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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Philip Landman, Davie, FL (US);
Joaquin DE Soto, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Inventors:
Philip Landman, Davie, FL (US);
Joaquin de Soto, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Assignee:
ACD Systems International Inc., Victoria, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method in a user interface, according to one embodiment, allows for the docking of window panels within a software application. A palette in the user interface can, in this embodiment, have three states: (i) the palette is open within a window panel; (ii) the palette is docked as a tab; and (iii) the palette is open in a area connected to the tab. User actions through the user interface can control transitions among these three states. Other methods are described, and systems and computer readable storage media are also described.