Patent ID: 7334215

Claim:
An operating environment for a computing platform having at least one control, wherein said computing platform includes a processor and a memory, comprising: a first control and a second control to provide functions, wherein the first control comprises a map control providing the function of displaying a map on a display of the computing platform; a manager that identifies said first control or second control and coordinates information with said first control or second control, wherein said functions use said information, and wherein said manager coordinates said first or second control; and a plurality of commands receivable by said manager from a user of the computing platform via said operating environment, each said command initiating performance by said manager of a corresponding one of a plurality of actions represented by said command, said plurality of actions including actions pertaining to active tracks within the operating environment, wherein said commands include: an active track information clear command representing an action that clears all text boxes on an information control, an active track information display command representing an action that takes information about a track having an index passed on as an argument and places the track into a corresponding text box on an information control, an active track mouse upped command representing an action that closes an information popup message box being displayed, an active track mouse downed command representing an action that displays a message box or a picture of an object, an active track double clicked command representing an action that centers the active track on the map display and highlights the active track, and an active track clicked command representing an action that highlights the active track.