Patent ID: 11868160
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method for reconfiguring application windows in a display, the method comprising:
displaying a first application window and a second application window;
receiving a drag input for moving the first application window;
based on the drag input entering an invocation region, displaying a layout menu with a plurality of display layouts, each of the display layouts including one or more snap zones;
receiving a hover of the first application window over a particular snap zone of a particular display layout of the plurality of display layouts;
based on the hover of the first application window over the particular snap zone, displaying a zone-indicator pane corresponding to the particular snap zone;
receiving a drop input of the first application window over the particular snap zone; and
in response to the drop input, resizing and repositioning the first application window according the particular snap zone.