User interface with independent drawer control
AssigneeFlextronics Id, LLC
InventorPaul E. Reeves
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling the display of one or more drawers of a user interface. One or more displays may be provided, each of which may have a corresponding independently controllable drawer displayable therein. The drawers may be opened in response to a gesture input to display data, such as notification data, application data, contact data, calendar data, weather data, etc. the drawers may be opened and/or closed individually or collectively. For instance, a characteristic of the gesture (e.g., a location of the gesture) may determine which of the drawers are opened in response to the gesture input.
Claims25
A method for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising:
- displaying a first screen on a first display and a second screen on a second display;
- maintaining a first drawer that is selectively displayable on the first display and a second drawer that is selectively displayable on the second display;
- receiving a gesture input at a gesture sensor of the handheld computing device;
- and
- opening at least one of the first drawer and the second drawer in response to the receiving step;
- wherein a characteristic of the gesture input at least partially determines which of the first and second drawers is opened.
A system for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a first display in operative communication with the processor and operable to selectively display a first drawer containing first data therein;
- a second display in operative communication with the processor and operable to selectively display second drawer containing second data therein;
- and,
- at least one gesture sensor operable to receive a gesture input from a user;
- wherein upon receipt of said gesture input from a user, one or more of the first and second drawers is displayed.
A method for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising:
- operating the handheld computing device in a first state, wherein a first display is visible from the perspective of a user, wherein the first display is operative to render a status portion;
- disposing the handheld computing device in a second state, wherein the first display and a second display are visible from the perspective of the user;
- modifying the status portion to be rendered on the first display and the second display in response to the disposing step
A handheld computing device, comprising:
- a first display;
- and
- a second display arranged with respect to the first display and positionable between a first position and a second position with respect to the first display, wherein when in the first position only one of the first display and the second display are viewable from the perspective of a user, and when in the second position the first and the second display are viewable from the perspective of a user;
- wherein in response to change in position from the first position to the second position, a status bar displayed on the first display is modified to be displayed on the first display and the second display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.