Window expansion method and associated electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJong-Min KIM, Bu-Sic KOAG, Joo-Yong KIM, In-Hyung JUNG
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Abstract
A window expansion method is provided. The method includes detecting an occurrence of an expansion event for expanding a window area, and expanding the window area based on the expansion event. An electronic device is also provided, the electronic device including a display that includes a window area for displaying data and a non-window area, and at least one processor configured to expand the window area based on an expansion event for an expansion of the window area when the expansion event occurs.
Claims8
An electronic device, comprising:
- a touchscreen display;
- and
- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
- display, on the touchscreen display, a first screen having a first size and a second screen having a second size in a multi-window mode, wherein the a first screen includes an execution screen of a first application and the second screen includes a home screen including a plurality of graphical objects, receive on the second screen a touch input, and
- in response to reception of the touch input, display, on the touchscreen display, a first screen having a third size while maintaining a state of the multi-window mode, wherein the third size is larger than the first size,
- wherein the first screen having the third size includes more information related to the execution screen than the first screen having the first size.
A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:
- displaying, on a touchscreen display of the electronic device, a first screen having a first size and a second screen having a second size in a multi-window mode,
- wherein the a first screen includes an execution screen of a first application and the second screen includes a home screen including a plurality of graphical objects;
- receiving on the second screen a touch input;
- and
- in response to reception of the touch input, displaying, on the touchscreen display, a first screen having a third size while maintaining a state of the multi-window mode, wherein the third size is larger than the first size,
- wherein the first screen having the third size includes more information related to the execution screen than the first screen having the first size.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.