Hybrid Mobile Interactions For Native Apps And Web Apps

A tablet mobile computing device that is capable, when the tablet mobile computing device is in operation, of wirelessly communicating via an Internet network, with an app store associated with a remote server, the tablet mobile computing device comprising:

• a network interface that comprises an antenna;
• a touch screen display;
• a processor;
• storage capable of storing instructions that correspond to a plurality of apps and an operating system, the instructions being capable of being executed by the processor, the instructions, when executed, by processor resulting in the tablet mobile computing device being capable of performing operations comprising:
• displaying, via the touch screen display, a plurality of user selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of apps;
• receiving, via the touch screen display, user tap input associated with one of the plurality of user selectable icons, the user tap input resulting in selection for execution of one of the plurality of apps that corresponds to the one of the plurality of user selectable icons;
• displaying, via a first screen view of the touch screen display, information to be provided, via the one of the plurality of apps;
• receiving via the touch screen display, while the one of the plurality of apps is being executed, one or more other user inputs that result in (1) selection, for execution, of another of the plurality of apps that corresponds to another of the plurality of user selectable icons and (2) concurrent display, via a second screen view of the touch screen display, of:
• a plurality of display areas;
• and
• a user visual indicator separating the display areas from each other, one of the display areas being for display of the information, another of the display areas being for display of other information to be provided via the another of the plurality of apps;
• wherein:
• the second screen view of the touch screen display comprises a split screen view of the touch screen display;
• the plurality of apps comprises an additional app that is capable of being wirelessly downloaded, via the antenna and the network, to the storage from the remote server based upon user selection associated with a displayable available app catalog of the app store;
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device is capable of providing, via the touch screen display, a virtual keyboard;
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device is capable of concurrently executing both the one of the plurality of apps and the another of the plurality of apps;
• and
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device supports user-controlled dragging and dropping, between the one of the display areas and the another of the display areas, of text for use in automatically activating a search.

Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that capable of being executed by a tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device being capable, when the tablet mobile computing device is in operation, of wirelessly communicating, via an Internet network, with an app store associated with a remote server, the instructions corresponding to a plurality of apps and an operating system, the instructions when executed by the tablet mobile computing device resulting in the tablet mobile computing device being capable of performing operations comprising:

• displaying, via a touch screen display of the tablet mobile computing device, a plurality of user selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of apps;
• receiving, via the touch screen display, user tap input associated with one of the plurality of user selectable icons, the user tap input resulting in selection for execution of one of the plurality of apps that corresponds to the one of the plurality of user selectable icons;
• displaying, via a first screen view of the touch screen display, information to be provided, via the one of the plurality of apps;
• receiving via the touch screen display, while the one of the plurality of apps is being executed, one or more other user inputs that result in (1) selection, for execution, of another of the plurality of apps that corresponds to another of the plurality of user selectable icons and (2) concurrent display, via a second screen view of the touch screen display, of:
• a plurality of display areas;
• and
• a user visual indicator separating the display areas from each other, one of the display areas being for display of the information, another of the display areas being for display of other information to be provided via the another of the plurality of apps;
• wherein:
• the second screen view of the touch screen display comprises a split screen view of the touch screen display;
• the plurality of apps comprises an additional app that is capable of being wirelessly downloaded, via an antenna of the tablet mobile computing device and the network, to the tablet mobile computing device from the remote server based upon user selection associated with a displayable available app catalog of the app store;
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device is capable of providing, via the touch screen display, a virtual keyboard;
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device is capable of concurrently executing both the one of the plurality of apps and the another of the plurality of apps;
• and
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device supports user-controlled dragging and dropping, between the one of the display areas and the another of the display areas, of text for use in automatically activating a search.

A method implemented using a tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device being capable, when the tablet mobile computing device is in operation, of wirelessly communicating, via an Internet network, with an app store associated with a remote server, the tablet mobile computing device being capable of storing instructions to be executed by the tablet mobile computing device, the instructions corresponding to a plurality of apps and an operating system, the method comprising:

• displaying, via a touch screen display of the tablet mobile computing device, a plurality of user selectable icons corresponding to the plurality of apps;
• receiving, via the touch screen display, user tap input associated with one of the plurality of user selectable icons, the user tap input resulting in selection for execution of one of the plurality of apps that corresponds to the one of the plurality of user selectable icons;
• displaying, via a first screen view of the touch screen display, information to be provided, via the one of the plurality of apps;
• receiving via the touch screen display, while the one of the plurality of apps is being executed, one or more other user inputs that result in (1) selection, for execution, of another of the plurality of apps that corresponds to another of the plurality of user selectable icons and (2) concurrent display, via a second screen view of the touch screen display, of:
• a plurality of display areas;
• and
• a user visual indicator separating the display areas from each other, one of the display areas being for display of the information, another of the display areas being for display of other information to be provided via the another of the plurality of apps;
• wherein:
• the second screen view of the touch screen display comprises a split screen view of the touch screen display;
• the plurality of apps comprises an additional app that is capable of being wirelessly downloaded, via the antenna and the network, to the tablet mobile computing device from the remote server based upon user selection associated with a displayable available app catalog of the app store;
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device is capable of providing, via the touch screen display, a virtual keyboard;
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device is capable of concurrently executing both the one of the plurality of apps and the another of the plurality of apps;
• and
• in the operation of the tablet mobile computing device, the tablet mobile computing device supports user-controlled dragging and dropping, between the one of the display areas and the another of the display areas, of text for use in automatically activating a search.