Patent ID: 8878794

Claim:
A multi-screen user device, comprising: a first screen, the first screen including a first gesture capture region and a first ouch sensitive display that is physically separate from the first gesture capture region; a second screen, the second screen including a second gesture capture region and a second touch sensitive display that is physically separate from the second gesture capture region; at least one position sensor that detects an angular relationship of the first screen relative to the second screen, wherein, at a first angular relationship, the at least one position sensor outputs a first signal, and wherein at a second angular relationship the at least one position sensor outputs a second signal; an accelerometer that detects a transition in an easel state of the multi-screen user device, wherein the easel state provides access to one or more of the first screen and the second screen, the accelerometer further outputting a third signal when the multi-screen device transitions from a first easel position to a second easel position; and a controller that: receives the first signal; disables one or more functions of the multi-screen user device in response to receiving the first signal; monitors a period of time, wherein if the controller does not receive the second signal within the period of time, the multi-screen user device is in the easel state and the controller enables one or more functions of the multi-screen user device; receives the third signal; and controls one or more functions associated with one or more of the first screen and the second screen based on the third signal.