Multiple window behavior system
First Claim
6-1. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of notifying the application program corresponding to the first window that the at least one second window is associated with the first window no longer.
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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 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.
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20 Claims
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6-1. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of notifying the application program corresponding to the first window that the at least one second window is associated with the first window no longer.
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11. A method of associating multiple windows into a common window on a display screen, the method comprising steps of:
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receiving a first input corresponding to a request to move a first open window by a mouse pointer;
determining whether the first open window has been moved within a predefined area of a region of a display screen;
upon determining that the first open window has been moved within the predefined area, displaying an indicator corresponding to a target region for associating windows;
receiving a second input corresponding to a request to drop the first open window by the mouse pointer over the indicator; and
associating the first open window with a second open window into a common open window. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A series of computer-executable instructions for displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen, the instructions performing steps of:
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sending an instruction to display a first window corresponding to a first application program and a second window corresponding to a second application program into a predetermined arrangement;
sending a first notification message to the first application program that the second window corresponding to the second application program is associated with the first window;
sending a second notification message to the second application program that the first window corresponding to the first application program is associated with the second window; and
,sending an instruction to automatically modify the second window in response to a modification of the first window. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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