Method, system, and graphical user interface for viewing multiple application windows
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device,displaying a first window of an application and an icon for initiating creation of multiple windows in the application on the touch screen display;
detecting activation of the icon for initiating creation of multiple windows;
displaying an icon for adding new windows to the application;
detecting a first activation of the icon for adding new windows to the application;
creating and displaying a second window for the application;
detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display; and
in response to detecting the first gesture, moving the second window off the display and a hidden window of the application onto the display.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and graphical user interfaces for viewing multiple application windows are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable electronic device with a touch screen display: displays an application, which includes a displayed window and at least one hidden window; displays an icon for adding windows to the application; detects activation of the icon for adding windows; in response to detecting activation of the icon for adding windows, adds a window to the application; detects a gesture on the touch screen display; and, in response to detecting the gesture, moves a displayed window in the application off the display and moves a hidden window onto the display.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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displaying a first window of an application and an icon for initiating creation of multiple windows in the application on the touch screen display; detecting activation of the icon for initiating creation of multiple windows; displaying an icon for adding new windows to the application; detecting a first activation of the icon for adding new windows to the application; creating and displaying a second window for the application; detecting a first gesture on the touch screen display; and in response to detecting the first gesture, moving the second window off the display and a hidden window of the application onto the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display,
displaying an application, wherein the application includes a displayed window and at least one hidden window; displaying an icon for adding windows to the application; detecting activation of the icon for adding windows; in response to detecting activation of the icon for adding windows, adding a window to the application; detecting a gesture on the touch screen display; and in response to detecting the gesture, moving a displayed window in the application off the display and a hidden window onto the display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display,
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13. A graphical user interface on a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:
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an icon for adding windows to an application; a plurality of windows for the application that include a displayed window and at least one hidden window; wherein the plurality of windows are created in response to detection of one or more activations of the icon for adding windows; and wherein a gesture on the touch screen is used to move the displayed window off the display and to move a hidden window onto the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a touch screen display; one or more processors; memory; and a program, wherein the program is stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the program including; instructions for displaying an application, wherein the application includes a displayed window and at least one hidden window; instructions for displaying an icon for adding windows to the application; instructions for detecting activation of the icon for adding windows; instructions for, in response to detecting activation of the icon for adding windows, adding a window to the application; instructions for detecting a gesture on the touch screen display; and instructions for, in response to detecting the gesture, moving a displayed window in the application off the display and a hidden window onto the display.
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17. A computer-program product, comprising:
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a computer readable storage medium and a computer program mechanism embedded therein, the computer program mechanism comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, cause the device to; display an application, wherein the application includes a displayed window and at least one hidden window; display an icon for adding windows to the application; detect activation of the icon for adding windows; in response to detecting activation of the icon for adding windows, add a window to the application; detect a gesture on the touch screen display; and in response to detecting the gesture, move a displayed window in the application off the display and a hidden window onto the display.
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18. A portable electronic device with a touch screen display, comprising:
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means for displaying an application, wherein the application includes a displayed window and at least one hidden window; means for displaying an icon for adding windows to the application; means for detecting activation of the icon for adding windows; means for adding, in response to detecting activation of the icon for adding windows, a window to the application; means for detecting a gesture on the touch screen display; and means for moving, in response to detecting the gesture, a displayed window in the application off the display and a hidden window onto the display.
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