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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Jonathan J. Hull, San Carlos, CA (US);
Peter Hart, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan J. Hull, San Carlos, CA (US);
Peter Hart, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ricoh Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for combining the user interfaces of several applications is disclosed. Data generated by a first application is extracted from a display buffer. The data is associated with a user interface from the first application. From the extracted data, a layout pattern is recognized. Using the layout, an overlay is created. The overlay is used to display a second data generated by a second application. There is no direct link between the first application and the second application.