Data entry screen method
US5430839A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0481
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for searching through a stack of windows displayed on a computer screen at the same time wherein each window is identified as being of a particular object type and each object type is associated with an icon that is continuously displayed on the screen in a palette window. Clicking on an icon cycles only the windows of that object type. A particular window is found and brought into display focus (to the top of the stack) by clicking on the icon associated with the object type of the window being sought until the window appears.
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