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Apparatus including a touch screen under a multiapplication environment and controlling method thereof

a multi-application environment and control method technology, applied in the direction of instruments, computing, electric digital data processing, etc., can solve the problems of user inability to easily recognize or determine the progress of applications executing tasks or operations, overlap of the workspace of each user, and inconvenient use for users

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-05-16
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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The patent is about a way to display multiple applications on a touch screen, making it easy for users to see what they're doing. This is helpful when multiple people are using the same device. It also avoids overlapping workspaces, creating a more efficient workspace.

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When the user performs multi-tasking using a plurality of applications, there may be an inconvenience to the user in that the user continuously performs manipulation for switching a screen between applications, and there may be a drawback in that the user may not readily recognize or easily determine the progress of the applications executing tasks or operations.
Also, when a plurality of users use a single smart phone or tablet, there may be an inconvenience in that a workspace of each user may overlap each other.

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[0035]The following description with reference to the accompanying drawings is provided to assist in a comprehensive understanding of exemplary embodiments of the invention as defined by the claims and their equivalents. It includes various specific details to assist in that understanding but these are to be regarded as merely exemplary. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. In addition, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions may be omitted for clarity and conciseness.

[0036]The terms and words used in the following description and claims are not limited to the bibliographical meanings, but, are merely used by the inventor to enable a clear and consistent understanding of the invention. Accordingly, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the following description of exemplary embod...

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Abstract

An apparatus including a touch screen is provided. The apparatus includes the touch screen to display a first window for executing a first application and a second window for executing a second application, and a controller to detect whether a display change event for changing a screen display occurs in at least one of the first window and the second window, and to analyze the display change event in order to rotate a display direction of the at least one of the first window and the second window in which the display change event occurs.

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PRIORITY[0001]This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of a Korean patent application filed on Nov. 16, 2011 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office and assigned Ser. No. 10-2011-0119824, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention:[0003]The present invention relates to an apparatus including a touch screen under a multi-application environment and a control method thereof More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus including a touch screen that executes multiple applications in a screen that is divided into at least two independent regions of the touch screen and a control method thereof[0004]2. Description of the Related Art:[0005]As demand for smart phones, tablets, and other similar portable electronic devices has rapidly increased, research on user interface methods associated with a touch screen contained in the smart phones, the tablets, and the portabl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/048
CPCG06F3/04883G06F2203/04803G06F3/0484G06F3/0412G06F3/14G06F2203/04808G06F3/04845G06F3/04817G06F3/04164G06F3/0416
Inventor SUN, KWANG-WONKIM, KANG-TAEKIM, EUN-YOUNGKIM, CHUL-JOO
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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