Patent ID: 9195481
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for running a plurality of applications simultaneously in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: running a first application in a foreground mode in accordance with a first start command; switching an operation mode of the first application to a background mode; running a second application in the foreground mode in accordance with a second start command; determining whether a first input is input using an input unit located on the mobile communication terminal or whether a second input is input using an external I/O device coupled through wire or wirelessly to the mobile communication terminal; generating a first control command corresponding to the first input when the first input is input; controlling the operation of the second application, using the generated first control command; generating a second control command corresponding to the second input when the second input is input; controlling the operation of the first application, using the generated second control command; determining whether a mode conversion command is input; and re-setting the operation mode to have the first application run in the foreground mode and the second application run in the background mode when the mode conversion command is input.