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US 2014/0208276 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for performing multi-tasking
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-Joo PARK
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for performing multi-tasking, and more particularly to a multi-tasking performance apparatus and method which easily enable a shift between a plurality of applications being executed and a shift into an initial application. A currently operating application window is simultaneously displayed, with at least one executed application window by overlapping the executed application window on the currently operating application window according to a predetermined format.
Claims12
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen;
- and
- a controller for controlling the touch screen to:
- display a first application in a first region of the touch screen and display, at the same time, a plurality of objects corresponding respectively to a plurality of other applications being executed on the mobile terminal in a second region of the touch screen, the first application currently being operated by a user of the mobile terminal,
- the controller configured to be responsive to a gesture input on the touch screen to enable the user to select an object corresponding to a second application from the plurality of other applications so that the second application is displayed on the touch screen so as to perform task switching,
- wherein the second region is displayed on a lower portion of the touch screen, and
- wherein the controller is configured to be responsive to a gesture input on the second region of the touch screen to enable the user to select an object corresponding to an application from the plurality of other applications for termination.
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A method for multi-tasking in a mobile terminal, comprising:
- displaying a first application in a first region of a touch screen and displaying, at the same time, a plurality of objects corresponding, respectively, to a plurality of other applications being executed on the mobile terminal in a second region of the touch screen, the first application currently being operated by a user of the mobile terminal,
- when an object corresponding to a second application from the plurality of other applications is selected by a gesture input, displaying the second application on the touch screen so as to perform task switching,
- wherein the second region is displayed on a lower portion of the touch screen, and
- wherein, in response to a gesture input on the second region of the touch screen, an object corresponding to an application from the plurality of other applications is selected for termination.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.