Patent ID: 11934850
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method for displaying an execution screen of an application by an electronic device, the method comprising:
displaying an execution window corresponding to the application on a display based on the application being executed;
displaying the execution window, as a first shape of execution window, on at least a portion of the display, in response to a background switch request for the application;
identifying a state of the application while displaying the first shape of execution window;
identifying whether a designated wait time elapses while executing the application in a background; and
switching the first shape of execution window into a second shape of execution window according to the state of the application, in response to the elapse of the designated wait time,
wherein the first shape of execution window includes at least part of content and functions for controlling the application and the second shape of execution window includes fewer components than the first shape of execution window.