{
  "patent_number": "US 10521248",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Interact with Background Apps While Using Another App",
  "original_title": "Electronic device and method thereof for managing applications",
  "summary": "A method for controlling background applications directly through a visual window inside the app you are currently using.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a way to manage multiple apps simultaneously by layering them. When you are inside a main app, the device can display a second, smaller graphic of a background app behind the main app's interface. You can interact with this background app—like sharing data or resizing its window—without ever leaving the first app. The system uses distinct image layers to ensure the background app remains visible and responsive while the primary app is still active.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover standard split-screen multitasking where two apps occupy separate, non-overlapping screen areas.",
    "Does not cover simple app-switching gestures that replace the current app entirely.",
    "Does not cover background processes that lack a visual representation or graphic interface within the primary app."
  ],
  "filed": "2017-09-25",
  "granted": "2019-12-31",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Samsung Electronics Co Ltd",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/samsung-electronics-co-ltd",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Abhishek CHOURASIYA",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/abhishek-chourasiya"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "consumer_electronics",
    "software"
  ],
  "abstract": "A method for managing applications of an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a graphical representation of at least one second application within a graphical representation of a first application, detecting a user input on at least one portion of the graphical representation of the at least one second application displayed in the at least one background portion of the graphical representation of the first application, and performing at least one action on the at least one second application based on the user input while accessing the first application.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10521248/swiftui",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10521248/swiftui/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US10521248",
  "relatedPatents": []
}