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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2022
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Benjamin David Cox, Newbury, GB;
Joseph Sayer, Bury St Edmunds, GB;
Andrew David Lyell, Winchester, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for placing an application window is provided. The embodiment may include receiving a window opening event for the application window. In response to determining that the application window can be repositioned and resized, the embodiment may include identifying one or more active areas of a computing device screen. An active area is an area of the computing device screen which is currently displaying one or more other windows and their respective interactive elements. The embodiment may include utilizing one or more search algorithms to identify a least active area of the one or more active areas of the computing device screen. The embodiment may include displaying the application window within the least active area.