Method and apparatus for controlling multitasking in electronic device using double-sided display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9898161-B2
Application number	US-201414152384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2014
Priority date	Jan 11, 2013
Publication date	Feb 20, 2018
Grant date	Feb 20, 2018

Abstract

A method of controlling multitasking in an electronic device using a double-sided display is provided. The method includes detecting a first gesture which reverses a first direction of a first screen executing a first application to a second direction or reverses the second direction of a second screen to the first direction, displaying a first list of applications on the second screen of the second direction is reversed to the first direction, when the first gesture is detected, detecting a input for selecting a second application from the first list of applications, and executing and displaying the touched second application on the second screen having the first direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method in an electronic device comprising a double sided display, the method comprising:
detecting a first movement of the electronic device, the first movement reversing a first screen on which a first application is executed;
displaying, in response to detecting the first movement reversing the first screen, a first list of applications on a second screen;
detecting an input for selecting a second application from the first list of applications; and
executing and displaying the selected second application on the second screen.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the second application being executed comprises:
detecting a second movement of the electronic device, the second movement reversing the second screen on which the second application is executed; and
displaying a second list of applications on the first screen in response to detecting the second movement.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining at least one of the first list of applications or the second list of applications.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the determined list of applications comprises one of a multitasking list representing applications being executed on a background, a history list representing applications previously executed, a list of favorite applications, a list of recently downloaded applications, a list of recently executed applications, a list of applications associated with the first application, or a list of all applications.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a second movement of the electronic device, the second movement reversing the second screen on which the second application is executed; and
displaying the first application executed on the first screen, in response to detecting the second movement.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first screen is arranged to face the second screen.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the first screen is activated, the second screen is inactivated, and when the second screen is activated, the first screen is inactivated.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the method of claim 1 .

9. An electronic device comprising:
a first screen;
a second screen;
at least one processor;
a memory; and
at least one program stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one program comprises instructions to:
detect a first movement of the electronic device, the first movement reversing the first screen on which a first application is executed,
display, in response to detecting the first movement reversing the first screen, a first list of applications on the second screen,
detect an input for selecting a second application from the first list of applications, and
execute and display the selected second application on the second screen.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one program further comprises instructions to:
detect a second movement of the electronic device, the second movement reversing the second screen on which the second application is executed; and
display a second list of applications on the first screen in response to detecting the second movement.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one program further comprises an instruction to determine at least one of the first list of applications or the second list of applications.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the determined list of applications comprises one of a multitasking list representing applications being executed on a background, a history list representing applications previously executed, a list of favorite applications, a list of recently downloaded applications, a list of recently executed applications, a list of applications associated with the first application, or a list of all applications.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one program further comprises instructions to:
detect a second movement of the electronic device, the second movement reversing the second screen on which the second application is executed; and
display the first application executed on the first screen, in response to detecting the second movement.

14. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first screen is arranged to face the second screen.

15. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein when the first screen is activated, the second screen is inactivated, and when the second screen is activated, the first screen is inactivated.

16. A method of controlling multitasking in an electronic device comprising a double-sided display, the method comprising:
detecting a movement of the electronic device, the movement reversing a first screen on which a first application is executed;
executing and displaying a second application associated with the first application on a second screen in response to detecting the movement;
displaying a list of applications on the second screen, in response to determining that a number of applications being executed on a background is not one;
detecting an input for selecting one application from the list of applications; and
executing and displaying the selected application on the second screen.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first screen is arranged to face the second screen.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein when the first screen is activated, the second screen is inactivated, and when the second screen is activated, the first screen is inactivated.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
determining the number of applications being executed on the background in response to detecting the movement; and
displaying, on the second screen, the application being executed on the background, in response to determining that the number of applications being executed on the background is one.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform the method of claim 16 .

21. An electronic device comprising:
a first screen;
a second screen;
at least one processor;
a memory; and
at least one program stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one program comprises instructions to:
detect a movement of the electronic device, the movement reversing the first screen on which a first application is executed,
execute and display a second application associated with the first application on the second screen in response to detecting the movement,
display a list of applications on the second screen, in response to determining that a number of applications being executed on a background is not one,
detect an input for selecting one application from the list of applications, and
execute and display the selected application on the second screen.

22. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the first screen is arranged to face the second screen.

23. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein, when the first screen is activated, the second screen is inactivated, and when the second screen is activated, the first screen is inactivated.

24. The electronic device of claim 21 , wherein the at least one program further comprises instructions to:
determine the number of applications being executed on the background in

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Young Eun
• Kim Kwang Tai
• Lee Da Som

Classifications

• G06F1/1626

  with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs] · CPC title

• G06F1/1694

  the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer · CPC title

• G06F3/0416

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title

• G06F3/0488 Primary

  using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title