Apparatus and methods for displaying second content in response to user inputs
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code,the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;
in response to detection of multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs from two or more positions, at least two of the two or more positions associated with opposite edge regions of a display of a hand-held portable electronic device, modify a portion of a foreground view on the display to create a peep-hole entirely within the foreground view in the portion, the peep-hole position associated with the detected positions of the multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs, and leave the remaining portions of the foreground view not associated with the peep-hole otherwise unchanged, the foreground view comprising first content data associated with a foreground application, wherein the creation of the peep-hole reveals second content data, the revealed second content data being a corresponding partial portion of a background view associated with a background application, the background application being one of a different application running in the background or a home screen.
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Abstract
An apparatus is configured to detect one or more particular user inputs from respective one or more positions, each position associated with a respective edge region of a display; and upon detection of the one or more particular user inputs, modify at least a portion of a foreground view on the display to create a peep-hole within the foreground view in the portion, the foreground view comprising first content data associated with a foreground application and the peep-hole comprising second content data. In this way, the peep-hole may be considered to replace parts of the foreground view with second content data. Corresponding methods and computer programs are also described.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; in response to detection of multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs from two or more positions, at least two of the two or more positions associated with opposite edge regions of a display of a hand-held portable electronic device, modify a portion of a foreground view on the display to create a peep-hole entirely within the foreground view in the portion, the peep-hole position associated with the detected positions of the multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs, and leave the remaining portions of the foreground view not associated with the peep-hole otherwise unchanged, the foreground view comprising first content data associated with a foreground application, wherein the creation of the peep-hole reveals second content data, the revealed second content data being a corresponding partial portion of a background view associated with a background application, the background application being one of a different application running in the background or a home screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, the method comprising:
in response to detecting multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs from two or more positions, at least two of the two or more positions associated with opposite edge regions of a display of a hand-held portable electronic device, modifying a portion of a foreground view on the display to create a peep-hole entirely within the foreground view in the portion, the peep-hole position associated with the detected positions of the multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs, and leaving the remaining portions of the foreground view not associated with the peep-hole otherwise unchanged, the foreground view comprising first content data associated with a foreground application, wherein the creation of the peep-hole reveals second content data, the revealed second content data being a corresponding partial portion of a background view associated with a background application, the background application being one of a different application running in the background or a home screen.
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16. A computer-readable non-transitory medium comprising computer program code configured to:
in response to detection of multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs from two or more positions, at least two of the two or more positions associated with opposite edge regions of a display of a hand-held portable electronic device, modify a portion of a foreground view on the display to create a peep-hole entirely within the foreground view in the portion, the peep-hole position associated with the detected positions of the multiple concurrent single-handed particular user inputs, and leave the remaining portions of the foreground view not associated with the peep-hole otherwise unchanged, the foreground view comprising first content data associated with a foreground application, wherein the creation of the peep-hole reveals second content data, the revealed second content data being a corresponding partial portion of a background view associated with a background application, the background application being one of a different application running in the background or a home screen.
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