Creating viewports from selected regions of windows
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- creating a viewport based on a selected region of a source window;
determining first data that is within the selected region;
displaying the first data in the viewport; and
removing the source window from view.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, create a viewport based on a selected region of a source window, determine data that is within the selected region, and display the data in the viewport. The source window is minimized to an icon, which represents the source window, but which is different from the data displayed in the viewport. In response to additional data being received, the additional data is displayed in the viewport if the additional data is within the selected region. In an embodiment, the additional data is compared to the data already displayed in the viewport, and if the additional data fulfills a notification criteria, a notification that the criteria was fulfilled is presented via a notification technique. In various embodiments, the notification criteria may include a percent of the data that was changed, an area in the viewport that was changed, a color that was changed, text that was changed, an image that was changed, a rate of change, and a threshold that was reached in multiple viewports. In an embodiment, the viewport may be resized or scrolled, and in response to the resizing or scrolling, the selected region is updated. Commands directed to the viewport are sent to the source application.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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creating a viewport based on a selected region of a source window;
determining first data that is within the selected region;
displaying the first data in the viewport; and
removing the source window from view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A signal-bearing medium encoded with instructions, wherein the instructions when executed comprise:
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creating a viewport based on a selected region of a source window;
determining first data that is within the selected region, wherein a source application sends the first data to the selected region of the source window, wherein the selected region of the source window comprises a subset of the source window, and wherein the source window comprises the first data in the selected region and second data that is outside the selected region;
displaying the first data in the viewport; and
minimizing the source window via an icon that represents the source window, wherein the icon is different from the first data and the second data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for configuring a computer, comprising:
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configuring the computer to create a viewport based on a selected region of a source window;
configuring the computer to determine first data that is within the selected region, wherein a source application sends the first data to the selected region of the source window, and wherein the selected region of the source window comprises a subset of the source window, and wherein the source window comprises the first data in the selected region and second data that is outside the selected region;
configuring the computer to display the first data in the viewport;
configuring the computer to minimize the source window via an icon that represents the source window, wherein the icon is different from the first data and the second data, wherein the first data remains displayed in the viewport;
configuring the computer to receive third data from the source application, wherein the source application sends the third data to the source window;
configuring the computer to determine whether the third data is within the selected region; and
configuring the computer to, if the determining is true, displaying the third data in the viewport. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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