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1. In a computer system with a display device, a method of displaying information on the display device comprising:
- graphically displaying a plurality of independent user interfaces in a designated area on the display device, said independent user interfaces displaying dynamic information;
moving at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces from a current location for said at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces to a destination location;
rearranging automatically the plurality of independent user interfaces in the designated area after the moving step so that the plurality of user interfaces in the designated area are substantially evenly spaced.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying information on a display such that access to applications or dynamic information through independent user interfaces may be attained in a designated area on a display and may be easily and conveniently moved from the designated area on the display to any other location in the display. Further, the applications or independent user interfaces may be arranged automatically such that the independent user interfaces may be substantially evenly spaced.
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1. In a computer system with a display device, a method of displaying information on the display device comprising:
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graphically displaying a plurality of independent user interfaces in a designated area on the display device, said independent user interfaces displaying dynamic information;
moving at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces from a current location for said at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces to a destination location;
rearranging automatically the plurality of independent user interfaces in the designated area after the moving step so that the plurality of user interfaces in the designated area are substantially evenly spaced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for displaying information on a display device comprising:
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a display device for graphically displaying a plurality of independent user interfaces in a designated area on the display device, said independent user interfaces displaying dynamic information;
a processor for moving at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces from a current location for said at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces to a destination location and for rearranging automatically the plurality of independent user interfaces in the designated area after moving said at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces so that the plurality of user interfaces in the designated area are substantially evenly spaced. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable medium comprising executable code for performing the steps of:
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graphically displaying a plurality of independent user interfaces in a designated area on the display device, said independent user interfaces displaying dynamic information;
moving at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces from a current location for said at least one of said plurality of independent user interfaces to a destination location;
rearranging automatically the plurality of independent user interfaces in the designated area after the moving step so that the plurality of user interfaces in the designated area are substantially evenly spaced. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display, a method of providing the graphical user interface on the display, comprising the steps of:
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(a) retrieving a set of independent user interfaces for the graphical user interface, said independent user interfaces providing dynamic information;
(b) displaying the graphical user interface comprising the set of independent user interfaces on the display;
(c) moving at least one of the independent user interfaces from a current location in the graphical user interface to a destination location;
(d) rearranging automatically the plurality of independent user interfaces in the graphical user interface after the moving step so that the plurality of independent user interfaces in the graphical user interface are substantially evenly spaced.
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