GESTURE CONTROLLED SCREEN REPOSITIONING FOR ONE OR MORE DISPLAYS
Control of a computing device using gesture inputs. The computing device may be a handheld computing device with a plurality of displays. The displays may be capable of displaying a graphical user interface (GUI). The plurality of displays may be modified in response to receipt of a gesture input such that the displays are changed from a first state to a second state. The change of the displays from the first state to the second state may include moving a GUI from a first display to a second display. Additionally, a second GUI may be moved from the second display to the first display. The gesture input may comprise multiple touches, such as a pinch gesture.
1 . A method for controlling a plurality of displays of a handheld computing device, comprising:
displaying a first screen in a first display of the plurality of displays when in a first display state;
receiving a first gesture input at said handheld computing device and a second gesture input at said handled computing device, wherein at least a portion of the first gesture input occurs simultaneously with at least a portion of the second gesture input;
modifying the plurality of displays in response to the receiving step from the first display state to a second display state such that the first screen is displayed in a second display of the plurality of displays when in the second display state.
2 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first gesture input is a drag gesture in a first direction.
3 . The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein the second gesture input is a drag gesture in a second direction, and wherein said first direction and said second direction are opposite.
4 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first gesture input and second gesture input is received at a touch sensitive device.
5 . The method as recited in claim 4 , wherein said touch sensitive device is an off display touch sensitive device.
6 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a second screen is displayed in the second display when in the first display state and the first display when in the second display state.
7 . The method as recited in claim 6 , wherein the first screen is associated with a first application executing on the handheld computing device and the second screen is associated with a second application executing on the handheld computing device.
8 . The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first and second applications is a single screen application.
9 . The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first and second applications is a multi screen application executing in a single screen mode.
10 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a first desktop screen is displayed in the second display in the first display state and a second desktop screen is displayed in the first display in the second display state.
11 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first gesture input is a touch input received at a first touch sensitive portion of said handheld computing device and the second gesture input is a touch input received at a second touch sensitive portion of said handled computing device.
12 . The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein said first touch sensitive portion is associated with the first display to comprise a first touch screen display, and wherein said second touch sensitive portion is associated with a second touch sensitive display to comprise a second touch sensitive display.
13 . The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein said first touch sensitive portion is disposed apart from said first display, and wherein said second touch sensitive portion is disposed apart from said second display.
14 . The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of displays comprise separate portions of a single display, wherein the first display corresponds with a first portion of the single display and the second display corresponds with a second portion of the single display.
15 . A handheld computing device, comprising:
a processor;
a first display in operative communication with the processor and operable to display a first screen in a first display state;
a second display in operative communication with the processor;
a first gesture sensor in operative communication with the processor and operable to receive a first gesture input;
a second gesture sensor in operative communication with the processor and operable to receive a second gesture input;
wherein the processor, upon receipt of the first and second touch gesture inputs, changes the first and second displays to a second display state such that the first screen is displayed on the second display in the second display state.
16 . The device as recited in claim 15 , wherein a second screen is displayed on the second display in the first display state and the second screen is displayed on first display in the second display state.
17 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the first gesture sensor is first touch sensor during and the first display and the first touch sensitive device comprise a first touch screen display, and wherein the second gesture sensor is a second touch sensitive device, and the second display and the second touch sensitive device comprise a second touch screen display.
18 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the handheld device is a smart phone.
19 . The method as recited in claim 18 , wherein the first display and second display are positionable with respect to each other between an open and a closed position.
20 . The method as recited in claim 19 , wherein when in the open position, the first display and the second display are both visible from the vantage point of a user.
21 . The method as recited in claim 20 , wherein when in the closed position only one of the first display and the second display are visible from the vantage point of a user.
22 . A method for controlling a plurality of displays of a handheld computing device, comprising:
displaying a first screen in a first display and a second screen in a second display, when the plurality of displays are in a first display state;
receiving a first gesture input at said handheld computing device and a second gesture input at said handheld computing device, wherein at least a portion of the first gesture input occurs simultaneously with at least a portion of the second gesture input;
modifying the plurality of displays from the first state to a second display state in response to the receiving step; and
wherein the first screen is displayed in the second display and the second screen is displayed in the first display when the plurality of displays are in the second display state.