Patent ID: 9465440
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G06F,G09G

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: displaying, on a display of an electronic device, an email message in a window; detecting a first sliding gesture requesting a display of a document enclosed with the email message, the document configured to be opened in a second application, wherein the first sliding gesture begins at an edge of the display and continues in a first direction; in response to detecting the first sliding gesture, shifting the display of the document into the window in the first direction while reducing the display of the email message in the window along with a movement of the first sliding gesture; while the first sliding gesture continues: wherein the display of the document comprises a preview of the document in the second application without opening the second application, the preview of the document spanning the width or a length of the window in which the email message is displayed, and wherein, while previewed, the document is viewable but active application functions associated with the second application are not operable other than to display substantially the same information as would be displayed when the second application is opened; while the document is displayed and the email message is not displayed,