Patent ID: 8589374

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a multifunction device with a touch screen display and a plurality of applications: concurrently displaying a first plurality of application launch icons in a first area of the touch screen display; detecting a first finger gesture by a user; in response to detecting the first finger gesture by the user, displaying a search input area on the touch screen display; receiving search input from the user; displaying the search input on the touch screen display; performing a search using the search input of content in multiple applications on the device; displaying a plurality of search results from the search on the touch screen display; detecting user selection of a first search result in the plurality of search results, wherein the first search result corresponds to content associated with a first application; in response to detecting user selection of the first search result in the plurality of search results: ceasing to display of the plurality of search results, and displaying information corresponding to the first search result in the corresponding first application; while continuing to display the first application, detecting a first input by the user; in response to detecting the first input by the user: ceasing to display the first application, and redisplaying the plurality of search results on the touch screen display; detecting user selection of a second search result in the plurality of search results, wherein the second search result corresponds to content associated with a second application, the second search result is other than the first search result, and the second application is other than the first application; in response to detecting user selection of the second search result in the plurality of search results: ceasing to display of the plurality of search results, and displaying information corresponding to the second search result in the corresponding second application; while continuing to display the second application, detecting a second input by the user; in response to detecting the second input by the user: ceasing to display the second application, and redisplaying the plurality of search results on the touch screen display.