Patent ID: 8214768

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display: displaying a first window of an application and an icon for initiating creation of multiple windows in the application on the touch screen display; detecting activation of the icon for initiating creation of multiple windows; in response to detecting activation of the icon for initiating creation of multiple windows, displaying an icon for adding new windows to the application and maintaining display of the first window; detecting a first activation of the icon for adding new windows to the application; in response to detecting the first activation of the icon for adding new windows to the application, creating and displaying a second window for the application and hiding the first window such that no information about the first window is displayed; while displaying the second window, detecting a tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display; and in response to detecting the tap gesture on the right side of the touch screen display, moving the second window off the touch screen display and concurrently moving a third window of the application onto the touch screen display; while displaying the third window, detecting a right-to-left swipe on the touch screen display; and in response to detecting the right-to-left swipe on the touch screen display, moving the third window off the touch screen display and concurrently moving a fourth window of the application onto the touch screen display.