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Window displaying system with displaying of set of window graphs showing overlapping state of windows
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-09-06
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Granted: 2000-12-19
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Expires: 2015-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A window system is constructed by a checking section to check an overlapping state of a plurality of windows displayed on a display, a forming section to form window graphs each showing the positional relation of each window when the windows are seen from another direction such as vertical or horizontal direction different from the overlapping direction and each corresponding to each window, a display such as a color CRT or LCD display to display the window graphs, a detector to detect an overlapped portion of the window graphs from the window graphs formed, and a changing section to change an attribute of the window graph to clarify the overlapped portion of the window graphs when such a portion is detected. By performing a selecting or operating instruction by a mouse cursor or the like to a desired window graph, the window corresponding to the instructed window graph can be selected or operated.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryoji Fukuda
- 👤 Takashi Harada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:09
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 50
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A window displaying system comprising: setting means for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; window display means for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set by said setting means; checking means for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed by said window display means; graph display means for, in response to a checking by said checking means, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set by said setting means, the set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area; detecting means for detecting an overlapped portion of the window graphs displayed by said graph display means; and changing means for changing a display condition of the window graphs in response to the overlapped portion of the window graphs detected by said detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A window displaying system comprising: setting means for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; window display means for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set by said setting means; checking means for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed by said window display means; graph display means for, in response to a checking by said checking means, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set by said setting means, the set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area; detecting means for detecting an overlapped portion of the window graphs displayed by said graph display means; and changing means for changing a display condition of the window graphs in response to the overlapped portion of the window graphs detected by said detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said changing means changes a display condition of the overlapped portion of the window graphs by changing at least one of shape, color, flickering, texture, thickness, and shadow.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein each of the window graphs is provided with a name of the window corresponding to the window graph.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
167 words
A window displaying system comprising: window display means for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen; checking means for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed by said window display means; forming means for forming window graphs each showing a positional relation of each window when the windows are seen from another direction different from an overlapping direction; graph display means for displaying the window graphs formed by said forming means on the display screen; designation means for designating one of the window graphs displayed by said graph display means, wherein each of the window graphs and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs; instruction input means for inputting an operating instruction; and control means for executing the operating instruction input by said instruction input means for one of the plurality of windows corresponding to the one window graph designated by said designation means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
167 words
A window displaying system comprising: window display means for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen; checking means for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed by said window display means; forming means for forming window graphs each showing a positional relation of each window when the windows are seen from another direction different from an overlapping direction; graph display means for displaying the window graphs formed by said forming means on the display screen; designation means for designating one of the window graphs displayed by said graph display means, wherein each of the window graphs and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs; instruction input means for inputting an operating instruction; and control means for executing the operating instruction input by said instruction input means for one of the plurality of windows corresponding to the one window graph designated by said designation means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to move the window in the vertical or lateral direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to change the overlapping state of the windows.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to change a size of the window.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to erase the window.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein the operating instruction is performed for all of the windows.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein each of the window graphs is provided with a name of the window corresponding to the window graph.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein said graph display means displays the graphs in both vertical and horizontal directions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein the windows are controlled by coordinates.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A window displaying system according to claim 4, wherein the color of the window is the color of a frame of the window.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
135 words
A method comprising: a setting step for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set in said setting step; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a graph display step for, in response to a checking in said checking step, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set in said setting step, each set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area; detecting an overlapped portion of the window graphs displayed; and changing a display condition of the window graphs in response to the overlapped portion of the window graphs detected.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
135 words
A method comprising: a setting step for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set in said setting step; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a graph display step for, in response to a checking in said checking step, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set in said setting step, each set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area; detecting an overlapped portion of the window graphs displayed; and changing a display condition of the window graphs in response to the overlapped portion of the window graphs detected.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein said changing step changes a display condition of the overlapped portion of the window graphs by changing at least one of shape, color, flickering, texture, thickness, and shadow.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 14, wherein each of the window graphs is provided with a name of the window corresponding to the window graph.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
172 words
A method comprising: a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a forming step for forming window graphs each showing a positional relation of each window when the windows are seen from another direction different from an overlapping direction; a graph display step for displaying the window graphs formed in said forming step on the display screen wherein each of the window graphs and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs; a designation step for designating one of the window graphs displayed in said graph display step; an instruction input step for inputting an operating instruction; and a control step for executing the operating instruction input in said instruction input step for one of the plurality of windows corresponding to the one window graph designated in said designation step.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
172 words
A method comprising: a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a forming step for forming window graphs each showing a positional relation of each window when the windows are seen from another direction different from an overlapping direction; a graph display step for displaying the window graphs formed in said forming step on the display screen wherein each of the window graphs and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs; a designation step for designating one of the window graphs displayed in said graph display step; an instruction input step for inputting an operating instruction; and a control step for executing the operating instruction input in said instruction input step for one of the plurality of windows corresponding to the one window graph designated in said designation step.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to move the window in the vertical or lateral direction.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to change the overlapping state of the windows.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to change a size of the window.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to erase the window.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein the operating instruction is performed for all of the windows.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein each of the window graphs is provided with a name of the window corresponding to the window graph.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein said graph display means displays the graphs in both vertical and horizontal directions.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 17, wherein the windows are controlled by coordinates.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
23 words
A memory medium system according to claim 30, wherein the color of the window is the color of a frame of the window.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
157 words
A memory medium for storing a control program for effecting a method, the method comprising the steps of: a setting step for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set in said setting step; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a graph display step for, in response to a checking in said checking step, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set by said setting step, the set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area; detecting an overlapped portion of the window graphs displayed; and changing means for changing a display condition of the window graphs in response to the overlapped portion of the window graphs detected by said detecting means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
157 words
A memory medium for storing a control program for effecting a method, the method comprising the steps of: a setting step for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set in said setting step; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a graph display step for, in response to a checking in said checking step, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set by said setting step, the set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area; detecting an overlapped portion of the window graphs displayed; and changing means for changing a display condition of the window graphs in response to the overlapped portion of the window graphs detected by said detecting means.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
A medium according to claim 27, wherein said changing step changes a display condition of the window graphs by changing at least one of shape, color, flickering, texture, thickness, and shadow.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
25 words
A medium according to claim 27, wherein each of the window graphs is provided with a name of the window corresponding to the window graph.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
186 words
A memory medium for storing a control program for effecting a method, the method comprising the steps of: a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a forming step for forming window graphs each showing a positional relation of each window when the windows are seen from another direction different from an overlapping direction; a graph display step for displaying the window graphs formed in said forming step on the display screen, wherein each of the window and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs; a designation step for designating one of the window graphs displayed in said graph display step; an instruction input step for inputting an operating instruction; and a control step for executing the operating instruction input in said instruction input step for one of the plurality of windows corresponding to the one window graph designated in said designation step.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
186 words
A memory medium for storing a control program for effecting a method, the method comprising the steps of: a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen; a checking step for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in said window display step; a forming step for forming window graphs each showing a positional relation of each window when the windows are seen from another direction different from an overlapping direction; a graph display step for displaying the window graphs formed in said forming step on the display screen, wherein each of the window and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs; a designation step for designating one of the window graphs displayed in said graph display step; an instruction input step for inputting an operating instruction; and a control step for executing the operating instruction input in said instruction input step for one of the plurality of windows corresponding to the one window graph designated in said designation step.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
23 words
A medium according to claim 30, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to move the window in the vertical or lateral direction.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
21 words
A medium according to claim 20, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to change the overlapping state of the windows.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
20 words
A medium according to claim 20, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to change a size of the window.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
17 words
A medium according to claim 20, wherein the operating instruction is an instruction to erase the window.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
17 words
A medium according to claim 20, wherein the operating instruction is performed for all of the windows.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
25 words
A medium according to claim 20, wherein each of the window graphs is provided with a name of the window corresponding to the window graph.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 30, wherein said graph display means displays the graphs in both vertical and horizontal directions.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 30, wherein the windows are controlled by coordinates.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
23 words
A memory medium system according to claim 30, wherein the color of the window is the color of a frame of the window.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
140 words
A window displaying system comprising: a setting means for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set by said setting means; a checking means for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed by said window display means; and graph display means for, in response to a checking by said checking means, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set by said setting means, the set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area, wherein each of the window graphs and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
140 words
A window displaying system comprising: a setting means for setting first and second display areas on a display screen; a window display step for displaying a plurality of windows in the first display area set by said setting means; a checking means for checking an overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed by said window display means; and graph display means for, in response to a checking by said checking means, displaying a set of window graphs in the second display area set by said setting means, the set of window graphs showing the overlapping state of the plurality of windows displayed in the first display area, wherein each of the window graphs and the window corresponding to said each of the window graphs have a common color which is different from the colors of the other window graphs.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
22 words
A window displaying system according to claim 40, wherein said graph display means displays the graphs in both vertical and horizontal directions.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
15 words
A window displaying system according to claim 40, wherein the windows are controlled by coordinates.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
23 words
A window displaying system according to claim 40, wherein the color of the window is the color of a frame of the window.
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