System and method for providing a window management mode
US7681143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 12, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/12
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mode of managing windows in a graphical user interface in which the application windows may be presented in a tiled manner is provided. Upon invocation of the mode inactive application windows may be scaled down and organized in a manner so as to set them aside from the currently active application window while the active application window may remain at or near full size and be positioned in a centralized location in the desktop space.
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