Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hye-Won Koo

Do-Yeon Kim

Han-Jun Ku

Chung-Kyu Lee

Eun-Joo Lee

Dong-Ho Jang

Young Kyu Seon

Chaewhan Lim

An apparatus and method for running an application in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a display for running a second application on a first screen according to a second touch event, and displaying a second screen smaller than the first screen, and a controller for hiding the second screen from a current screen to display an entire area of the first screen while a touch in an external area of the second screen is detected, and displaying again the second screen on the first screen if the touch in the external area of the second screen is released.

Apparatus and method for running application in mobile terminal

Provided are a method and an apparatus including a communication interface, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to detect a connection between the electronic device and at least one external device or a docking device, to recognize context information of the electronic device based on an application being executed in the electronic device or a file being accessed, and to control operations of the electronic device and the at least one external device or the docking device based on the context information and the at least one external device.

Method of using external device according to context of electronic device and electronic device thereof

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Seoul, South Korea

Hye-Won Koo