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US 2006/0053385 A1Published application
Rearranging views on a computer screen
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorMarco Van Leeuwen
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Abstract
On a computer screen (3) various non-overlapping views (A, B, C, . . . ) or “windows” may be displayed simultaneously. To present the views more conveniently for a user, the views can be automatically rearranged in response to a single view (B) being moved by the user. Preferably, the minimum number of views is rearranged while avoiding overlap.
Claims10
A method of rearranging non-overlapping views on a computer screen (3), the method comprising the steps of:
- the computer receiving a request from a user to move a selected view (B) to a new location on the screen,
- the computer determining, in response to the request, an alternative arrangement of the views (A, B, C, D, E, F) with the selected view (B) at its new location, and
- the computer displaying the alternative arrangement on the screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.