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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Juwhan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dasom Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Joonhwan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jieun Yang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sangeun Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyungwha Hong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
A method and electronic device are provided for displaying a list of executable applications on a split screen. The electronic device includes a display, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores a history including information indicating split-screen areas in which scenes associated with executed applications are respectively displayed in a split-screen mode. In response to execution of an application, the processor displays a first scene associated with the executed application on the display. In response to receiving a signal for entry into the split-screen mode, the processor identifies a first split-screen area for displaying a reduced scene of the first scene, and identifies second and third split-screen areas obtained by dividing a remaining area of the display, other than the first split-screen area, generates a first list of applications, based on the history, and displays the first list in the second split-screen area.