Multi-Display Window Drag Layout for Intuitive Screen Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing apparatuses with multiple displays face difficulties in intuitively distinguishing between display areas for window selection due to similar icon designs and numbering, leading to poor operability.
Innovation Solution
The apparatus includes a processor that displays first icons corresponding to multiple displays based on their arrangement, allowing users to select a display destination through drag operations, with icons designed to resemble the actual display layout and differentiated designs for embedded and external displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If icons for selecting multiple displays are displayed with standard design, then the interface maintains consistency, but it becomes difficult to distinguish between different display icons and intuitively recognize which display each icon corresponds to
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by giving each display icon unique visual characteristics based on its position and type. Embedded display icons and external display icons have different designs, and icons are arranged to reflect the actual display layout. This allows users to intuitively identify which icon corresponds to which display without relying on abstract numbers alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by creating icons that visually represent the actual display arrangement. The icons are arranged on the display in the same spatial relationship as the physical displays themselves, providing a visual copy of the display configuration that helps users intuitively identify and select the correct display.
2Ease of operation
If multiple displays are supported with standard icon arrangement, then the system maintains simplicity, but users cannot intuitively recognize the correspondence between icons and actual display positions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy of the display arrangement by arranging icons in the same spatial relationship as the physical displays. External displays are positioned according to their actual locations relative to the embedded display, providing an intuitive visual representation that eliminates the need for complex labeling while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color changes to differentiate between embedded and external display icons. By applying distinct colors or color schemes to different display types, the system provides immediate visual identification without adding complex structural elements, thus improving intuitiveness without significantly increasing complexity.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus is configured to perform, when a drag operation is accepted on a window displayed on one of the plurality of displays, a first display process of displaying first icons corresponding to the plurality of displays on a display on which the drag operation is started, a first selection process of selecting a display corresponding to an icon selected by the drag operation among the first icons corresponding to the plurality of displays as a display for displaying the window being dragged, and a second display process of displaying a second icon from which a display area is selectable for displaying the window within a screen area of the selected display, in which in the first display process, the first icons corresponding to the plurality of displays are displayed based on arrangement of the plurality of displays.