Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1997-11-04
1999-07-06
Huynh, Ba
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345349, 345352, 345354, G06F 1500
Patent
active
059203161
ABSTRACT:
A taskbar is provided that supplies visual cues, such as buttons, for each application having an active window. These visual cues inform a user of the currently active windows and may be used to display the active windows. The taskbar may also include a start menu button that enables a user to gain access to a menu for launching programs, opening documents and controlling system settings. The taskbar is resizable and may be anchored to different locations on a video display. The taskbar may operate in a mode where it is not obscurable by other windows. The taskbar may also be displayed in a mode where it is not displayed when another window is in a non-minimized state.
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Belfiore Joseph D.
Bogdan Jeffrey L.
Chew Chee H.
Ellison-Taylor Ian M.
Malamud Mark A.
Huynh Ba
Microsoft Corporation
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