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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 5874962 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999

Filed:

Feb. 21, 1997

System and method for arranging windows displayed by a graphical user

Applicant:
Inventors:

Dario de Judicibus, Rome, IT;

Gherardo Albano, Rome, IT;

Assignee:

International Business Machines, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorneys:

McConnell; Daniel E.

Grosser; George E.

Primary Examiner:

Raymond J Bayerl

Assistant Examiner:

Cao H Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345342 ; 345340 ;
Abstract

In a graphical user interface, a method for automatically arranging the position of the windows on the desktop according to a weighting value in order to provide an intuitive disposition of the windows on the desktop. The windows are spread radially around the center of the display with the higher weighted windows closer to the center. The weight of a window for placement purposes is determined by a measure of importance for the window, such as area or the frequency with which the user operates on the window.

Find Patent Forward Citations

de Judicibus, Dario. (1999). System and method for arranging windows displayed by a graphical user (U.S. Patent No. 5874962). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5874962

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