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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Kayvon Beykpour, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Ben Cunningham, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Joseph Bernstein, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Zexiao Yu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kayvon Beykpour, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Ben Cunningham, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Joseph Bernstein, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Zexiao Yu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Blackboard Inc., Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface system is provided. The system includes a display and a processor, coupled to the display, configured to display a window, in an initial position. Upon receiving a window docking input by a user indicating a request to dock the window at a predefined docking point, the processor is configured to dock the window at the predefined docking point. The docking of the window at the predefined docking point includes hiding a portion of the window. Upon receiving a window docking input by a user indicating a request to simultaneously dock each of a plurality of windows at a predefined docking point, the processor is configured to dock each of the plurality of windows at a corresponding position on the predefined docking point, including hiding a portion of each of the plurality of windows. Methods and computer-readable mediums are also provided.