Patent ID: 7904832
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for execution by at least one processor, said computer program comprising: a set of instructions for displaying a plurality of independently resizable windows, each window having a set of outer edges that are individually selectable and movable to resize the window; a set of instructions for defining a selectable and movable seam between first and second windows when a first outer edge of the first window is brought into contact with a first outer edge of the second window; a set of instructions for detecting that a cursor is over the seam; a set of instructions for displaying an item for selecting and moving the seam when the cursor is determined to be over the seam for longer than a set period of time; a set of instructions for resizing the first and second windows in response to a selection and a movement of the seam; a set of instructions for resizing the first window but not the second window in response to a selection and a movement of the first outer edge of the first window when the first outer edges of the first and second windows are in contact; and a set of instructions for resizing the second window but not the first window in response to a selection and a movement of the first outer edge of the second window when the first outer edges of the first and second windows are in contact.