Displayed image transition indicator

A method, comprising:

• providing a multi-screen device including:
• a first screen, the first screen including:
• a first touch sensitive display;
• a first gesture capture region, wherein the first gesture capture region is physically separate from the first touch sensitive display on the first screen, and wherein the first gesture capture region does not provide a display;
• a second screen connected to the first screen by a hinge, the second screen including:
• a second touch sensitive display;
• a second gesture capture region, wherein the second gesture capture region is physically separate from the second touch sensitive display on the second screen, and wherein the second gesture capture region does not provide a display;
• receiving, by the first gesture capture region, a drag gesture, the drag gesture indicating that a window is to be moved from a first touch sensitive display to a second touch sensitive display, wherein the window is displaying active content for an application;
• and
• in response and prior to movement of the window to the second touch sensitive display:
• displaying, by a microprocessor, a movement of at least a portion of a transition indicator from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display, wherein the transition indicator is displayed as moving at substantially a same rate as a rate of movement for the drag gesture, wherein the transition indicator is a static image, and wherein the transition indicator is a same size and same shape to the window;
• while displaying the movement of at least the portion of the transition indicator from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display, continuing to display the active content of the window on the first touch sensitive display;
• and
• upon display of the transition indicator reaching a predetermined point on the second touch sensitive screen, animating, by the microprocessor, movement of the window from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display in response to movement of the drag gesture.

A non-transient computer readable medium comprising microprocessor executable instructions operable to perform at least the following steps:

• receiving by a first gesture capture region of a dual screen communication device, a drag gesture, the drag gesture indicating that a window is to be moved, wherein the window is displaying active content for an application, wherein the drag gesture has a direction of movement and a rate of movement, wherein the dual screen device includes at least a first screen and a second screen, wherein the first screen includes a first gesture capture region and a first touch sensitive display wherein the first gesture capture region is physically separate from the first touch sensitive display on the first screen, wherein the second screen includes a second gesture capture region and a second touch sensitive display, wherein the second gesture capture region is physically separate from the second touch sensitive display on the second screen, and wherein the drag gesture indicates that the window is to be moved from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display;
• and
• in response to the drag gesture:
• displaying the movement of a transition indicator across the second touch sensitive display substantially in accordance with the direction and rate of the movement of the drag gesture, wherein the transition indicator is a static image, and wherein the transition indicator is a same size and same shape to the window;
• providing a sound associated with the displaying of movement of the transition indicator;
• while displaying the movement of at least the portion of the transition indicator from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display, continuing to display the active content of the window on the first touch sensitive display;
• and
• in response to completing the drag gesture and completing the display of movement for the transition indicator, animating movement of the window from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display.

A dual display communication device, comprising:

• a first screen comprising:
• a first touch sensitive display operable to display windows, wherein the windows are at least one of a desktop and window of an application;
• a first gesture capture region operable to receive a drag gesture, wherein the first gesture capture region is physically separate from the first touch sensitive display on the first screen, and wherein the first gesture capture region does not provide a display;
• a second screen comprising:
• a second touch sensitive display operable to display windows;
• a second gesture capture region operable to receive the drag gesture, wherein the second gesture capture region is physically separate from the second touch sensitive display on the second screen, and wherein the second gesture capture region does not provide a display;
• and
• a processor configured to execute middleware, the middleware operable to perform at least one of the following operations:
• receive the drag gesture, the drag gesture indicating that a window is to be expanded from the first touch sensitive display to cover at least most of the second touch sensitive display, wherein the window is displaying active content for an application, wherein the transition indicator is displayed as expanding at substantially a same rate as a rate of movement for the drag gesture;
• in response to the drag gesture:
• displaying an expansion of a transition indicator to cover at least most of the second touch sensitive display, wherein the transition indicator is a static image, and wherein the transition indicator is a same size and same shape to the window;
• while displaying the movement of at least the portion of the transition indicator from the first touch sensitive display to the second touch sensitive display, continuing to display the active content of the window on the first touch sensitive display;
• and
• upon display of the transition indicator reaching a predetermined point on the second touch sensitive screen, animating an expansion of the window to cover at least a portion of the second touch sensitive display.