Method for displaying overlapping documents in a computer environment
First Claim
1. A computer system comprising:
- a memory for storing programs and data;
a processor for executing programs stored in the memory;
a video display for displaying video images generated by the programs;
an input device connected to the processor wherein a user can input data to a program executed by the processor through the input device; and
first and second documents simultaneously displayed by at least a first program over the video display in an overlapping manner;
wherein when a user is processing the first document by using the first program and the input device, the overlapping portion of the first document displayed on the video display is completely visible to the user and the overlapping portion of the second document displayed on the video display is partially visible to the user so that the user can partially see the second document while working on the first document.
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Abstract
A computer system with a memory for storing programs and data, a processor for executing programs stored in the memory, a video display for displaying video images generated by the programs, an input device connected to the processor, and first and second documents simultaneously displayed by at least a first program over the video display in an overlapping manner. The input device enables a user to provide input data to a program executed by the processor. When a user is processing the first document by using the first program and the input device, the overlapping portion of the first document displayed on the video display is completely visible to the user and the overlapping portion of the second document displayed on the video display is partially visible to the user so that the user can partially see the second document while working on the first document.
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9 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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a memory for storing programs and data;
a processor for executing programs stored in the memory;
a video display for displaying video images generated by the programs;
an input device connected to the processor wherein a user can input data to a program executed by the processor through the input device; and
first and second documents simultaneously displayed by at least a first program over the video display in an overlapping manner;
wherein when a user is processing the first document by using the first program and the input device, the overlapping portion of the first document displayed on the video display is completely visible to the user and the overlapping portion of the second document displayed on the video display is partially visible to the user so that the user can partially see the second document while working on the first document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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