IP Library Patent Application 12402619
Patent Application
App. No. 12/402,619

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS

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App. No.
12/402,619
Abstract

According to an aspect of the invention there is provided an electronic apparatus including: a controller configured to execute a first application program and a second application program; a display module including a screen configured to simultaneously display a first window for the first application program and a second window for the second application program; an extraction module configured to extract information related to the first application program when the first and second windows are displayed on the screen and the first window is inactive; and a reference module configured to refer to the information in the second application program when the first and second windows are displayed on the screen and the second window is active.

Claims (22)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to execute a first application program and a second application program;

a display module comprising a screen configured to simultaneously display a first window for the first application program and a second window for the second application program;

an extraction module configured to extract information related to the first application program when the first and second windows are displayed on the screen and the first window is inactive; and

a reference module configured to refer to the information in the second application program when the first and second windows are displayed on the screen and the second window is active.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a reception module configured to receive an input of a character,

wherein the reference module is configured to present the information as an input assistance when the first and second windows are displayed and the reception module receives the input.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first window is located on an upper area of the screen and the second window is located on a lower area of the screen when the second application program is active.

4 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a controller configured to execute a first application program and a second application program;

a display module comprising a screen configured to simultaneously display a first window for the first application program and a second window for the second application program;

an extraction module configured to extract meta-information of the first application program when the first and second windows are displayed on the screen and the first window is inactive; and

a reference module configured to refer to the meta-information in the second application program when the first and second windows are displayed on the screen and the second window is active.

5 The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:

a presentation module configured to present a plurality of pieces of meta-information extracted by the extraction module; and

a reception module configured to receive selection of any of the plurality of pieces of meta-information,

wherein the reference module is configured to refer to the selected meta-information in the second application program when the first and second windows are displayed and the selection is received.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising a detection module configured to detect a change of the meta-information in the first application program,

wherein the extraction module is configured to extract the meta-information of the first application program when the detecting module detects the change.

7 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the first window is located on an upper area of the screen and the second window is located on a lower area of the screen when the second application program is active.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2013
From: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
To: FUJITSU MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029645/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2010
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025433/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2009
From: KATO, MASARU; SHIMIZU, HIROFUMI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 022558/0900 →