Patent ID: 11960697
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A method of operating an application performed by a processor of an electronic device, comprising:
determining a layout for displaying one or more execution windows corresponding to the application based at least in part on a structure of a display exposed according to a form factor of the electronic device, wherein the form factor of the electronic device is adjustable by a user;
based at least in part on the determined layout, determining a first region on which a host window among the execution windows is to be arranged and a second region on which one or more dependent windows dependent on the host window are to be arranged;
based at least in part on receiving a request for execution of the application, controlling the display such that the host window is displayed on the first region;
based at least in part on receiving an input calling a first dependent window among the dependent windows from the host window, controlling the display such that the first dependent window is displayed on the second region; and
based at least in part on receiving an input calling a second dependent window from the first dependent window, controlling the display such that the second dependent window is stacked on the second region,
wherein information associated with the first region and information associated with second region are determined based on at least one of a size or a structure of the display exposed, which is determined based on a form factor structure of the electronic device,
wherein the information associated with the first region comprises at least one of position information or size information of the first region in the display,
wherein the information associated with the second region comprises at least one of position information or size information of the second region in the display.