Multi-screen mobile device that launches applications into a revealed desktop

Abstract

A dual-screen user device and methods for launching applications from a revealed desktop onto a logically chosen screen are disclosed. Specifically, a user reveals the desktop and then launches a selected application from one of two desktops displayed on a primary and secondary screen of a device. When the application is launched, it is displayed onto a specific screen depending on the input received and the logical rules determining the display output. As the application is displayed onto the specific screen, the desktop is removed from display and the opposite screen can display other data.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A method of displaying an application onto a desktop revealed to a mobile device, comprising:
 displaying, at a first time by a processor of the mobile device, a first application to multiple display areas of the mobile device, wherein the multiple display areas are divided into a first viewing side of the mobile device and a second viewing side of the mobile device, and wherein the first application is visible in each of the multiple display areas;   receiving, at a second time by the processor, a desktop reveal input to display the desktop to the multiple display areas of the mobile device;   splitting, by the processor, the first application into a first page associated with the first viewing side and a second page associated with the second viewing side;   moving, at a third time by the processor in response to receiving the desktop reveal input, the first page off the first viewing side and the second page off the second viewing side, wherein, at the third time, the first application is no longer visible in the multiple display areas;   displaying, at a fourth time by the processor in response to moving the first page off the first viewing side and the second page off the second viewing side, the desktop to the first viewing side and the second viewing side;   receiving, by the processor, an application selection input provided in a selection area of the desktop displayed to the second viewing side, wherein the application selection input causes an initiation of a different second application to be opened and an output of the second application to be displayed by one of the multiple display areas;   displaying, at a fifth time by the processor in response to receiving the application selection input, the output of the second application to the one of the multiple display areas; and   displaying, at the fifth time by the processor in response to receiving the application selection input, an output of the first application to an other one of the multiple display areas.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein, at the fifth time, the desktop is no longer visible in any of the multiple display areas. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein, at the fifth time, the output of the second application transitions onto the one of the multiple display areas from an edge of the mobile device. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein the first application is a multi-display area application having a dual-display area state comprising an output of information displayed to multiple display areas and a single-display area state comprising an output of information displayed to a single display area of the multiple display areas. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the output of the first application is displayed to the other one of the multiple display areas in the single-display area state. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 22 , wherein after splitting the first application into the first page associated with the first viewing side and the second page associated with the second viewing side, the method further comprises:
 storing, in a memory of the mobile device, the first page and the second page in a virtual stack.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the virtual stack is separated into a left stack associated with information for presentation to the first viewing side of the mobile device and a right stack associated with information for presentation to the second viewing side of the mobile device. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the desktop reveal input is at least one of a user input gesture, a combination of user input gestures, a memory output, and a response to a predetermined condition. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the application selection input is a user input gesture, and wherein the one of the multiple display areas corresponds to the second viewing side of the mobile device. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the application selection input is a user input gesture, and wherein the one of the multiple display areas corresponds to the first viewing side of the mobile device. 
     
     
         31 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions that cause a computing system to execute a method for revealing a desktop on a mobile device, the instructions comprising:
 instructions that display, at a first time, a first application to multiple display areas of the mobile device, wherein the multiple display areas are divided into a first viewing side of the mobile device and a second viewing side of the mobile device, and wherein the first application is visible in each of the multiple display areas;   instructions that receive, at a second time, a desktop reveal input to display the desktop to the multiple display areas of the mobile device;   instructions that split the first application into a first page associated with the first viewing side and a second page associated with the second viewing side;   instructions that move, at a third time in response to receiving the desktop reveal input, the first page off the first viewing side and the second page off the second viewing side, wherein, at the third time, the first application is no longer visible in the multiple display areas;   instructions that display, at a fourth time in response to moving the first page off the first viewing side and the second page off the second viewing side, the desktop to the first viewing side and the second viewing side;   instructions that receive an application selection input provided in a selection area of the desktop displayed to the second viewing side and cause an initiation of a different second application to be opened and an output of the second application to be displayed by one of the multiple display areas;   instructions that display, at a fifth time in response to receiving the application selection input, the output of the second application to the one of the multiple display areas; and   instructions that display, at the fifth time in response to receiving the application selection input, an output of the first application to an other one of the multiple display areas.   
     
     
         32 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 31 , wherein, at the fifth time, the desktop is no longer visible in any of the multiple display areas. 
     
     
         33 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 32 , wherein, at the fifth time, the output of the second application transitions onto the one of the multiple display areas from an edge of the mobile device. 
     
     
         34 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 32 , wherein the first application is multi-display area application having a dual-display area state comprising an output of information displayed to multiple display areas and a single-display area state comprising an output of information displayed to a single display area of the multiple display areas. 
     
     
         35 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 34 , wherein the output of the first application is displayed to the other one of the multiple display areas in the single-display area state. 
     
     
         36 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 32 , wherein after splitting the first application into the first page associated with the first viewing side and the second page associated with the second viewing side, the instructions further comprise:
 instructions that store, in a memory of the mobile device, the first page and the second page in a virtual stack.   
     
     
         37 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 36 , wherein the virtual stack is separated into a left stack associated with information for presentation to the first viewing side of the mobile device and a right stack associated with information for presentation to the second viewing side of the mobile device. 
     
     
         38 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 37 , wherein the desktop reveal input is at least one of a user input gesture, a combination of user input gestures, a memory output, and a response to a predetermined condition. 
     
     
         39 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 37 , wherein the application selection input is a user input gesture, and wherein the one of the multiple display areas corresponds to the second viewing side of the mobile device. 
     
     
         40 . A mobile user device, comprising:
 a display device including a first display area and a second display area; and   a processor in communication with the display device, the processor operable to execute a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions comprise:
 instructions that display, at a first time, a first application to the first and second display areas of the mobile user device, wherein the first and second display areas are divided into a first viewing side of the mobile user device and a second viewing side of the mobile user device, respectively, and wherein the first application is visible in each of the first and second display areas; 
 instructions that receive, at a second time, a desktop reveal input to display the desktop to the first and second display areas of the mobile user device; 
 instructions that split the first application into a first page associated with the first viewing side and a second page associated with the second viewing side; 
 instructions that move, at a third time in response to receiving the desktop reveal input, the first page off the first viewing side and the second page off the second viewing side, wherein, at the third time, the first application is no longer visible in the first display area and is no longer visible in the second display area; 
 instructions that display, at a fourth time in response to moving the first page off the first viewing side and the second page off the second viewing side, the desktop to the first viewing side and the second viewing side; 
 instructions that receive an application selection input provided in a selection area of the desktop displayed to the second viewing side and cause an initiation of a different second application to be opened and an output of the second application to be displayed by one of the first and second display areas; 
 instructions that display, at a fifth time in response to receiving the application selection input, the output of the second application to the one of the first and second display areas; and 
 instructions that display, at the fifth time in response to receiving the application selection input, an output of the first application to an other one of the first and second display areas.