MULTITASK MANAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20080052717A1
• Filed: 08/23/2007
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Yoon-Gi
• Application Number:
  US11/844,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20080052717A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/103
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4843 by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system

Abstract

A mobile communication system is provided. A multitask managing method in the mobile communication system, which includes determining if a specific key is input to switch a specific task of currently running tasks to a main task; when the specific key is input, displaying the currently running tasks together with a preset keys associated with each currently running task; selecting the specific task from the displayed tasks by inputting a preset key associated with the specific task; and switching the selected task to the main task.

Claims

1. A multitask managing method in a mobile communication system, comprising the steps of:

determining if an event occurs to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

when the event occurs, displaying the currently running tasks with at least one character associated with each currently running task;

selecting the task from the currently running tasks by inputting at least one character associated with the task; and

switching the selected task to the main task.

2. The multitask managing method of claim 1, wherein the characters comprise alphanumeric characters and symbols.

3. A multitask managing method in a mobile communication system, comprising the steps of:

determining if a program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

providing to the program a list of the currently running tasks when the program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

receiving from the program a selected task to switch to the main task; and

switching the selected task to the main task.

4. A multitask managing apparatus in a mobile communication system, comprising:

a controller for determining if an event occurs to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task, and controlling the switch of the task to the main task; and

a multitask processor for displaying the currently running tasks with at least one character associated with each currently running task, selecting the task from the currently running tasks by inputting at least one character associated with the task, and switching the selected task to the main task.

5. The multitask managing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the characters comprise alphanumeric characters and symbols.

6. A multitask managing apparatus in a mobile communication system, comprising:

a controller for determining if a program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task, and controlling the switch of the task to the main task; and

a multitask processor for providing to the program a list of the currently running tasks, receiving from the program a selected task to switch to the main task, and switching the selected task to the main task.

7. A method of a mobile communication terminal for multitask management in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

determining if an event occurs to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

when the event occurs, displaying the currently running tasks with at least one character associated with each currently running task;

selecting the task from the currently running tasks by inputting at least one character associated with the task; and

switching the selected task to the main task.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the characters comprise alphanumeric characters and symbols.

9. A method of a mobile communication terminal for multitask management in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

determining if a program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

providing to the program a list of the currently running tasks when the program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

receiving from the program a selected task to switch to the main task; and

switching the selected task to the main task.

10. A multitask managing mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system, comprising:

a controller for determining if an event occurs to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task, and controlling the switch of the task to the main task; and

a multitask processor for displaying the currently running tasks with at least one character associated with each currently running task, selecting the task from the currently running tasks by inputting at least one character associated with the task, and switching the selected task to the main task.

11. The multitask managing mobile communication terminal of claim 10, wherein the characters comprise alphanumeric characters and symbols.

12. A multitask managing mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system, comprising:

a controller for determining if a program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task, and controlling the switch of the task to the main task; and

a multitask processor for providing to the program a list of the currently running tasks, receiving from the program a selected task to switch to the main task, and switching the selected task to the main task.

13. A multitask managing mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system, comprising:

a interface module for communicating with other nodes;

a controller for determining if an event occurs to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task, displaying the currently running tasks with at least one character associated with each currently running task, selecting the task from the currently running tasks by inputting at least one character associated with the task, and switching the selected task to the main task; and

a storage for containing programs for controlling the overall operation of the mobile terminal and temporary data generated from the program execution.

14. The multitask managing mobile communication terminal of claim 13, wherein the characters comprise alphanumeric characters and symbols.

15. A multitask managing mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system, comprising:

a interface module for communicating with other node;

a controller for determining if a program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task, controlling the switch of the task to the main task, providing to the program a list of the currently running tasks, receiving from the program a selected task to switch to the main task, and switching the selected task to the main task; and

a storage for containing programs for controlling the overall operation of the mobile terminal and temporary data generated from the program execution.

16. A Computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for a multitask managing in a mobile communication system, comprising;

a first code segment, for determining if an event occurs to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

a second code segment, when the event occurs, displaying the currently running tasks with at least one character associated with each currently running task;

a third code segment, for selecting the task from the currently running tasks by inputting at least one character associated with the task; and

a fourth code segment, for switching the selected task to the main task.

17. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 16, wherein the characters comprise alphanumeric characters and symbols.

18. A Computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for a multitask managing in a mobile communication system, comprising;

a first code segment, for determining if a program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

a second code segment, providing to the program a list of the currently running tasks when the program requests to switch a task of currently running tasks to a main task;

a third code segment, for receiving from the program a selected task to switch to the main task; and

a fourth code segment, for switching the selected task to the main task.