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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Blackberry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Jerome Pasquero, Montreal, CA;
Donald Somerset McCulloch McKenzie, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/0487 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0487 (2013.01); G06F 3/0219 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for multitasking with an electronic device. After operating the device in a first operational context, information is received providing the user the option to switch to operation in a second context. Responsive to user input indicating a control switch to the second context, the device may be operated in the second context. Additionally, the device can be reverted back to the first operational context after operation in the second context.