Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On-screen workspace or object
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-07
2006-02-07
Cabeca, John (Department: 2173)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Operator interface
On-screen workspace or object
C715S768000, C715S974000, C715S783000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06996783
ABSTRACT:
A method, system and program for selectively adjusting transparency of windows within a user interface are provided. An n-level is determined within a z-order of at least one displayable object from among multiple displayable objects distributed within the z-order. A transparency level is selectively adjusted of the at least one displayable object within a user interface positioned at the n-level within the z-order, such that the transparency level of the at least one displayable object is selectively adjusted without adjusting the z-order of the displayable objects.
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Brown Michael Wayne
Hately Andrew Douglas
Lawrence Kelvin Roderick
Paolini Michael A.
Cabeca John
Dawkins Marilyn Smith
Pattillo Amy J.
Zhou Ting
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