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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Ales Holecek, Bellevue, WA (US);
Charles W. Stabb, Seattle, WA (US);
Cornelis K. Van Dok, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hillel N. Cooperman, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark R. Ligameri, Snohomish, WA (US);
Ales Holecek, Bellevue, WA (US);
Charles W. Stabb, Seattle, WA (US);
Cornelis K. Van Dok, Bellevue, WA (US);
Hillel N. Cooperman, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey W. Pettiross, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark R. Ligameri, Snohomish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method for displaying at least one visualization of windows on a display screen is described. The method includes steps of receiving an input corresponding to a request to access visualizations of windows for a plurality of windows, and for each window of the plurality of windows, displaying a visualization of at least a portion of the content of the window in an area separately defined from the plurality of windows, wherein the at least a portion of the content includes dynamic video content. Another method provides for grouping and ordering the visualizations when displayed. Another method allows for display of visualizations related to child and/or parent windows.