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US9146751B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9146751-B2 |
| Application number | US-89048910-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | Apr 7, 2010 |
| Publication date | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2015 |
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A method a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display includes: detecting a first user input on a first application icon on the display; in response to detecting the first user input: activating and displaying a first application associated with the first application icon in a first region of the display and displaying a partial view of a second application in a second region of the display without activating the second application; detecting a second user input on the partial view of the second application on the display; in response to detecting the second user input: suspending the first application and activating a full view of the second application on the display; detecting a third user input to deactivate the second application; and, in response to detecting the third user input: deactivating the second application and resuming the first application on the display.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: at a computing device with a touch-sensitive display: displaying a first view of a first application on the display, the first view including a first user selectable object that is associated with a second view of the first application; detecting a first user input on the first user selectable object that is associated with the second view of the first application; in response to detecting the first user input on the first user sel…
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- What does patent US9146751B2 cover?
- A method a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display includes: detecting a first user input on a first application icon on the display; in response to detecting the first user input: activating and displaying a first application associated with the first application icon in a first region of the display and displaying a partial view of a second application in a second region of the di…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Anzures Freddy Allen, Sabatelli Alessandro Francesco, Apple Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/451. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 29 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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