Method and apparatus for providing multiple applications

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for providing a plurality of applications are provided. The method includes determining at least a partial area of a User Interface (UI) corresponding to an input, generating a window based on the at least the partial area, displaying an application list related to the window, and based on an input of selecting one application from the application list, providing the selected application through the window.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 displaying, at a display of a mobile communication device, a first execution screen of a first application in a full screen mode;   receiving, by the mobile communication device, a first input comprising a line drawn across a part of the first execution screen;   splitting, by the mobile communication device, the display into a first area and a second area in response to the first input;   displaying, at the display, at least a part of the first execution screen on the first area;   displaying, at the display, an application list on the second area;   receiving, by the mobile communication device, a second input for selecting an application from the application list; and   displaying, at the display, a second execution screen related to the selected application on the second area in response to the second input,   wherein the first input and the second input are different types of inputs.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying the application list comprises displaying at least one application icon. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the at least one application icon is configured by a user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile communication device stores a plurality of applications, wherein the plurality of application comprises applications that can be used in a multi-screen environment and applications that cannot be used in the multi-screen environment, and wherein the application list only includes applications that can be used in the multi-screen environment. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the application list is configured by a user. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying, at the display, a dividing line separating the first area and the second area based on the first input.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first input and the second input comprises one of a touch input that is generated by a user's finger or a touch input that is generated by an electronic pen. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the splitting of the display into the first area and the second area in response to the first input comprises:
 displaying the first area having a predetermined size.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the splitting of the display into the first area and the second area in response to the first input comprises:
 displaying the second area having a predetermined size.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first execution screen comprises at least one of a home window or an application window corresponding to an application selected by a user. 
     
     
         11 . A mobile communication device comprising:
 a display; and   at least one processor configured to:
 control the display to display a first execution screen of a first application in a full screen mode, 
 receive a first input comprising a line drawn across a part of the first execution screen, 
 split the display into a first area and a second area in response to the first input, 
 control the display to display at least a part of the first execution screen on the first area, 
 control the display to display an application list on the second area, 
 receive a second input for selecting an application from the application list, and 
 control the display to display a second execution screen related to the selected application on the second area in response to the second input, 
   wherein the first input and the second input are different types of inputs.   
     
     
         12 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , wherein the application list comprises at least one application icon. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile communication device of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one application icon is configured by a user. 
     
     
         14 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , further comprising a memory configured to store a plurality of applications,
 wherein the plurality of application comprises applications that can be used in a multi-screen environment and applications that cannot be used in the multi-screen environment, and   wherein the application list only includes applications that can be used in the multi-screen environment.   
     
     
         15 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , wherein the application list is configured by a user. 
     
     
         16 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the display to display a dividing line separating the first area and the second area based on the first input. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , wherein each of the first input and the second input comprises one of a touch input that is generated by a user's finger or a touch input that is generated by an electronic pen. 
     
     
         18 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , wherein, to split the display into the first area and the second area in response to the first input, the at least one processor is further configured to:
 control the display to display the first area having a predetermined size.   
     
     
         19 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , wherein, to split the display into the first area and the second area in response to the first input, the at least one processor is further configured to:
 control the display to display the second area having a predetermined size.   
     
     
         20 . The mobile communication device of  claim 11 , wherein the first execution screen comprises at least one of a home window or an application window corresponding to an application selected by a user. 
     
     
         21 . A mobile communication device comprising:
 a display; and   at least one processor configured to:
 control the display to display a first execution screen of a first application in a display area of the display in a full screen mode, 
   receive a first input of a first type for splitting the display area of the display,
 split the display area of the display into a first area and a second area based on the first input, 
 control the display to display at least part of the first execution screen in the first area, 
 identify one or more applications executable in a multi-window mode from a plurality of applications installed in the mobile communication device, 
 control the display to display an application list including only the identified one or more applications in the second area, 
 receive a second input of a second type, different from the first type, for selecting an application from the application list, and 
 control the display to display a second execution screen related to the selected application in the second area based on the second input while the at least part of the first execution screen is displayed in the first area. 
   
     
     
         22 . A method comprising:
 controlling a display to display a first execution screen of a first application in a display area of the display in a full screen mode;   receiving a first input of a first type for splitting the display area of the display;   splitting the display area of the display into a first area and a second area based on the first input;   controlling the display to display at least part of the first execution screen in the first area;   identifying one or more applications executable in a multi-window mode from a plurality of applications installed in a mobile communication device;   controlling the display to display an application list including only the identified one or more applications in the second area;   receiving a second input of a second type, different from the first type, for selecting an application from the application list; and   controlling the display to display a second execution screen related to the selected application in the second area based on the second input while the at least part of the first execution screen is displayed in the first area.