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US 2012/0084726 A1Published application
Minimizing application windows
AssigneeImerj LLC
InventorsSanjiv Sirpal, Paul Edward Reeves, Alexander de Paz, Jared L. Ficklin, Denise Burton
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Abstract
Embodiments are described for minimizing application windows displayed on one or more displays of a multi-screen device. A device may display a dual screen application which is displayed across both screens. Depending upon which screen is used to launch (or reopen) an application, the dual screen application may be minimized to the other screen.
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A method, comprising:
- displaying a window of a multi-screen application on at least a portion of a first display of a first screen and at least a second portion of a second display of a second screen;
- receiving, by at least one of the first display or the second display, to launch a second application;
- in response to receiving the input:
- displaying a window of the second application on the at least one of the first display or the second display;
- and
- displaying a minimized window of the multi-screen application on the other of the first display or the second display.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method comprising:
- displaying a first window of a first application on a first display of a first screen;
- receiving, by a the first display, input to open a second application;
- in response to receiving the input:
- displaying a second window of the second application on the first display;
- and
- displaying the first window of the first application on a second display.
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A dual screen communication device, comprising:
- a first touch sensitive display of a first screen;
- a second touch sensitive display of a second screen;
- a computer readable medium that stores computer executable instructions that when executed by at least one processor perform a method comprising:
- displaying a window of a multi-screen application on a first display of a first screen;
- receiving, by the first display, input to activate a second application;
- in response to receiving the input:
- displaying a window of the second application on the first display;
- and
- displaying a minimized window of the multi-screen application on the second display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.