Window control for simultaneously running applications
US10831331B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 9, 2018 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/545
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing device and computer automated method for controlling the display of application windows on a computer screen. A background process monitors a user's interaction with applications running on the computing device. The background process logs aspects of the user's interaction with applications, each application being associated with a window. The log is analyzed to detect the presence of a pattern in the user's interaction between any two applications, in particular repeated switching between two applications. If the pattern is detected, then the windows are reconfigured to present one of the windows as a picture-in-picture window within the other window. The automated switching to the picture-in-picture display of the two application windows ensures both windows are visible at the same time without the user having to reconfigure the windows manually.
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