System and process for prioritizing overlapping windows
US8555197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/145
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information-processing device stores information as assignment information to assign associated hardware or software to each window that displays processing details of an application. An association between a window and hardware or software is different for each application (in other words, for each window). If plural overlapping windows are displayed, the information-processing device determines a window to be displayed in the foreground, on a basis of the association. For example, in a case where window w1 of a game and window w2 of another game overlap each other, if the information-processing device has hardware or software associated with game A, window w1 is displayed at the front; and meanwhile if the device has hardware or software associated with game B, window w2 is displayed at the front.
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