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US 2026/0010271 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for displaying application
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-jin KIM, Sung-hee KIM, Seung-woon LEE, Kang-tae KIM, Tae-soo KIM, Jung-hwan CHOI
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Abstract
A method of displaying an application is provided. The method includes displaying an execution screen of a first application on a first area when the first application is executed, displaying the execution screen of the first application on a second area instead of on the first area when a second application is executed while the first application is executed, and displaying an execution screen of a second application on the first area.
Claims36
A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
- displaying a first application on a full-sized window;
- displaying a second application on a sub-window overlapping the full-sized window, the sub-window being smaller than the full-sized window;
- based on a third application being executed when the first application is displayed on the full-sized window and the second application is displayed on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window, displaying, instead of displaying the first application on the full-sized window, the third application on the full-sized window and displaying the second application on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window;
- detecting a first touch gesture, for requesting the sub-window to be displayed in a hide mode, on the sub-window;
- based on the first touch gesture, for requesting the sub-window to be displayed in the hide mode, being detected on the sub-window, displaying, instead of displaying the sub-window, an alternative image, indicating the second application, overlapping the full-sized window, the alternative image being smaller than the sub-window;
- detecting a second touch gesture, for requesting release of the hide mode, on the alternative image;
- and
- based on the second touch gesture, for requesting release of the hide mode, being detected on the alternative image, displaying, instead of displaying the alternative image, the second application on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window again.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a display;
- a user input unit;
- memory storing instructions;
- and
- at least one processor communicatively coupled to the display, the user input unit, and the memory,
- wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
- display a first application on a full-sized window,
- display a second application on a sub-window overlapping the full-sized window, the sub-window being smaller than the full-sized window,
- based on a third application being executed when the first application is displayed on the full-sized window and the second application is displayed on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window, display, instead of displaying the first application on the full-sized window, the third application on the full-sized window and display the second application on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window,
- detect a first touch gesture, for requesting the sub-window to be displayed in a hide mode, on the sub-window,
- based on the first touch gesture, for requesting the sub-window to be displayed in the hide mode, being detected on the sub-window, display, instead of displaying the sub-window, an alternative image, indicating the second application, overlapping the full-sized window, the alternative image being smaller than the sub-window,
- detect a second touch gesture, for requesting release of the hide mode, on the alternative image, and
- based on the second touch gesture, for requesting release of the hide mode, being detected on the alternative image, display, instead of displaying the alternative image, the second application on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window again.
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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- displaying a first application on a full-sized window;
- displaying a second application on a sub-window overlapping the full-sized window, the sub-window being smaller than the full-sized window;
- based on a third application being executed when the first application is displayed on the full-sized window and the second application is displayed on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window, displaying, instead of displaying the first application on the full-sized window, the third application on the full-sized window and displaying the second application on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window;
- detecting a first touch gesture, for requesting the sub-window to be displayed in a hide mode, on the sub-window;
- based on the first touch gesture, for requesting the sub-window to be displayed in the hide mode, being detected on the sub-window, displaying, instead of displaying the sub-window, an alternative image, indicating the second application, overlapping the full-sized window, the alternative image being smaller than the sub-window;
- detecting a second touch gesture, for requesting release of the hide mode, on the alternative image;
- and
- based on the second touch gesture, for requesting release of the hide mode, being detected on the alternative image, displaying, instead of displaying the alternative image, the second application on the sub-window overlapping the full-sized window again.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.