Unified Window and Tab Presentation Across Applications
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of computing devices face challenges in visually representing logical sets of open windows or tabs across different applications, as there is no existing representation of these relationships on the device.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system that receives a user request to view open windows or tabs associated with a first application, presenting a representation of both the first set of windows or tabs opened with that application and a second set of windows or tabs with address information associated with the first application, but opened with a different application, such as a web browser, interspersed together on the display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If windows or tabs from different applications are presented separately, then each application can be managed independently, but users cannot visually organize and manage logical sets of windows or tabs across applications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the presentation of windows and tabs from different applications into a unified view. The system combines first set of windows/tabs (opened with first application) and second set of windows/tabs (opened with second application but having address information associated with first application) into a single integrated display, allowing users to see and manage logical sets across applications simultaneously
2Device complexity
If only windows or tabs opened with the same application are grouped together, then application-specific management is simplified, but the relationship between logically related windows or tabs from different applications is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal presentation mechanism that can handle multiple scenarios: windows/tabs from the same application, windows/tabs from different applications with address information associations, and logical sets spanning multiple applications. This multi-functional approach allows a single unified view to serve various organizational needs without requiring separate mechanisms for each case
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AI summary
Systems and methods for presenting windows or tabs are provided. In some aspects, a request is received, via a user input device, to view a set of windows or tabs that are open at a computing device and associated with a first application. A representation of a first set of windows or tabs is presented via a display device, the first set of windows or tabs including windows or tabs opened with the first application. A representation of a second set of windows or tabs is presented, via the display device, in conjunction with the first set of windows or tabs, the second set of windows or tabs including windows or tabs having address information associated with the first application and being opened with a second application different from the first application.