Method and apparatus for displaying application
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-jin Kim, Sung-hee Kim, Seung-woon Lee, Kang-tae Kim, Tae-soo Kim, Jung-hwan Choi
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Abstract
A method of displaying an application is provided. The method includes displaying an execution screen of a first application on a first area when the first application is executed, displaying the execution screen of the first application on a second area instead of on the first area when a second application is executed while the first application is executed, and displaying an execution screen of a second application on the first area.
Claims20
A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying an application on a full-sized window;
- based on receiving a user input for displaying the application on a sub window, which overlaps at least a portion of a display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window, displaying the application on the sub window, which overlaps the at least the portion of the display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window;
- detecting a first gesture on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in a hide mode;
- based on the first gesture being detected on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in the hide mode, hiding the application and displaying an alternative image indicating the application on the full-sized window;
- detecting a second gesture on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode;
- and
- based on the second gesture being detected on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode, displaying the application on the sub window again without displaying the alternative image.
An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- a user input unit;
- memory storing one or more computer programs;
- and
- one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display, the user input unit, and the memory,
- wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:
- display an application on a full-sized window;
- based on receiving a user input for displaying the application on a sub window, which overlaps at least a portion of a display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window, display the application on the sub window, which overlaps the at least the portion of the display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window;
- detect a first gesture on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in a hide mode;
- based on the first gesture being detected on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in the hide mode, hide the application and display an alternative image indicating the application on the full-sized window;
- detect a second gesture on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode;
- and
- based on the second gesture being detected on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode, display the application on the sub window again without displaying the alternative image.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing one or more computer programs including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- displaying an application on a full-sized window;
- based on receiving a user input for displaying the application on a sub window, which overlaps at least a portion of a display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window, displaying the application on the sub window, which overlaps the at least the portion of the display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window;
- detecting a first gesture on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in a hide mode;
- based on the first gesture being detected on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in the hide mode, hiding the application and displaying an alternative image indicating the application on the full-sized window;
- detecting a second gesture on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode;
- and
- based on the second gesture being detected on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode, displaying the application on the sub window again without displaying the alternative image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.