ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING APPLICATION PROGRAMS
First Claim
1. A method for operating application programs, adapted to an electronic device including a touch screen, the method comprising:
- displaying an application program listing frame on the touch screen, wherein the application program listing frame comprises a first icon, and the first icon corresponds to a first application program;
when a first touch operation applied to the first icon is detected by the touch screen, launching the first application program; and
when a second touch operation applied to the first icon is detected by the touch screen, popping out a first simple frame related to the first application program from the application program listing frame while maintaining the first application program in a non-running state, wherein a size of the first simple frame is smaller than the application program listing frame, and the first touch operation is different from the second touch operation.
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Abstract
An electronic device and a method for operating application programs are provided. In the method, an application program listing frame is displayed on a touch screen of the electronic device, wherein the application program listing frame comprises a first icon corresponding to a first application program. When a first touch operation applied to the first icon is detected by the touch screen, the first application program is launched. However, when a second touch operation applied to the first icon is detected by the touch screen, a first simple frame related to the first application program is popped out from the application program listing frame while the first application program is not running. A size of the first simple frame is smaller than the application program listing frame, and the first touch operation is different from the second touch operation.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for operating application programs, adapted to an electronic device including a touch screen, the method comprising:
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displaying an application program listing frame on the touch screen, wherein the application program listing frame comprises a first icon, and the first icon corresponds to a first application program; when a first touch operation applied to the first icon is detected by the touch screen, launching the first application program; and when a second touch operation applied to the first icon is detected by the touch screen, popping out a first simple frame related to the first application program from the application program listing frame while maintaining the first application program in a non-running state, wherein a size of the first simple frame is smaller than the application program listing frame, and the first touch operation is different from the second touch operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device, comprising:
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a touch screen; a storage unit, storing a first application program; and a processing unit, coupled to the touch screen and the storage unit, wherein the processing unit displays an application program listing frame on the touch screen, and the application program listing frame includes a first icon corresponding to the first application program, wherein when a first touch operation applied to the first icon is detected by the touch screen, the processing unit launches the first application program, and when the touch screen detects a second touch operation applied to the first icon, the processing unit causes a first simple frame to pop out from the application program listing frame while the first application program is maintained in a non-running state, wherein the first simple frame is related to the first application program, and the size of the first simple frame is smaller than the application program listing frame, and the first touch operation is different from the second touch operation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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