Method for assisting window selection in a graphical user interface
US5892511A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2203/04804
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for assisting window selection in a graphical user interface determines one or more current top-level windows to be displayed to a user for selection by the user. The user is then able to select a particular window of the one or more windows being displayed. In some embodiments, the one or more current top-level windows are displayed as translucent windows. Additionally, in some embodiments, a user is able to cycle through multiple sets of one or more windows in order to locate a particular window.
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