Methods and devices for minimizing and maximizing displayed output associated with applications are provided. More particularly, an application presented as two or more pages in a portrait mode can be minimized to present one of the two or more pages following a minimization operation. The page that continues to be displayed can comprise a primary or preferred page, while the page that is dismissed can comprise a secondary or ancillary page. With respect to a maximization operation received with respect to a page of an application results in the display of an additional page associated with that application. Maximization can include controlling the respective screens on which first and second pages of the maximized application are displayed.

Claims

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20 granted claims

›1.independentA method for controlling a display of a device, comprising:npresenting a first page of a first application on a first screen of the device, wherein th…+12

›2.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first input from the user is received in a gesture capture region of the device, and wherein the gesture capture re…d2+1

›4.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein after receiving the first input a first page of a second application is presented by the first screen.d2

›5.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first page of the first application includes a modal window, and wherein after receiving the first input the modal …d2

›6.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the device is oriented such that the first and second screens are presented in a dual portrait format, and wherein the …d2+2

›9.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first application is a web browser, and wherein the primary page is a content page that includes web content.d2

›10.↳ 1The method of claim 1, further comprising:nafter receiving the first input, receiving a second input from the user, wherein the second input includes …d2+2

›13.↳ 1The method of claim 1, wherein the first screen of the device is the left hand screen while the device is in a dual-portrait mode, and wherein the sec…d2

›14.independentA device, comprising:na first screen, including:na touch screen display, wherein the touch screen display is located within a first area of the first …+3

›18.independentA non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions causing a proce…+2

Classifications

32 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section B — Performing operations; transporting

B29D11/00

Section E — Fixed constructions

E05D3/12

Section F — Mechanical engineering; lighting; heating; weapons

F21V8/00

Section G — Physics

G06F3/01
G06T3/00
G06F3/041
G09G5/00
G09G5/14
G06F3/048
G06F3/14
G06F1/16
G06F9/44
G06F3/0481
G06F3/0489
G09G1/00
G06F3/0483
G06F3/0488
G09G5/34

Section H — Electricity

H05K5/00
H04M1/02
H05K7/02
H04W48/18
H05K13/00
H05K5/04
H05K13/04
H04N5/445
H05K5/02
H04W88/06
H05K7/14
H04W72/06

USPC · US Patent Classification

715/761715/760

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27 Sep 2011

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61539884	27 Sep 2011
related publication	US 20130080929 A1	28 Mar 2013

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