Patent ID: 8555196
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for preparing activated windows of information for display on a screen connected to a computer, wherein a desired number is the number of activated windows to arrange for display on the screen in a first format, and wherein the computer activates windows, the method comprising: choosing the desired number of activated windows to arrange on the screen in the first format; identifying a first group of activated windows for display in a first format, wherein the maximum number of activated windows identified for the first group equals the desired number of activated windows to be displayed in the first format, wherein the desired number of activated windows to be displayed is greater than one, and wherein most recently activated windows are identified for the first group; arranging the identified windows for display on the screen in the first format, wherein the identified windows are arranged to be visible; recognizing one or more activated windows in a second group when there are more active windows than the desired number of activated windows, wherein the recognized activated windows have not been identified within the first group and will not be arranged for display on the screen in the first format; and organizing the recognized windows in the second group for display in a second format; and wherein each time a new window is activated the steps of identifying and arranging are automatically repeated and, each time a new window is activated beyond the desired number of activated windows, the steps of recognizing and organizing are automatically repeated, wherein the new window is not one of the identified windows in the first group and is not one of the recognized windows in the second group, and wherein each time a new window is activated the new window is identified in the first group of windows and, if the desired number of activated windows is exceeded, the window which is oldest in the first group is no longer identified for the first group and is recognized in the second group, and wherein the windows in the first group and the windows in the second group are prepared to be simultaneously displayed.