Method of displaying multiple sets of information in the same area of a computer screen  
Patent Number: EP0689133 
Publication date: 1995-12-27  
Inventor(s): JOHNSTON KEVIN R (US)  
Applicant(s):: ADOBE SYSTEMS INC (US)  
Requested Patent:  EP0689133,  A3,  B1 
Application Number: EP19950303789 19950602  
Priority Number(s): US19940265653 19940623  
IPC Classification: G06F9/44  
EC Classification: G06F3/033A1  
Equivalents: CA2151310, DE69522052D,  JP8055001,  US5546528

Abstract

A method for displaying on a computer screen multiple sets of information needed on a recurring basis, comprising the steps of: (1) Establishing an area on the computer screen in which the multiple sets of information are to be displayed, the established area having a maximum size which is substantially less than the entire area of the screen. (2) Providing within the established area a plurality of selection indicators, one for each of the multiple sets of information. (3) Selecting one of the multiple sets of information for display within the established area by pointing to one of the selection indicators within the established area, whereby the selected set of information will be substituted within the established area for the set of information previously being displayed therein. A selected set of information may also be moved out of the selected area by pointing to its selection indicator and dragging it away.


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