Patent ID: 6133918
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
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 including enclosures in the memory, wherein enclosures comprise objects which occupy a window on the display when opened and may enclose other objects;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 comprising enclosures, 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; andlogic that removes the particular window from the window region in response to selection of an enclosure within the particular window.