Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On-screen workspace or object
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-18
2010-06-29
Bashore, William L (Department: 2175)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Operator interface
On-screen workspace or object
C715S768000, C715S766000, C715S767000, C715S790000, C715S794000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07747965
ABSTRACT:
A method referred to as x-ray browsing for allowing a user to browse through windows on their desktop is provided. Aspects of the invention include responsive to a command, making a first window the window in focus on the display screen and changing the relative opacities between a content portion of the first window and a content portion of the second window. By controlling the opacities a single window can be made opaque while the remaining windows can be made transparent to allow a user to successively navigate among open windows.
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Cooperman Hillel N.
Holecek Ales
Ligameri Mark R.
Lindsay Donald J.
Stabb Charles W.
Bashore William L
Microsoft Corporation
Shook Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
Song Daeho D
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