MULTI-WINDOW MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. In an information processing apparatus allowing input/output through graphical user interface having a display screen including a rectangular area with longer and shorter sides, a multi-window management apparatus displaying a plurality of windows on said display screen and allocating these to tasks executable on said information processing apparatus, respectively, comprising:
- activating icon display means for displaying, on said display screen, two or more activating icons arranged with respective areas not overlapping with each other;
window display means responsive to designation of any of said activating icons by a user through said graphical user interface, for opening a new window corresponding to the activating icon next to said designated activating icon; and
first window arranging means responsive to designation of any of said activating icons by the user through said graphical user interface, for re-arranging any existing window displayed on said display screen and an activating icon other than said designated icon such that they do not overlap on an area on which said new window is opened and the displayed windows are arranged along said longer side, and displaying these on said display screen.
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Abstract
A multi-window management apparatus includes: an activating icon display unit for displaying activating icons 60, 62, 64 and 66 on a display screen 56; a window display unit opening, when activating icon 64 is designated, a window 72 corresponding to activating icon 64 next to activating icon 64; and a window arranging unit for rearranging and displaying, when activating icon 64 is designated, a window 68 that has been open, and activating icons 60, 62 and 66 other than the designated activating icon 64, such that these are arranged along the longer side direction of display screen 56 not to be overlapping on an area where the new window 72 is to be opened.
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43 Claims
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1. In an information processing apparatus allowing input/output through graphical user interface having a display screen including a rectangular area with longer and shorter sides, a multi-window management apparatus displaying a plurality of windows on said display screen and allocating these to tasks executable on said information processing apparatus, respectively, comprising:
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activating icon display means for displaying, on said display screen, two or more activating icons arranged with respective areas not overlapping with each other; window display means responsive to designation of any of said activating icons by a user through said graphical user interface, for opening a new window corresponding to the activating icon next to said designated activating icon; and first window arranging means responsive to designation of any of said activating icons by the user through said graphical user interface, for re-arranging any existing window displayed on said display screen and an activating icon other than said designated icon such that they do not overlap on an area on which said new window is opened and the displayed windows are arranged along said longer side, and displaying these on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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