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US 9,310,834 B2Granted
Full screen mode
AssigneeZ124
InventorMo Selim
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Abstract
Systems for, and methods of, dual screen smartphones are described herein. The dual screens are hingedly coupled and can be rotated into an open position forming one contiguous screen. A processor is configured to dismiss any action bar or status bar in response to a prompt thereby maximizing media across the entirety of any of the dual screens or contiguous screen formed by their intersection. An overlay command presented by the processor allows a user to minimize, tile, zoom, pan or dismiss the media when it is maximized.
Claims27
A portable handheld device comprising:
- 1. a first touch sensitive screen;
- 2. a second touch sensitive screen;
- 3. an action bar and a status bar disposed on at least a portion of one of the first touch sensitive screen and the second touch sensitive screen, wherein the status bar includes indicators of operation of the portable handheld device and status of any application running on the portable handheld device;
- 4. a hinge for rotatable coupling the first touch sensitive screen and second touch sensitive screen and setting the device in at least one of an open and a closed position, wherein in the open position, the first touch sensitive screen and second touch sensitive screen form a single contiguous display;
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- 5. a processing means for displaying media across at least one of the first touch sensitive screen, the second touch sensitive screen, and the single contiguous display, wherein the processor means is configured to:
- i. dismiss the action bar to thereby display the media across an entirety of at least one of the first touch sensitive screen, the second touch sensitive screen, and the single contiguous display;
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- ii. display an overlay control on at least one of the first touch sensitive screen, the second touch sensitive screen, and the single contiguous display, wherein actuation of the overlay control prompts the processing means to dismiss a full screen mode and re-introduce the status bar and the action bar while the media is still displayed across the entirety of the first touch sensitive screen and the entirety of the second touch sensitive screen as the single contiguous display.
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A method of presenting media on a portable device having two screens, the method comprising:
- 1. selectively displaying media, a status bar, and an action bar across at least one of first touch sensitive display, a second touch sensitive display, and a contiguous touch sensitive display formed by the first touch sensitive display and the second touch sensitive display, wherein the status bar includes indicators of operation of the portable device and status of any application running on the portable device;
- 2. dismissing the status bar and action bar upon a prompt, such that the media is displayed across an entirety of at least one of first touch sensitive display, a second touch sensitive display, and a contiguous touch sensitive display;
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- 3. display an overlay control on at least one of the first touch sensitive screen, the second touch sensitive screen, and the single contiguous display, wherein actuation of the overlay control prompts the processing means to dismiss a full screen mode and re-introduce the status bar and the action bar while the media is still displayed across the entirety of the first touch sensitive screen and the entirety of the second touch sensitive screen as the single contiguous display.
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A portable smartphone comprising:
- 1. a contiguous touch sensitive screen formed by the intersection of a first touch sensitive screen and a second touch sensitive screen;
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- 2. a processor for displaying a status bar in a first area of one of the contiguous touch sensitive screen, first touch sensitive screen, or second touch sensitive screen and for displaying media in a second area of one of the contiguous touch sensitive screen, first touch sensitive screen, or second touch sensitive screen, wherein the first area and the second area are not overlapping areas, wherein the processor is configured to:
- i. dismiss the status bar in the first area and to expand the media such that the media is displayed in the first area and the second area upon receiving a prompt, wherein the status bar includes indicators of operation of the portable smartphone and status of any application running on the portable smartphone;
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- ii. display an overlay control on at least one of the first touch sensitive screen, the second touch sensitive screen, and the single contiguous display, wherein actuation of the overlay control prompts the processing means to dismiss a full screen mode and re-introduce the status bar and the action bar while the media is still displayed across the entirety of the first touch sensitive screen and the entirety of the second touch sensitive screen as the single contiguous display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.