Patent ID: 6928621
Filing Date: 2005-08-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for finding objects in a data processing system including a display comprising: an input that receives an input signal from an input device to indicate an operation to move a selected object, memory that stores a plurality of objects including enclosures in the memory, wherein enclosures comprise objects which may enclose other objects, window opening logic, coupled with the display, that draws windows on the display corresponding to opened enclosures, wherein a window for an opened enclosure includes identifiers within the window corresponding to objects enclosed by the opened enclosure; and temporary window logic, coupled to the display and the input device, that opens a temporary window for a particular enclosure within the opened enclosure to display identifiers within the temporary window corresponding to objects enclosed by the particular enclosure, in response to a movement of the selected object over an identifier corresponding to the particular enclosure.