Title:
CHILD WINDOW SURFACING AND MANAGEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/062623
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Tabs or other display elements that do not comply with traditional "window" requirements can be individually presented to a user when the window containing such tabs or other display elements is hidden or obscured. The user can be enabled to perform tab-specific actions, such as closing a particular tab, or viewing a specific tab without interacting with the containing window. Executing processes utilizing such tabs can register them and provide order and display information. Subsequent tab-specific actions can be received and directed to such executing processes. Additional requests, such as for thumbnails and bitmaps, can be directed to such executing processes in order to implement the tab presentation mechanisms and to provide for the tab-specific actions.
Inventors:
SAREEN CHAITANYA DEV (US)
LETT GREGORY ALEXANDER (US)
SCHREINER TONY EDWARD (US)
DRISLANE HELEN ELIZABETH (US)
LETT GREGORY ALEXANDER (US)
SCHREINER TONY EDWARD (US)
DRISLANE HELEN ELIZABETH (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/062260
Publication Date:
July 22, 2010
Filing Date:
October 27, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MICROSOFT CORP (US)
International Classes:
G06F9/06; G06F3/048; G06F3/14
Foreign References:
| US20060230356A1 | 2006-10-12 | |||
| US20060123353A1 | 2006-06-08 | |||
| US20060036962A1 | 2006-02-16 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2344949A4
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