Patent ID: 8745526
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for providing information about multiple applications running concurrently on a device having a display, the method comprising: while a screen of a first application of the multiple applications is shown in the display, showing in the display a subscreen that includes precisely one representation for each of the multiple applications and enabling navigation through the representations without indicating to which application to switch, wherein the subscreen is smaller than the screen of the first application and obscures a portion of the screen of the first application; and in response to navigation to a representation of a second application of the multiple applications without switching to the second application, ceasing to show in the display the screen of the first application and instead showing in the display a screen of the second application; wherein the subscreen obscures a portion of the screen of the second application, wherein the subscreen is smaller than the screen of the second application.