Method and apparatus for graphic association of user dialog disp

Details Method and apparatus for graphic association of user dialog disp Method and apparatus for graphic association of user dialog disp

1991-04-10

1996-12-31

Powell, Mark R.

395348, G06F 300

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055902642

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for the graphic association of a user dialog display with its primary application in a data processing system. A unique miniature graphic representation, or icon, is created for each primary application within a data processing system which has a plurality of primary applications simultaneously active therein. Thereafter, each time a user dialog for a selected primary application is displayed within a window, a copy of the unique miniature graphic representation of the selected primary application is displayed, in a normally unused portion of the user dialog window, thereby permitting a user to readily identify the association between the user dialog window and its underlying primary application. In a depicted embodiment of the present invention, the selection of a unique miniature graphic representation within a user dialog window, utilizing a graphic pointing device, will result in the creation of a textual display identifying the primary application by name.

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