Intent-based graphical user interface window control
US9910557B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0484
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method for controlling an in-focus window in a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. For example, the apparatus includes a processor and a computer readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, perform operations including displaying a plurality of windows that is overlaid on top of one another in the GUI, receiving a control operation intended for the in-focus window while a cursor of the GUI is over an area of an out-of-focus window that is adjacent to the in-focus window, analyzing one or more parameters to determine an intent of the control operation and applying the control operation to the in-focus window.
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