Foreground and background switching entry generation and display following quit operations
US11231959B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/955
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system may detect a quit operation corresponding to a child application. In response to detection the quit operation, the system may store, in a memory, a mapping between the child application identifier and the child application task, and suspend display of the child application. The system may generate a foreground and background switching entry corresponding to the child application, the foreground and background switching entry associated with the child application identifier. The system may display the foreground and background switching entry in a visible region of the graphical user interface generated based on a parent application. The system may detect a selection operation indicative of the foreground and background switching entry. In response to the selection operation, the system may obtain the child application task from the memory according to the child application identifier, and resume display of the child application based on the child application task.
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