Patent ID: 6271839
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
A method in a computer system of coordinating z-ordering of shared windows on a host computer system with shadow windows on a shadow computer system, the shared windows and the shadow windows having a one-to-one correspondence, the method comprising the steps of:displaying the shared windows on the host computer system, the shared windows having a z-ordering;displaying the shadow windows on the shadow computer system, the shadow windows having a z-ordering;when the z-ordering of the shared windows is modified at the host computer system, sending a notification to the shadow computer system, and upon receiving the sent notification at the shadow computer system, modifying the z-ordering of the shadow windows in accordance with the z-ordering of the shared windows;sending a notification to the host computer system when the z-ordering of the shadow windows is modified at the shadow computer system; andmodifying the z-ordering of the shared windows in accordance with the z-ordering of the shadow windows upon receiving the sent notification at the host computer system.