公开(公告)号：US20040261037A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-23

申请号：US10689687

申请日：2003-10-22

Applicant: Apple Computer, Inc.

Inventor： Bas Ording ,  John Louch

IPC: G09G005/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0481

Abstract: A computer-human interface provides a mechanism to manage the available space of a computer display in a manner that facilitates navigation among multiple windows that are overlaid upon one another. The interface includes a user-selectable mode in which the windows are rearranged, and resized if necessary, so that all open windows can be simultaneously viewed within the area of the display, thereby enabling any one of the windows to be easily selected for access. In effect, the presentation of the windows is nullflattenednull so that all windows appear at the same virtual depth, rather than overlapping one another. With this approach, there is no need to minimize windows in order to access one that is overlaid by another, thereby enabling the user to keep the content of all windows visible and accessible. Subsets of windows can be repositioned in the same manner, or all windows can be removed from the display area for access to desktop objects.

Abstract translation: 计算机人机界面提供了一种机制，以便于在彼此重叠的多个窗口之间的导航的方式来管理计算机显示器的可用空间。 接口包括用户可选择的模式，其中窗口被重新排列，并且如果需要进行调整大小，使得可以在显示器的区域内同时观看所有打开的窗口，从而使得任何一个窗口能够容易地被选择进行访问。 实际上，窗口的呈现被“平坦化”，使得所有窗口出现在相同的虚拟深度，而不是彼此重叠。 使用这种方法，不需要最小化窗口以便访问被另一个覆盖的窗口，从而使得用户能够保持所有窗口的内容可见和可访问。 可以以相同的方式重新定位窗口的子集，或者可以从显示区域中删除所有窗口以访问桌面对象。

公开(公告)号：US20040261038A1

公开(公告)日：2004-12-23

申请号：US10465855

申请日：2003-06-20

Applicant: Apple Computer, Inc.

Inventor： Bas Ording ,  John Louch

IPC: G09G005/00

CPC classification number: G06F3/0481

Abstract: A computer-human interface provides a mechanism to manage the available space of a computer display in a manner that facilitates navigation among multiple windows that are overlaid upon one another. The interface includes a user-selectable mode in which the windows are rearranged, and resized if necessary, so that all open windows can be simultaneously viewed within the area of the display, thereby enabling any one of the windows to be easily selected for access. In effect, the presentation of the windows is nullflattenednull so that all windows appear at the same virtual depth, rather than overlapping one another. With this approach, there is no need to minimize windows in order to access one that is overlaid by another, thereby enabling the user to keep the content of all windows visible and accessible. Subsets of windows can be repositioned in the same manner, or all windows can be removed from the display area.

Abstract translation: 计算机人机界面提供了一种机制，以便于在彼此重叠的多个窗口之间的导航的方式来管理计算机显示器的可用空间。 接口包括用户可选择的模式，其中窗口被重新排列，并且如果需要进行调整大小，使得可以在显示器的区域内同时观看所有打开的窗口，从而使得任何一个窗口能够容易地被选择进行访问。 实际上，窗口的呈现被“平坦化”，使得所有窗口出现在相同的虚拟深度，而不是彼此重叠。 使用这种方法，不需要最小化窗口以便访问被另一个覆盖的窗口，从而使得用户能够保持所有窗口的内容可见和可访问。 可以以相同的方式重新定位窗口的子集，或者可以从显示区域中删除所有窗口。