Patent ID: 8675023

Claim:
A method of controlling a display of a mobile electronic device, the method comprising: providing a first interface on the display, the first interface comprising a representation of a first application at a default zoom level; receiving a command to launch a second application; and, responsive to receiving the launch command, providing an updated interface on the display, the updated interface comprising updated representations of the first application and the second application; wherein the updated representation of the first application is inactive, such that selection of elements of the updated representation of the first application is disabled, and occupies a first portion of the area of the display, and the updated representation of the second application is active and occupies a second portion of the display area, the second portion being larger than the first portion; receiving a switch command; in response to the switch command, providing a further interface on the display, the further interface comprising further representations of the first and second applications; wherein the further representation of the first application is active and occupies the second portion, and wherein the further representation of the second application is inactive and occupies the first portion.