Application switching on mobile devices
US11036386B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
For application switching, a system, apparatus, method, and computer program product are disclosed. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a display, an input module that monitors user input for a switching command, an axis module that determines whether the switching command is along a first axis or along a second axis, the first axis being orthogonal to the second axis, and a switching module that presents a next application on the display in response to the switching command being along the first axis and that presents a next instance of a current application on the display in response to the switching command being along the second axis. In certain embodiments, the first axis comprises a vertical axis with respect to the display and the second axis comprises a horizontal axis with respect to the display.
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