Secondary single screen mode deactivation
View Patent ↗Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface on a second screen, when the device is in a temporary state. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device from a second screen back to the first screen while the device is closed. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user in a user interface, in response to an input from an application, or in response to a menu selection. Further, the device may revert to the first display mode based on other events.
1. A method, comprising:
providing a device having at least first and second screens;
determining if the device is in a closed state, wherein, in the closed state, the first and second screens face opposite directions;
in a second display mode, presenting a first window on a second screen if the device is in the closed state, wherein the second display mode is temporary;
receiving an input, wherein the input requests a switch to a first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is in a closed state, switching to the first screen, wherein the input is configured to request a switch to the first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying a display comprising the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is not in a closed state, ignoring the input if the device is not in a closed state; and
in the first display mode, presenting the first window on the first screen.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the input includes a user interface input.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the user interface input includes at least one of a change in orientation and a touch by a user on a touch sensitive display.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the input includes a series of at least two actions conducted on the device, wherein the series of at least two actions includes flipping the device and touching a touch sensitive display.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising executing an application, wherein the input is received by the application.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the input is sent automatically based on a type of application.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the application is a phone application.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising providing a menu, wherein the input is received from a user in the menu, wherein the input includes a request to change to the first display mode.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the input is one of a group consisting of powering off the device and entering a standby state.
10. A device, comprising:
a first screen, the first screen including a touch sensitive display area;
a second screen, wherein the second screen faces an opposite direction from the first screen when the device is closed, wherein in a first display mode the first screen is in view of the user;
a memory;
a processor in communication with the memory, the first screen, and the second screen, the processor operable to:
determining if the device is closed;
in a second display mode, presenting a first window on a second screen if the device is closed, wherein the second display mode is temporary;
receiving an input, wherein the input requests a switch to a first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is in a closed state, switching to the first screen if the device is closed, wherein the input is configured to request a switch to the first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying a display comprising the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is not in a closed state, ignoring the input; and
in the first display mode, presenting the first window on the first screen.
11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the input includes a series of at least two actions conducted on the device by the user.
12. The device of claim 10 , further comprising executing an application, wherein the input is received by the application.
13. The device of claim 10 , further comprising providing a menu, wherein the input is received from a user in the menu, wherein the input includes a request to change to the first display mode.
14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the input is one of a group consisting of powering off the device and entering a standby state.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer executable instructions causing a processor of a device to execute a method for providing a user interface, wherein the device has at least first and second screens, the computer-executable instructions comprising:
determine if the device is in a closed state, wherein, in the closed state, the first and second screens face opposite directions,
in a second display mode, present a first window on a second screen if the device is in a closed state, wherein the second display mode is temporary;
receive an input, wherein the input requests a switch to a first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is in a closed state, switch to the first wherein the input is configured to request a switch to the first display mode, wherein the first display mode includes displaying a display comprising the first window on the first screen;
in response to the input and if the device is not in a closed state, ignore the input; and
in the first display mode, present the first window on the first screen.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the input includes a series of at least two actions conducted on the device by the user.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising executing an application, wherein the input is received by the application.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising providing a menu, wherein the input is received from a user in the menu, wherein the input includes a request to change to the first display mode.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the input is one of a group consisting of powering off the device and entering a standby state.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining if the device is in a closed state comprises sensing the state and an orientation of the device through a combination of one or more of a Hall Effect sensor, an accelerometer, and a timer, wherein the device is sensed to be in one of an opened, closed, easel, or modified easel state and a portrait or landscape orientation, and wherein each state and orientation is sensed by a specific combination of the one or more Hall Effect sensor, accelerometer, and the timer.