Patent ID: 8291344

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a multifunction device with a touch-sensitive display: displaying a first application view at a first size in a first application, the first application view including a user selectable object associated with a second application that is distinct from the first application; detecting a first gesture at a location that corresponds to the user selectable object; in response to detecting the first gesture: ceasing to display the first application view, and displaying a second application view in the second application; while in the second application, detecting an input; in response to detecting the input: entering an application view selection mode for selecting one of a plurality of concurrently open applications for display in a corresponding application view; displaying in a first predefined area images of open applications, wherein: the images of open applications correspond to at least some of the plurality of concurrently open applications; each image is displayed at a second size that is smaller than the first size; and the images include an image of the first application view and an image of a view in the second application; and displaying in a second predefined area, distinct from the first predefined area, a portion of a view with application icons for launching applications; while in the application view selection mode, detecting a second gesture; in response to detecting the second gesture: when the second gesture is at a location corresponding to the image of the first application view: displaying the first application view at the first size in the first application; ceasing to display the images in the first predefined area; and exiting the application view selection mode; and when the second gesture is at a location corresponding to the second predefined area: displaying the view with application icons for launching applications; ceasing to display the images in the first predefined area; and exiting the application view selection mode.