Method and apparatus for an applet to display multiple windows
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1. A computer implemented method for displaying multiple windows comprising:
- a browser application on a computer executing an applet;
the applet displaying a first window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints using a class, wherein the class comprises elements that make a window displayed by the applet look like an executing application;
the applet displaying a second window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints simultaneously with the first window using the class; and
the method further comprising maintaining a list of displayed windows, closing the displayed windows in the list when the browser switches to a new web site, and reopening the displayed windows in the list of displayed windows when the browser executes the applet again.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for displaying multiple window applets on a computer. The applet is written using the frame class and intercepts the methods by which an applet is started and started by the computer to allow more than one applet, or more than one applet window, to be open at any given time. By intelligently intercepting the start and stop methods, and tracking which applets are open, multiple applets can be open at any given time within the system.
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1. A computer implemented method for displaying multiple windows comprising:
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a browser application on a computer executing an applet; the applet displaying a first window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints using a class, wherein the class comprises elements that make a window displayed by the applet look like an executing application; the applet displaying a second window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints simultaneously with the first window using the class; and the method further comprising maintaining a list of displayed windows, closing the displayed windows in the list when the browser switches to a new web site, and reopening the displayed windows in the list of displayed windows when the browser executes the applet again. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for displaying multiple windows comprising:
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a computer; a browser application executing on the computer, wherein the browser application comprises window constraints; an applet, executed by the browser application, wherein the applet is configured to; display a first window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints using a class, wherein the class comprises elements that make a window displayed by the applet look like an executing application; and display a second window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints simultaneously with the first window using the class; and the browser configured to maintain a list of displayed windows, close the displayed windows in the list when the browser switches to a new web site, and reopen the displayed windows in the list of displayed windows when the browser executes the applet again. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An article of manufacture comprising a computer program carrier readable by a computer and storing one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for displaying multiple windows, the method comprising:
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a browser application on a computer executing an applet; the applet displaying a first window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints using a class, wherein the class comprises elements that make a window displayed by the applet look like an executing application; the applet displaying a second window outside of the browser application'"'"'s window constraints simultaneously with the first window using the class; and the method further comprising maintaining a list of displayed windows, closing the displayed windows in the list when the browser switches to a new web site, and reopening the displayed windows in the list of displayed windows when the browser executes the applet again. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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