Window placement in a visual display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020174631-A1
Application number	US-201816207508-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 3, 2018
Priority date	Dec 3, 2018
Publication date	Jun 4, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system are provided for window placement in a visual display of a data processing system. A computer gathers data of user preferences of size and position of windows in a visual display through use of the visual display, wherein windows relate to resources accessed by a user of the data processing system. Upon a new display action, the computer determines a current context of the visual display, wherein the current context includes existing windows in the visual display. The computer applies the data of user preferences to the new display action to provide an updated display context, wherein the applying includes influencing one or more sizes and one or more positions of one or more windows in the visual display.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A computer-implemented method for window placement, comprising:
gathering data of user preferences of size and position of windows in a visual display through use of the visual display, wherein windows relate to resources accessed by a user of a data processing system; determining, upon a new display action, a current context of the visual display, wherein the current context includes existing windows in the visual display; and applying the data of user preferences to the new display action to provide an updated display context, wherein the applying includes influencing one or more sizes and one or more positions of one or more windows in the visual display.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user preferences relate to resource categories of windows;
wherein the new display action is opening a window for a resource in the visual display; and wherein applying the data of user preferences further comprises applying a function of a size and a position of a window of a same category of resource.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the new display action is a change to a number of monitors in the visual display and wherein applying the data of user preferences further comprises influencing one or more sizes and one or more positions of multiple windows across one or more monitors.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein gathering data of user preferences further comprises gathering window data from one or more of an operating system and screen capture.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein gathering data of user preferences further comprises gathering data when a new window is displayed.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving user categorization of windows as belonging to a category of resources.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring a user reaction to the updated display context, and wherein the user reaction comprises movement of one or more windows; and adding the user reaction to the data of user preferences.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
rearranging one or more existing windows in the current context of the display to accommodate the new display action.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein rearranging one or more existing windows is dependent on one or more types of content of the existing windows.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the updated display context includes applying a decision tree to result in a nearest matching updated display context, and wherein the nearest matching updated display context accommodates the new display action with a least movement of existing windows.

11 . A system for window placement, comprising:
one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising: gathering data of user preferences of size and position of windows in a visual display through use of the visual display, wherein windows relate to resources accessed by a user of a data processing system; determining, upon a new display action, a current context of the visual display, wherein the current context includes existing windows in the visual display; and applying the data of user preferences to the new display action to provide an updated display context, wherein the applying includes influencing one or more sizes and one or more positions of one or more windows in the visual display.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the user preferences relate to resource categories of windows;
wherein the new display action is opening a window for a resource in the visual display; and wherein applying the data of user preferences further comprises applying a function of a size and a position of a window of a same category of resource.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the new display action is a change to a number of monitors in the visual display and wherein applying the data of user preferences further comprises influencing one or more sizes and one or more positions of multiple windows across one or more monitors.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein gathering data of user preferences further comprises gathering window data from one or more of an operating system and screen capture.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein gathering data of user preferences further comprises gathering data when a new window is displayed.

16 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising receiving user categorization of windows as belonging to a category of resources.

17 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
monitoring a user reaction to the updated display context, and wherein the user reaction comprises movement of one or more windows; and adding the user reaction to the data of user preferences.

18 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising:
rearranging one or more existing windows in the current context of the display to accommodate the new display action.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein providing the updated display context includes applying a decision tree to result in a nearest matching updated display context, and wherein the nearest matching updated display context accommodates the new display action with a least movement of existing windows.

20 . A computer program product for window placement, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
gather data of user preferences of size and position of windows in a visual display through use of the visual display, wherein windows relate to resources accessed by a user of a data processing system; determine, upon a new display action, a current context of the visual display, wherein the current context includes existing windows in the visual display; and applying the data of user preferences to the new display action to provide an updated display context, wherein the applying includes influencing the one or more sizes and one or more positions of one or more windows in the visual display.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Lees Andrew M
• Gashi Aaron T R
• Hawker Samuel B
• Collins Aaron

Classifications

• G06F9/451

  Execution arrangements for user interfaces · CPC title

• G06F3/0483 Primary

  Interaction with page-structured environments, e.g. book metaphor · CPC title

• G06F3/0481 Primary

  based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance · CPC title