Application execution method by display device and display device thereof

An electronic device comprising:

• a touch display;
• a memory configured to store one or more instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions for at least:
• displaying, on the touch display, a plurality of application execution screens in a plurality of regions of the touch display, respectively, the plurality of regions comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region,
• receiving, via the touch display, a first input of dragging a boundary between the first region and the second region,
• based on the first input of dragging the boundary, adjusting a size of the first region and a size of the second region,
• displaying, on the touch display, a plurality of application icons including a first application icon that corresponds to a first application,
• receiving, via the touch display, a second input of dragging the first application icon from among the plurality of application icons,
• identifying a location where the second input of dragging the first application icon ends on the touch display, and
• based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending on the touch display, executing a first application corresponding to the first application icon,
• wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions for at least, based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending in the first region, displaying, in the first region, a first application execution screen in a first size, the first size being a same size as a size of an application execution screen previously displayed in the first region,
• wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions for at least, based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending in the second region, displaying, in the second region, the first application execution screen in a second size, the second size being a same size as a size of an application execution screen previously displayed in the second region, and
• wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions for at least, based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending on the boundary between the first region and the second region, removing the application execution screens previously displayed in the first region and the second region, respectively, from being displayed and displaying, on the touch display, the first application execution screen in a third size while maintaining the size of the first region, the size of second region, and a size of the third region, the third size being different from the size of the first region and the size of the second region, the third size being a size determined by combining the first region with the second region.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer included in an electronic device to execute a method comprising:

• displaying, on a touch display, a plurality of application execution screens in a plurality of regions of the touch display, respectively, the plurality of regions comprising a first region, a second region, and a third region;
• receiving, via the touch display, a first input of dragging a boundary between the first region and the second region;
• based on the first input of dragging the boundary, adjusting a size of the first region and a size of the second region;
• displaying, on the touch display, a plurality of application icons including a first application icon that corresponds to a first application;
• receiving, via the touch display, a second input of dragging the first application icon from among the plurality of application icons;
• identifying a location where the second input of dragging the first application icon ends on the touch display;
• and
• based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending on the touch display, executing a first application corresponding to the first application icon,
• wherein the method further comprises, based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending in the first region, displaying, in the first region, a first application execution screen in a first size, the first size being a same size as a size of an application execution screen previously displayed in the first region,
• wherein the method further comprises, based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending in the second region, displaying, in the second region, the first application execution screen in a second size, the second size being a same size as a size of an application execution screen previously displayed in the second region, and
• wherein the method further comprises, based on the second input of dragging the first application icon being identified as ending on the boundary between the first region and the second region, removing the application execution screens previously displayed in the first region and the second region, respectively, from being displayed and displaying, on the touch display, the first application execution screen in a third size while maintaining the size of the first region, the size of second region, and a size of the third region, the third size being different from the size of the first region and the size of the second region, and the third size being a size determined by combining the first region with the second region.