Information-processing device and program
US8869056B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/0464
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information-processing device according to the present invention displays plural windows in a certain arrangement. The information-processing device selects one of displayed windows as a selected window, and in response to an operation to specify a direction, sets a window located in the direction as a selected window. The information-processing device also, in a case where plural windows are displayed in a certain arrangement, changes the arrangement in accordance with a predetermined operation. The change may be made in a regular manner or according to a random pattern. For example, in a case where window W1 shown in Fig. (a) is a selected window, a desired window (a window a user wishes to select) is window W5, and arrangement is changed, the arrangement is changed to an arrangement shown in Fig. (b) or (c) so that a number of operations that is required for a user to select the desired window is reduced.
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