US010254942B2 (12 ) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No. : US 10 , 254, 942 B2 Vranjes et al. (45 ) Date of Patent: Apr . 9 , 2019 ( 54 ) ADAPTIVE SIZING AND POSITIONING OF ( 56 ) References Cited APPLICATION WINDOWS U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS (71 ) Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC , 3 , 227 ,888 A 1 / 1966 Shepherd et al . Redmond , WA (US ) 3 ,410 , 774 A 11/ 1968 Barson et al. 3 , 542 , 453 A 11 / 1970 Kantor ( 72 ) Inventors : Miron Vranjes , Seattle , WA (US ) ; 3 , 836 , 258 A 9 / 1974 Courten et al. 3 , 906 , 528 A 9 / 1975 Johnson Oliver R . Jones , Seattle , WA (US ); Nils 3 , 971, 065 A 7 / 1976 Bayer Anders Sundelin , Duvall , WA (US ) ; 4 , 200 , 395 A 4 / 1980 Smith et al . Chaitanya Dev Sareen , Seattle , WA 4 , 294 , 507 A 10 / 1981 Johnson 4 , 343 , 890 A 8 / 1982 Phillips et al. (US ) ; Steven J . Frederickson , Seattle , 4 ,402 ,610 A 9 / 1983 Lacombat WA (US ) 4 , 560 , 249 A 12 / 1985 Nishiwaki et al. 4 ,664 , 524 A 5 / 1987 Hattori et al. 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GO6F 3 / 04847 ( 2013 .01 ) ; G06F 3 / 0481 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; G06F 3 /04842 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; G06F (57 ) ABSTRACT 2203/ 04803 ( 2013. 01 ) This document describes techniques and apparatuses (58 ) Field of Classification Search enabling adaptive sizing and positioning of application CPC . .. .. .. GO6F 3 /04847 ; G06F 3 /0481 ; G06F windows. In some embodiments , these techniques and appa 3 /04842 ; G06F 2203 /04803 ratuses enable sizing and positioning of application windows USPC . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 715 / 803 , 807 to provide an optimized layout of application windows. See application file for complete search history . 19 Claims, 28 Drawing Sheets 600 : * * * * * * * * * * 8 : 8 : 8 : 88 * * : 8 : 8 : & * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - * * * * * 604 * * * ** * * * 604 * * * * A 602 606 602609 mm wwwwwMMMmwww 6105 614 accesses MMMb128300: DigiR382832 618 * * * " 620 18 : 35 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 620 * * * * : WWWWA : A : A : YYXA: AAwwww : 2 :55 : 333 . 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