Patent ID: 7149968

Claim:
A method for displaying at least two data visualization windows on a display area of a monitor in a data processing installation operated within window applications, the method comprising: displaying at least one existing data visualization window on said display area of said monitor; displaying at least one additional data visualization window on said display area of said monitor, the at least one additional data visualization window having a prescribed area size and an aspect ratio; and optimizing the position of the at least one additional data visualization window in response to a start command without changing the location of the existing data visualization window whereby the following steps are carried out; ascertaining free rectangular areas on said display area, wherein a free rectangular area is such an area that is situated outside the at least one existing data visualization window, storing the ascertained free rectangular areas with characteristic data in a list; sorting the free rectangular areas by assessing the characteristic data using an optimization variable which is calculated based on an area size and an aspect ratio of the free rectangular areas with respect to the aspect ratio of the at least one additional data visualization window, and producing a derived list; and placing the at least one additional data visualization window without overlap next to the existing data visualization area in the rectangular area shown with priority in the derived list.