APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LAYOUT OF A WINDOW
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1. An apparatus for managing the layout of a window, the apparatus comprising:
- a display unit that displays the window and a plurality of display areas;
a pointer-position-checking unit that checks a coordinate position of a pointer moved by a user, and determines one of the display areas corresponding to the position of the checked pointer; and
a window-size-adjusting unit that moves the window to the one display area where the pointer is positioned and adjusts the size of the window in proportion to the size of the one display area.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing the layout of a window is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit that displays the window on a screen; the screen is divided into a plurality of display areas; a pointer-position-checking unit that checks the coordinate position of a pointer moved by a user and determines the one display area corresponding to the position of the checked pointer; and a window-size-adjusting unit that moves the window to the one display area where the pointer is positioned and adjusts the size of the window in proportion to the size of the one display area.
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38 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing the layout of a window, the apparatus comprising:
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a display unit that displays the window and a plurality of display areas; a pointer-position-checking unit that checks a coordinate position of a pointer moved by a user, and determines one of the display areas corresponding to the position of the checked pointer; and a window-size-adjusting unit that moves the window to the one display area where the pointer is positioned and adjusts the size of the window in proportion to the size of the one display area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for managing the layout of a window, the apparatus comprising:
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a display unit that displays the window and a plurality of display areas; an input unit to receive the input of a user designating one of the display areas; and a window-size-adjusting unit that moves the window to the designated display area and adjusts the size of the window in proportion to the size of the designated display area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of managing the layout of a window, the method comprising:
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displaying the window and a plurality of display areas divided based on a division ratio; moving the window to one of the display areas; determining the display area where the window is positioned based on the coordinates of the window; and adjusting the size of the window in proportion to the size of the determined display area. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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