Dual-screen mobile device
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorJason Tyler Griffin
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Abstract
A dual-screen mobile device has a first display screen and a second display screen. Only the second display screen is touch-sensitive. The first display screen may be used for displaying content while the second (touch-sensitive) display screen may be used for displaying functional controls (such as back and forward arrows, scroll bar, zoom control, etc.). Displaying the functional control on the second display screen instead of on the same screen as the application content improves the overall ergonomics of the mobile device. The application content appears less constrained and cluttered when the functional controls are displayed on a separate screen.
Claims20
A method of interacting with an application on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- displaying on a first display screen application content generated by the application;
- and
- displaying on a second display screen functional controls for interacting with the application content, wherein only the second display screen is a touch-sensitive display screen.
A computer-readable medium comprising instructions in code which when loaded into memory and executed on a processor of a mobile device is adapted to:
- display application content on a first display screen;
- and
- display on a second display screen functional controls for interacting with the application content, wherein only the second display screen is a touch-sensitive display screen.
A touch-screen mobile device comprising:
- a processor coupled to memory for executing an application;
- a first display screen for displaying application content generated by the application;
- and
- a second display screen for displaying functional controls for interacting with the application content, wherein only the second display screen is a touch-sensitive display screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.