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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2020
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Adachi, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Muramatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Yokoyama, Tokyo, JP;
Yukako Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuki Kozuma, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a conventional multi-window function, when it is desired to switch an application to another application, only one application can be switched, which lacks usability. Therefore, provided is an information processing apparatus that includes an operation unit configured to detect an operation by a user, and a display unit configured to display a first application list and a second application list in response to detecting a first user operation, display a first application selected in a first window in response to detecting a second user operation for selecting the first application from the first application list, and display a second application selected in a second window in response to detecting a third user operation for selecting the second application from the second application list.