Computer user interface having tiled and overlapped window areas
Patent 5487143 Issued on January 23, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 6, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 6, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesObject management facility which includes a snapshot facility for providing data transfer between two objects Fractal computer user centerface with zooming capability Patent #: 5341466 InventorApplicationNo. 223930 filed on 04/06/1994US Classes:715/790, Overlap control715/792Tiling or split paneExaminersPrimary: Powell, Mark R.Assistant: Huynh, Ba Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 003/14AbstractA method and apparatus for managing the display of multiple windows in a computer user interface in an efficient manner. Two separate window areas are allocated in a display area. A first area is an overlapped window area where windows may overlap each other. A second area is a tiled window area where windows may not overlap each other. User interface controls are provided to allow the user to designate a displayed window as tiled or overlapped and the designated window is moved from area to area, accordingly. Windows in either area may be resized and repositioned, although with some restrictions in the tiled area. The computer system automatically adjusts window and area sizes within predefined limits.Other References
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