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Arranging display areas utilizing enhanced window states
US9239667B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9239667-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213712081-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | Feb 1, 2008 |
| Publication date | Jan 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2016 |
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Computer-readable media, computerized methods, and user interfaces (UIs) for manipulating display areas on a GUI workspace by transitioning the display areas from an original state to one of a set of enhanced window states are provided. Initially, an indication to resize a display area is received at an operating system, which consequently invokes an appropriate window state. The indication may include capturing an edge of the display area and vertically dragging the edge to a dock-target region, thereby invoking a vertically-maximized state. Accordingly, configuration settings of the vertically-maximized state are applied such that the display area is stretched to approximately the screen height. In another instance, the indication may include capturing the display area and dragging a display area into a dock-target region, thereby invoking a semi-maximized state. Configuration settings of the semi-maximized state are applied, thus, extending the display area to approximately cover a predefined GUI workspace region.
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What is claimed is: 1. A computing device for resizing a display area presented on a graphical user interface (GUI) workspace having a screen height defined between top and bottom edges of the GUI workspace and a screen width defined between left and right edges of the GUI workspace, wherein the display area is presented in an original window state characterized by a window height that is less than the screen height and a window width that is less than the screen width, the computi…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9239667B2 cover?
- Computer-readable media, computerized methods, and user interfaces (UIs) for manipulating display areas on a GUI workspace by transitioning the display areas from an original state to one of a set of enhanced window states are provided. Initially, an indication to resize a display area is received at an operating system, which consequently invokes an appropriate window state. The indication may…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Microsoft Technology Licensing Llc, Microsoft Technology Licencing Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F3/04845. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 19 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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