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Electronic device, controlling method thereof, and non-transitory storage medium

  • US 9,152,316 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 10/06/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A controlling method of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device has a touch screen, the controlling method comprising:

  • displaying a first user interface of a first mode in a first area of the touch screen and displaying one or more snapshots of a second user interface of a second mode in a second area of the touch screen while the electronic device is in the first mode;

    detecting a first sliding gesture on or near the touch screen;

    switching the electronic device from the first mode into the second mode when the first sliding gesture complies with a predetermined switching condition; and

    displaying the second user interface of the second mode in a third area of the touch screen and displaying one or more snapshots of the first user interface of the first mode in a fourth area of the touch screen after the electronic device is switched to the second mode, wherein the fourth area is smaller than the third area, and wherein the second user interface displayed in the third area corresponds to the snapshot displayed at a central position of the second area while the electronic device is in the first mode.

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