APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MULTI-TASKING
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a touch screen; and
a controller for controlling the touch screen to;
display a first application in a first region of the touch screen and display, at the same time, a plurality of objects corresponding respectively to a plurality of other applications being executed on the mobile terminal in a second region of the touch screen, the first application currently being operated by a user of the mobile terminal,the controller configured to be responsive to a gesture input on the touch screen to enable the user to select an object corresponding to a second application from the plurality of other applications so that the second application is displayed on the touch screen so as to perform task switching,wherein the second region is displayed on a lower portion of the touch screen, andwherein the controller is configured to be responsive to a gesture input on the second region of the touch screen to enable the user to select an object corresponding to an application from the plurality of other applications for termination.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for performing multi-tasking, and more particularly to a multi-tasking performance apparatus and method which easily enable a shift between a plurality of applications being executed and a shift into an initial application. A currently operating application window is simultaneously displayed, with at least one executed application window by overlapping the executed application window on the currently operating application window according to a predetermined format.
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1. A mobile terminal, comprising:
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a touch screen; and a controller for controlling the touch screen to; display a first application in a first region of the touch screen and display, at the same time, a plurality of objects corresponding respectively to a plurality of other applications being executed on the mobile terminal in a second region of the touch screen, the first application currently being operated by a user of the mobile terminal, the controller configured to be responsive to a gesture input on the touch screen to enable the user to select an object corresponding to a second application from the plurality of other applications so that the second application is displayed on the touch screen so as to perform task switching, wherein the second region is displayed on a lower portion of the touch screen, and wherein the controller is configured to be responsive to a gesture input on the second region of the touch screen to enable the user to select an object corresponding to an application from the plurality of other applications for termination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for multi-tasking in a mobile terminal, comprising:
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displaying a first application in a first region of a touch screen and displaying, at the same time, a plurality of objects corresponding, respectively, to a plurality of other applications being executed on the mobile terminal in a second region of the touch screen, the first application currently being operated by a user of the mobile terminal, when an object corresponding to a second application from the plurality of other applications is selected by a gesture input, displaying the second application on the touch screen so as to perform task switching, wherein the second region is displayed on a lower portion of the touch screen, and wherein, in response to a gesture input on the second region of the touch screen, an object corresponding to an application from the plurality of other applications is selected for termination. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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