# US 10,503,454 B2 · Desktop application manager: card dragging of dual screen cards

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- Number: US 10,503,454 B2
- Document ID: US10503454B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/831,645
- Filed: 2015-08-20
- Published: 2016-02-18
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2011-09-27
- Assignees: Z124
- Applicants: Z124
- Inventors: Sanjiv Sirpal; Alexander de Paz; Eduardo Diego Torres Milano; Ron Cassar
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10503454B2

## CPC

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## Abstract

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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising:
providing a device with first and second displays, the first and second display presenting a user interface in a portrait mode based on a first physical orientation of the device and in a landscape mode based on a second physical orientation of the device;
providing an application tray, by an application manager, wherein the application tray is provided in one of the first display or the second display in the landscape mode and in both the first display and the second display in the portrait mode, wherein the application tray provides a visual representation of a window stack, wherein the window stack is a logical arrangement of at least two windows for open applications being executed by a processor, wherein the window stack includes only windows for open applications, wherein the windows in the window stack may be active or inactive, wherein the application tray does not include a representation of an application that is not currently executing, wherein the window stack includes an order for the windows based on when the window was displayed in relation to the other windows, and wherein the application tray provides the visual representation also having the order associated with the window stack;
detecting, in the application tray by the processor, a selection of and a dragging motion for a card, the card representing at least one application in the window stack, wherein the card is associated with an inactive application that is executing on the device but is suspended;
detecting a dropping motion;
activating an application corresponding to the selected card in a drop zone, wherein the drop zone is either the first display or second display; and
after activating the application, displaying the application in the drop zone.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an indication that the selected card is in the drop zone.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a drop zone based at least on a rule.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising hiding the application tray after completion of the activating.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the application tray is associated with one of a dual screen device or a tablet computer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the dragging motion is a result of a user bringing a body part into contact with the touch sensitive display and subsequent movement.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a card representing a desktop is drug from the application tray to display the desktop.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of dual screen cards and single screen cards are present in the application tray.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the steps are performed in a portrait dual mode, a landscape dual mode, a portrait single mode, a landscape single mode, a portrait tablet dual mode, a portrait tablet single mode, a landscape tablet dual mode or a landscape tablet single mode.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

A non-transitory computer-readable information storage media having instructions stored thereon, that when executed by the processor, cause to be performed the steps in claim 1.

### Claim 11

A system comprising:
a first display;
a second display coupled with the first display;
a processor coupled with the first display and the second display; and
a memory coupled with and readable by the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
provide, by an application manager, an application tray in a user interface displayed on the first display and the second display, wherein the user interface is displayed in a portrait mode based on a first physical orientation of the device and in a landscape mode based on a second physical orientation of the device, wherein the application tray is provided in one of the first display or the second display in the landscape mode and in both the first display and the second display in the portrait mode, wherein the application tray provides a visual representation of a window stack, and wherein the window stack is a logical arrangement of at least two windows for open applications being executed by the processor, wherein the application tray does not include a representation of an application that is not currently executing, wherein the window stack includes an order for the at least two windows based on when the window was displayed in relation to the other windows, and wherein the application tray provides the visual representation also having the order associated with the window stack;
detect, in the application tray, a selection of and a dragging motion for a card, the card representing at least one application in the window stack, wherein the card is associated with an inactive application that is executing on the device but is suspended;
detect a dropping motion;
activate an application corresponding to the selected card in a drop zone, wherein the drop zone is in either the first or second display;
after activating the application, displaying the application in the drop zone.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein an indication is provided that the selected card is in the drop zone.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, further comprising an application manager that selects a drop zone based at least on a rule.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the application tray is hidden after completion of the activating.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the application tray is associated with one of a dual screen device or a tablet computer.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the dragging motion is a result of a user bringing a body part into contact with the touch sensitive display and subsequent movement.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein a card representing a desktop is drug from the application tray to display the desktop.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein one or more of dual screen cards and single screen cards are present in the application tray.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the steps are performed in a portrait dual mode, a landscape dual mode, a portrait single mode, a landscape single mode, a portrait tablet dual mode, a portrait tablet single mode, a landscape tablet dual mode or a landscape tablet single mode.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, further comprising an application manager governing the display of information in the application tray.