Window management method and electronic device supporting the same

1. A method for window management in an electronic device, the method comprising:

displaying, by a processor of the electronic device, a plurality of items in a display area of the display;

receiving, by the processor, a user input event generated in association with a selection of an item from the plurality of items; and

outputting, to the display, by the processor, a plurality of windows in response to the selection of the item;

outputting, to the display, by the processor, guide information indicating availability to be output in a specified form in a specified area, wherein the guide information includes an option for each of a pop-up window, a split window, and a widget window capable of being output with respect to the selected item; and

outputting, to the display, by the processor, the pop-up window, the split window, or the widget window corresponding to the selected item based on a user interaction with the guide information,

wherein the pop-up window, the split window, or the widget window is displayed based on a dragged movement position of the selected item identified by the guide information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of items comprises:

at least one of a window tray of items and a list of recently-executed applications.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the guide information is displayed in a form corresponding to the selected item.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising removing, according to a specified event, the guide information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the guide information is displayed in a form of an output capable window according to a movement of a position of the selected item.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

executing, in response to detecting a specified event while the selected item is placed on the guide information, an application corresponding to the selected item; and

outputting a window including information corresponding to the executed application in a window having a form corresponding to the guide information onto which the selected item is placed.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the window including information corresponding to the executed application comprises at least one of the pop-up window, the split window, and the widget window.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting at least one item including at least one virtual button each relating to a different multi window form including a form corresponding to each of the pop-up window, the split window, and the widget window;

receiving a selection of one of the at least one virtual button; and

outputting a window form corresponding to the selected virtual button.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting at least one of a form and size of an output capable window according to a type of the user input event.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a memory configured to store a plurality of items, and, for each of the plurality of items, a respective window to be output according to the item; and

a processor configured to receive a user input event generated in association with a selection of an item from the plurality of items displayed in a display area of a display;

wherein the processor outputs, to a display, a plurality of windows in response to the selection of the item, outputs guide information indicating availability to be output in a specified form in a specified area, wherein the guide information includes an option for each of a pop-up window, a split window, and a widget window capable of being output with respect to the selected item, and outputs the pop-up window, the split window, or the widget window corresponding to the selected item based on a user interaction with the guide information, and

wherein the pop-up window, the split window, or the widget window is displayed based on a dragged movement position of the selected item identified by the guide information.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of items comprises at least one of a window tray of items and a list of recently executed applications.

12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the guide information is displayed in a form corresponding to the selected item.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the processor removes, according to a specified event, the guide information.

14. The device of claim 10 , wherein the guide information is displayed in a form of an output capable window according to a movement of a position of the selected item.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the processor executes, upon detecting a specified event while the selected item is placed on guide information, an application corresponding to the selected item, and outputs a window including information corresponding to the executed application in a window having a form corresponding to the guide information onto which the selected item is placed.

16. The device of claim 14 , wherein the window corresponding to the executed application comprises at least one of a pop-up window, a split window, and a widget window.

17. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor outputs at least one item including at least one virtual button each corresponding to a multi window form including a form corresponding to each of the pop-up window, the split window, and the widget window; and outputs a window form corresponding to a type of a virtual button selected from among the output at least one virtual button.

18. The device of claim 10 , wherein the processor adjusts at least one of a form and size of an output capable window according to a type of the user input event.