Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A computer-implemented method of controlling construction of visual window displays from area specifications describing relative area positions, priorities and minimum sizes comprising the steps of: determining whether specified minimum dimensions of a composite of specified areas to be displayed within a window are equal to or less than available space within the window; and if sufficient space is available within the window, allocating final dimensions and arrangement from the available space by first allocating dimensions in a primary axis of orientation and then allocating the dimensions in an axis orthogonal to said primary axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A computer-implemented method of controlling construction of visual window displays from area specifications describing relative area positions, priorities and minimum sizes comprising the steps of: determining whether specified minimum dimensions of a composite of specified areas to be displayed within a window are equal to or less than available space within the window; and if sufficient space is available within the window, allocating final dimensions and arrangement from the available space by first allocating dimensions in a primary axis of orientation and then allocating the dimensions in an axis orthogonal to said primary axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
Method as described in claim 1 further comprising steps of: said allocating of available window areas among said specified regions is determined by the specified minimum size, priority and position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method as described in claim 2 further comprising: allocating the available space of said window among regions to be displayed therein by assigning window space in the primary axis of orientation of the composite regions to be displayed to said regions in the order of their priorities as indicated by said priority specifications.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as described in claim 3 further comprising: arranging said regions within said window space in accordance with the relative area position specifications.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
74 words
A computer-implemented method of generating a display of regions within a viewing window comprising steps of: encoding region control indicators for controlling the generation of region displays, said indicators comprising a primary axis of orientation indicator, a relative regional location indicator, a priority indicator and a minimum dimension indicator; and allocating space within a specified viewing window among said specified regions by utilizing said indicators in comparison with corresponding characteristics of the viewing window.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
74 words
A computer-implemented method of generating a display of regions within a viewing window comprising steps of: encoding region control indicators for controlling the generation of region displays, said indicators comprising a primary axis of orientation indicator, a relative regional location indicator, a priority indicator and a minimum dimension indicator; and allocating space within a specified viewing window among said specified regions by utilizing said indicators in comparison with corresponding characteristics of the viewing window.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as described in claim 5, further comprising: allocating the space within the viewing window by assigning first a dimension available in a primary axis of orientation indicated by said primary direction indicator to said regions in the order of the specified region priorities as indicated by said region priority indicators.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as described in claim 6, further comprising: arranging said regions within said space in accordance with said relative location indicators of said regions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as described in claim 7, further comprising: allocating space in a direction orthogonal to said primary axis of orientation; and arranging said regions within said window space in accordance with said relative location indicators.