US5825348A
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Desk drawer user interface
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 1997-01-08
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2017-01-08
Abstract
Abstract A display oriented software user interface for the generation and display of a secondary display region within a primary display region of a computer controlled information management system having windows or localized sections of displayable information and icons. The secondary display region, Desk Drawer, providing advanced capabilities to the management system by generating a readily accessible region wherein icons may be placed and always accessed thereafter when the secondary display region is present. The presence of the secondary display region may be governed by a separate screen region responsive to the cursor display position.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank Ludolph
- 👤 George Norman
- 👤 Joel Spiegel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:20
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
In a computer controlled information management system including a display screen containing a first display region which allows the display of a plurality of overlapping windows at a given time, a method comprising: displaying a second display region covering at least a portion of said first display region and any windows being displayed within said portion of the first display region, said second display region, when present in a mode, being completely viewable within said display screen such that, while said second display region is displayed it is always displayed over and covering other data including said plurality of windows to the extent said plurality of windows are in said portion of said first display region; resizing said second display region by positioning a pointer displayed on said display screen on a first region of said second display region; selectively transferring information from said second display region into one of said plurality of windows.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
In a computer controlled information management system including a display screen containing a first display region which allows the display of a plurality of overlapping windows at a given time, a method comprising: displaying a second display region covering at least a portion of said first display region and any windows being displayed within said portion of the first display region, said second display region, when present in a mode, being completely viewable within said display screen such that, while said second display region is displayed it is always displayed over and covering other data including said plurality of windows to the extent said plurality of windows are in said portion of said first display region; resizing said second display region by positioning a pointer displayed on said display screen on a first region of said second display region; selectively transferring information from said second display region into one of said plurality of windows.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein said step of selectively transferring information comprises selecting a selected information and dragging the selected information from said second display region to said one of said plurality of windows.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method as in claim 2 wherein said second display region is a window.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 2 wherein said second display region comprises a trigger region which is displayed when said second display region is not displayed.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as in claim 4 wherein said trigger region, when displayed cannot be obscured on said display screen by any of said plurality of windows.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
141 words
A computer readable medium containing executable program instructions for: displaying a first display region which allows the display of a plurality of windows on a display screen; displaying a second display region which covers at least a portion of said first display region and any windows being displayed within said portion, said second display region, when present in a mode, being completely viewable on said display screen such that, while said second display region is displayed, it is always displayed over and covering said plurality of windows to the extent said plurality of windows are in said portion of said first display region; resizing said second display region by positioning a pointer displayed on said display screen on a first region of said second display region; selectively transferring information from said second display region into one of said plurality of windows.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
141 words
A computer readable medium containing executable program instructions for: displaying a first display region which allows the display of a plurality of windows on a display screen; displaying a second display region which covers at least a portion of said first display region and any windows being displayed within said portion, said second display region, when present in a mode, being completely viewable on said display screen such that, while said second display region is displayed, it is always displayed over and covering said plurality of windows to the extent said plurality of windows are in said portion of said first display region; resizing said second display region by positioning a pointer displayed on said display screen on a first region of said second display region; selectively transferring information from said second display region into one of said plurality of windows.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A computer readable medium as in claim 6 wherein said step of selectively transferring information comprises selecting a selected information and dragging the selected information from said second display region to said one of said plurality of windows.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A computer readable medium as in claim 7 wherein said second display region is a window.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A computer readable medium as in claim 7 wherein said second display region comprises a trigger region which is displayed when said second display region is not displayed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
A computer readable medium as in claim 9 wherein said trigger region, when displayed cannot be obscured on said display screen by any of said plurality of windows.
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