Windowed computer display
US5555364A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/1091
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of displaying graphical data on a display device of a computer system and a computer system employing the method. The method comprises the steps of: (1) forming a first window on the display device, the first window capable of displaying data associated with a first task executing on the computer system, the first window occluding a first portion of a total area of the display device, the first window being a currently active window and (2) forming a second window on the display device, the second window capable of displaying data associated with a second task executing on the computer system, the second window occluding a second portion of the total area of the display device and superseding the first window as the currently active window, the first window occluding the second window to an extent that the first portion overlaps the second portion, the first window continuing to present functions associated with the first task to the user while the user interacts with the second task, the first task automatically redesignating the second window as the currently active window when the user is not interacting with the first task.
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