps: a start position is determined as whether being detected in the menu area, followed by detecting and determining if a set of gesture sequence is a swipe; upon determining that the starting point is not detected in the menu area, the gesture sequence is sent for application level processing first; upon determining that the set of gesture sequence is a swipe, the gesture sequence sent for system level processing first; upon determining that the set of gesture sequence is not a swipe, the gesture sequence is sent to the application for application level processing first. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143690 | TWIN-MONITOR ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEM - The invention concerns an electronic display system, intended to be coupled with ultrasound imaging equipment capable of capturing an image of a medium, said system comprising a first monitor to display an ultrasound image such as captured by the ultrasound imaging equipment and image processing means. According to the invention, the system further comprises a second touch-screen monitor, means to duplicate the ultrasound image, means to send this duplicate to the second monitor on which at least part therefore is displayed, means to display at least one graphical element which, by means of the tactility of the screen, is used to perform at least one processing operation on the ultrasound image, means for instant application of all processing operations performed using the second monitor to the duplicate ultrasound image displayed on the second monitor, and means for instant or deferred application to the ultrasound image displayed on the first monitor of all or part of the processing operations performed on the duplicate ultrasound image by means of the second monitor. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149894 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM - An electronic apparatus, a display control system, a display control method, and a display control program stored on a recording medium, each of which determines one or more display components to be displayed together with an application user interface, using display size information, priority order information, and display condition information that are previously stored for each one of the display components. | 05-29-2014 |
20140173470 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - This information processing device enables a user to easily move objects between applications simultaneously displayed on touch panels. The information processing device ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140181700 | MULTI DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MULTI DISPLAY METHOD - A multi display apparatus includes a first body including a first display, a second body including a second display, a hinge configured to rotatably connect the first body and the second body to support the first body and the second body, a sensor configured to sense a first user manipulation made in a nondecisive location of a nonstructured first screen displayed on the first display and to sense a second user manipulation made in a nondecisive location of a nonstructured second screen displayed on the second display, and a controller configured to combine the sensed first user manipulation and second user manipulation to perform an operation corresponding to a result of the combination. | 06-26-2014 |
20140195935 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - Disclosed is an information processing apparatus that allows the user to operate a plurality of applications simultaneously displayed on touch panels, using a hand that holds the terminal. Information processing apparatus ( | 07-10-2014 |
20140201653 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTITASKING IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING DOUBLE-SIDED DISPLAY - A method of controlling multitasking in an electronic device using a double-sided display is provided. The method includes detecting a first gesture which reverses a first direction of a first screen executing a first application to a second direction or reverses the second direction of a second screen to the first direction, displaying a first list of applications on the second screen of the second direction is reversed to the first direction, when the first gesture is detected, detecting a input for selecting a second application from the first list of applications, and executing and displaying the touched second application on the second screen having the first direction. | 07-17-2014 |
20140237397 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes an image processor configured to process an image signal, a display unit configured to display an image based on the image signal, a storage section configured to store Graphic User Interface (GUI) information about a GUI to be displayed in a mobile device for controlling the display apparatus, a web server configured to communicate with a web browser of the mobile device, and a controller configured to transmit the stored GUI information to the mobile device if the web browser of the mobile device requests the GUI information through the web server, and to operatively control the display apparatus in accordance with control information received from the mobile device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140245194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL DISPLAYS - An operating system creates one or more virtual display interfaces for communication of display data and user input events between the application layer and one or more virtual display devices. The one or more virtual display devices are not physically connected to the computing system managed by the operating system. One or more applications are executed in an application layer. At least one of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more display devices using at least one of the display interfaces. At least one other of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more virtual display devices using at least one of the one or more virtual display interfaces. | 08-28-2014 |
20140337769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method of using an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a request for a screen share mode in which to share a screen of a running application, transmitting display data resulting from running the application to a predetermined external output device, displaying a predetermined input interface on a display screen of the electronic device, and controlling operations of the application according to inputs to the displayed input interface. | 11-13-2014 |
20140351722 | USER INTERFACE ELEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - Described herein are techniques for a computing device executing a windowing system that automatically maintains a tiled arrangement of application windows on a first display and on a second display. A user interface element has indicia of applications that can be used to open the applications. Responsive to a first user input the user interface element is displayed on the first display, and while the user interface element is displayed on the first display, the windowing system maintains two or more of the application windows in a tiled arrangement on the second display. The user interface element may be part of a system user interface and may be implemented in a variety of ways. For example, it may be a full-screen set of application representations, possibly user selected, or a list of recently used applications, or a list of open applications, etc. | 11-27-2014 |
20140359492 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE INTERACTION OF MULTIPLE DISPLAYS - A method for managing the interaction of mobile systems based on a system having at least two touch screens and side sensors. Such interaction is promoted by contact of the sides of the device, whose goal is to provide the user with the option to expand the original display area, including different views of the image in different alignments and orientations. | 12-04-2014 |
20140359493 | METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MIRRORING SCREEN DATA - An electronic device and method of mirroring screen data is disclosed. The method includes communicatively coupling with an external display device, mirroring screen data displayed on a display of the electronic device by transmitting the screen data to the external display device for display, and in response to detection of a preset event, removing a subset of the screen data associated with the preset event, so that the subset is not displayed on the external display device. | 12-04-2014 |
20140372915 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING DISPLAY DEVICE - A method and a system for operating a display device are provided. In a handheld electric device, a picture displayed in the display device is shown by a transparent touch panel, and a touch signal is received by the transparent touch panel for obtaining a corresponding touch data, moreover, the touch data is transmitted to the display device by a wireless communication unit of the handheld electric device. The display device obtains a relative icon displayed in the display device according to the touch data so as to execute an action corresponding to the relative icon. | 12-18-2014 |
20140380201 | System and Method for the Auto-Detection and Presentation of Pre-Set Configurations for Multiple Monitor Layout Display - A system, method and computer program product for configuration of multiple monitor layout displays, including detecting a presence of multiple monitors installed in a computer system; configuring layouts for the multiple monitors, including, configuring at least one of size, shape and location of corresponding displays of the multiple monitors, and configuring at least one of size, shape and location of content for display on the multiple monitors; and displaying the configured layouts on the multiple monitors. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380202 | HARDWARE BUTTONS ACTIVATED BASED ON FOCUS - Methods and devices for providing one or more control buttons in connection with a multiple screen device are provided. More particularly, the screen of a multiple screen device having a current focus is identified, and one or more control buttons are provided as part of or in association with the identified screen. When a change in focus from a previously identified screen to a different screen is detected, the presentation of the one or more control buttons can also change. In particular, control buttons are presented as part of a screen having the current focus, while control buttons are not provided on or in association with a screen that does not have the current focus. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380203 | USER INTERFACE WITH SCREEN SPANNING ICON MORPHING - Methods and apparatus for indicating a status of an application that is displayable on one or more displays of a handheld computing device. An icon may be provided that indicates the status and/or potential statuses of the application (e.g., whether the application is expandable and/or expanded). The icon may be changeable between a first state and a second state depending on the status of the application. The change in the icon from the first state to the second state may be animated along with an animated change of the application between display states. As such, a user may observe the icon to determine the status of the application with respect to the one or more displays (e.g., whether the application is expandable, expanded, or expanding). | 12-25-2014 |
20140380204 | REPOSITIONING APPLICATIONS IN A STACK - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of desktops on single and multiple screens are disclosed. A 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 therefore hidden. The hidden desktops and screens however can be re-displayed by yet another gesture. The user gestures prevent the user from having to open and close the running desktops and applications, or to execute other user commands that otherwise result in a laborious effort by the user to manage the multiple desktops and applications. One user gesture or input enables a user to change an order of the window stack by simply re-launching a selected desktop or application. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012850 | MOBILE DEVICE INCLUDING A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A mobile device including a flexible display device includes a main display unit disposed on the front of the mobile device, a upper secondary display unit disposed on an upper side of the main display unit, a lower secondary display unit disposed on a lower side of the main display unit, a left secondary display unit disposed on a left side of the main display unit, a right secondary display unit disposed on a right side of the main display unit, and a control unit configured to control the flexible display device to change an icon when the icon displayed on one of the upper, lower, left and right secondary display units passes a border of the one of the upper, lower, left and right secondary display units. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012851 | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A mobile phone includes a first display | 01-08-2015 |
20150046850 | MULTI-DISPLAY SYSTEM - A method performed under control of a system may include extracting a plurality of subtrees from a data structure constituting an application and assigning the subtrees to a plurality of displays. | 02-12-2015 |
20150046851 | FOCUS CHANGE UPON APPLICATION LAUNCH - Embodiments are described for handling focus when a gesture is input in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a first image displayed on a first touch sensitive display of a first screen may be currently in focus. In embodiments, the gesture is a tap on a second touch sensitive display of the device. In response to the gesture, an application is launched, which displays a second image on a second display of a second screen. Focus is then changed from the first image on the first touch sensitive display to the second image on the second touch sensitive display. | 02-12-2015 |
20150058759 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - A non-limiting example game system includes an information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus to which a terminal device and a television are connected. A game screen is displayed on the television and an item screen is displayed on an LCD of the terminal device, for example. If a player touches-on an item in the item screen and drags the item onto an assigning image, and then, performs a touch-off, the item is assigned to an operating button corresponding to the assigning image. When an item is touched-on, images corresponding to the item and the assigning image are displayed on the game screen in a superposed manner. | 02-26-2015 |
20150067548 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and system for extending display content across multiple display devices over a network using fingerprint of a user by registering fingerprints of the user in a master device and allowing the user to perform an action on the master device is provided. The method includes broadcasting, by the master device, a first key to one or more slave devices after authorizing the user and generating the first key based on a polarity of a hand performing the user action on the master device and considering a relative location of the slave device, and extending, by the master device, the display content to one or more identified slave devices within the network after establishing a connection between the master device and one or more slave devices. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067549 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DISPLAY APPARATUS, SINK APPARATUS THEREOF, MIRRORING SYSTEM THEREOF - A display device controlling method, a sink device thereof, and a mirroring system thereof are provided. The display device controlling method includes receiving metadata and media data for mirroring a screen image at a sink device from a source device, if a request is received, determining whether the request is an independent request for requesting to perform an operation of the sink device independent from an operation of the source device, or a dependent request for requesting to perform an operation of the sink device dependent to an operation of the source device, and, if the request is an independent request, carrying out the request at the sink device. When the request is input to the sink device, an operation desired by a user may be quickly performed. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067550 | DUAL SCREEN SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for dual screen presentation, using a touch screen of a terminal and a screen of a computing device includes recognizing a connection between the mobile terminal and the computing device, detecting an application program window moving into a scope of a screen of the mobile terminal from a scope of a screen of the computing device, and displaying the application program window on a touch screen of the mobile terminal. A mobile terminal includes a transceiver configured to communicate data with a computing device, a touch screen configured to display an image or a video, and a controller configured to detect an application program window moving into a scope of a screen of the mobile terminal from a scope of a screen of the computing device, and cause the touch screen to display the application program window. Other embodiments including a computing device are also disclosed. | 03-05-2015 |
20150074564 | FEEDBACK FOR CURSOR LOCATION IN MULTIPLE MONITOR DEVICE CONTEXTS - An aspect provides a method, including: determining a location of a cursor within a display area provided by multiple monitors; defining in the display area a boundary associated with one or more monitors of the multiple monitors; determining that the location of the cursor is proximate to a predetermined location associated with the boundary; and responsive to the determining, providing a notification to a user. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150100901 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An extended display utilization environment is provided that permits comfortable operation. An information processing device includes: a touch panel for displaying a virtual touchpad in a first region serving as a part of an entire display region; startup judging means of, when an icon displayed in the display region of the touch panel and causing execution of predetermined processing of an application related, in advance by predetermined operation is dragged and dropped into the first region, performing control of starting an application concerning the icon and then displaying a display screen of the application on an external display; pointer display control means of performing control of displaying a pointer on the display screen of the external display; and pointer operation input receiving means of receiving input of user operation to the first region, as input of operation of the pointer. Then, the pointer display control means controls display of the pointer on the basis of the input of operation of the pointer. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100902 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM - In a case that a part of the region of a touch panel is used as a touchpad, even when the touch panel screen is not watched, degradation of operability can be avoided. An information processing device includes: touch panel control means of performing control of displaying a virtual touchpad in a first region serving as a part of an entire display region of a touch panel; pointer operation input receiving means of receiving input of user operation to the first region, as input of operation of a pointer; and pointer display control means of, on the basis of the input of operation of the pointer, performing control of displaying a pointer on a display screen of an external display. Then, in a case that the input of user operation is stroke and that the start point of the stroke is located inside the first region and the end point is located outside the first region, the touch panel control means performs control of moving the first region such as to contain the end point. | 04-09-2015 |
20150143266 | MULTIPLE DISPLAY MANAGEMENT - A method and system for managing multiple displays, including receiving a first indication to allow movement of an object between a first display and a second display, allowing movement of the object between the first display and the second display in view of the first indication, receiving a second indication to prevent movement of the object between the first display to the second display, and preventing movement of the object between the first display and the second display in view of the second indication. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149936 | DESKTOP REVEAL EXPANSION - 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 is displayed to at least one of the screens of the device conditioned upon input received and the state of the device. Where a screen of the device is determined to be inactive, the desktop is not displayed to the screen, but is stored in a virtually displayed state by the device. Upon receiving input that the inactive screen is active, the device can actually display the desktop to the screen. | 05-28-2015 |
20150324109 | MOBILE TERMINAL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A display device, a mobile terminal, and a method for displaying a second screen image are discussed. The display device according to one embodiment includes an interface unit configured to be connected to a mobile terminal having a first display unit displaying a first screen image in a first display direction; a second display unit; and a controller configured to receive information related to the first screen image, and display a monitor window for displaying a second screen image corresponding to the first screen image on the second display unit. The second screen image is displayed in the first display direction. The controller is further configured to receive a user command to intend the monitor window to be oriented in a second display direction and control the monitor window to be oriented in the second display direction according to the user command, and transmit a control signal. | 11-12-2015 |
20150339005 | METHODS FOR HANDLING APPLICATIONS RUNNING IN THE EXTEND MODE AND TABLET COMPUTERS USING THE SAME - The invention introduces a method for handling applications running in an extend mode, executed by a processing unit of a tablet computer, which contains at least the following steps. After it is detected that an external display device is connected to the tablet computer, a mode selection menu is provided on a display unit of the tablet computer. After it is detected that a user has selected an extend mode of the mode selection menu, a dialog is provided on the display unit to help the user to configure a screen of each application to be output to the display unit or the external display device. A confguration result of the dialog by the user is stored to a database. | 11-26-2015 |
20150355791 | HANDHELD TERMINAL, IMAGE GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAM - In a delivery network system, deliver a server that holds requested content is determined, using information included in a content request message from a communication terminal. A file or stream of the requested content is read from the determined server. When the content is moving image content, a bandwidth of a mobile network is estimated, based on a response signal or a congestion state notification signal from the communication terminal. The moving content is transmitted by controlling a timing of transmitting the read file or the read stream so as not exceed the estimated bandwidth. | 12-10-2015 |
20150370342 | CHARACTER STRING INPUT SYSTEM - The present invention is intended to realize character string input using two or more devices by an efficient technique. A character string input system includes a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus. The first information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a first input device and acquires a first character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The second information processing apparatus acquires an operation done on a second input device and acquires a second character string on the basis of the acquired operation. The first information processing apparatus outputs an input character string on the basis of the first character string acquired by the time input of the second character string is started by use of the second input device and the second character string. | 12-24-2015 |
20160026381 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal including a terminal body having an inner surface, an outer surface and side surfaces, and configured to be opened into an open state and closed into a closed state; a touch screen having first and second regions disposed on the inner surface, a third region disposed on the outer surface, and a fourth region disposed on the side surface between the first and third regions, in the closed state; and a controller configured to display an execution screen to at least one of the first and second regions in the open state, display information related to the execution screen on at least one of the third and fourth regions, based on a closed type of the terminal body corresponding folding closed the terminal body, and execute a function related to the displayed information. | 01-28-2016 |
20160034175 | HANDLING GESTURES FOR CHANGING FOCUS - Embodiments are described for handling focus when a gesture is input in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, if the gesture is incomplete a focus is maintained on a screen, display area, or displayed image that has the focus. If the gesture is determined to be complete, then the focus is changed to a different screen, display area, or displayed image. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034176 | GESTURE CONTROLLED SCREEN REPOSITIONING FOR ONE OR MORE DISPLAYS - Control of a computing device using gesture inputs. The computing device may be a handheld computing device with a plurality of displays. The displays may be capable of displaying a graphical user interface (GUI). The plurality of displays may be modified in response to receipt of a gesture input such that the displays are changed from a first state to a second state. The change of the displays from the first state to the second state may include moving a GUI from a first display to a second display. Additionally, a second GUI may be moved from the second display to the first display. The gesture input may comprise multiple touches, such as a pinch gesture. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034597 | System and Method for a Back Stack in a Multi-Application Environment - A system and method for a back stack in a multi-application environment, wherein the method comprises adding an entry to a last-in-first-out (LIFO) data structure, the entry comprising application state information descriptive of an application state of a software application and display state information descriptive of a display state of a display surface of a touch screen device, adjusting a LIFO data structure pointer to reflect a revised LIFO data structure state resulting from the adding the entry, receiving a back button actuation indication, in response to receiving the back button actuation indication, restoring the software application to the application state and restoring the display surface to the display state, and readjusting the LIFO data structure pointer to reflect an original LIFO data structure state that existing prior to the adding the entry. | 02-04-2016 |
20160041696 | ANNUNCIATOR DRAWER - A dual-screen user device and methods for revealing a combination of selected desktops and applications on single and dual screens are disclosed. Desktops and applications can be shifted between screens by user gestures, and/or moved off of the screens and therefore hidden. Hidden desktops and screens can be re-displayed by other gestures. The desktops and applications are arranged in a window stack that represents a logical order of the desktops and applications providing a user with an intuitive ability to manage multiple applications/desktops running simultaneously. One embodiment provides an annunciator window extending across both screens in a dual screen configuration. The annunciator window provides alerts, notifications, and statuses of the device in an increased area thereby enhancing viewability of the information in the window. The annunciator window can be expanded over a selected screen to view full contents of the window without having to minimize or close running applications. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041697 | SLEEP STATE FOR HIDDEN WINDOWS - Systems and methods are provides for changing a user interface for a multi-screen device. The user interface can change based on the movement of a window. The system can receive a user interface event that modifies the display of windows in the user interface. Upon receiving the user interface event, the system determines if a window has been covered or uncovered. If a window has been covered, the window is placed in a sleep state. If a window is uncovered, the window is activated from a sleep state. A sleep state is a window state where an application associated with the window does not receive user interface inputs and/or does not render the window. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041704 | UNIFIED DESKTOP STATUS NOTIFICATIONS - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment. The unified desktop can present notifications for both the computer system and the device in the unified desktop. Thus, regardless of the origin of the notification, the notification may be presented on the unified desktop on the device user interface and/or the computer system user interface. | 02-11-2016 |
20160041756 | KEYBOARD MAXIMIZATION - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a virtual keyboard are provided. More particularly, a change in the operating mode of a multiple screen device from a multiple screen operating mode to a single screen operating mode, or from a single screen operating mode to a multiple screen operating mode, can be determined. Moreover, a change in the operating mode can effect a change in a presentation of a virtual keyboard. More particularly, a presentation of a virtual keyboard can be retained, where the number of screens of the device in view of the user is changed, provided an application with a keyboard focus remains in view of the user after the change in operating mode. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048299 | MULTI-SCREEN MOBILE DEVICE THAT LAUNCHES APPLICATIONS INTO A REVEALED DESKTOP - A dual-screen user device and methods for launching applications from a revealed desktop onto a logically chosen screen are disclosed. Specifically, a user reveals the desktop and then launches a selected application from one of two desktops displayed on a primary and secondary screen of a device. When the application is launched, it is displayed onto a specific screen depending on the input received and the logical rules determining the display output. As the application is displayed onto the specific screen, the desktop is removed from display and the opposite screen can display other data. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048300 | DESKTOP APPLICATION MANAGER: CARD DRAGGING OF DUAL SCREEN CARDS - Methods and devices for selecting a card from an application stack, wherein the card represents a corresponding application that a user would like to make active or bring focus to. The selecting includes one or more of a dragging and a tapping action, with these actions being triggers for transitioning the device to an optional drag state or tapped state, respectively. Transitioning through this state executes the activating of a corresponding application or other action on the device to facilitate window/application/desktop management. The selecting further allows a user to specify which a touch screen (or portion hereof) on which a particular application should be launched. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048301 | CHANGING THE SCREEN STACK UPON DESKTOP REVEAL - Systems and methods are provides for revealing a desktop in a window stack for a multi-screen device. The window stack can change based on the revealing of a desktop. The system can receive a gesture indicating an application with the desktop, which was previously created in the stack, is to be revealed on the display of the device. Upon receiving the gesture, the system determines that the desktop is to occupy substantially all of a composite display that spans substantially all of the two or more touch sensitive displays of the device. Then, the system can determine that the desktop is to be associated with the composite display and change a logic data structure associated with the desktop to describe the position of the desktop on the top of the window stack. | 02-18-2016 |
20160054757 | UNIFIED DESKTOP DOCKING FLOW - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents desktops or windows based on the displays that were pre-existing before docking or undocking. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054869 | GALLERY OPERATIONS FOR AN ALBUM AND PICTURE PAGE IN LANDSCAPE DUAL MODE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface in a dual screen device. More particularly, the method includes providing a gallery for the dual screen device. The gallery can present one or more images in a user interface. The gallery user interface can adapt to changes in the device configuration. Further, the gallery can display images or videos in the various configurations. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054880 | DESKTOP APPLICATION MANAGER: CARD DRAGGING OF DUAL SCREEN CARDS - SMARTPAD - Methods and devices for selecting a card from an application stack, wherein the card represents a corresponding application that a user would like to make active or bring focus to. The selecting includes one or more of a dragging and a tapping action, with these actions being triggers for transitioning the device to an optional drag state or tapped state, respectively. Transitioning through this state executes the activating of a corresponding application or other action on the device to facilitate window/application/desktop management. The selecting further allows a user to specify which a touch screen (or portion hereof) on which a particular application should be launched. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054902 | MAINTAINING FOCUS UPON SWAPPING OF IMAGES - Embodiments are described for handling focus when a gesture is input in a multi-screen device. In embodiments, the gesture indicates that two images, one that is in focus, swap positions. In response to receiving the gesture, the image in focus is moved from a first display of a first screen to a second display of a second screen. After the images are swapped, the focus is maintained on the image that originally had the focus. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054968 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses an information processing method and an electronic device. The information processing method is applied in a first electronic device comprising a display unit capable of displaying at least one interactive object in a first category, wherein the interactive object in the first category can respond to a first category of operations, and the first electronic device can communicate with a second electronic device, the method comprising: acquiring a first interactive parameter; determining a type of the second electronic device according to the first interactive parameter; determining, according to the type of the second electronic device, a second interactive parameter matched with an interactive type corresponding to the second electronic device; and loading and displaying, according to the second interactive parameter, the interactive object in the first category. | 02-25-2016 |
20160054970 | DEVICE WAKEUP ORIENTATION - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface after waking from a stand-by mode. More particularly, the method includes a device entering a stand-by mode while in a first orientation or state. While in the stand-by mode, the device changes orientation or state. The device can determine the new orientation or state upon waking and provide the appropriate display for the new orientation or state. | 02-25-2016 |
20160062554 | DRAG MOVE GESTURE IN USER INTERFACE - The disclosed method and device are directed to navigation, by a dual display communication device, through display objects. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062593 | PINCH GESTURE TO SWAP WINDOWS - The disclosed method and device are directed to a communication device that receives, by a gesture capture region and/or a touch sensitive display, a gesture while a first touch sensitive display is displaying a first displayed image and a second touch sensitive display is displaying a second displayed image and, in response, ceasing to display the first displayed image on the first touch sensitive display and commencing to display the first displayed image on the second touch sensitive display and ceasing to display a second displayed image on the second touch sensitive display and commencing to display the second displayed image on the first touch sensitive display. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062631 | EMAIL CLIENT DISPLAY TRANSITIONS BETWEEN PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface for an email application are provided. More particularly, a change in the operating mode of a multiple screen device from a multiple screen operating mode in portrait orientation to a multiple screen operating mode in a landscape orientation, or vice versa, can be determined. Moreover, a change in the operating mode can effect a change in a presentation of a user interface associated with an email application. More particularly, a presentation of a user interface can be retained, where the number of screens of the device in view of the user is changed, provided a user interface for the email application remains in view of the user after the change in operating mode. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062724 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR JOINING THE DISPLAYS OF MULTIPLE DEVICES - A method is provided for enhancing a user interface with a mobile device by joining the displays of multiple devices together to function together with one another. In particular, example methods may provide for detecting a first touch or drag event, receiving a message indicating a second touch or drag event from a nearby device occurring during the first touch or drag event, creating a join event, and providing for transmission of the join event to the nearby device. The method may also include updating a registry of nearby devices in response to receiving a message regarding a touch or drag event from a nearby device. The method may further include providing for presentation of content on a display of a device and direction of content to be presented on a display of the nearby device, wherein the content to be presented on the display of the nearby device is related to the content on the display of the device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160085384 | DISPLAYING OF CHARGING STATUS ON DUAL SCREEN DEVICE - Embodiments are described for displaying charging status on a multi-screen device. In embodiments, a determination is made that the device is connected to a power source for charging the battery. In response to the determination, a battery charging indicator is displayed. In some embodiments, if the device was originally powered off or in a standby mode, after a predetermined period of time, the device will be powered off or returned to the standby mode, and the battery charging indicator will no longer be displayed. | 03-24-2016 |
20160085396 | INTERACTIVE TEXT PREVIEW - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for providing interactive text preview. For example, a primary device (e.g., a smart phone) establishes a communication channel with a secondary device (e.g., a television). The primary device projects an application interface, of an application hosted on the primary device, to a secondary display of the secondary device. An interrogation connection is established with a text entry canvas of the application interface. The primary device listens through the interrogation connection to identify text input data directed towards the text entry canvas. An interactive text preview interface, populated with textual information derived from the text input data, is displayed on a primary display of the primary device. In this way, the user may naturally preview text entry through the primary device (e.g., and does not have to look up to the television to see what is being typed). | 03-24-2016 |
20160085406 | MINIMIZING AND MAXIMIZING BETWEEN LANDSCAPE DUAL DISPLAY AND LANDSCAPE SINGLE DISPLAY - Methods and devices for minimizing and maximizing displayed output associated with applications are provided. More particularly, an application presented across two or more screens of a device in a landscape mode can be minimized to present portion of the application in one of the screens. With respect to a maximization operation received with respect to a page of an application results in the expansion of the displayed portion of the application to multiple screens of the device. Input to effect minimization and maximization operations can be entered in one or more gesture capture regions associated with the screens. | 03-24-2016 |
20160098091 | METHOD, DEVICE, SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING USER INTERFACE - According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a user interface, comprising the steps of: (a) acquiring information on postures or motions of a first device and a second device, and sensing an input event specified on the basis of a relative relationship between the posture or motion of the first device and that of the second device; and (b) in response to the occurrence of the input event, causing at least some of contents and functions provided on the first device to be provided on the second device, or causing at least some of contents and functions provided on the second device to be provided on the first device. | 04-07-2016 |
20160098241 | METHOD FOR APPLICATION EXTENSION AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS USING SAME - A method for application extension and an image display apparatus using same. The method can include displaying a menu, receiving a selection signal selecting one or more external devices to display an application from the menu, detecting the external devices, receiving first application data of the application from a first external device and second application data of the application from a second external device, displaying an application execution screen based on the received first and second application data, receiving third application data of the application from at least one of the first external device or the second external devices, and displaying an execution screen of the application based on the received first, second and third application data. Also, the first, second and third application data can be processed by the first and second external devices, and the application does not have to be installed in the image display apparatus. | 04-07-2016 |
20160110076 | UNIFIED DESKTOP INPUT SEGREGATION IN AN APPLICATION MANAGER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 04-21-2016 |
20160117139 | HANDLING APPLICATIONS ON A UNIFIED DESKTOP - Embodiments provide for a handheld device with a unified desktop for integrating the functionality of the handheld device with a larger computer system. When connected to a peripheral display and/or a display of the larger computer system, the handheld device provides a unified desktop displayed across the screen(s) of the handheld device and the peripheral display. The unified desktop unifies the functionality provided by the larger computer system and the handheld functionality, e.g., communication applications (e.g., phone, SMS, MMS). A user can seamlessly interact with applications, e.g., open, move, close, receive notifications, on the unified desktop whether the applications are displayed on the screens of the handheld device, or the peripheral display of the larger computer system. | 04-28-2016 |
20160124698 | UNIFIED DESKTOP TRIAD CONTROL USER INTERFACE FOR AN APPLICATION LAUNCHER - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 05-05-2016 |
20160132279 | UNIFIED DESKTOP BIG BROTHER APPLICATION POOLS - Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface or “desktop” across two devices are provided. More particularly, a unified desktop is presented across a device and a computer system that comprise a unified system. The unified desktop acts as a single user interface that presents data and receives user interaction in a seamless environment that emulates a personal computing environment. To function within the personal computing environment, the unified desktop includes a process for docking and undocking the device with the computer system. The unified desktop presents a new user interface to allow access to functions of the unified desktop. | 05-12-2016 |
20160147494 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL DISPLAYS - An operating system creates one or more virtual display interfaces for communication of display data and user input events between the application layer and one or more virtual display devices. The one or more virtual display devices are not physically connected to the computing system managed by the operating system. One or more applications are executed in an application layer. At least one of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more display devices using at least one of the display interfaces. At least one other of the one or more applications communicates display data to and receives user input events from at least one of the one or more virtual display devices using at least one of the one or more virtual display interfaces. | 05-26-2016 |
20160162251 | MIRROR DISPLAY SYSTEM HAVING LOW DATA TRAFFIC AND METHOD THEREOF - A mirror display system having low data traffic comprises a transmitting-end device and a receiving-end device. The transmitting-end device stores a first file and transforms the first file into the first page images. The receiving-end device stores a second file with same content of the first file and transforms the second file into the second page images. The transmitting-end device selects one of the first page images according to a page-selecting operation, and transmits an identifying page data of the selected first page image to the receiving-end device. The receiving-end device selects and displays one of the second page images corresponding to the identifying page data. With pre-storing the file duplicate in the receiving-end device and the receiving-end automatically generating the image, the required data traffic of the mirror display is effectively reduced and the mirror display operation is made smoother. | 06-09-2016 |
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20160188188 | PATIENT USER INTERFACE FOR CONTROLLING A PATIENT DISPLAY - The invention relates to a user interface ( | 06-30-2016 |
20160188204 | FOCUS CHANGE DISMISSES VIRTUAL KEYBOARD ON A MULTIPLE SCREEN DEVICE - Methods and devices for providing a virtual keyboard in connection with a multiple screen device are provided. More particularly, information displayed on the screen of a multiple screen device having a current focus of the user is identified, and is presented by a top screen. The virtual keyboard is presented by the bottom screen. The virtual keyboard can be dismissed in response to detecting a change in the focus of the user. | 06-30-2016 |
20160188275 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING RESOLUTION OF A SCREEN OF A HANDHELD TERMINAL - A vehicle-mounted terminal and a method for obtaining a resolution of a screen of a handheld terminal are disclosed. The method includes establishing a connection between a second terminal having a second screen and a first terminal having a first screen, mapping a display of the second screen onto the first screen, obtaining a first coordinate difference between two coordinate points on the second screen and a second coordinate difference between two mapped points on the first screen that correspond to the two coordinate points respectively, and obtaining a resolution of the second screen using the relationship that a ratio of the first coordinate difference to the second coordinate difference is equal to a ratio of a mapped resolution of the second screen mapped onto the first screen to the resolution of the second screen, wherein the mapped resolution of the second screen mapped onto the first screen is a first resolution and the resolution of the second screen is a second resolution. | 06-30-2016 |
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