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System and method for customizing the visual layout of screen display areas

  • US 7,362,341 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2003
  • Issued: 04/22/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for customizing screen display area layouts comprising:

  • selecting a screen display area to be positioned within an application display area, the application display area comprising a first application display area and a second application display area, the first application display area associated with a first target group and the second application display area associated with a second target group, each target group comprising a plurality of targets, each of the plurality of targets associated with anchoring the screen display area to a different region of the application display area, wherein, in response to selecting the screen display area, the first target group and the second target group are displayed on a display, the first application display area having a plurality of targets comprising a first target associated with a first region of the first application display area and a second target associated with a second region of the first application display area;

    selecting the first application display area in response to an operation dragging the screen display area towards the first target, wherein the second target group is removed from the display while continuing to display the first target group; and

    anchoring the screen display area in the first region of the first application display area by moving a cursor onto the first target, whereby anchoring the screen display area customizes the display for visual displaying to a user and removes the first target group from the display; and

    displaying the customized display to the user.

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