US 12,118,177 B2
Method and apparatus for displaying application
Young-jin Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Sung-hee Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Seung-woon Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Kang-tae Kim, Seongnam-si (KR); Tae-soo Kim, Suwon-si (KR); and Jung-hwan Choi, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on May 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/320,479.
Application 18/320,479 is a continuation of application No. 17/838,814, filed on Jun. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,698,706.
Application 17/838,814 is a continuation of application No. 17/235,505, filed on Apr. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,429,244, issued on Aug. 30, 2022.
Application 17/235,505 is a continuation of application No. 14/905,106, granted, now 10,990,237, issued on Apr. 27, 2021, previously published as PCT/KR2014/007037, filed on Jul. 31, 2014.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2013-0091174 (KR), filed on Jul. 31, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289023 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G06F 3/04886 (2022.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01); G09G 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0481 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); G09G 5/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying an application on a full-sized window;
based on receiving a user input for displaying the application on a sub window, which overlaps at least a portion of a display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window, displaying the application on the sub window, which overlaps the at least the portion of the display area used for the full-sized window, instead of the full-sized window;
detecting a first gesture on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in a hide mode;
based on the first gesture being detected on the application for requesting the application to be displayed in the hide mode, hiding the application and displaying an alternative image indicating the application on the full-sized window;
detecting a second gesture on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode; and
based on the second gesture being detected on the alternative image for releasing the hide mode, displaying the application on the sub window again without displaying the alternative image.