Patent ID: 9201564
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for concurrently displaying a plurality of windows on a display screen, the method comprising the steps of: responsive to a first command, reconfiguring a plurality of windows to present a first three dimensional visual representation of windows overlapping in a visual stack, a first window of the plurality of windows in the visual stack has focus and is a top window of the Z-order, wherein the step of reconfiguring responsive to the first command includes transitioning a two dimensional visual representation of each of the plurality of windows to the first three dimensional representation using animation; and responsive to a second command, reconfiguring the plurality of windows to present a second three dimensional visual representation of windows overlapping in the visual stack, which includes a second window of the plurality of windows that is in focus and becomes the top window of the Z-order and a third window that is absent from the display screen when the first three dimensional visual representation is presented, the third window is an addition in the Z-order and is a visual part of the second three dimensional visual representation, wherein the step of reconfiguring responsive to the second command includes transitioning from the first three dimensional visual representation to the second three dimensional visual representation using animation.