Intelligent windows bumping method and system
US7176943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/1438
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for bumping graphical components between display regions of a graphical computer interface are provided. The present invention bumps a selected graphical component in response to a signal from an input device. Bumping involves locating a destination location for the graphical component to be bumped, and moving the graphical component to the destination. The destination can be determined in any one of a number of different manners. Destinations can be located at a predetermined distance from an original location of a graphical component, at an “analogous” location on another display region, or at an open location in the same display region or another display region.
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