INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF

• US 20170255340A1
• Filed: 07/28/2015
• Published: 09/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2014
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: ISHII, Satoru
• Application Number:
  US15/510,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20170255340A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04803 Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/14 Display of multiple viewports

Abstract

A user-friendly information processing apparatus capable of displaying information of a new application without hiding information of an original application includes a display unit that can perform display in at least one of a first screen mode in which a first display frame is arranged on a screen and information generated by a first application is displayed in the first display frame and a second screen mode in which a second display frame and a third display frame are arranged on the screen, the information generated by the first application is displayed in the second display frame, and information generated by a second application is displayed in the third display frame, and a display controller that automatically transits to the second screen mode and arranges the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen, if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a display unit that can perform display in at least one of a first screen mode in which a first display frame is arranged on a screen and information generated by a first application is displayed in the first display frame and a second screen mode in which a second display frame and a third display frame are arranged on the screen, the information generated by the first application is displayed in the second display frame, and information generated by a second application is displayed in the third display frame; and

a display controller that automatically transits to the second screen mode, arranges the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen, and displays the information generated by the first application and the information generated by the second application, if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the second application is called by selecting a link displayed in the first display frame while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode, said display controller automatically transits to the second screen mode and arranges the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode,

whether to display the information generated by the second application in the first display frame in the first screen mode or automatically transit to the second screen mode and arrange the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen is selectable.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode,

whether to display the information generated by the second application in the first display frame in the first screen mode or automatically transit to the second screen mode and arrange the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen is settable in advance.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a determiner that determines, if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode, whether to display the information generated by the second application in the first display frame in the first screen mode or automatically transit to the second screen mode and arrange the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen, in accordance with attributes of the first application and the second application.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode,

a mode temporarily transits to the second screen mode to arrange the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen, and returns to the original first screen mode under a predetermined condition.

7. A control method of an information processing apparatus including a display unit that can perform display in at least one of a first screen mode in which a first display frame is arranged on a screen and information generated by a first application is displayed in the first display frame and a second screen mode in which a second display frame and a third display frame are arranged on the screen, the information generated by the first application is displayed in the second display frame, and information generated by a second application is displayed in the third display frame, the method comprising:

automatically transiting to the second screen mode and arranging the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen, if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program of an information processing apparatus including a display unit that can perform display in at least one of a first screen mode in which a first display frame is arranged on a screen and information generated by a first application is displayed in the first display frame and a second screen mode in which a second display frame and a third display frame are arranged on the screen, the information generated by the first application is displayed in the second display frame, and information generated by a second application is displayed in the third display frame, for causing a computer to execute a method, comprising:

automatically transiting to the second screen mode and arranging the second display frame and the third display frame on the screen, if the second application is called from the first application while the information generated by the first application is displayed in the first screen mode.