Method and apparatus for application window grouping and management

    公开(公告)号:US20060224991A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-10-05

    申请号:US11094140

    申请日:2005-03-31

    IPC分类号: G06F9/00

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0481 G06F9/451

    摘要: A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of displaying a first application window and a second application window on a display screen, declaring the first application window and the second application window as a group, the second application window being independent of and external to the first application window, grouping the first application window and the second window into a group, and displaying the group as a representation on the display screen. As new application windows are opened, they may be added to the group and/or they may become members of a second group of application windows. A user may switch between various groups.

    Operating system program launch menu search
    22.
    发明申请
    Operating system program launch menu search 有权
    操作系统程序启动菜单搜索

    公开(公告)号:US20060218503A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-09-28

    申请号:US11085654

    申请日:2005-03-22

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00 G06F3/00

    摘要: An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly locate programs, documents, communications, and other data items. An auto-complete feature may be used, e.g., when the user restricts the locations searched for the user-entered search text. A most commonly used program list may include programs based on various criteria including both frequency of use and recent use, thereby always including a most recently used item. An all programs view may display programs and documents in a hosted-tree view within the original confines of the program launch menu, thereby negating the need to open sub-menus on top of a large portion of the desktop displayed on the display device.

    摘要翻译: 诸如开始菜单的操作系统程序启动菜单提供了用于用户快速有效地定位和发射所需数据项(例如程序,数据文件,存储位置等)的各种机制。 程序启动菜单中的搜索框可用于快速定位程序,文档,通信和其他数据项。 可以使用自动完成功能,例如当用户限制搜索到用户输入的搜索文本的位置时。 最常用的程序列表可以包括基于包括使用频率和最近使用的各种标准的程序,从而总是包括最近使用的项目。 所有程序视图可以在程序启动菜单的原始范围内的托管树视图中显示程序和文档,从而不需要在显示设备上显示的桌面的大部分之上打开子菜单。

    Multiple window behavior system
    24.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20060161860A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US11036615

    申请日:2005-01-18

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F2203/04803

    摘要: A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of associating a first window with a second window, where the second window is independent of the first window, arranging the first window and the second window on a display screen, where the first window and the second window are configured to fit within a predetermined region of the display screen, and notifying an application program corresponding to the first window that the second window is associated with the first window. An indicator may appear on the display as a target region when a user desires to associate the first and the second windows. Subsequent operations performed on the first window are performed automatically on the second window. For example, when a user is comparing two documents, she can scroll down one document and have the second document automatically scroll as well.

    Multi-application tabbing system
    25.
    发明申请
    Multi-application tabbing system 有权
    多应用标签系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060161859A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-20

    申请号:US11036614

    申请日:2005-01-18

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    CPC分类号: G06F3/048 G06F2203/04803

    摘要: A method for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of associating a first window with at least one second window, the at least one second window being independent of and external to the first window, and combining the first window and the at least one second window into a common window on a display screen, the first window and the at least one second window being configured to share a common window frame. An indicator may appear on the display as a target region when a user desires to associate the first and the second windows. Subsequent operations performed on the common window are performed automatically on any underlying window. For example, when a user chooses to save the contents of the common window, the contents of all of the windows of the common window may be saved.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在显示屏幕上显示多个窗口的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤:将第一窗口与至少一个第二窗口相关联,所述至少一个第二窗口独立于第一窗口并且在第一窗口外部,以及将第一窗口和至少一个第二窗口组合成公共窗口 显示屏幕,第一窗口和至少一个第二窗口被配置为共享公共窗口框架。 当用户期望将第一和第二窗口关联时,指示器可以作为目标区域出现在显示器上。 在公共窗口执行的后续操作将在任何底层窗口上自动执行。 例如,当用户选择保存公共窗口的内容时,可以保存公共窗口的所有窗口的内容。