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Method of managing parallel open software applications and relevant device

A software application and equipment technology, applied in the direction of user interface execution, data processing input/output process, program control design, etc., can solve the problems of user cognitive burden, long time consumption, waste of electric energy, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2011-05-18
APPLE INC
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With these devices, users may have difficulty viewing and managing currently open applications
This situation creates a significant cognitive load on the user
Additionally, existing methods for managing concurrently open applications take too long, wasting power

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[0060] Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, several specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits, and networks have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments.

[0061] It should also be understood that although the terms first, second, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. For example, a first contact could be termed a second contact, and, similarly, a second contact could be termed a first contact, without departin...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method of managing parallel open software applications and a relevant device. The method comprises the steps of displaying a first application view, detecting a first input, entering an application view selecting mode for selecting one of the parallel open application to display in a corresponding application view, parallel displaying the original sets of open application icons in a first predetermined area and at least a part of the first application view adjacent to the first predetermined area, making the original sets of the open application icons corresponding to at least parts of the parallel open applications, detecting the gestures on each open application icon on the first predetermined area, displaying the views of the corresponding applications instead of parallel displaying the application views of any other application in the parallel open applications, stopping displaying open application icons in the first predetermined area, and logging out the application view selecting mode.

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[0001] When a prototype of Apple's iPhone 4 was stolen (to the best of our knowledge) from an Apple engineer on March 25, 2010, the inventions disclosed and claimed in this application were released to the public in advance and without Apple's authorization made public. Prior to this theft, to the best of our knowledge, the US priority application on which this application is based had not been filed. [0002] related application [0003] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 321,869, filed April 7, 2010, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. technical field [0004] The present application relates generally to portable electronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces, including but not limited to portable electronic devices with touch-sensitive surfaces configured to have multiple open software applications. Background technique [0005] The use of touch-sensitive surfaces as input devices for computers and other...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/048G06F3/041G06F3/0488
CPCG06F3/04883G06F9/4443G06F9/451G06F3/04817G06F3/0485G06F3/0482G06F3/04842G06F3/0488
Inventor I·乔德里
Owner APPLE INC
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