System, method, and computer program product for device coordination

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system with a first housing that includes a primary display and a second housing at least partially containing a touch-sensitive secondary display distinct from the primary display, cause the computing system to:

• display, on the primary display, a first user interface for a first application, wherein the first user interface is in focus on the primary display;
• while the touch-sensitive secondary display is operating in an adaptive display mode in which at least some application-specific user interface elements are adaptively selected for display on a respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display based on a current state of the first user interface for the application:
• display, on a respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display, a plurality of application-specific user interface elements that are selected based on the current state of the first user interface for the application;
• receive a request to operate the touch-sensitive secondary display in a respective persistent display mode for the touch-sensitive secondary display, wherein the respective persistent display mode is distinct from the adaptive display mode;
• in response to receiving the request, operate the touch-sensitive secondary display in the respective persistent display mode, including updating the respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display to display a fixed set of user interface elements associated with the respective persistent display mode, wherein the user interface elements in the fixed set of user interface elements associated with the respective persistent display mode are representations of one or more system-level control options chosen by a user that, when selected at the touch-sensitive secondary display, cause activation of a corresponding system-level function;
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• after changing focus to a second user interface for a second application:
• display, on the primary display, the second user interface for the second application;
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• maintain display, on the respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display, of the fixed set of user interface elements associated with the respective persistent display mode.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computing system with a first housing that includes a primary display and a second housing at least partially containing a touch-sensitive secondary display distinct from the primary display, cause the computing system to:

• display, on the primary display, a first user interface for a first application, wherein the first user interface is in focus on the primary display;
• while the touch-sensitive secondary display is operating in an adaptive display mode in which at least some application-specific user interface elements are adaptively selected for display on a respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display based on a current state of the first user interface for the application:
• display, on a respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display, a plurality of application-specific user interface elements that are selected based on the current state of the first user interface for the application;
• receive a request to operate the touch-sensitive secondary display in a respective persistent display mode for the touch-sensitive secondary display, wherein the respective persistent display mode is distinct from the adaptive display mode;
• in response to receiving the request, operate the touch-sensitive secondary display in the respective persistent display mode, including updating the respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display to display a fixed set of user interface elements associated with the respective persistent display mode, wherein the fixed set of user interface elements associated with the respective persistent display mode is selected from the group consisting of:
• representations of one or more shortcuts chosen by a user that, when selected at the touch-sensitive secondary display, cause activation of a corresponding function associated with the respective shortcut,
• representations of function keys chosen by a user that, when selected at the touch-sensitive secondary display, cause activation of a corresponding function associated with the respective function key,
• representations of text-entry options chosen by a user that, when selected at the touch-sensitive secondary display, cause a corresponding change to text that is displayed on the primary display, and
• representations of one or more automated tasks chosen by a user that, when selected at the touch-sensitive secondary display, cause activation of a corresponding series of functions associated with the respective automated task;
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• after changing focus to a second user interface for a second application:
• display, on the primary display, the second user interface for the second application;
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• maintain display, on the respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display, of the fixed set of user interface elements associated with the respective persistent display mode.

A method, comprising:

• at a computing system comprising one or more processors, a first housing that includes a primary display, and a second housing at least partially containing (i) a touch-sensitive secondary display that is distinct from the primary display and (ii) a physical keyboard:
• displaying, on the primary display, a first user interface for a first application, wherein the first application is an active application that has focus on the primary display;
• while the touch-sensitive secondary display is operating in an adaptive display mode in which at least some application-specific user interface elements are adaptively selected for display on a respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display based on a current state of the first user interface for the application:
• displaying, on a respective portion of the touch-sensitive secondary display, a plurality of application-specific user interface elements that are selected based on the current state of the first user interface for the application;
• detecting a press;
• in response to detecting the press:
• displaying representations of available display modes for the touch-sensitive secondary display;
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• while displaying the representations of the available display modes for the touch-sensitive secondary display, receiving a selection of a representation of another display mode of the available display modes, distinct from the adaptive display mode;
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• in response to receiving the selection of the representation of the other display mode, operating the touch-sensitive secondary display in the other display mode, including ceasing to display the plurality of application-specific user interface elements on the touch-sensitive secondary display.