SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE CODE FOR DISPLAYING CONCURRENT AND CONTEXTUAL DISPLAY OF INFORMATION IN SEPARATE DISPLAY CONTAINERS ON A VISUAL SCREEN
First Claim
1. A system for displaying information on a display, the system comprising:
- a display;
a processor that provides information on the display based on commands received by the processor; and
at least one computer process operable with the processor;
wherein the at least one computer process is configured to display a first set of information in a first display container when commanded, the first set of information possesses at least one link that when activated provides a second set of information in a second display container, the set of information in the first display container is partially obscured by the second display container, but non-obscured information in the first display container remains accessible while the second display container also remains accessible and visible.
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Abstract
A system for displaying information on a display, the system including a display, a processor that provides information on the display based on commands received by the processor, and at least one computer process operable with the processor. The at least one computer process is configured to display a first set of information in a first display container when commanded, the first set of information possesses at least one link that when activated provides a second set of information in a second display container, the first set of information in the first display container is partially obscured by the second display container, but non-obscured information in the first display container remains accessible while the second display container also remains accessible and visible. A method and computer software computer code for displaying information on a display are also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for displaying information on a display, the system comprising:
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a display; a processor that provides information on the display based on commands received by the processor; and at least one computer process operable with the processor; wherein the at least one computer process is configured to display a first set of information in a first display container when commanded, the first set of information possesses at least one link that when activated provides a second set of information in a second display container, the set of information in the first display container is partially obscured by the second display container, but non-obscured information in the first display container remains accessible while the second display container also remains accessible and visible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for displaying information on a display, the method comprising:
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displaying a first set of information, when a processor is commanded, in a first display container; providing at least one link within the first set of information that when commanded by the processor accesses a second set of information not currently displayed; opening a second display container displaying the second set of information when the link is activated wherein the second container may partially obscure the first display container; and allowing both the first set of information in the first display container that is not obscured by the second display container and the second set of information in the second display container to remain accessible. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer software code stored on a computer readable medium and configured for execution with a processor designated for displaying information on a display, the computer software code comprising:
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a computer software module for displaying a first set of information, when a processor is commanded, in a first display container, when operated with a processor; a computer software module for providing a link within the first set of information that when commanded by the processor accesses a second set of information not currently displayed, when operated with the processor; a computer software module for opening a second display container displaying the second set of information when the link is activated where the second container may partially obscure the first display container, when operated with the processor; and a computer software module for allowing both the first set of information in the first display container that is not obscured by the second display container and the second set of information in the second container to remain accessible, when operated with the processor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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