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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
Robert L. Chambers, Sammamish, WA (US);
Oliver Scholz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Oscar E. Murillo, Seattle, WA (US);
David Mowatt, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert L. Chambers, Sammamish, WA (US);
Oliver Scholz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Oscar E. Murillo, Seattle, WA (US);
David Mowatt, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for positioning a software User Interface (UI) window on a display screen is provided, wherein the method includes displaying the software UI window on the display screen and identifying at least one suitable location on the display screen responsive to an active target window area of a target application UI window. The method further includes determining whether the software UI window is disposed at the at least one suitable location on the display screen and if the software UI window is disposed in a location other than the at least one suitable location on the display screen, positioning the software UI window at the at least one suitable location on the display screen.