Gesture based application management

摘要

Methods and apparatus for controlling one or more displays using an application manager. The application manager may be displayed in response to a received gesture input. The application manager may provide information regarding applications or screens executing in one or more physical displays on the device. Furthermore, the application manager may be manipulated to change various aspects regarding the applications or screens executing in the one or more displays. This manipulation may include changing the actively displayed screen for a display, movement of screens between displays, or other manipulation of the arrangement or status of the screens.

主权项

1. A method for controlling a handheld computing device, comprising:
providing a first display and a second display associated with the handheld computing device, the first display shown on a first touch screen and the second display shown on a second touch screen; logically associating, by a processor, two or more applications with the first display, wherein at least one application is actively displayed and at least one application is not actively displayed on the first display; logically associating, by the processor, two or more applications with the second display, wherein at least one application is actively displayed and at least one application is not actively displayed on the second display; establishing, by the processor, a first application stack corresponding to the one or more applications logically associated with the first display, wherein the first application stack is a first logical representation of the two or more applications associated with the first display; establishing, by the processor, a second application stack corresponding to any applications logically associated with the second display, wherein the second application stack is a second logical representation of the two or more applications associated with the second display, the first and the second application stacks respectively maintaining relative positions of the two or more applications with each display,
wherein, the first and second application stacks being respective logical arrangements within an operating system of the device of the one or more actively and inactively displayed applications for the device, wherein an application model manager converts the logical window stack maintained in a task manager module to a linear organization that a user perceives; receiving, by the processor, a gesture input at a gesture sensor of the handheld computing device; and displaying, by the processor, an application manager in response to the receiving, wherein the application manager provides a graphical representation of the first application stack and the second application stack in a portion of, but not the entirety of, the first display and in a portion of, but not the entirety of, the second display.