Method and apparatus for multitasking
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1. A method for multitasking in an electronic device, the method comprising:
- after displaying a first application execution screen of a first application as a top layer screen on a display unit, the first application execution screen including a plurality of objects, receiving a first touch input at a first edge region of the display unit;
in response to the first touch input, displaying a first layer separation object while maintaining display of all of the plurality of objects and a respective shape for each of the plurality of objects, the first layer separation object including one or more lines extending along a vertical length of the display unit,wherein each of the one or more lines corresponds to an executing application other than the first application, andwherein after detecting the first touch input and prior to detecting any movement from the first touch input, the first application execution screen is shifted and the first layer separation object is displayed within a screen area from which the first application execution screen is shifted; and
in response to detecting a drag movement beginning from the first touch input, simultaneously displaying a portion of a second application execution screen of a second application and a portion of the first application execution screen,wherein the simultaneously displaying comprises;
gradually increasing a display portion of the second application execution screen and gradually decreasing a display portion of the first application execution screen when a direction of the drag movement is toward a second edge region opposite to the first edge region, andgradually increasing a display portion of the first application execution screen and gradually decreasing a display portion of the second application execution screen when a direction of the drag movement is toward the first edge region.
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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.
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1. A method for multitasking in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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after displaying a first application execution screen of a first application as a top layer screen on a display unit, the first application execution screen including a plurality of objects, receiving a first touch input at a first edge region of the display unit; in response to the first touch input, displaying a first layer separation object while maintaining display of all of the plurality of objects and a respective shape for each of the plurality of objects, the first layer separation object including one or more lines extending along a vertical length of the display unit, wherein each of the one or more lines corresponds to an executing application other than the first application, and wherein after detecting the first touch input and prior to detecting any movement from the first touch input, the first application execution screen is shifted and the first layer separation object is displayed within a screen area from which the first application execution screen is shifted; and in response to detecting a drag movement beginning from the first touch input, simultaneously displaying a portion of a second application execution screen of a second application and a portion of the first application execution screen, wherein the simultaneously displaying comprises; gradually increasing a display portion of the second application execution screen and gradually decreasing a display portion of the first application execution screen when a direction of the drag movement is toward a second edge region opposite to the first edge region, and gradually increasing a display portion of the first application execution screen and gradually decreasing a display portion of the second application execution screen when a direction of the drag movement is toward the first edge region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21)
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16. An electronic device supporting multitasking, comprising:
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a display unit; an input unit for detecting touch input; and a processor, operatively coupled to the display unit and the input unit and configured to execute operations comprising; after displaying a first application execution screen of a first application as a top layer screen of the display unit, the first application execution screen including a plurality of objects, detecting via the input unit a first touch input at a first edge region of the display unit; in response to the first touch input, displaying a first layer separation object while maintaining display of all of the plurality of objects and a respective shape for each of the plurality of objects, the first layer separation object including one or more lines extending along a vertical length of the display unit, wherein each of the one or more lines representing an executing application other than the first application, and wherein after detecting the first touch input and prior to detecting any movement from the first touch input, the first application execution screen is shifted and the first layer separation object is displayed within a screen area from which the first application execution screen is shifted; and in response to detecting a drag movement beginning from the first touch input, simultaneously displaying a portion of a second application execution screen of a second application and a portion of the first application execution screen, wherein the simultaneously displaying comprises; gradually increasing a display portion of the second application execution screen and gradually decreasing a display portion of the first application execution screen when a direction of the drag movement is toward a second edge region opposite to the first edge region, and gradually increasing a display portion of the first application execution screen and gradually decreasing a display portion of the second application execution screen when a direction of the drag movement is toward the first edge region. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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