Patent ID: 9658768
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M,H04N

Claim:
1. A method of controlling a mobile terminal having a display, comprising: displaying a first application, that is currently running on a first screen of the display; opening an application list, in response to a user action, that includes a plurality of icons, wherein the plurality of icons includes a first icon representing a specific application, wherein the application list is displayed on the display at an initial position simultaneously with the first application; when the first icon and the application list are dragged from the initial position to a first location of the display by a user action, displaying a second application on a second screen of the display while displaying the first application, and overlay-displaying the second screen over the entire first screen; when the first icon and the application list are dragged from the initial position to a second location of the display by a user action, displaying at least two indicators, at least one of the two indicators is displayed to identify that the first application is the current application being displayed; and while simultaneously displaying the first application and the at least two indicators, receiving a flip gesture on the display, in response to the flip gesture, overlay-displaying the second screen of the second application over the entire first screen of the first application, wherein the second screen is displayed in a semitransparent state, and the second screen receives one or more user interactions to generate output that is used as input to the first application.