APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCREEN DISPLAY CONTROL IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for controlling a screen display in an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
- a display panel configured to display respective application execution screens on a first area and a second area of a display screen, the first and second areas being distinct from each other; and
a control unit configured to;
control the display panel to display a second application execution screen on the first area and to display a third application execution screen on the second area when an event for executing a third application is detected while a first application execution screen is displayed on the first area and the second application execution screen is displayed on the second area, andcontrol the display panel to display the first application execution screen on the first area and to display the second application execution screen on the second area when execution of the third application is terminated.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for controlling the display of a screen in an electronic device that supports multitasking. In the method, the apparatus displays first and second application execution screens on first and second areas of a screen, respectively. The first and second areas are distinct from each other. When an event for executing a third application is detected, the apparatus displays the second application execution screen on the first area and also displays a third application execution screen on the second area in response to the detected event. When execution of the third application is terminated, the apparatus displays the first application execution screen on the first area and also displays the second application execution screen on the second area.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for controlling a screen display in an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
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a display panel configured to display respective application execution screens on a first area and a second area of a display screen, the first and second areas being distinct from each other; and a control unit configured to; control the display panel to display a second application execution screen on the first area and to display a third application execution screen on the second area when an event for executing a third application is detected while a first application execution screen is displayed on the first area and the second application execution screen is displayed on the second area, and control the display panel to display the first application execution screen on the first area and to display the second application execution screen on the second area when execution of the third application is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling a screen display in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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displaying first and second application execution screens on first and second areas of a screen, respectively, wherein the first and second areas are distinct from each other; detecting an event for executing a third application; displaying the second application execution screen on the first area and displaying a third application execution screen on the second area in response to the detected event; and displaying the first application execution screen on the first area and displaying the second application execution screen on the second area when execution of the third application is terminated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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