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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2008
Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory Alexander Lett, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tony Edward Schreiner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Helen Elizabeth Drislane, Seattle, WA (US);
Chaitanya Dev Sareen, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory Alexander Lett, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tony Edward Schreiner, Bellevue, WA (US);
Helen Elizabeth Drislane, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Tabs or other display elements that do not comply with traditional 'window' requirements can be individually presented to a user when the window containing such tabs or other display elements is hidden or obscured. The user can be enabled to perform tab-specific actions, such as closing a particular tab, or viewing a specific tab without interacting with the containing window. Executing processes utilizing such tabs can register them and provide order and display information. Subsequent tab-specific actions can be received and directed to such executing processes. Additional requests, such as for thumbnails and bitmaps, can be directed to such executing processes in order to implement the tab presentation mechanisms and to provide for the tab-specific actions.