Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements
Patent
1995-12-14
1998-05-26
Powell, Mark R.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Display driving control circuitry
Controlling the condition of display elements
345339, 345340, 345349, 345352, 345353, 345354, G06F 1500
Patent
active
057573719
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.
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Ellison-Taylor Ian M.
Malamud Mark A.
Huynh Ba
Microsoft Corporation
Powell Mark R.
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