Application based display layout system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10904171-B2
Application number	US-201916366071-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2019
Priority date	May 31, 2013
Publication date	Jan 26, 2021
Grant date	Jan 26, 2021

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and computer system for defining, at a first computing device, at least a portion of a display area associated with the first computing device. A specialized communication from a second computing device is received at the first computing device. The specialized communication is rendered at the first computing device in at least the portion of the display area. Use of an application within at least the portion of the display is prevented at least while the specialized communication is accessed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
defining, at a first computing device, at least a portion of an application display area of applications executed by the first computing device, wherein defining at least the portion of the application display area includes enabling a user to define, via a user interface, a layout scheme, wherein at least the portion of the application display area includes one or more quadrants of the application display area;
receiving, at the first computing device, a specialized communication from a second computing device that is a communication at a particular time and from a user via a second computing device, wherein the communication is designated as a specialized communication responsive to the communication matching two or more characteristics, wherein the two or more characteristics include at least the particular time being during a designated time period and the user being included in a group of one or more pre-determined users;
rendering, at the first computing device, the specialized communication in at least a first program window in a quadrant of the one or more quadrants of the at least the portion of the application display area, wherein the rendering includes designating at least one of one or more users and one or more groups of users to the one or more quadrants of the application display area, wherein the one or more quadrants of at least the portion of the application display area is selected and defined, via the user interface, to display a designated specialized communication;
preventing use of an application of the applications within at least the portion of the application display area until the specialized communication is no longer being accessed; and
preventing rendering of a display associated with another application of the applications from entering at least the portion of the display area associated with the application by increasing transparency of said another application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the specialized communication includes an instant message.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein preventing use of the application within at least the portion of the display includes preventing rendering of a display associated with the application from entering at least the portion of the display area.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein rendering the specialized communication includes automatically displaying the specialized communication in a predetermined monitor of a multi-monitor display.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the specialized communication includes a communication received from one or more pre-determined users.

6. A computing system including a processor and a memory configured to perform operations comprising:
defining, at a first computing device, at least a portion of a display area associated with the first computing device, wherein defining at least the portion of the display area includes enabling a user to define, via a user interface, a layout scheme, wherein at least the portion of the display area includes one or more quadrants of the display area;
receiving, at the first computing device, a specialized communication from a second computing device that is a communication at a particular time and from a user via a second computing device, wherein the communication is designated as a specialized communication responsive to the communication matching two or more characteristics, wherein the two or more characteristics include at least the particular time being during a designated time period and the user being included in a group of one or more pre-determined users;
rendering, at the first computing device, the specialized communication in at least the portion of the display area based upon the specialized communication matching the two or more characteristics, the rendering including designating at least one of one or more users and one or more groups of users to the one or more quadrants of the display area, wherein the one or more quadrants of at least the portion of the display area is selected and defined, via the user interface, to display a designated specialized communication;
preventing an application from being accessed within at least the portion of the display area until the specialized communication is no longer being accessed; and
preventing rendering of a display associated with another application from entering at least the portion of the display area associated with the application by increasing transparency of said another application.

7. The computing system of claim 6 wherein the specialized communication includes an instant message.

8. The computing system of claim 6 wherein preventing use of the application within at least the portion of the display includes preventing rendering of a display associated with the application from entering at least the portion of the display area.

9. The computing system of claim 6 wherein rendering the specialized communication includes automatically displaying the specialized communication in a pre-determined monitor of a multi-monitor display.

10. The computing system of claim 6 wherein the specialized communication includes a communication received from one or more pre-determined users.

11. A computer program product residing on a computer readable storage medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
defining, at a first computing device, at least a portion of a display area associated with the first computing device, wherein defining at least the portion of the display area includes enabling a user to define, via a user interface, a layout scheme, wherein at least the portion of the display area includes one or more quadrants of the display area;
receiving, at the first computing device, a specialized communication from a second computing device that is a communication at a particular time and from a user via a second computing device, wherein the communication is designated as a specialized communication responsive to the communication matching two or more characteristics, wherein the two or more characteristics include at least the particular time being during a designated time period and the user being included in a group of one or more pre-determined users;
rendering, at the first computing device, the specialized communication in at least the portion of the display area based upon the specialized communication matching the two or more characteristics, wherein the rendering includes designating at least one of one or more users and one or more groups of users to the one or more quadrants of the display area, wherein the one or more quadrants of at least the portion of the display area is selected and defined, via the user interface, to display a designated specialized communication;
preventing an application from being accessed within at least the portion of the display until the specialized communication is no longer being accessed; and
preventing rendering of a display associated with another application from entering at least the portion of the display area associated with the application by increasing transparency of said another application.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the specialized communication includes an instant message.

13. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein preventing use of the application within at least the portion of the display includes preventing rendering of a display associated with the application from entering at least the portion of the dis

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Allen Corville O
• Altaf Faheem
• Loredo Robert E
• Meli Henri F

Classifications

• H04L67/75

  Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display · CPC title

• G06F2203/04804

  Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows · CPC title

• G06F3/04845

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• H04L51/04 Primary

  Real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] · CPC title

• G06F2203/04803

  Split screen, i.e. subdividing the display area or the window area into separate subareas · CPC title