Patent ID: 11880626
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A first mobile device, comprising:
a memory and a processor, wherein the memory and the processor are respectively configured to store and execute instructions for causing the first mobile device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
recognizing a first input gesture with an input recognition system as a request to initiate a pairing of the first mobile device with a second mobile device, wherein the first input gesture is a touch gesture received partially via a first device touchscreen of the first mobile device and received partially via a second device touchscreen of the second mobile device;
in response to the recognizing of the first input gesture, pairing the first mobile device with the second mobile device, the first mobile device having a first device touchscreen and the second mobile device having a second device touchscreen; and
enabling a cross-screen display of an interface on the first device touchscreen and on the second device touchscreen, the first mobile device and the second mobile device positioned proximate to each other forming a combined display from the first device touchscreen and the second device touchscreen;
recognizing a second input gesture with the input recognition system as a request to display a split-screen view of an object, wherein the second input gesture is a second touch gesture received partially via the first device touchscreen of the first mobile device and received partially via the second device touchscreen of the second mobile device; and
in response to the recognition of the second input gesture, displaying the split-screen view.