Patent ID: 7007241
Filing Date: 2006-02-28
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. Data processing system comprising at least a processing unit capable of executing simultaneously a number of application programs, a memory for storing said application programs, a display subsystem for displaying on a screen a plurality of windows associated respectively with a plurality of application programs, each window being able to overlay partially or totally one or several windows already displayed on said screen, and a mouse for moving a cursor to a selected location of said screen; said system being characterized in that the display subsystem comprises: a plurality of focus buoys associated respectively with each of the plurality of windows, each focus buoy being displayed at a location on or beside its respective window only when its respective application is open, a table in said memory for storing the coordinates of which each focus buoy is displayed, whereby the display subsystem displays each focus buoy at each location defined in said table by shaking said mouse and whereby the user may click any one of the displayed focus buoys to get the focus of its respective window.