Patent ID: 6011551
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for directing a computer system, having at least a processor, user controls, and computer display, to automatically resize a selected window displayed on the computer display among a plurality of windows, the selected window displaying information, comprising the steps of:in response to a command from user controls over a portion of the selected window, determining whether the selected window is in a zoomed out size;if the selected window is not in the zoomed out size, automatically resizing the selected window to the zoomed out size while continuing to display the information in the selected window, wherein said zoomed out size is computed as a function of a size of the computer display, the total number of windows displayed and the size of the selected window immediately before being zoomed out; andif the selected window is in the zoomed out size, automatically enlarging the selected window to a default size.