System for presenting alternate views of a computer window environment
US5497454A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/14
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for presenting an alternate view of computer windows on a display device. Upon selection by a user, the system presents the alternate view, which may include a top, side, or bottom view of the windows. These alternate views are indicators, such as title bars, corresponding to the windows and presented in relative position to another as if the user were looking at the tops, sides, or bottoms of the windows. The user may also manipulate the windows in the alternate view, and the system alters a normal view of the windows accordingly.
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