Patent ID: 9588674
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: G01C,G06F

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a split-screen user interface on a device, the method comprising: displaying content of a primary application in a first viewing mode on at least a portion of a display associated with the device; receiving a request from a user to launch a second application of a particular type, the request received in response to the user activating an object within the primary application displayed as a first portion of the content of the primary application, wherein the particular type of the second application is determined based on the object within the primary application; transitioning, in response to the received request to launch the second application, from the first viewing mode to a split-screen viewing mode, wherein the split-screen viewing mode shows the content of the primary application within a first display area and shows content of the second application within a second display area adjacent to the first display area.