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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1994
Thomas C O'Rourke, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian T O'Neill, Seattle, WA (US);
Rodney C Cook, Edmonds, WA (US);
Kuntay O Taner, Everett, WA (US);
Steven P Snyder, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Adam R Joyner, Seattle, WA (US);
Ark Interface II, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface for a computer system that includes a memory for storing application programs and application files. The user interface permits the user to initiate execution of a selected application program, and produces a snapshot that graphically represents a screen produced during the execution of the application program. The snapshot may be displayed after execution of the application program is terminated, and provides a visual reference for the application file that was opened when the snapshot was taken. Snapshots and their corresponding application files may be organized in a project format, and new documents opened by an application program may be automatically placed in the opened project. The user interface provides an improved technique for initiating execution of application programs.