Patent ID: 8572515
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for controlling screen mode of an application running on a touchscreen, the method comprising: displaying the application in full screen mode on the touchscreen, the application comprising a content portion having at least one edge; receiving, in association with the displayed application, an input gesture on the touchscreen; determining that the input gesture starts from within a predetermined number of lines of pixels corresponding to the at least one edge of the content portion of the application; determining, in response to determining that the input gesture starts from within the predetermined number of lines of pixels, that the input gesture is a first predetermined gesture, wherein the first predetermined gesture is a dragging gesture from within the predetermined number of lines of pixels toward the center of the content portion; and turning off full screen mode and switching the screen mode to windowed screen mode of the application in response to determining that the input gesture is the first predetermined gesture.