Patent ID: 7904828
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for organizing a graphic workspace on a computer including a display having a graphic workspace, comprising: memory to store a plurality of objects in the memory, wherein objects comprise processing units which occupy a window on the display when opened; first window management logic, coupled with the display, that manages and displays a plurality of opened windows within a window region of the graphic workspace, wherein windows in the plurality of windows may overlap and obscure other windows in the plurality windows within the window region; second window management logic, coupled with the display and the first window management logic, that provides a control region within the graphic workspace, and an identifier within the control region corresponding to a particular opened window, and is responsive to user input indicating selection of the identifier within the control region for moving the particular opened window into the window region; and logic that removes the particular window from the window region in response to completion of a drag operation within the particular window, the drag operation comprising associating an object with a drag input.