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US 2013/0174179 A1Published application
Multitasking method and apparatus of user device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoungjoo PARK, Sehwan Park, Minjeong Kang, Jinhee Choi
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Abstract
A multitasking method and apparatus of a user device is provided for intuitively and swiftly switching between background and foreground tasks running on the user device. The multitasking method includes receiving an interaction to request for task-switching in a state where an execution screen of a certain application is displayed, displaying a stack of tasks that are currently running, switching a task selected from the stack to a foreground task, and presenting an execution window of the foreground task.
Claims17
A multitasking method, comprising:
- receiving an interaction to request for task-switching when an execution screen of a certain application is displayed;
- displaying a stack of tasks that are currently running;
- switching a task selected from the stack to a foreground task;
- and
- presenting an execution window of the foreground task.
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A user device, comprising:
- a display unit which displays a task-switching user interface having a stack of tasks in response to a task-switching interaction made within a task-switching region;
- and
- a control unit which manages the tasks corresponding to a plurality of applications and controls adjusting a size of an object representing each task, arranging the objects on a stack, displaying the stack of the tasks, and switching between foreground and background tasks.
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