Display device with a focus buoy facility

Details Display device with a focus buoy facility Display device with a focus buoy facility

2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Kincaid, Kristine (Department: 2174)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

On-screen workspace or object

C715S790000, C715S795000, C715S863000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07007241

ABSTRACT:
Data processing system comprising at least a processing unit executing simultaneously a number of application programs, a memory for storing the application programs, a display subsystem for displaying on a screen a plurality of windows associated respectively with a plurality of application programs, each window being able to overlay partially or totally one or several windows already displayed on the screen, and a mouse for moving a cursor to a selected location of the screen. The display subsystem displays a focus buoy associated with each window at the same time the window is displayed, stores the coordinates of the location at which the focus buoy is displayed in a table in the memory, and in response to simply shaking the mouse, displays the focus buoys at each location defined in the table.

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