KR102383786B1 - Apparatus and method for processing split view in portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

A split screen processing method of a portable terminal comprises: displaying a plurality of applications in a split screen corresponding to the divided display area of a display unit; It consists of a process and a process of processing data input through the input panel in the application calling the input panel.

Description

Apparatus and method for split screen processing of a mobile terminal {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING SPLIT VIEW IN PORTABLE DEVICE}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for processing a split screen of a portable terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for displaying an input panel of a split screen.

In general, a mobile terminal can complexly process various functions such as communication and multimedia, and can also process two or more applications. ) is treated as However, in the above case, it is necessary to perform a complex key or touch interaction to execute an application processed in the background.

In addition, the current portable terminal performs various functions, and the display unit is also increasing in order to efficiently display multimedia data. In this case, the display unit may divide and display two or more application screens on the display unit.

At this time, if the input panel needs to be activated in an arbitrary application of the split screen, the input panel should be able to be displayed in a different area from the corresponding application display area. In this case, it may be desirable to display the input panel at a fixed position on the split screen. In addition, when an input panel of an application is activated in a portable terminal having a function of displaying the split screen, it may be extended to other application display areas of an adjacent split screen.

The present invention proposes an apparatus and method for displaying an input panel while ensuring an application display area of a split screen in a portable terminal that displays a plurality of applications on a split screen. An embodiment of the present invention proposes an apparatus and method capable of activating an input panel while ensuring a display area of an application that activates an input panel in a vertical split screen display mode. In addition, an embodiment of the present invention proposes an apparatus and method capable of activating an input panel while ensuring a display area of an application that activates the input panel in the horizontal split screen display mode.

A method for processing a split screen of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of displaying a plurality of applications in a split screen corresponding to the divided display areas of a display unit, and displaying applications that do not call the input panel when the input panel is called It is characterized in that it consists of a process of displaying an input panel in the area, and a process of processing data input through the input panel in an application calling the input panel.

In addition, the method for processing a split screen of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a process of displaying a plurality of applications in a split screen in a vertical display mode in correspondence with the divided display area of a display, and the input panel when the input panel is called. The process of analyzing the location of the split screen of the called application, and if the application that called the input panel is an application of the upper split screen, overlaying the input panel on the application displayed on the lower split screen and displaying the input panel; If the called application is an application of the lower split screen, the process of pushing up the lower split screen to the size of the input panel and displaying the input panel, and processing the data input through the input panel in the application that called the input panel It is characterized in that it is made in the process of

In addition, the split screen processing apparatus for a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a display unit for displaying a plurality of applications in a divided screen corresponding to the divided display area of the display unit; and an input unit generating an input for calling an input panel; , when the input panel is called, an input panel is displayed in an application display area that has not called the input panel, and a control unit for controlling data input through the input panel to be processed by the application calling the input panel. .

The portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can efficiently display an input panel within an efficient screen configuration while ensuring the display area of each application (1/N Split App) of a split screen in a multi-window environment. there is. The input panel can be provided while ensuring the 1/N Split App area sufficiently, and this has the advantage that the application display area can effectively display the input panel on the screen by minimizing the interference caused by the input panel display.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for displaying an input panel in a portable terminal having a split screen display function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for displaying an input panel in a portable terminal displaying a split screen according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4A - 4F are diagrams illustrating an example of displaying an input panel in a portrait mode in FIG. 3;
5A - 5B are diagrams illustrating an example of displaying an input panel in a landscape mode in FIG. 3;
6 is a flowchart illustrating an input panel processing procedure in a vertical display mode in a portable terminal having a split screen display function;

Hereinafter, the detailed description of preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that like elements in the drawings are denoted by like reference numerals wherever possible.

The mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention can configure and display at least two or more applications in a split screen. to be able to display In this case, in the split screen, two or more screens partially overlap or exist on the same layer, and the split screen may have an associated execution function. In an embodiment of the present invention, when an input panel is called for an application displayed as a split screen in a terminal capable of split screen, the input panel maintains a split screen state that does not change the size of the area in which the application calling the input panel is displayed. Place the panel. In this case, the arrangement of the input panel constitutes a split screen such that the input panel is displayed in an area displaying another application while maintaining (or not reducing) the size of the display area of the application that called the input panel. In this case, the display area of the application in which the input panel is displayed maintains the minimum screen size. In the method for displaying an input panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, the arrangement of the input panel can be configured by horizontally or vertically moving the display area of the application according to the display mode, and the arrangement of the input panel can be improved by replacing the display area of the application. configurable.

In the following description, a split view will be used as a term meaning a screen in which a plurality of (at least two) applications are divided and displayed on one layer. Also, the term "touch interaction" refers to a finger (finger) touch and pen touch input generated by a user in the first input unit 140 or the second input unit 150 . Also, in the following description, the application will be used interchangeably with the app.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Here, the mobile terminal may be various digital devices such as a mobile phone including a smart phone, an MP3 terminal, a tablet, and a computer.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the communication unit 120 performs a wireless communication function with a base station or other device. Here, the communication unit 120 may include a transmission unit for frequency up-converting and power amplifying the frequency of the transmission signal, and a reception unit for low-noise amplification and frequency down-conversion of the reception signal. In addition, the communication unit 120 may include a modulator and a demodulator. Here, the modulator modulates the transmitted signal and transmits it to the transmitter, and the demodulator demodulates the signal received through the receiver. In this case, the modulation/demodulation unit may be LTE, WCDMA, GSM, etc., and may be WIFI, WIBRO, etc., and may be NFC, Bluetooth, or the like. In an embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the communication unit 120 includes LTE, WIFI, and bluetooh communication units.

The controller 100 controls the overall operation of the portable terminal, and controls the operation of displaying the input panel according to the input panel call of the application displayed on the split screen according to the embodiment of the present invention. When an input panel is called for an application displayed in a split screen, the controller 100 controls to arrange the input panel while maintaining the split screen state without changing the size of the area in which the application calling the input panel is displayed. To this end, the controller 100 configures the arrangement of the input panel by horizontally or vertically moving the display area of the application according to the display mode, and configures the arrangement of the input panel by replacing the display area of the application.

The storage unit 110 may include a program memory for storing an operation program of the terminal and a program according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a data memory for storing tables for operation of the terminal and data generated during program execution.

The display unit 130 displays information of an application being executed under the control of the control unit 100 . The display unit 130 may be an LCD or an OLED. The first input unit 140 may be implemented in a capacitive method or a resistive film method, and outputs location information of a user's touch (hereinafter referred to as a finger touch) to the control unit 100 . The second input unit 150 may include an EMR sensor pad, detects a pen touch input, and outputs it to the control unit 100 . The first input unit 140 and/or the second input unit 150 generates a touch interaction or command for calling the input panel of the divided screen according to a user's input. Here, the display unit 130, the touch panel 140 and the ERM panel 150 may be integrally configured.

The sensor unit 160 includes sensors for detecting the position of the portable terminal. The sensor unit 160 detects the position of the portable terminal and generates a split screen display mode detection signal of the display unit 130 . That is, the control unit 100 analyzes the output of the sensor unit 160 to detect the display mode of the display unit 130 as a portrait mode when the terminal is placed vertically, and when the terminal is placed horizontally, the display unit 130 The display mode is detected as landscape mode. Here, the sensors may be composed of an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor and/or a position sensor.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for displaying an input panel in a portable terminal having a split screen display function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , in step 211 , the controller 100 lays out and displays a split screen for displaying at least two or more applications on one layer. In this case, a corresponding application is displayed on each of the screens of the split screen. In this case, the split screen for displaying a plurality of applications may be set in various forms. At this time, the controller 100 analyzes the output of the sensor unit 160 when configuring the split screen, and sets the split screen in the vertical display mode or the horizontal display mode according to the state in which the terminal is placed.

First, the user can select desired apps from among the apps of the mobile terminal and display them in a split screen. In this case, in order to select the apps to be displayed in the split screen, it is preferable that the user first collect and display the apps. At this time, you can set a touch interaction to collect apps to be displayed in a split screen. In an embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the app collection touch interaction is a pinch close. Accordingly, when the user performs a pinch-close operation, the first input unit 140 detects it and outputs it to the control unit 100, and the control unit 100 detects this and displays a plurality of apps on the display unit 130. In this case, the apps displayed on the display unit 130 may be a currently running app (running application), a recently run app (recent application), or all apps (eg, an application displayed on a home screen). When the user selects specific apps while the collection apps are displayed as described above, the controller 100 may display the selected apps on the display unit 130 in a split screen.

Second, specific apps may have information about an app conversion task that needs to be switched to another app. Here, the app conversion task information may be Insert/Attach/Link/Preview/Browse and the like. For example, in the case of a chat app (e.g. chat on application), it can be linked with a multimedia app (e.g. gallery applcation) so that information such as photos can be transmitted during chatting, and in the case of an email app, it can be linked to the Internet by hyperlink information It can be linked with the app. Accordingly, when an app having app conversion task information is selected, the controller 100 calls the app corresponding to the app conversion task information, and then displays the selected app and the app according to the app conversion task information on the display unit 130 in a split screen.

Third, the manufacturer or the user can set specific apps and display them in a split screen. In this case, information on the apps set for the split screen display may be stored in the controller 100 . And when the corresponding app is selected, the controller 100 detects that the split screen display app is selected, and displays the apps set in correspondence with the corresponding app in a split screen on the screen. The apps set by the manufacturer or the user may be an app for displaying text (eg, ebook applcation, etc.), a dictionary app, a map app, a web app, a note app, and the like. Here, the note app is an app that can take notes or notes using a pen or a keypad, and it is possible to take notes of necessary information while performing an app such as text, schedule, and/or multimedia.

In a state in which the split screen as described above is displayed, the controller 100 displays the executed application on the corresponding split screen. In addition, the user can execute various operations while checking the application displayed on the split screen. At this time, if the user selects the data input window of the application in the arbitrary split screen position, the controller 100 detects this in step 213 and detects that the input panel has been called. Here, data means all information that can be input through the input unit 140 and/or 150, such as letters, numbers, figures, and/or gestures. In the following description, it will be assumed that the data are characters. Here, the text input window may be an input window for performing a search, data input/change/edit, and the like in an application. Accordingly, when the user selects an input window of a specific application from among a plurality of application screens displayed on the divided screens, the control unit 100 detects this through the first input unit 140 or the second input unit 150, and in step 213, the corresponding application It is determined that the input panel is called.

Here, the input panel may be a 3*4 keypad (or keyboard) or a qwerty keypad (or keyboard). In this case, the input panel may be a static SIP (soft input panel) displayed at a fixed position or a floating SIP whose position and size can be changed by a user's selection. In addition, the control unit 100 may set a position where the input panel is displayed differently according to the display mode of the split screen. Here, the display mode may be a vertical display mode and a horizontal display mode, and the control unit 100 detects a direction in which the portable terminal is placed or positioned through the sensor unit 160 to display the display mode (vertical display mode or horizontal display mode) of the display unit 130. ) can be determined. In the embodiment of the present invention, when the input panel is provided in the vertical display mode, it is placed in the lower region of the display unit 130, and in the horizontal display mode, the application on the opposite side of the application calling the input panel (that is, another application adjacent to the input panel calling application) It is assumed to be placed in the displayed area). In addition, the present portable terminal provides a one-handed mode. In this case, the controller 100 may control to display the input panel on the lower right region of the display unit 130 in the case of a right-handed person and display the input panel in the lower left region of the display unit 130 in the case of the left-handed person.

Accordingly, when detecting the call of the input panel, the controller 100 changes the screen so that the screen of the area where the application that has called the input panel is displayed is not covered by the input panel according to the current screen display mode in step 215. to display For example, when the input panel is called from an application in which a split screen is arranged in the lower region of the display unit 130 in the vertical display mode, the controller 100 pushes up the lower application display region by the size of the upper input panel, or After changing the location of the split screen of the application to be used (after changing), the input panel is displayed in the lower display area. In addition, in the horizontal display mode, the controller 100 displays the input panel in the area where the application on the opposite side of the application calling the input panel is displayed. For example, when an input panel is called from an application of a split screen disposed on the left area of the display unit 130, the controller 100 displays the input panel at a location of the split screen of the right application.

At this time, it is preferable to also display the application that is hidden or moved by the input panel (ie, the application that does not call the input panel). This is to enable other applications to be called while the input panel is displayed. That is, if an area in which an application that does not call the input panel is displayed is selected while the input panel is displayed, the controller 100 may display the corresponding application in the original split screen size. Therefore, it is preferable to set the size of the input panel to have a size smaller than the size of the split screen when displaying two split screens. And when the input panel is displayed, the control unit 100 displays the application and the input panel that called the input panel on the display unit 130, and displays a part of the application that does not call the input panel on the remaining display area of the display unit 130. . At this time, when adjusting the layout of the split screen including the input panel, the controller 100 may set the display area of the application that does not call the input panel to be fixed as the minimum adjustment area or may be adjusted to be smaller than the minimum area. Here, the minimum adjustment area means an area having an App screen shape up to the minimum area in which the displayed App can be used. let it be

In addition, when the input panel is called in a state where the control unit 100 is displayed in three or more split screens, applications that do not call the input panel are allocated between the input panel and the display area of the application that called the input panel. It can also be divided and displayed to have the same size in .

As described above, when an end command is generated while controlling the operation of the split screen by displaying the input panel on the split screen, the controller 100 detects it in step 219 and performs an end process in step 221 . Here, the end processing may end display of the input panel according to the end command, return to the split screen display process of step 211 before displaying the input panel, and end the split screen processing and display operation.

As described above, the split-screen display method of the portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention may be different depending on a portrait display mode and a landscape display mode. That is, in the vertical display mode, when the input panel is called from the split screen area of the lower area, the controller 100 can display the input panel while the input panel pushes up the split screen (1/N Split) as described above, , can also be displayed by changing the display area of the application displayed in the upper and lower split screens. In addition, in the horizontal display mode, when the input panel is called from the split screen area of the right area, the control unit 100 displays the input panel on the right side of the display unit 130 as described above, and also displays the application by the input panel The display area of the application displayed on the left and right split screens can be changed and displayed so that the area is not covered.

In this case, when the input panel is called from an application that is displayed in a position different from the region where the input panel is to be displayed in the vertical and horizontal display modes, the controller 100 displays the input panel at the set position without changing the display region of the application. In this case, the input panel may be displayed overlaid on the display area of the corresponding application.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for displaying an input panel in a portable terminal displaying a split screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4A to 4F are diagrams illustrating an example of displaying an input panel in a portrait mode in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 5A to 5B are views showing an input panel in a landscape mode in FIG. 3 It is a drawing showing an example of doing.

3 - 5B , the controller 100 analyzes the display mode of the split screen in step 311 . The control unit 100 may analyze the output of the sensor unit 160 to confirm the display mode of the display unit 130 . That is, the control unit 100 analyzes the output of the sensor unit 160, and when it is determined that the portable terminal is placed vertically, composes a split screen in the vertical display mode and outputs it on the display unit 130, and when it is determined that the portable terminal is placed horizontally A split screen in the horizontal display mode is configured and output to the display unit 130 . At this time, if the split screen displayed on the display unit 130 is in the vertical display mode, the controller 100 detects this in step 311 and in step 313 the display area of the application that called the input panel (that is, the division in which the application that called the input panel is displayed). screen position). In this case, the input panel is preferably displayed at a fixed position of the display unit 130, and in the case of the vertical display mode, the display position of the input panel may be set in the lower region of the display unit 130. Therefore, when the input panel is displayed, the input panel is overlaid and displayed on the application displayed on the lower area of the display unit 130 (ie, the lower split screen area in the split screen). In this case, when the application that called the input panel is called from the application located in the lower area of the display unit 130, it is preferable to change the display area of the application to the upper application display area. Therefore, if the application that called the input panel is located in the lower display area, the controller 100 detects this in step 315, changes the location of the application that calls the input panel in step 317, and sets the input panel in step 319 (here, the lower area of the display unit 130). In this case, as a method of changing the position of the split screen of the application, a method of pushing up the split screen and a method of changing the display positions of applications displayed on the split screen may be used.

However, if the position of the split screen on which the application that has called the input panel is displayed is different from the position where the input panel is to be displayed, the control unit detects this in step 315 and sets the input panel in step 319 (here, the lower area of the display unit 130) ) is indicated in

In the case of displaying a split screen in the vertical display mode as described above, in an embodiment of the present invention, when it is necessary to change the split screen for displaying the app, the method of pushing up the display area of the app and the method of changing the display position of the split screen of the apps etc. can be used.

When it is necessary to change the split screen in the vertical display mode, there are a method of setting the position of the input panel by pushing up the split screen, and a method of displaying applications displayed on the split screen by changing the positions.

First, let's look at how to slide up the split screen. The control unit 100 checks the display position of the application that called the input panel (that is, the position of the split screen), and when the input panel is called from the App located in the upper display area of the display unit, the lower part centering on the input panel call App Display the input panel while hiding the App(s) of However, when the input panel is called from the App located at the bottom, the control unit 100 provides the input panel while the input panel calling App pushes up the upper App(s) with the input panel calling App as the center. At this time, some of the adjacent apps among the apps pushed up according to the size of the input panel area are displayed on the screen. This is to enable you to select another app while operating an application using the input panel.

For example, as shown in 411 of 4a, when application A calls the input panel in a state where applications A and B are displayed on the split screen, the control unit 100 controls the split screen area of application B located in the lower region of the display unit 130 as shown in 413. displayed overlaid on At this time, a part of the display area of the application B that is covered by the input panel is displayed. Also, as shown in 421 of 4b, when application B calls the input panel in a state where applications A and B are displayed on the split screen, the control unit 100 controls the display area of application B and application A located in the lower area of the display unit 130 as shown in 433. is pushed up as much as the size of the display area of the input panel, and the input panel is displayed in the lower area of the display. At this time, some of the display areas of application A that are pushed up are made visible.

Second, we will look at how to change the position of the split screen in vertical display mode. The control unit 100 checks the display position of the application that called the input panel (that is, the position of the split screen), and when the input panel is called from the App located in the upper display area of the display unit, the lower part centering on the input panel call App Display the input panel while hiding the App(s) of However, when the input panel is called from the App located at the bottom, the control unit 100 changes the location of the split screen between the input panel calling App and the input panel not called app (that is, split the input panel calling app located in the upper area) It is displayed by moving it to the screen position), and the input panel is overlaid on the other application display area changed in the lower area. At this time, according to the size of the input panel area, a part of the application displayed in the lower area is displayed on the screen. This is to enable you to select another app while operating an application using the input panel.

For example, when application A calls the input panel in a state where applications A and B are displayed on the split screen as shown in 431 of 4c, the control unit 100 controls the split screen area of application B located in the lower region of the display unit 130 as shown in 433. displayed overlaid on At this time, a part of the display area of the application B that is covered by the input panel is displayed. However, when application B calls the input panel in a state where applications A and B are displayed on the split screen as shown in 421 of 4d, the controller 100 changes the display areas of application B and application A on the display unit 130 as shown in 443 . Then, application B is displayed on the upper area of the display unit 130, application A is displayed on the lower area of the display unit 130, and the input panel is displayed overlaid with application A on the lower area of the display unit 130. In this case, some of the display areas of the application whose display area has been changed are made visible.

Third, in the vertical display mode, the input panel may be displayed on the upper region of the display unit 130 . In this case, when the input panel is called from the application B while the split screen 451 of FIG. 4E is displayed, the controller 100 overlays the input panel on the upper area of the application A as shown in 453 and displays it. However, when application A calls the input panel while the split screen 461 of FIG. 4F is displayed, the control unit 100 pushes applications A and B down only the size of the input panel as shown in 463, and returns the input panel to the corresponding position. to display Even in the case of FIGS. 4E and 4F, some of the display areas of the application whose display area has been changed are made visible.

In addition, if it is determined in step 311 that the landscape mode is in the landscape mode, the controller 100 analyzes the position of the display area of the application that called the input panel in step 335, and then in step 333 the area of the application that does not call the input panel. to display the input panel. In the embodiment of the present invention, in the horizontal display mode, the input panel is provided from the opposite side of the selected area of the split screen (1/N split view). That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, in the horizontal display mode, the controller 100 positions the input panel in the divided screen area other than the selected area. In this case, the input panel may be a Qwerty, 3*4 keypad or keyboard, and may also support a one-handed mode. Here, the one-handed mode is a mode in which the user can operate the input panel with either the right hand or the left hand, and the input panel of the one-handed mode has a smaller size than the input panel when the two-handed mode is used. In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the input panel can be created at a fixed location with a fixed size (Static SIP within a certain area) or in the form of an input panel (Floating SIP) that can be moved according to a user's setting can be provided as Therefore, in the horizontal display mode, when the control unit 100 calls the input panel from the App located on the left with respect to the center while performing steps 331 and 333, the input panel is displayed on the opposite side of the App display area adjacent to the calling App, at this time It is possible to selectively provide static SIP or floating SIP within a certain area of the displayed input panel.

When the application calls the input panel while displaying the split screen in the horizontal display mode on the mobile terminal, the controller 100 controls the split screen (1/N Split) on which the application calling the input panel is displayed as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. Display the input panel on the opposite side of the focused area). At this time, the input panel type (SIP Type) supports full Qwerty, 3*4 key or one-handed mode input panel.

For example, when the input panel is called from App A located on the left in a state where the split screen in the horizontal display mode is displayed as shown in 511 of FIG. 5A, the control unit 100 displays the input panel on App A and B App adjacent to the other side as shown in 513 or 515. is displayed overlaid with In this case, the input panel may be provided in the form of a static SIP within a predetermined area as shown in 513 or as a floating SIP as shown in 515.

In addition, when the input panel is called from the B App located on the right split screen in a state where the split screen in the horizontal display mode is displayed as shown in 531 of FIG. 5B , the controller 100 moves the input panel to the opposite side adjacent to the B App as shown in 533 or 535. A App can be displayed by overlaying it on the split screen area. In this case, the size of the input panel may be provided as a static SIP within a predetermined area as shown in 533 or as a floating SIP as shown in 535.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an input panel processing procedure in a vertical display mode in a portable terminal having a split screen display function.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in step 611 , the controller 100 displays N applications on corresponding N split screens. Here, the split screen is a split screen laid out on one layer, and each split screen displays a corresponding application. As described above, the number of split screens may be determined by the number of displayed applications, and applications displayed on the split screen may be set in various ways. In an embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the user can select desired apps from among the apps of the mobile terminal and display them in a split screen, in which case the apps are currently run apps (running applications) and recently run apps ( recent application) or the entire app (eg the application displayed on the home screen). Also, the running app can call another app and display it in a split screen. Specific apps may have app conversion task information that needs to be switched to another app, and the app conversion task information may be Insert/Attach/Link/Preview/Browse, and the like. Therefore, when the corresponding app is executed, the corresponding app is also called and can be displayed on the split screen. In addition, the apps displayed on the split screen can be determined by the manufacturer, and the user can also determine specific apps in the setting mode (registration mode).

When the user selects an input panel in the split screen area for displaying an arbitrary application while the split screen is displayed as described above, the controller 100 detects this in step 613 and detects that the input panel has been called. In this case, the input panel may be called when a text input window is selected while the application is running. For example, it may be a case in which the user selects an Internet search box or a text input window for entering a memo or schedule.

In this case, it is assumed that the display mode of the split screen is a vertical display mode as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, and a method of displaying an application by sliding the input panel is used. In step 617, the control unit 100 checks whether the application that called the input panel is an application of the upper split screen. That is, the control unit 100 checks the display position of the application that called the input panel (ie, the position of the split screen) in step 617 . At this time, if it is determined in step 617 that the input panel is called from the App displayed on the upper split screen of the display unit, the control unit 100 covers the lower App(s) around the input panel call App in step 621 while covering the input panel to display For example, when application A calls the input panel in a state where applications A and B are displayed on the split screen as shown in 411 of FIG. 4A, the controller 100 divides application B located in the lower area of the display unit 130 as shown in 413. It is displayed by overlaying the input panel on the screen area. In addition, the input panel may be displayed in a size in which a part of the display area of the application B can be displayed.

However, when the input panel is called from the App located at the bottom, the control unit 100 detects it in step 617, and in step 619, the input panel calling App centered on the input panel call App determines the upper App(s) as the size of the input panel , and the input panel is displayed in step 621. At this time, some of the adjacent apps among the apps pushed up according to the size of the input panel area are displayed on the screen. For example, when application B calls the input panel in a state where applications A and B are displayed on the split screen as shown in 421 of FIG. 4B, the controller 100 controls application B and application A located in the lower area of the display unit 130 as shown in 433. The display area of is pushed up by the size of the display area of the input panel, and the input panel is displayed in the lower area of the display unit. At this time, some of the display areas of application A that are pushed up are made visible. Here, the input panel may be a 3*4 or qwerty keypad (or keyboard). In addition, the size of the input panel may be an input panel (Static SIP) having a fixed size within a predetermined area, or may be an input panel (Floating SIP) having a variable size and location.

After displaying the input panel as described above, the controller 100 processes key data sensed through the first input unit 140 and/or the second input unit 150 in step 623 . Thereafter, when an end command is generated, the controller 100 detects it in step 625 , ends the display of the input panel in step 627, and restores the display of the split screen to its original state. That is, the split screen displayed as 413 of FIG. 4A or 423 of FIG. 4B is changed to the previous state as 411 or 421, respectively, and displayed.

As described above, when the input panel is called from any application in the state where the split screen is displayed in the vertical display mode, the controller 100 displays the input panel by checking the location of the split screen of the application that called the input panel. At this time, when the input panel is called from the App located at the top, the control unit provides the input panel while covering the App(s) at the bottom centering on the App that called the input panel. And when the input panel is called from the App located at the bottom, the input panel is provided while pushing up the App(s) on the top centering on the App that called the input panel. At this time, some of the adjacent apps among the apps pushed up according to the size of the input panel should be displayed on the screen. And when the use of the input panel is terminated, the split screen of the application is restored to the state provided by the input panel.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are merely provided for specific examples to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and help the understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

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In an electronic device,
display;
at least one processor;
the at least one processor
In a split screen mode in which the first execution screen of the first application and the second execution screen of the second application are displayed, the display is controlled so that the second execution screen is displayed below the first execution screen,
in response to detecting a first input on an input window of the first execution screen, control the display to display a keyboard on a first area disposed below the second execution screen;
In response to detecting a second input on the input window of the second execution screen, while displaying a part of the first execution screen, the second execution screen is moved upward, and the keyboard is displayed on the first area An electronic device set up to do so.
The method of claim 1,
the at least one processor
set to move the second execution screen from a previously displayed position to a new position so that the second execution screen occupies a position where the first execution screen is removed when the second execution screen moves upward electronic device.
The method of claim 1,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display a portion of the first execution screen by removing another portion of the first execution screen when the second execution screen moves upward.
4. The method of claim 3,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display a portion of the first execution screen on an upper portion of the second execution screen after the second execution screen is moved.
5. The method of claim 4,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display a lower portion of a portion of the first execution screen adjacent to an upper end of the second execution screen after the second execution screen is moved.
The method of claim 1,
the at least one processor
The electronic device is configured to display a part of the first execution screen by moving the displayed position upward so that the upper part of the first execution screen is out of the display.
In an electronic device,
display; and
at least one processor;
the at least one processor
In a split screen mode in which the first execution screen of the first application and the second execution screen of the second application are displayed, the display is controlled so that the second execution screen is displayed below the first execution screen,
in response to detecting a first input on an input window of the first execution screen, control the display to display a keyboard on a first area disposed below the second execution screen;
In response to detecting a second input on the input window of the second execution screen, the displayed portion of the first execution screen is reduced, and the position of the second execution screen is located below the reduced portion of the first execution screen , and the electronic device is set to display the keyboard on the first area.
8. The method of claim 7,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to change a displayed position of the second execution screen by moving the second execution screen from a previous position to a new position so that the second execution screen occupies a portion from which the first execution screen is removed.
8. The method of claim 7,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display a part of the first execution screen by removing another part of the first execution screen when the location of the second execution screen is changed.
10. The method of claim 9,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display the first execution screen on an upper portion of the second execution screen after a display position of the second execution screen is changed.
11. The method of claim 10,
the at least one processor
The electronic device is set to display a lower portion of a portion of the first execution screen adjacent to an upper portion of the second execution screen after the second execution screen is moved.
8. The method of claim 7,
the at least one processor
The electronic device is configured to display a part of the first execution screen by moving the displayed position upward so that the upper part of the first execution screen is out of the display.
In an electronic device,
display; and
at least one processor;
the at least one processor
In a split screen mode in which the first execution screen of the first application and the second execution screen of the second application are displayed, the display is controlled so that the second execution screen is displayed below the first execution screen,
in response to detecting a first input on an input window of the first execution screen, control the display to display a keyboard on a first area disposed below the second execution screen;
In response to detecting a second input on the input window of the second execution screen, displaying a first portion of the first execution screen, displaying a second portion of the second execution screen below the first portion, , to display the keyboard on the first area,
The second portion is set to be larger than the first portion.
14. The method of claim 13,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to change a displayed position of the second execution screen by moving the second execution screen from a previous position to a new position so that the second execution screen occupies a portion from which the first execution screen is removed.
15. The method of claim 14,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display a part of the first execution screen by removing another part of the first execution screen when the location of the second execution screen is changed.
16. The method of claim 15,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display the first portion on the second portion after the second execution screen is moved.
16. The method of claim 15,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display the first portion adjacent to an upper portion of the second execution screen.
15. The method of claim 14,
the at least one processor
An electronic device configured to display a part of the first execution screen by moving a displayed position of the first execution screen upward so that an upper portion of the first execution screen is out of the display.
A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
displaying the second execution screen under the first execution screen in a split screen mode in which a first execution screen of a first application and a second execution screen of a second application are displayed;
displaying a keyboard on a first area disposed below the second execution screen in response to detecting a first input on the input window of the first execution screen; and
In response to detecting a second input on the input window of the second execution screen, while displaying a part of the first execution screen, the second execution screen is moved upward, and the keyboard is displayed on the first area A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
20. The method of claim 19,
The method of operating the electronic device includes
and displaying a portion of the first execution screen by removing another portion of the first execution screen when the second execution screen moves upward.

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