WO2000057281A1 - Procede et appareil pour redimensionner et reloger simultanement des fenetres dans un affichage graphique comprenant des extensions - Google Patents

Procede et appareil pour redimensionner et reloger simultanement des fenetres dans un affichage graphique comprenant des extensions Download PDF

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WO2000057281A1
WO2000057281A1 PCT/US2000/006633 US0006633W WO0057281A1 WO 2000057281 A1 WO2000057281 A1 WO 2000057281A1 US 0006633 W US0006633 W US 0006633W WO 0057281 A1 WO0057281 A1 WO 0057281A1
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  • This invention relates to methods and apparatus for organizing and processing information, and more particularly, to computer-based graphical user interface-driven methods minimizing the input steps users must take to simultaneously and conveniently reposition and resize frames of output within a digital computer's graphic display.
  • Windows have become the central element of the now ubiquitous graphical interfaces dominating virtually every user's computer experience. Based on a paper metaphor, they permit users intuitively to switch amongst active computer programs, documents and tasks. Yet every user is familiar with the limitations of prior windows interfaces stemming from the confusion which often results from having too many windows open within the limited display space of computer monitors, and the constant resizing and repositioning required to organize the display of multiple windows. It is a purpose of the present invention to offer an improved method of displaying windows that frees the user from such confusion, and minimize the number of user interactions required to organize a computer display.
  • the prior art offers users various automatic window location and sizing options to clean up windows into specific, predefined arrangements, such as the common tiling arrangements (Fig. 1) and cascading arrangements of the prior art (Fig. 2) .
  • Tiled windows are automatically laid out so that the edges of windows abut each other and screen space is divided up. This method solves the problem of lost windows, at the expense of functional room within the tiled windows, and screen real estate. No more than a few windows can be evenly tiled before none are accorded enough screen space to be useful.
  • Cascading commands Fig.
  • tabbed Windows In their basic form, tabbed windows enable users to switch amongst multiple windows quickly (Fig. 3) . However, only one of the tabbed windows can be displayed at a time.
  • An extended implementation of tabbed windows implemented in computer programs such as PhotoshopTM by Adobe, allows the tabs to be dragged out of the containing window and expand into the window corresponding to the tab. But this just leads to the same problems inherent in any overlapping windows scheme.
  • Magnetic Windows address the problem of wasted screen space between fully displayed windows. When the edge of one window is dragged close to another, the window being moved "snaps" to the edge of the stationary window (Fig. 4) . This is useful if the windows are not already next to each other, but fails when windows that are next to each other need to be resized. Magnetic windows can be seen in several programs such as Adobe PhotoShop 4.0.
  • Splitter Windows allow two windows to be resized at once by assigning them to a mutual edge (Fig. 5) . This works well so long as the number of windows remains low and the windows do not need to be relocated. Docking windows, a variant upon splitter windows, can be detached to become like a regular window and then later re-attached. All of these schemes require separate user steps to size and position separate windows, and do not adequately function to conserve screen real estate.
  • Task Bars such as the Start bar in Microsoft's WindowsTM 95 interface, and other window switching commands and menus list all the open windows and allow the user to activate one by clicking on it (Fig. 6) . This solves the problem of losing windows, but does not assist users wishing to view the full contents of multiple windows simultaneously.
  • the present invention provides in a first aspect, A method for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including the steps of defining a first window, comprising at least one indicia, within a viewable area of the display, selecting and moving the at least one indicia outside of the first window, and releasing the indicia at a location outside of the first window thereby creating a second window having a size corresponding to the first window and a location determined by the location where the indicia was released.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including means for defining a first window, comprising at least one indicia, within a viewable area of the display, means for selecting and moving the at least one indicia outside of the first window, and means for releasing the indicia at a location outside of the first window thereby creating a second window having a size corresponding to the first window and a location determined by the location where the indicia was released.
  • the present invention provides a method for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including the steps of defining a first window, comprising at least one indicia, within a viewable area of the display, selecting the at least one indicia, and creating a second window having a size corresponding to the first window.
  • the present invention provides 10 an apparatus for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including means for defining a first window, comprising at least one indicia, within a viewable area of the display, means for selecting the at least one indicia, and means for creating a second window having a size corresponding to the first window.
  • the present invention provides a method for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including the steps of defining a first window having a defined area, comprising at least two indicia, within a viewable area of the display, selecting the at least one indicia, and creating a second window within the defined area.
  • the present invention provides an apparatus for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including means for defining a first window having a defined area, comprising at least two WO 00/57281 PCT/USOO/06633 .
  • indicia within a viewable area of the display, means for selecting the at least one indicia, and means for creating a second window within the defined area.
  • the present invention provides a method for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including the steps of defining a first window and second window, each of the windows comprising at least one indicia, within a viewable area of the display, selecting one of the indicia, and merging the first and second windows.
  • the present invention provides 10 An apparatus for graphically presenting information in conjunction with a digital information device having a display including means for defining a first window and second window, each of the windows comprising at least one indicia, within a viewable area of the display, means for selecting one of the indicia, and means for merging the first and second windows.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a prior art tiled window.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a prior art cascading window.
  • Figure 3 illustrates a prior art tabbed window.
  • Figure 4 illustrates a prior art magnetic window.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a prior art splitter window.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a prior art task bar.
  • Figure 7 illustrates the basic architecture of a computer system for use in implementing one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 illustrates a MetaView in accordance with 5 the present invention.
  • Figure 9 illustrates a flow diagram for simultaneously sizing and locating windows in response to a single user interactive step under the present invention.
  • Figure 10 illustrates a MetaView during a user interaction, and the screen "areas" utilized under the present invention.
  • Figure 11 illustrates a MetaView resulting from a user interaction.
  • Figure 12 illustrates a MetaView resulting from a user.
  • Figure 13 illustrates four possible arrangements of screen "areas" based upon four possible locations of indicia within a MetaView.
  • Figure 14 illustrates a MetaView following an additional user interaction moving an additional tab to the new pane.
  • Figure 15 illustrates a MetaView following an additional user interaction making that tab its own pane.
  • Figure 16 illustrates a MetaView following an additional user interaction resizing an existing pane.
  • Figure 17 illustrates a MetaView window prior to an user interaction.
  • Figure 18 illustrates a floating window following 30 resulting from a user interaction.
  • Figure 19 illustrates a flow diagram for creating floating windows from MetaView windows.
  • Figure 21 illustrates a MetaView window prior to implementation of a float button.
  • Figure 22 illustrates the MetaView window split into two windows following implementation of the float button.
  • Figure 23 illustrates two windows prior to implementation of a merge button.
  • Figure 24 illustrates a single MetaView window 10 following implementation of the merge button.
  • Display output including the visual graphical user interface ("GUI") discussed below, is transmitted from processor 100 to an output device such as a video monitor 140 for display to users.
  • GUI visual graphical user interface
  • Users utilize input devices such as standard personal computer keyboard 150, cursor control device 160 (e.g., a mouse or trackball) , touch-screen sensors on the monitor display, virtual reality gloves, voice input, or similar techniques to enter the GUI input commands discussed below, which are then transmitted to processor 100.
  • Software for implementing MetaView may be stored in a variety of locations and in a variety of mediums, including without limitation, RAM, data storage 111 , a network server, a fixed or portable hard disk drive, an optical disk, or a floppy disk.
  • the graphical container of a plurality of windows 10 and tabs corresponding to windows described herein is referred to as a "MetaView.”
  • the present invention functions as a single window, bearing a plurality of tabs, corresponding to a plurality of window displays which would result from a user interactively selecting those tabs.
  • a user has interactively selected the Alpha tab 8b, and thus the Alpha window 82 subsumes the entire MetaView, obscuring the contents of windows Beta, Gamma and Delta, but leaving Beta 83, Gamma 84, and Delta 85 tabs corresponding to those windows visible.
  • Fig. 13 illustrates several possible arrangements 131-134 of the screen "areas" based upon different locations of indicia within a Metaview.
  • the size and location to which tabs or windows may be expanded depends on whether tabs are displayed above or below windows.
  • releasing the cursor in Area A will result in a horizontally oriented window within MetaView 131 or 132, and in MetaView 132, the tab corresponding to the manipulated window will share the title bar with the other tabs.
  • Releasing the cursor in Area A will result in a vertically oriented window within MetaView 133 or 134, and in MetaView 134, the tab corresponding to the manipulated window will share the title bar with the other tabs.
  • Common Panes Common Panes
  • Beta 83 has been interactively selected by a user, dragged and released anywhere within title bar 115. As a result, tab beta 83 is added to pane Gamma 142.
  • a user rather than dropping a tab onto the title bar, a user releases a tab onto another tab to result in a single pane with multiple tabs. In that embodiment, multiple panes result from releasing a moved tab anywhere except on top of another tab.
  • panes result from releasing a moved tab in a location that will not add it to another existing title bar.
  • control device 160 drags tab Beta 83 (See, Fig. 14) to location 152 (See, Fig. 15) and releases, a new pane 153 will be created, whose width is determined by its x coordinate, and whose depth is determined by the perimeter of the MetaView on top, and by the top of window Gamma 151 on the bottom.
  • Dragging and dropping titles can also be used to resize or relocate existing panes in the same manner as creating a window described above. If there is only one title in a pane, the pane can be resized or located by selecting the tab itself using cursor control 160, dragging the tab to the desired location, and releasing.
  • Figures 15 and 16 illustrate how a user can resize Gamma window 151 by using cursor control device 160 to select pane Gamma 84, drag it to a location lower in the MetaView, and release. The result is a shorter pane Gamma 151 as seen in Figure 16.
  • Certain embodiments enable the resizing and relocating of panes containing multiple tabs, by implementing a common control indicium 141 (See, Fig. 14). For example, a user can resize tabbed pane 142 by using cursor control device 160 to select the common control indicium 141, drag it to a location lower in the MetaView and release. The result is a shorter tabbed pane 142 as seen in Figure 17.
  • MetaView system it is possible to extend the MetaView system to 15 include facilities for showing only one window at a time, much like the "maximize” and "restore” commands found in -Microsoft Windows. With such a facility, the user can double click on a title or click a control to make the window cover the MetaView. In some embodiments, tabbing or task bar means could be employed to inform users of other available items while one MetaView window is maximized. In this maximizing embodiment, a distinct user command, such as a double click of control device 160 returns the MetaView to its previous state.
  • the present invention provides for the creation of floating windows.
  • a title 212 is dropped on an area 214 outside of a rectangular area 216 containing an existing window 210, which may be a MetaView window as described herein, this title 212 is removed from the set of titles in that window 210 and becomes a floating window 218, as shown in FIG. 18.
  • the size of the floating window 218 is set to the size of the existing window 210 the title 212 originated from.
  • the upper left corner of the newly created floating window 218 is set to correspond to this point 220 at which the title 212 was dropped. For example, referring to FIG.
  • a user interactively selects the title Beta 212 using a cursor control device (not shown) , drags the title Beta 212 out of the title bar, and releases. If the cursor is released outside of the area 216 of the existing window S 210, a floating window 218 is created.
  • FIG. 19 discloses a flow chart 224 corresponding to one implementation permitting users to create floating windows from a MetaView window.
  • a user clicks on a title for which a floating window is desired to be created and releases the cursor control device (step 226). If the cursor control device is not released outside of the area of the existing window (step 230), a window is created having the title chosen within the existing window as described previously (step 232). If the cursor control device i ⁇ released outside the area of the existing window (step 234) , the x and y coordinates of the cursor control device release point is determined (step 236) . A floating window corresponding to the selected title having a height and width corresponding to the original window is then created (step 238).
  • the adjoining pane is expanded into the area vacated by the now floating window. If there is no adjoining pane, the MetaView window is empty and displays no panes until a previous floating window is closed, as described in detail below.
  • a floating window which originated from a MetaView window is closed, it is added back to the set of titles available in the MetaView window, preferably in the pane from where it originated.
  • the floating windows may be transformed into overlapping windows that contain MetaView windows with only a single title. Dragging and dropping additional titles into that MetaView window adds titles to it and removes them from the source MetaView window.
  • buttons 240, 242 and 244 may be added to facilitate and simplify floating, splitting and merging of MetaView windows. Such buttons 240, 242 and 244 can be used as an alternative to a drag and drop of the title button in order to achieve the creation or removal of a view.
  • the buttons 240, 242 and 244 referred to below provide for floating, splitting and merging functions.
  • One skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention does not require the implementation of all three buttons 240, 242 and 244, rather one or more of the buttons 240, 242 and 244 may be implemented.
  • the floating, splitting and merging functions are physically activated via the use of buttons 240, 242 and 244, other ways of activating such buttons 240, 242 and 244 may be used as well.
  • a float button 240 may be used to create a floating window 218 as shown in FIG. 17.
  • the float button 240 performs a float command on the title selected, positioning the floating window 218 in a location similar to the window 210 it originated from.
  • the newly created floating window 218 is not limited to its preferred location but rather may be modified such that it is positioned at any desired location.
  • a split button 242 splits a window 46 (FIG. 21) having more than one title into- two windows 246 and 248 (FIG. 22), as though the user had dragged and dropped the current title to the middle point of the window 246.
  • the split button 242 is disabled if there is only one title in the window 246.
  • a user interactively selects a title 254 using a cursor control device (not shown) and then activates the split button 242.
  • the area 258 will then be split into two windows 246 and 248.
  • the area 58 may be split horizontally or vertically.
  • the merge button 244 removes a pane 248 and puts titles, such as title Gamma 254 into its adjoining pane 246.
  • the adjoining pane 24E then expands to fill the space vacated by the merged pane 248.
  • the merge button 244 is unavailable if the pane is exclusive as discussed in detail below, if there is no adjoining pane, or if the adjoining pane is exclusive.
  • the Gamma tab 254 in pane 248 are merged with the tabs 250, 252 and 256 in pane 246.
  • the result is a single pane 258 with multiple tabs 250, 252, 254 and 256.
  • a user can resize the Delta window by using cursor control device to select pane Delta 264 along border 268, drag it to a desired size, and release. The result is a shorter pane Delta 264 as seen in FIG. 26.
  • cursor control device to select pane Delta 264 along border 268, drag it to a desired size, and release.
  • the result is a shorter pane Delta 264 as seen in FIG. 26.
  • any of the borders of any of the panes can be manipulated in a same manner.
  • the present invention provides panes, which cannot have more than one title in it.
  • a pane is a MetaView window with a single title bar, containing one or more tabs. Any attempts by a user to add titles to exclusive pane results in no action. Exclusive panes also cannot be added to other panes regardless of whether the other panes can accept more than one title or not.

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L'invention porte sur un procédé efficace de présentation graphique de l'affichage d'une pluralité de fenêtres à l'écran d'un dispositif d'informations numériques. Une forme de fenêtre à onglets, appelée «méta-vue», permet aux utilisateurs de définir l'emplacement et la taille d'une fenêtre par une interaction unique avec un onglet (83-85) de la «méta-vue». Cette invention permet ainsi une meilleure utilisation de l'espace d'affichage disponible de l'écran et une plus grande facilité d'accès aux utilisateurs à des affichages (142-143) à plusieurs fenêtres.
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