User interface for application interface manipulation
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsChristopher Hynes, John O. Louch, Bas Ording, Timothy Wayne Bumgarner, Eric Steven Peyton
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Abstract
Selection of visualization objects, such as applications windows, is performed by determining a position of a system object. A graphical representation of a system object can be positioned over a display area of an application interface. The application interface is preeminently displayed in response to a graphical representation of system object being positioned over a corresponding display area of the application interface.
Claims23
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of application interfaces in a graphical user interface environment, each displayed application interface defining a corresponding display area;
- determining if a graphical representation of a system object is positioned within a corresponding display area of an application interface;
- and
- preeminently displaying the application interface in response to the graphical representation of the system object being positioned within the corresponding display area of the application interface.
A computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a processing device, and upon such execution cause the processing device to generate a graphical user interface on a display device and facilitate the processes of:
- displaying a plurality of application interfaces in a graphical user interface environment, each displayed application interface defining a corresponding display area;
- determining if a graphical representation of a system object is positioned within a corresponding display area of an application interface;
- and
- preeminently displaying the application interface in response to the graphical representation of the system object being positioned within the corresponding display area of the application interface.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of application interfaces in a graphical user interface environment, each displayed application interface defining a corresponding display area;
- determining if a graphical representation of a system object is positioned within a predetermined area of the graphical user interface environment;
- and
- displaying the application interfaces in a predetermined orientation within the graphical user interface environment in response to the graphical representation of the system object being positioned within the predetermined area of the graphical user interface environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.