System and method for managing graphic images
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1. In a computer system having a visual display on which graphic images are capable of being moved and released within boundaries of said display, a graphic image display control system comprising:
- means for moving said graphic images within at least a portion of said display within said boundaries;
means for providing a parking region for said graphic images within said boundaries of said display;
means for providing a retention field, distinct from said parking region, within said portion of said display within said boundaries; and
means for automatically transferring one of said graphic images into said parking region when said one of said graphic images is released in said retention field.
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Abstract
A graphic user interface for a computer is provided in which representations of application programs can be placed on the display in a specified area reserved for such a purpose in which area they could not be so readily obscured and forgotten, and which includes a facility for controlling the placement of such representations within the reserved area. The graphic images are guided into specific locations, or "docks" in the reserved area, and their removal from the docks is restricted to prevent accidental withdrawal.
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54 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a visual display on which graphic images are capable of being moved and released within boundaries of said display, a graphic image display control system comprising:
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means for moving said graphic images within at least a portion of said display within said boundaries; means for providing a parking region for said graphic images within said boundaries of said display; means for providing a retention field, distinct from said parking region, within said portion of said display within said boundaries; and means for automatically transferring one of said graphic images into said parking region when said one of said graphic images is released in said retention field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. For use in a computer system having a visual display on which graphic images are capable of being moved and released within boundaries of said display, a graphic image display control method comprising the steps of:
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moving said graphic images within at least a portion of said display within said boundaries; providing a parking region for said graphic images within said boundaries of said display; providing a retention field, distinct from said parking region, within said portion of said display within said boundaries; and automatically transferring one of said graphic images into said parking region when said one of said graphic images is released in said retention field. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a computer system having a visual display on which graphic images are capable of being moved on at least a portion of said display, a graphic image display system comprising:
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a mouse for moving and releasing said graphic images on said display; a parking region on said display; a retention field, distinct from said parking region, in said portion of said display; and a programmed processor for automatically inserting one of said graphic images into said parking region when said one of said graphic images is released in said retention field. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a computer system having a visual display on which graphic images are capable of being moved and released within boundaries of said display, a graphic image display control system comprising:
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means for moving said graphic images within at least a portion of said display within said boundaries; means for providing a parking region within said boundaries of said display; and means for automatically transferring one of said graphic images into said parking region when said one of said graphic images is released in said portion of said display within said boundaries and outside said parking region. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. For use in a computer system having a visual display on which graphic images are capable of being moved and released within boundaries of said display, a graphic image display control method comprising the steps of:
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moving said graphic images within at least a portion of said boundaries of said display; providing a parking region within said boundaries of said display; and automatically transferring one of said graphic images into said parking region when said one of said graphic images is released in said portion of said display within said boundaries and outside said parking region. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. In a computer system having a visual display on which graphic images are capable of being moved on at least a portion of said display, a graphic image display system comprising:
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a mouse for moving and releasing said graphic images on said display; a parking region on said display; and a programmed processor for automatically inserting one of said graphic images into said parking region when said one of said graphic images is released in said portion of said display within said boundaries and outside said parking region. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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