Method and apparatus for providing contextual navigation to hist

Details Method and apparatus for providing contextual navigation to hist Method and apparatus for providing contextual navigation to hist

1996-05-14

1997-04-15

Powell, Mark R.

395340, G06F 314

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056218800

ABSTRACT:
Automatic navigation to a window which contained a user specified search criteria at some time in history. A user may invoke a number of application programs which display various windows, panels, icons, full screen sessions, and other objects onto a multitasking windowing desktop environment. A service is provided which allows the user to specify a search criteria. The service searches desktop sessions and objects until finding an occurrence that satisfies the criteria in historical data associated with the desktop sessions and objects. Upon finding the occurrence, the service automatically pops the window or full screen session having historical data containing the search string into focus.

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