Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sung-min Yoon

Young-kuk Kim

Baum-sauk Kim

An apparatus and method for managing the layout of a window is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit that displays the window on a screen; the screen is divided into a plurality of display areas; a pointer-position-checking unit that checks the coordinate position of a pointer moved by a user and determines the one display area corresponding to the position of the checked pointer; and a window-size-adjusting unit that moves the window to the one display area where the pointer is positioned and adjusts the size of the window in proportion to the size of the one display area.

Apparatus and method for managing layout of a window

An operating system switching method in a computer system having at least two operating systems is provided. The operating system switching method may include receiving a command of switching a first operating system that is currently running to a second operating system, causing the computer system to make a transition to a low-power sleeping state in response to the command, and booting the computer system using the second operating system in the transitioned state.

Computer system, method, and medium for switching operating system

A method of a display apparatus managing a plurality of virtual workspaces of including generating a first data structure as a reference of at least a window; generating a second data structure as a reference of windows respectively linked to the virtual workspaces on the basis of the first data structure; generating a third data structure as a reference of a shared window linked to all of the virtual workspaces; selecting one of the plurality of virtual workspaces; and displaying the shared window and/or the window linked to the selected virtual workspace on the basis of the first data structure, the second data structure, and the third data structure.

Display apparatus and management method for virtual workspace thereof

A method of controlling a computer system including a remote controller having a plurality of selection buttons and producing different remote signals according to selection of a user, and a system controller controlling the system in response to the remote signal produced by the remote controller. The method includes setting up a mouse function according to the remote signals corresponding to the selection buttons of the remote controller; receiving the remote signals from the remote controller; determining whether the mode of the remote controller is selected for a mouse mode; and changing the received remote signal into a mouse message for performing the preset mouse function and providing the mouse message to the system controller, when it is determined that the remote controller is employed in the mouse mode.

Computer system and method of controlling the same via a remote controller used as a mouse

Provided is a method and apparatus for managing the power of a portable computer system, in which a convenient user interface is provided. The method includes calculating a range of a desired time-of-use based on power consumption of the portable computer system and a remaining battery capacity at a minimum power level of the portable computer system, providing the calculated range of the desired time-of-use and a desired time input box that allows a user to input the desired time-of-use, inputting the desired time-of-use through the desired time input box, and resetting the power level of the portable computer system according to the input desired time-of-use.

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Seoul, South Korea

Sung-min Yoon