Patent ID: 7245310

Claim:
A method for displaying multiple two-dimensional (2D) windows with related content within a three-dimensional (3D) display model, comprising: receiving a command to display a first window within the 3D display model; displaying content of the first window on a first surface of a 3D object; receiving a command to display a second window within the 3D display model, wherein content of the second window is related to content of the first window; looking up an identifier for the second window in a lookup table that contains entries specifying relationships between windows; determining if the second window is related to the first window; if so, displaying content of the second window on the second surface of the 3D object; and if not, displaying content of the second window on a surface of a distant 3D object, which is not located in close proximity to the 3D object in the 3D display model.