Electronic device and method of controlling the same
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a touchscreen; and
a controller configured to;
display multiple windows adjacent to each other, respectively displaying execution screens of different applications on the touchscreen, wherein the respective multiple windows have sizes such that the multiple windows occupy an entire area of the touchscreen when the multiple windows are arranged on the touchscreen, anddisplay a floating window movable over the entire area of the touchscreen upon reception of a predetermined touch input such that at least part of the floating window overlaps with at least one of the multiple windows,wherein the controller controls a transparency of the floating window such that the multiple windows are available to be displayed through the floating window, andwherein the size and transparency of the floating window is adaptively changed according to a type of an application displayed on a window to which the floating window is moved.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same. The present invention provides an electronic device and a method of controlling the same to efficiently perform multitasking through multiple windows by displaying a floating window having predetermined transparency such that the floating window overlaps with at least part of the multiple windows while the multiple windows are displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touchscreen; and a controller configured to; display multiple windows adjacent to each other, respectively displaying execution screens of different applications on the touchscreen, wherein the respective multiple windows have sizes such that the multiple windows occupy an entire area of the touchscreen when the multiple windows are arranged on the touchscreen, and display a floating window movable over the entire area of the touchscreen upon reception of a predetermined touch input such that at least part of the floating window overlaps with at least one of the multiple windows, wherein the controller controls a transparency of the floating window such that the multiple windows are available to be displayed through the floating window, and wherein the size and transparency of the floating window is adaptively changed according to a type of an application displayed on a window to which the floating window is moved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of controlling an electronic device, comprising:
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displaying multiple windows adjacent to each other, respectively displaying execution screens of different applications on a touchscreen, wherein the respective multiple windows have sizes such that the multiple windows occupy an entire area of the touchscreen when the multiple windows are arranged on the touchscreen; and displaying a floating window movable over the entire area of the touchscreen such that at least part of the floating window and at least one of the multiple windows overlap upon reception of predetermined touch input, wherein the transparency of the floating window is controlled such that the multiple windows are projected through the floating window, and wherein the size and transparency of the floating window is adaptively changed according to a type of an application displayed on a window to which the floating window is moved. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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