Controlling Application Windows In An Operating System
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsAlexander J. Zotov, Richard J. Duncan, Zoltan C. Szilagyi
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for controlling the appearance of application windows on a computer display screen. A user identifies either an application window currently running on the computer or a new application to be started. The user also identifies a size, shape, and screen location by inputting a geometric shape, such as by drawing a rectangle with a pen or stylus input device, on the display screen. The appearance of the application window is set based on the geometric shape. The application window is resized and moved, for a currently running application, or created, for a new application, on the display screen.
Claims1
A user interface comprising:
- an area on a display screen;
- and
- a user-delineated sub area of the area on the display screen, the user-delineated sub area defining where an application is presented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.