Patent ID: 6020887
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A graphical windows user interface for a computer having an operating system, said interface comprising:a visual display having an operative display area with display boundaries;means for concurrently presenting at least two windows in said operative display area, each of said at least two windows being smaller in size than said operative display area, each of said at least two windows being positionable spaced from any of said display boundaries and each of said at least two windows having respective work objects displayed therein, each of said at least two windows being smaller than said work object displayed therein;scrolling means disposed along at least one of said display boundaries for providing a scroll function to control whichever one of said respective work objects is viewable in an active one of said at least two windows; and,scroll transfer means disposed along at least one of said display boundaries for changing the active one of said at least two windows.