Patent ID: 6177933
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer-implemented method for providing visual continuity when displaying related information on a computer monitor, comprising:retrieving a first set of data stored in a first electronic file and a second set of data stored in a second electronic file, the second set of data having a generative relationship to the first set of data;arranging the first set of data on a first page and the second set of data on a second page by tracking the first set of data and aligning the second set of data on the second page based on an arrangement of the first set of data on the first page;assigning a first display location to the first page and a second display location to the second page so that as a first one of the first and second pages is displayed on a computer monitor the first one of the first and second pages appears to substantially overlay a second one of the first and second pages; anddisplaying the first one of the first and second pages on the computer monitor.