Presentation of user-specified display regions
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
- receiving a user selection of a plurality of regions of a graphical user interface displayed on a first display device; and
displaying representations of the regions, but not any of the remainder of the graphical user interface, on a second different display device.
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Abstract
The reproduction of one or more selected regions from a primary desktop onto an extended desktop, without any other portion of the primary desktop, is disclosed. The user or a software application may thereby have discretion as to what is and is not presented on the extended desktop. Selected regions may be windows, regions that are custom-defined regardless of whether they include a window, or even pre-defined non-window regions. Because the selected regions are already on the user'"'"'s primary desktop, the user is always able to view and manipulate the extended desktop, by manipulation of the primary desktop, without having to do anything special. In addition, windows or other regions that are obscured by other object on the primary desktop are not necessarily obscured on the extended desktop. An application programming interface is also described that allows a software application and/or a software developer to access reproduction functionality.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a plurality of regions of a graphical user interface displayed on a first display device; and
displaying representations of the regions, but not any of the remainder of the graphical user interface, on a second different display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a first window within a primary desktop, the first window being generated on the primary desktop by a first software application;
displaying a first representation of a content of the first window, but not any of the remainder of the primary desktop, within an extended desktop;
after displaying the first representation, receiving a user selection of a different second window within the primary desktop, the second window being generated on the primary desktop by a different second software application;
displaying a second representation of a content of the second window, but not any of the remainder of the primary desktop, within the extended desktop. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a first region within a primary desktop;
displaying a first representation of the first region of the desktop, but not any of the remainder of the primary desktop, within an extended desktop;
after displaying the first representation, receiving a user selection of a different second region within the primary desktop;
displaying a second representation of the second region, simultaneously with a third representation of the first region, within the extended desktop. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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