Apparatus and method for processing split view in portable device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoungri Kim, Bonghee Han, Sungjin Yoon, Yujin Lee, Wonkyu Park
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for processing a split view in a portable device. The method of processing a split view in a portable device, includes: displaying a plurality of applications as a split view corresponding to split display regions of a display unit; displaying an input panel on a display region of an application of the plurality of applications that did not call for the input panel when the input panel is called; and processing data input through the input panel by an application calling the input panel.
Claims16
An electronic device, comprising:
- a display;
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory configured to store instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- control the display to display a first execution screen of a first application and a second execution screen of a second application as a split view;
- and
- in response to an input on an input window of one of the execution screens, control the display to display a floating keyboard together with the execution screens based on the execution screens being displayed as the split view, wherein the floating keyboard is configured be movable to a location over the first execution screen and the second execution screen while a display location of the first execution screen and a display location of the second execution screen maintained,
- wherein the floating keyboard occupies a display area which is smaller than a display area occupied by a static keyboard,
- wherein when the electronic device is operating in a portrait orientation while the execution screens are displayed as the split view, the floating fey board is initially displayed at a first display location, and
- when the electronic device is operating in a landscape orientation while the execution screens are displayed as the split view, the floating keyboard is initially displayed at a second display location, tie second display location being different from the first display location.
A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a first execution screen of a first application and a second execution screen of a second application as a split view;
- and
- in response to an input on an input window of one of the first and second execution screens, displaying a floating keyboard together with the first and second execution screens based on the execution screens being displayed as the split view, and
- wherein floating keyboard is configured to be movable to any location over the first execution screen and the second execution screen while a display location of the first, execution screen and a display location of the second execution screen is maintained, and
- wherein the floating keyboard occupies a display area which is smaller than a display area occupied by a static keyboard,
- wherein when the electronic device is operating in a portrait orientation while the execution screens are displayed as the split view, the floating keyboard is initially displayed at a first location, and
- when the electronic device is operating in a landscape orientation while the execution screens are displayed as the split view, the floating keyboard is initially displayed at a second display location, the second display location being different from the first display location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.