Patent ID: 6781611
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method of switching focus between a plurality of open windows in a plurality of open applications of which only one of the plurality of open windows in only one of the plurality of open applications may have focus at any one time on a computer desktop, comprising the steps of:simultaneously displaying a first application button corresponding to a first open application and a second application button corresponding to a second open application on the computer desktop, wherein the first application button and the second application button allow a focus to be switched between the first open application and the second open application; providing a visual indicator on each of the first application button and the second application button, wherein the visual indicators are separately selectable from the first application button and the second application button, and wherein the visual indicators are linked to lists of open windows within the first open application and the second open application; and interacting with said visual indicator on said second application button to switch the focus from a window open within said first open application to another window open within said second application.