Patent · US Expired

Control of window size in response to user operation

US6552737B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 1999
Grant dateApr 22, 2003
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G5/14
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for controlling multi-window display on a screen includes a screen-operation detecting unit which detects user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen. The device further includes a control unit which controls a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window.

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