Multi-application tabbing system
First Claim
1. A method for combining a plurality of windows on a display screen, the method comprising steps of:
- associating a first window with at least one second window, said 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.
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Abstract
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.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for combining a plurality of windows on a display screen, the method comprising steps of:
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associating a first window with at least one second window, said 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A series of computer-executable instructions for combining a plurality of windows on a display screen, the instructions performing a step of sending an instruction to combine a first top level window corresponding to a first application program and an at least one second top level window corresponding to a second application program into a common window.
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18. A software architecture for processing data representative of combined windows, comprising:
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at least one component configured to combine a first top level window and a second level window into a common window; and
at least one application program interface to access the component. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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