Methods and apparatus for displaying information
First Claim
1. A method for displaying information on a display screen, the method comprising:
- on the display screen, initiating display of a first viewing region associated with a first display application;
on the display screen, initiating display of a second viewing region associated with a second display application, the second display application operating independently of the first display application; and
forwarding an input command to both the first display application and the second display application to modify an appearance of the first viewing region and the second viewing region on the display screen.
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Abstract
A computer system receives a command to initiate setting a display mode of its corresponding display screen to one in which received input commands (e.g., mouse input, keyboard input, etc.) are directed to multiple display applications running on the computer system instead of only a single display application in a foreground (e.g., a “topmost” window presented to a user) on the computer display screen. For example, based on input from a user, an auxiliary application herein receives an identification of at least a first display application and a second display application that each display information on different respective windows of the display screen. Thereafter, the auxiliary application duplicates received input commands and forwards the received input commands to both the first display application and the second display application, alleviating the user from having to separately apply the same commands to each of the first and second display applications.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for displaying information on a display screen, the method comprising:
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on the display screen, initiating display of a first viewing region associated with a first display application;
on the display screen, initiating display of a second viewing region associated with a second display application, the second display application operating independently of the first display application; and
forwarding an input command to both the first display application and the second display application to modify an appearance of the first viewing region and the second viewing region on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product including a computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for processing data information, such that the instructions, when carried out by a processing device, enable the processing device to perform the operations of:
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on a display screen, initiating display of a first viewing region associated with a first display application;
on the display screen, initiating display of a second viewing region associated with a second display application, the second display application operating independently of the first display application; and
forwarding an input command to both the first display application and the second display application to modify an appearance of the first viewing region and the second viewing region on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer system for displaying information on a display screen, the computer system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory unit that stores instructions associated with an application executed by the processor; and
an interconnect coupling the processor and the memory unit, enabling the computer system to execute the application and perform operations of;
on the display screen, initiating display of a first viewing region associated with a first display application;
on the display screen, initiating display of a second viewing region associated with a second display application, the second display application operating independently of the first display application; and
forwarding an input command to both the first display application and the second display application to simultaneously modify an appearance of the first viewing region and the second viewing region on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer system for displaying content on a display screen, the computer system including:
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means for receiving a command to initiate setting a display mode of the display screen to one in which received input commands are directed to multiple display applications instead of only a single display application associated with a foreground window on the display screen;
means for receiving an identification of at least a first display application and a second display application, each of which initiates display of information on different windows of the display screen; and
means for duplicating a received input command and forwarding the received input command to both the first display application and the second display application.
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