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US6552737B1
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Control of window size in response to user operation
Assignee: Fujitsu Ltd
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Filing: 1999-09-01
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Granted: 2003-04-22
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Expires: 2019-09-01
Abstract
Abstract A device for controlling multi-window display on a screen includes a screen-operation detecting unit which detects user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen. The device further includes a control unit which controls a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window.
Inventors
- 👤 Harutaka Tanaka
- 👤 Shuji Iwasaki
- 👤 Takao Shikama
- 👤 Yoshito Taniyama
- 👤 Yoshimasa Sekiya
- 👤 Hirofumi Kobayashi
- 👤 Koji Mikami
- 👤 Masayoshi Kamada
- 👤 Shinichi Tabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 23:17
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G09; G09G; G09G5/00; G09G5/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A device for controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit which detects user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit which controls a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; and a time-measurement unit for counting time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window, wherein said control unit controls the window to restore an original state thereof when said screen-operation detecting unit detects no user operation with respect to the window for a predetermined time period.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A device for controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit which detects user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit which controls a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; and a time-measurement unit for counting time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window, wherein said control unit controls the window to restore an original state thereof when said screen-operation detecting unit detects no user operation with respect to the window for a predetermined time period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit further detects a pointer click on a scroll bar of the window after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein by enlarging a size of the window.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
69 words
The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said control unit displays a content-display area and a condition setting area within the window, and stores a content screening condition when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a user operation indicating the content screening condition on the condition setting area, said control unit displaying the information in the content-display area after screening the information based on the content screening condition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said control unit restores the window to an original state thereof when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer out of the area of the window.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
170 words
A device for controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit which detects user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit which controls a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; a memory which stores a position indicator indicative of a user-specified portion of the information displayed in the window, and said control unit restores the window to an original state thereof such that the portion of the information indicated by the position indicator is displayed at a top of the information in the restored window, and a time-measurement unit for counting time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
170 words
A device for controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit which detects user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit which controls a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; a memory which stores a position indicator indicative of a user-specified portion of the information displayed in the window, and said control unit restores the window to an original state thereof such that the portion of the information indicated by the position indicator is displayed at a top of the information in the restored window, and a time-measurement unit for counting time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein said user-specified portion of the information is a portion displayed at a top of the information in the window before restoration thereof.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: detecting user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; controlling a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when a move of the pointer into an area of the window is detected; controlling the window to restore an original state thereof when no user operation with respect to the window for a predetermined time period is detected; and counting time, wherein the window is controlled to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: detecting user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; controlling a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when a move of the pointer into an area of the window is detected; controlling the window to restore an original state thereof when no user operation with respect to the window for a predetermined time period is detected; and counting time, wherein the window is controlled to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said window is controlled to increase the amount of information displayed therein when a pointer click on a scroll bar of the window after the move of the pointer into the area of the window is detected.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein said window is controlled to increase the amount of information displayed therein by enlarging a size of the window.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising: displaying a content-display area and a condition setting area within the window; storing a content screening condition when a user operation indicating the content screening condition on the condition setting area is detected; and displaying the information in the content-display area after screening the information based on the content screening condition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising restoring the window to an original state thereof when a move of the pointer out of the area of the window is detected.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: detecting user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; controlling a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when a move of the pointer into an area of the window is detected; storing a position indicator indicative of a user-specified portion of the information displayed in the window; restoring the window to an original state thereof such that the portion of the information indicated by the position indicator is displayed at a top of the information in the restored window; and counting time, wherein the window is controlled to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of controlling multi-window display on a screen, comprising: detecting user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; controlling a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when a move of the pointer into an area of the window is detected; storing a position indicator indicative of a user-specified portion of the information displayed in the window; restoring the window to an original state thereof such that the portion of the information indicated by the position indicator is displayed at a top of the information in the restored window; and counting time, wherein the window is controlled to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as claimed in claim 13 , wherein said user-specified portion of the information is a portion displayed at a top of the information in the window before restoration thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
162 words
A machine-readable medium having a program embodied therein for controlling a computer to control multi-window display on a screen, said program comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit configured to detect user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit configured to control a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; and a time-measurement unit configured to count time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window, wherein said control unit controls the window to restore an original state thereof when said screen-operation detecting unit detects no user operation with respect to the window for a predetermined time period.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
162 words
A machine-readable medium having a program embodied therein for controlling a computer to control multi-window display on a screen, said program comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit configured to detect user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit configured to control a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; and a time-measurement unit configured to count time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window, wherein said control unit controls the window to restore an original state thereof when said screen-operation detecting unit detects no user operation with respect to the window for a predetermined time period.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
53 words
The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit further detects a pointer click on a scroll bar of the window after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein by enlarging a size of the window.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
70 words
The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said control unit displays a content-display area and a condition setting area within the window, and stores a content screening condition when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a user operation indicating the content screening condition on the condition setting area, said control unit displaying the information in the content-display area after screening the information based on the content screening condition.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
39 words
The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said control unit restores the window to an original state thereof when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer out of the area of the window.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
184 words
A machine-readable medium having a program embodied therein for controlling a computer to control multi-window display on a screen, said program comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit configured to detect user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit configured to control a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; a position indicator unit configured to indicate a user-specified portion of the information displayed in the window, and said control unit restores the window to an original state thereof such that the portion of the information indicated by the position indicator unit is displayed at a top of the information in the restored window; and a time-measurement unit configured to count time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
184 words
A machine-readable medium having a program embodied therein for controlling a computer to control multi-window display on a screen, said program comprising: a screen-operation detecting unit configured to detect user screen operations including a user operation of a pointer on the screen; a control unit configured to control a window to increase an amount of information displayed therein when said screen-operation detecting unit detects a move of the pointer into an area of the window; a position indicator unit configured to indicate a user-specified portion of the information displayed in the window, and said control unit restores the window to an original state thereof such that the portion of the information indicated by the position indicator unit is displayed at a top of the information in the restored window; and a time-measurement unit configured to count time, wherein said control unit controls the window to increase the amount of information displayed therein when the pointer stays inside the area of the window for a predetermined time period counted by said time-measurement unit after the move of the pointer into the area of the window.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
32 words
The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 20 , wherein said user-specified portion of the information is a portion displayed at a top of the information in the window before restoration thereof.
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