Method of Launching an Application and Selecting the Application Target Window
First Claim
1. A method of launching a software application on a graphical user interface (GUI) display, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a taskbar on a first portion of said GUI display;
displaying a plurality of icons within said taskbar, wherein each of said plurality of icons represents a corresponding one of a plurality of programs;
configuring a second portion of said GUI display into a plurality of windows, wherein each of said plurality of windows is pre-sized;
accepting a user selection of a selected icon, wherein said selected icon is one of said plurality of icons located within said taskbar, wherein said user selection is made by a user of said GUI display, and wherein said selected icon represents said software application;
allowing said user to drag said selected icon from an initial location on said taskbar to a selected window of said plurality of windows; and
launching said software application in said selected window of said plurality of windows when said selected icon is released by said user within said selected window.
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Abstract
A method of launching a software program or application is provided for use with a graphical user interface (GUI) display. One portion of the GUI display includes a taskbar while a second portion is divided into a plurality of windows. To launch one of the programs/applications represented by the icons within the taskbar, the user first selects the icon representing the icon to be launched. When the user drags the selected icon into one of the windows and then releases the icon, the selected program/application is launched in the selected window.
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1. A method of launching a software application on a graphical user interface (GUI) display, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a taskbar on a first portion of said GUI display; displaying a plurality of icons within said taskbar, wherein each of said plurality of icons represents a corresponding one of a plurality of programs; configuring a second portion of said GUI display into a plurality of windows, wherein each of said plurality of windows is pre-sized; accepting a user selection of a selected icon, wherein said selected icon is one of said plurality of icons located within said taskbar, wherein said user selection is made by a user of said GUI display, and wherein said selected icon represents said software application; allowing said user to drag said selected icon from an initial location on said taskbar to a selected window of said plurality of windows; and launching said software application in said selected window of said plurality of windows when said selected icon is released by said user within said selected window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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