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Computer system with graphical user interface including windows having an identifier within a control region on the display

  • US 5,956,030 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1993
  • Issued: 09/21/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for organizing a graphic workspace on a computer including a display having a graphic workspace, comprising:

  • memory to store a plurality of objects, wherein objects comprise processing units which occupy a window on the display when opened;

    first window management logic, coupled with the display, that manages and displays a plurality of windows within a window region of the graphic workspace, wherein one or more windows in the plurality of windows may overlap and obscure other windows in the plurality of windows within the window region;

    second window management logic, coupled with the display and the first window management logic, that provides a control region within the graphic workspace, and an identifier within the control region corresponding to a particular window, and is responsive to user input indicating selection of the identifier within the control region for displaying the particular window in the window region; and

    logic that removes the particular window from the window region in response to completion of a drag operation within the particular window, the drag operation comprising associating an object with a cursor.

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