Multi-Display Window Drag UI for Clear Display Area Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
The mixing of similar display area selection functions in operating systems and applications can confuse users, leading to reduced operability when selecting display destinations.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that control display on one or multiple displays by performing a series of processes including displaying icons, selecting a display area, canceling and resuming icon displays based on drag operations, and adjusting areas according to predetermined conditions such as input devices and screen sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If display area selection functions are provided by both the OS and applications, then more display options are available, but user confusion increases and operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the display area selection functionality by spatially separating it into distinct regions: the first area for application-level selection and the second area for OS-level selection. This segmentation allows both functions to coexist without confusion, as each operates in its designated zone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different functional qualities to different areas of the display. The first area (application region) handles application-specific display preferences, while the second area (OS region) handles system-wide display preferences. Each area has its own selection icons and operational characteristics, creating localized functional zones that prevent user confusion.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple icons for display area selection are displayed simultaneously, then comprehensive selection is enabled, but display clutter increases and interface complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the icon display into segmented regions corresponding to the first and second areas. Application-level selection icons are displayed only in the first area, while OS-level selection icons are displayed only in the second area. This spatial segmentation prevents icon overlap and reduces visual clutter while maintaining comprehensive selection capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts and separates the two types of selection icons into different spatial zones. By taking out the OS-level icons and placing them exclusively in the second area, and application-level icons exclusively in the first area, the interface avoids displaying all icons simultaneously in one location, thereby reducing complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus displays first icons corresponding to each of one or a plurality of displays when a drag operation is accepted on a window of an application displayed on a display, selects a display corresponding to an icon selected by the drag operation among the first icons for displaying the window, and displays a second icon from which a display area is selectable for displaying the window within a screen area of the selected display. In addition, the information processing apparatus cancels the display of the first icon and the second icon in response to an operation position by the drag operation reaching a first area within the screen area of the display, and resumes the display of the first icon and the second icon in response to the operation position by the drag operation moving out of a second area within the screen area.