US 12,189,925 B2
Method and device for managing tab window indicating application group including heterogeneous applications
Doo-hwan Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Kang-tae Kim, Seongnam-si (KR); Chul-joo Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Tae-soo Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Young-seok Lee, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/892,187.
Application 17/892,187 is a continuation of application No. 16/905,265, filed on Jun. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,422,678.
Application 16/905,265 is a continuation of application No. 14/994,883, filed on Jan. 13, 2016, granted, now 10,705,689, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 14/994,883 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2014/006538, filed on Jul. 18, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2013-0092240 (KR), filed on Aug. 2, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0049473 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/0483 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 3/0483 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06F 2203/04803 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing an application group performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying, on a touchscreen display of the electronic device, a plurality of objects for executing a plurality of applications installed in the electronic device;
executing, based on selections of a first plurality of objects, a first plurality of applications corresponding to the first plurality of objects from the plurality of objects displayed on the touchscreen display,
based on executing the first plurality of applications being currently executed, generating a first application group comprising the first plurality of applications, which are currently executed, corresponding to the first plurality of objects;
receiving, via the touchscreen display, a first touch input on a view object displayed on the touchscreen display; and
based on the first touch input on the view object:
displaying, on the touchscreen display, a first plurality of execution screens corresponding to the first plurality of applications included in the first application group, the first plurality of execution screens being arranged to allow a user to select an execution screen of the first plurality of execution screens such that based on selecting the execution screen from the first plurality of execution screens, the selected execution screen is displayed at a forefront, and
displaying, on the touchscreen display, a plurality of group objects indicating a plurality of application groups, including the first application group,
receiving, via the touchscreen display, a second touch input on a group object corresponding to an application group of the plurality of application groups, to cause display of execution screens of applications included in the application group
wherein the method further comprises storing information regarding the first application group, the information including identification information of the first plurality of applications, location information of the first plurality of execution screens of the first plurality of applications, and size information of the first plurality of execution screens of the first plurality of applications.