Granted Patent B2

US 12,487,723 · App. 18/223,068 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Inventors: Hidenari Koshimae (Tokyo, JP); Pál Szász (Lund, SE); Samuel Sjöblom (Malmö, SE); Sara Berg (Lund, SE)

Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION

G06F3/0481G06F3/04883

Abstract

Claims (41)

1 . A method implemented by a terminal including a display screen and circuitry, the method comprising:

controlling display of a first display window on the display screen, the first display window having a movement element;

obtaining a user input through the movement element for moving the first display window on the display screen by directly touching and moving the movement element by the user input;

moving a relative location of the movement element within the first display window based on a position of the first display window on the display screen; and

moving the first display window, by the user input through the movement element, to a left edge of the display screen, and based on position of the first display window being at the left edge of the display screen, moving the move element to an upper-rightmost corner of the first display window.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying the movement element in a region at an end of the display screen, after the relative location of the movement element is moved.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a portion of the first display window at an edge of the display screen.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the movement element is displayed in the displayed portion of the first display window.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a portion of the first display window at the left edge of the display screen.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a portion of the first display window at a right edge of the display screen.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

controlling transition of the displayed portion of the first display window into an icon that is displayed.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

after receiving a user input, controlling transition of the displayed portion of the first display window into an icon that is displayed.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the user input is a touch operation.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein when a user input on the display screen does not satisfy a condition, the first display window is moved in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first display window was dragged.

11 . A terminal comprising:

a display screen; and

circuitry configured to:

control display of a first display window on the display screen, the first display window having a movement element,

obtain a user input through the movement element for moving the first display window on the display screen by directly touching and moving the movement element by the user input,

move a relative location of the movement element within the first display window based on a position of the first display window on the display screen; and

move the first display window, by the user input through the movement element, to a left edge of the display screen, and based on position of the first display window being at the left edge of the display screen, move the move element to an upper-rightmost corner of the first display window.

12 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to display the movement element in a region at an end of the display screen, after the relative location of the movement element is moved.

13 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to display a portion of the first display window at an edge of the display screen.

14 . The terminal of claim 13 , wherein the movement element is displayed in the displayed portion of the first display window.

15 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to display a portion of the first display window at the left edge of the display screen.

16 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to display a portion of the first display window at a right edge of the display screen.

17 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control transition of the displayed portion of the first display window into an icon that is displayed.

18 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to control, after receiving a user input, transition of the displayed portion of the first display window into an icon that is displayed.

19 . The terminal of claim 18 , wherein the user input is a touch operation.

20 . The terminal of claim 11 , wherein when a user input on the display screen does not satisfy a condition, the circuitry is configured to move the first display window in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first display window was dragged.

21 . A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a terminal including a display screen and circuitry, control the terminal to implement a method comprising:

controlling display of a first display window on the display screen, the first display window having a movement element;

obtaining a user input through the movement element for moving the first display window on the display screen by directly touching and moving the movement element by the user input;

moving a relative location of the movement element within the first display window based on a position of the first display window on the display screen; and

moving the first display window, by the user input through the movement element, to a left edge of the display screen, and based on position of the first display window being at the left edge of the display screen, moving the move element to an upper-rightmost corner of the first display window.

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