Apparatus and method for positioning windows on a display
First Claim
1. A method for positioning a window on a user'"'"'s display, the method comprising:
- providing, in a window-based computing environment, an image representing a display area of a user'"'"'s computer screen, wherein the image comprises a plurality of regions, each region representing an area within the display area, wherein the regions are arranged in substantially the same way as the corresponding areas in the display area;
enabling the user to select, as a group, multiple regions from the plurality of regions; and
automatically moving, in accordance with the selection, a selected window in the window-based computing environment to the area represented by the multiple regions.
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Abstract
A method for positioning a window on a user'"'"'s display may include providing, in a window-based computing environment, an image representing a display area of a user'"'"'s computer screen. This image may be divided into a plurality of regions. Each region may represent an area within the display area. The method may further include enabling a user to select a region from the plurality of regions, such as, for example, with a mouse click, keystroke, keystroke combination, or the like. The method may then include automatically moving a window, such as the active window, in the window-based computing environment to the area represented by the region.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for positioning a window on a user'"'"'s display, the method comprising:
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providing, in a window-based computing environment, an image representing a display area of a user'"'"'s computer screen, wherein the image comprises a plurality of regions, each region representing an area within the display area, wherein the regions are arranged in substantially the same way as the corresponding areas in the display area; enabling the user to select, as a group, multiple regions from the plurality of regions; and automatically moving, in accordance with the selection, a selected window in the window-based computing environment to the area represented by the multiple regions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for positioning a window on a user'"'"'s display, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions for execution on the at least one processor, the instructions causing the at least one processor to; display, in a window-based computing environment, an image representing a display area of a user'"'"'s computer screen, wherein the image comprises a plurality of regions, each region representing an area within the display area, wherein the regions are arranged in substantially the same way as the corresponding areas in the display area; enable the user to select, as a group, multiple regions from the plurality of regions; and automatically move, in accordance with the selection, a selected window in the window-based computing environment to the area represented by the multiple regions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a computer to perform operations to position a window on a user'"'"'s display, the operations comprising:
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providing, in a window-based computing environment, an image representing a display area of a user'"'"'s computer screen, wherein the image comprises a plurality of regions, each region representing an area within the display area, wherein the regions are arranged in substantially the same way as the corresponding areas in the display area; enabling the user to select, as a group, multiple regions from the plurality of regions; and automatically moving, in accordance with the selection, a selected window in the window-based computing environment to the area represented by the multiple regions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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