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Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016291920-A1
Application number	US-201615142242-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 29, 2016
Priority date	Sep 27, 2011
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods and devices for minimizing and maximizing display outputs associated with applications are provided. In a preferred embodiment, an application presented with two or more pages can be maximized to present one of the pages on multiple screens of the device. The page that has been maximized is presented as a single, continuous image. The page that is dismissed can be recalled by a user input which returns display of the application on both of the screens, such as the first page of the application on a first screen, and second page of the application on the second screen. The maximized page of the application may include a web browser page in which the user may navigate the web page on either the first and second screens, or both the first and second screens as desired.

First claim

1 - 19 . (canceled)

20 . A method for controlling a device, comprising:
providing the device with at least one screen, wherein the at least one screen includes a first display and a second display, wherein the at least one display includes at least one gesture capture region; presenting a second page of a browser application on the second display of the device disposed adjacent the first display, wherein the second page is a first web browser page, wherein the second page is presented with a first overlay having two or more user-selectable buttons; presenting a third page of the browser application on the second display of the device disposed adjacent the first display, wherein the third page is a second web browser page, wherein the third page is presented with a second overlay having two or more user-selectable buttons, wherein the third page is inactive and behind the second page in a window stack, wherein the window stack includes at least two portions, wherein a first portion is associated with the first display and maintains a first arrangement of windows for the first display, wherein the first arrangement includes at least one inactive window not currently displayed on the first display, wherein a second portion is associated with the second display and maintains a second arrangement of windows for the second display, wherein the second arrangement includes at least one inactive window not currently displayed on the second display, and wherein the third page is associated with the second portion of the window stack; presenting a first page of the browser application on the first display of the device, wherein the first page is a control page, wherein the control page controls operations associated with either of the second page or third page; receiving a first input from the user, wherein the first input includes an input to maximize the second page of the browser application for display on both of said first and second displays of the device, wherein the first input is received in a user-selectable button presented with the first overlay; in response to receiving the first input:
presenting the second page in a single continuous image on both the first and second displays;
inactivating the first page of the application such that the first page is not displayed; and
moving the first page behind the second page in the window stack, wherein the first page is associated with the first portion of the window stack.

21 . The method of claim 20 , further comprising: receiving a second input, wherein the second input includes a second input to maximize the third page of the browser application for display on both of said first and second displays of the device, wherein the second input is received in the first or second gesture capture region of the device.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein, in response to the second input, inactivating the second page.

23 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the second page has a first portion shown on the first display, and a remaining second portion displayed on the second display, collectively, the first and second portions displaying a selected web browser page wherein the first and second portions together represent the single continuous image.

24 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the device is oriented such that the first and second displays are presented in a dual portrait state, and wherein the first input results in the display of the second page in a portrait state filling both the first and second displays with the single continuous image.

25 . The method of claim 20 , wherein a user may navigate the web browser page from either of said first or second displays, or from both said first and second displays when the first input is executed by the user.

26 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the control page includes a notification bar, a tab bar, at least one bookmark thumbnail view, and an action bar.

27 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the first overlay includes a notification bar, a browser tab bar, a browser canvas, and an action bar.

28 . The method of claim 27 , wherein the first overlay further includes at least one of a top overlay and a bottom overlay, said top and bottom overlays including a static display that does not move when a user navigates a displayed web browser page.

29 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the maximized second page of the application presented on both the first and second displays includes an exit button enabling a user to selectively exit a browser full display view and return display of the application to a dual portrait view in which the first page of the application is displayed on the first display, and the second page of the application is displayed on the second display.

30 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the maximized second page of the application includes a third overlay that includes at least one of a top overlay button and a bottom overlay button, wherein execution of the top overlay button results in a top overlay orientation, and execution of the bottom overlay button results in a bottom overlay orientation.

31 . A device, comprising:
at least one screen, including:
a first display, wherein the first display is located within a first area of the at least one screen;
a first gesture capture region located within a second area of the at least one screen;
a second display, wherein the second display is located within a third area of the at least one screen;
a second gesture capture region located within a fourth area of the at least one screen;
a memory; a processor in communication with the at least one screen and the memory; application programming stored in the memory and executed by the processor, wherein the application programming is operable to:
present a first page of an application on the first display;
present a second page of the application on the second display;
present a first overlay with the second page having two or more user-selectable buttons;
provide a position in a window stack for an inactive third page of the application on the second display, wherein the window stack includes at least two portions, wherein a first portion is associated with the first display and maintains a first arrangement of windows for the first display, wherein the first arrangement includes at least one inactive window not currently displayed on the first display, wherein a second portion is associated with the second display and maintains a second arrangement of windows for the second display, wherein the second arrangement includes at least one inactive window not currently displayed on the second display, and wherein the third page is associated with the second portion of the window stack;
present a second overlay with the second page having two or more user-selectable buttons;
receive inputs entered by the user in one of the first and/or gesture capture regions;
in response to a first input entered by the user to maximize the second page of the application for display on both the first and second displays:
presenting the second page in a single continuous image across both of said first and second displays;
inactivating the first page of the application such that the first page is not displayed; and
moving the first page behind the second page in the window stack, wherein the first page is associated with the first portion of the window stack.

32 . The device of claim 31 , wherein the device is oriented such that the first and second displays are in a dual portrait state, and wherein the first display is on the left and the second display is on the right.

33 . The device of claim 3

Assignees

• Z124

Inventors

• Sirpal Sanjiv
• Selim Mohammed

Classifications

• H04N23/63

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• H04N23/631

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• G06F3/0488

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