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

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
at least one processor operatively connected with the display; and
memory storing instructions configured to, when executed, enable the electronic device to:
based on an application being executed, display an execution window corresponding to the application on the display,
display 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,
identify a state of the application while displaying the first shape of execution window,
identify whether a designated wait time elapses while executing the application in a background, and
switch 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.