Oh lala, what do we have here? A patent filing from the kids at Cupertino (Apple) has revealed what looks like plans to bring OS X Spaces to the iPad. Though a patent is certainly quite a ways from final development, this tidbit of information certain sparked our interest this morning.
PC users let me give you a quick rundown on Mac’s OS X spaces. Hidden within the System Preferences Menu on any Mac you’ll find a category called ‘Expose & Spaces’. By default Expose is enabled, allowing easy toggle access to all your open windows, application windows or to simply show your desktop. When you regularly have a half dozen programs open at any give time, Expose is a life saver.
Spaces takes productivity to the next level. Once enabled, Spaces allows you to create a series of virtual screens (default is four). The content on your desktop remains the same (icons), but you can distribute your open programs across the various screens (Spaces) as you please.
Now back to the patent filing. Originally submitted in the third quarter of 2009, “Device, method, and graphic user interface for manipulating workspace views”, describes methods of solving cumbersome and inefficient moving of one or more windows between workspaces. The description and the image that accompanies the patent filing are right on the money — friends, we could be looking at Spaces for the iPad very soon.
via 9to5Mac
