Multi-window displaying apparatus and method and mobile electronic equipment

A mobile phone comprising:

• a touch input display configured to:
• display a first application including content;
• receive an operation from a user on the content of the first application;
• display a list of one or more applications corresponding to the received operation;
• receive from the user a selection of a second application from the one or more applications;
• a processor configured to:
• provide a part of the content to the second application based on the received operation on the content of the first application;
• in response to the selection of the second application, display on the display the second application including the part of the content in a multi-window manner with the first application, the first application and the second application being arranged next to one another, such that:
• both the first application and the second application are visible and positioned on the display to receive further input from the user;
• the first application remains visible when the second application is brought to a foreground of the display;
• and
• the second application remains visible when the first application is brought to the foreground of the display;
• receive a selection operation from the user on the content of the first application, the selection operation identifying selected content;
• display a list of operations concerning the selected content including a share operation;
• and
• receive a share operation from the user;
• and
• when the user selects the share operation, provide the selected content to the second application.

A mobile phone, comprising a memory, a display, and a processor, the memory storing instructions executed by the processor, and the processor being configured to perform following control by executing the instructions:

• displaying on the display a first application including content;
• receiving an operation from a user on the content of the first application;
• displaying on the display a list of one or more applications corresponding to the received operation;
• receiving from the user a selection of a second application from the one or more applications;
• providing a part of the content to the second application based on the received operation on the content of the first application;
• and
• in response to the selection of the second application, displaying on the display the second application including the part of the content in a multi-window manner with the first application, the first application and the second application being arranged next to one another, such that:
• both the first application and the second application are visible and positioned to receive further input from the user;
• the first application remains visible when the second application is brought to a foreground of the display;
• and
• the second application remains visible when the first application is brought to the foreground of the display;
• receiving a selection operation from the user on the content of the first application, the selection operation identifying selected content;
• displaying a list of operations concerning the selected content including a share operation;
• and
• when the user selects the share operation, providing the selected content to the second application.