Method and apparatus for multitasking
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYohan LEE, Jaehyeon KANG, Boyeon NA
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Abstract
A method for multitasking in an electronic device is provided, the method including: displaying a first one of a plurality of function execution screens as a top layer screen on a display unit of the electronic device; receiving, by the electronic device, a first touch input; and displaying, in response to the first touch input, a first layer separation object for causing a second one of the plurality of function execution screens to be at least partially displayed as the top layer screen on the display unit; wherein the first layer separation object is displayed concurrently with the first function execution screen.
Claims20
A method for multitasking in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a first one of a plurality of function execution screens as a top layer screen on a display unit;
- receiving a first touch input;
- and
- displaying, in response to the first touch input, a first layer separation object for causing a second one of the plurality of function execution screens to be at least partially displayed as the top layer screen on the display unit;
- wherein the first layer separation object is displayed concurrently with the first function execution screen.
An electronic device supporting multitasking, comprising:
- a display unit;
- an input unit for detecting touch input;
- and
- a processor, configured to:
- display a first one of a plurality of function execution screens as a top layer screen on a display unit of the electronic device;
- receive a first touch input;
- and
- display, in response to the first touch input, a first layer separation object for causing a second one of the plurality of function execution screens to be at least partially displayed as the top layer screen on the display unit;
- wherein the first layer separation object is displayed concurrently with the first function execution screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.