U S West Technologies, Inc.

U S West, Inc.

U S West Advanced Technologies, Inc.

Benjamin E Hansen

Mark Greenelsh

A method and system for generating a working window on a video monitor in a computer system is provided. The method comprises the steps of determining if a user has performed a first predetermined input stroke along at least a portion of a display screen. Upon determining that the user has drawn the predetermined input stroke, a plurality of icons are displayed. A user selects one of the plurality of icons via a second predetermined input stroke and a working window is scrolled onto the video monitor. A computer program that corresponds to the selected icon is then executed in the working window. The user can remove the working window from the screen by clicking and performing a third predetermined input stroke.

Method and system for generating a working window in a computer system

A method is disclosed for preparing an interactive user-interface specification. The method is for use with a computer system including a processor, a memory, a display device and an input device. The method begins with the step of providing a data structure representing a control tree. The control tree represents the interface screens, screen objects and link-associations of the interface. The method further includes the step of presenting a representation of an element of the control tree based on the data structure. A system is also disclosed for implementing the steps of the method.

Method and system for presenting an electronic user-interface

A method and system for generating a working window on a video monitor in a computer system is provided. The method comprises the steps of determining if a user has performed a first predetermined input stroke along at least a portion of the touch-sensitive screen. Upon determining that the user has drawn the predetermined input stroke, a plurality of icons are displayed. A user selects one of the plurality of icons via a second predetermined input stroke and a working window is scrolled onto the video monitor. A computer program that corresponds to the selected icon is then executed in the working window. The user can remove the working window from the screen by touching the touch-sensitive screen and performing a third predetermined input stroke.

An apparatus for generation of multi-level navigable video environments is disclosed. Generation of the virtual realities is accomplished by a video monitor, a touch screen, a CPU, and a compact disc storage device. The storage device contains pre-generated audio and visual data. The visual data includes a plurality of digitized photographic images stored as a plurality of frames of a visual track. The frames may be selectively accessed by a user through the touch screen to provide the user the ability to navigate through a navigable video environment. Further, while the user is within the navigable video environment, a second-level of a navigable video environment is accessible. The data for generation of the second-level of video environment is also stored within the storage device and is also pre-generated.

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Westminster, CO, United States of America

Benjamin E Hansen