System and method for managing windows
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1. A system for managing windows comprising:
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a means for concurrently displaying a plurality of windows and a plurality of graphical objects on the display screen of said display means, each of the graphical objects associated with a respective one of the plurality of windows;
a means for setting a set of relationships between the windows according to operations on the graphical objects; and
,a means for changing the display mode of each of the graphical objects to depict which of the plurality of windows are related to its respective window.
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Abstract
Graphical objects are used to set the relationships between a plurality of windows presented on a system display. The window relationships can be set by performing operations on the graphical objects, for instance, by selection by mouse click. Further, the relationships can be represented by changes in the display mode of the graphical objects. Thus, the invention enables the user to freely set the relationships between a plurality of windows and easily understand the relationships.
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1. A system for managing windows comprising:
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a display means; a means for concurrently displaying a plurality of windows and a plurality of graphical objects on the display screen of said display means, each of the graphical objects associated with a respective one of the plurality of windows; a means for setting a set of relationships between the windows according to operations on the graphical objects; and
,a means for changing the display mode of each of the graphical objects to depict which of the plurality of windows are related to its respective window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing windows comprising the steps of:
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concurrently displaying a plurality of windows and a plurality of graphical objects on a display screen of a display means, each graphical object corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of windows; setting a relationship between selected ones of the plurality of windows according to operations on the graphical objects; and
,changing the display mode of the graphical objects according to the relationship which have been set between selected ones of said plurality of windows.
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9. A computer program product for managing windows executable by a computer comprising:
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program code means for displaying a plurality of windows and a plurality of graphical objects on a display screen of a display means each graphical object corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of windows; program code means for setting a relationship between selected ones of the plurality of windows according to the operations of said graphical objects; and
,program code means for changing the display mode of said graphical objects according to the relationships which have been set between its respective window and others of the said plurality of windows.
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10. A database system comprising:
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a display means; a means for displaying a plurality of windows and a plurality of graphical objects on a display screen of a display means each of which corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of windows; a storage means for storing information; a means for respectively setting a set of views of said plurality of windows; a means for displaying the information in the plurality of windows according to the set of views; a means for operating the graphical objects to set up a master-slave relationship between the windows; and
,a means for changing the display mode of each of the graphical objects according to, the relationship of its respective window and others of the plurality of windows wherein according to a data instance specifying operation in a master window, the display contents of a slave window are changed to display a set of attributes of a specified data instance.
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11. A system for managing windows comprising;
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means for concurrently displaying a plurality of windows and a graphical object associated with a single window in the plurality of windows on a display; means for setting a relationship between the single window and other windows in the plurality of windows according to operations on the graphical object; and means for changing the display of the graphical object according to the relationship of the single window and the other windows. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method for managing windows comprising:
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concurrently displaying a plurality of windows and a graphical object associated with a single window in the plurality of windows on a display; setting a relationships between the single window and other windows in the plurality of windows according to operations on the graphical object; and changing the display of the graphical object according to the relationship of the single window and the other windows. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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