US Patent Application 18223068. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS simplified abstract

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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

Organization Name

Sony Group Corporation


Inventor(s)

Hidenari Koshimae of Tokyo (JP)

[[Pál Sz�sz of Lund (SE)]]

[[Samuel Sj�blom of Malmö (SE)]]

Sara Berg of Lund (SE)

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18223068 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an information processing apparatus that can display multiple windows on a screen and allows users to move these windows.

  • The apparatus has a display controller that can display two windows on the screen, one on top of the other.
  • It also has an input obtaining unit that can capture user inputs for moving the top window on the screen.
  • When the user tries to move the top window outside of the screen, the display controller changes the state of the window.
  • The window is then displayed at the end of the screen, depending on the direction of the movement.

Bullet points:

  • Information processing apparatus with a display controller and input obtaining unit.
  • Allows users to display two windows on a screen, one on top of the other.
  • Users can move the top window using inputs.
  • If the user tries to move the window outside of the screen, the window's state changes.
  • The window is then displayed at the end of the screen, based on the direction of movement.


Original Abstract Submitted

An information processing apparatus includes a display controller for displaying a first display window which is displayable with a second display window in a display screen in a superposed manner, and an input obtaining unit for obtaining a user’s input for moving the first display window in the display screen. The display controller changes, when a user’s input for moving the first display window toward an outside of the display screen is obtained in a first display state in which the first display window is displayed in the display screen, a state of the first display window to a second display state in which the first display window is displayed in a region at an end of the display screen in accordance with a direction of the movement of the first display window.

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