Multi-Window Application Switching Without Mode Reactivation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multi-window functions on information processing devices require users to release and re-activate the function to switch applications, impairing usability.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that detects user operations to display first and second application lists, allowing users to select applications directly from these lists for simultaneous display in multiple windows without releasing the multi-window function.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional multi-window function is used with upper and lower displays, then two applications can be simultaneously displayed, but switching applications requires releasing and re-activating the multi-window function which reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The application lists are segmented into two separate lists (first application list for first window, second application list for second window), allowing independent selection in each window without affecting the other. This segmentation enables direct application switching in each window while maintaining multi-window mode, eliminating the need to release and re-activate the function.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary action by displaying both application lists simultaneously when multi-window mode is activated. Users can pre-select applications from both lists before finalizing the multi-window configuration, enabling quick switching without requiring mode deactivation and reactivation.
2Productivity
If multi-window function is activated for simultaneous display, then productivity increases, but device complexity increases due to mode management
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the application selection process into two independent segments (first application list and second application list), each corresponding to a specific window. This segmentation simplifies the management complexity by allowing independent control of each window's application without requiring complex mode switching logic.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit is designed to handle multiple functions: displaying multiple windows, managing separate application lists for each window, detecting user selections, and switching applications independently in each window. This multi-functionality consolidates what would otherwise require separate mode management operations into a single integrated system.
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AI summary
In a conventional multi-window function, when it is desired to switch an application to another application, only one application can be switched, which lacks usability. Therefore, provided is an information processing apparatus that includes an operation unit configured to detect an operation by a user, and a display unit configured to display a first application list and a second application list in response to detecting a first user operation, display a first application selected in a first window in response to detecting a second user operation for selecting the first application from the first application list, and display a second application selected in a second window in response to detecting a third user operation for selecting the second application from the second application list.