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

Claim 17:
18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, the instructions configured to, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, enable the electronic device to perform at least one operation, the at least one operation comprising:
displaying an execution window corresponding to an application on a display of the electronic device 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.