Method and apparatus for controlling a display
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a display of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
- providing a first interface on the display, the first interface comprising a representation of a first application at a default zoom level;
receiving a command to launch a second application; and
,responsive to receiving the launch command, providing an updated interface on the display, the updated interface comprising updated representations of the first application and the second application;
wherein the updated representation of the first application is inactive, such that selection of elements of the updated representation of the first application is disabled, and occupies a first portion of the area of the display, and the updated representation of the second application is active and occupies a second portion of the display area, the second portion being larger than the first portion;
receiving a switch command;
in response to the switch command, providing a further interface on the display, the further interface comprising further representations of the first and second applications;
wherein the further representation of the first application is active and occupies the second portion, and wherein the further representation of the second application is inactive and occupies the first portion.
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Abstract
According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for controlling a display are provided. The method comprises providing a first interface on the display, the first interface comprising a representation of a first application at a default zoom level; receiving a command to launch a second application; and, responsive to receiving the launch command, providing an updated interface on the display, the updated interface comprising updated representations of the first application and the second application; wherein the updated representation of the first application is inactive and occupies a first portion of the area of the display, and the updated representation of the second application is active and occupies a second portion of the display area, the second portion being larger than the first portion.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a display of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:
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providing a first interface on the display, the first interface comprising a representation of a first application at a default zoom level; receiving a command to launch a second application; and
,responsive to receiving the launch command, providing an updated interface on the display, the updated interface comprising updated representations of the first application and the second application; wherein the updated representation of the first application is inactive, such that selection of elements of the updated representation of the first application is disabled, and occupies a first portion of the area of the display, and the updated representation of the second application is active and occupies a second portion of the display area, the second portion being larger than the first portion; receiving a switch command; in response to the switch command, providing a further interface on the display, the further interface comprising further representations of the first and second applications; wherein the further representation of the first application is active and occupies the second portion, and wherein the further representation of the second application is inactive and occupies the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a display; a memory for maintaining a first application and a second application; and
,a processor interconnected with the display and the memory, the processor configured to control the display for providing a first interface, the first interface comprising a representation of the first application at a default zoom level; the processor further configured to receive a command to launch the second application; the processor further configured, responsive to receiving the launch command, to control the display for providing an updated interface, the updated interface comprising updated representations of the first application and the second application; wherein the updated representation of the first application is inactive, such that selection of elements of the updated representation of the first application is disabled, and occupies a first portion of the area of the display, and the updated representation of the second application is active and occupies a second portion of the display area, the second portion being larger than the first portion; the processor being further configured to receive a switch command, and to control the display for providing a further interface, the further interface comprising further representations of the first and second applications; wherein the further representation of the first application is active and occupies the second portion, and wherein the further representation of the second application is inactive and occupies the first portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer-readable instructions embodied therein for execution by a processor, the computer-readable instructions implementing a method, the method comprising:
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providing a first interface on the display, the first interface comprising a representation of a first application at a default zoom level; receiving a command to launch a second application; and
,responsive to receiving the launch command, providing an updated interface on the display, the updated interface comprising updated representations of the first application and the second application; wherein the updated representation of the first application is inactive, such that selection of elements of the updated representation of the first application is disabled, and occupies a first portion of the area of the display, and the updated representation of the second application is active and occupies a second portion of the display area, the second portion being larger than the first portion; receiving a switch command; in response to the switch command, providing a further interface on the display, the further interface comprising further representations of the first and second applications; wherein the further representation of the first application is active and occupies the second portion, and wherein the further representation of the second application is inactive and occupies the first portion.
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Specification