Method and apparatus for redrawing transparent windows
US5831615A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04804
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for re-drawing a transparent window on at least one display device of a computer based system having a central processor and a memory is disclosed. Having a transparent window and an underlying second window, it is determined whether the underlying second window is active. If the underlying second window is active, the transparent window is hidden. The underlying second window is re-drawn and the transparent window is shown. Otherwise, the transparent window is maintained.
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