User interface augmentation system, user interface augmentation method, and user interface augmentation program

A user interface augmentation method performed by a computer, the method comprising:

• searching a system screen of a first application for a base point user interface (UI) object that is presented in the system screen, and has been specified as a base point for positioning display of an additional UI object overlaid over a presentation of the system screen of the first application;
• overlaying, over the system screen, a new screen of a second application that presents the additional UI object with a transparent background of the second application, wherein the second application is operationally independent of the first application;
• and
• positioning the additional UI object at a display position based on a presentation location of the base point UI object in the presentation of the system screen identified in the search of the system screen.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a user interface augmentation program stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• searching a system screen of a first application for a base point user interface (UI) object that is presented in the system screen, and has been specified as a base point for positioning display of an additional UI object overlaid over a presentation of the system screen of the first application;
• overlaying, over the system screen, a new screen of a second application that presents the additional UI object with a transparent background of the second application, wherein the second application is operationally independent of the first application;
• and
• positioning the additional UI object at a display position based on a presentation location of the base point UI object in the presentation of the system screen identified in the search of the system screen.