Display system and method for displaying windows of an operating system to provide a three-dimensional workspace for a computer system

In a computer system operative to display computer application data in a window on a display monitor, said windows having sides defining an enclosed area for presenting said data on said display monitor, said computer system characterized by resources including a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and display monitor said resources communicating via a system bus, said CPU operative to control processes for defining the size and shape of displayed windows, a method for resizing sides defining the area of the window, comprising the steps of:

• displaying said window on said display monitor, said window containing data symbols;
• receiving a control signal at said CPU for resealing the boundaries defining the geometrical shape of said window;
• and
• responsive to receiving said control signal at said CPU, rescaling the size of the displayed boundaries of said window and rescaling the size of data symbols contained in said window, thereby yielding a three-dimensional transformed window having different dimensions than said window and containing rescaled data symbols.

In a computer system operative to display computer application data in a window on a display monitor, said windows having boundaries defining a geometrical shape and an enclosed area for presenting said data on said display monitor, said computer system characterized by resources including a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and display monitor said resources communicating via a system bus, said CPU operative to control processes for defining the size and shape of displayed windows, a method for resizing sides defining the area of the window, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a plurality of windows on said display monitor;
• receiving a control signal at said CPU for rescaling the boundaries defining the geometrical shape of at least one of said windows;
• and
• manipulating, via said CPU, the boundaries and data of at least one of said windows to provide three-dimensional depth cues to said boundaries and data of said windows, thereby yielding at least one three-dimensional transformed window having different boundaries than another one of said windows and containing rescale data.

In a computer system operative to display computer application data in a window on a display screen of a display monitor, said windows having sides defining an enclosed area for presenting said data on said display monitor, said computer system characterized by resources including a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and display monitor said resources communicating via a system bus, said CPU operative to control processes for defining the size and shape of displayed windows, a method for resizing sides defining the area of the window, comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of window transformation controls for said computer system;
• displaying a plurality of windows on said display screen of said display monitor;
• selecting a location in said memory representative of a selected point on said display screen;
• and
• upon selection of said transformation control, scaling the data and dimensions of one of said windows appearing closer to said selected point of said display monitor to a size smaller than the dimensions and data appearing farther from the selected point of said display screen, thereby yielding a three-dimensional transformed window having different dimensions than one of said windows appearing farther from the selected point of said display screen.

In a computer system having an operating system operative to display computer application data in a window on a display monitor having a display screen, said windows having borders defining an enclosed area for presenting said data on said display monitor, a method of managing data displayed on said display monitor, comprising:

• partitioning, via said operating system, the display screen of said display monitor into a plurality of preselected boundaries;
• providing three-dimensional visual depth cues corresponding to said preselected boundaries, said visual depth cues indicating the position and orientation of selected windows displayed by said operating system;
• and
• manipulating said preselected boundaries for one of said selected windows to present a three-dimensional transformed window having different boundaries than another one of said selected windows.

In a computer system having an operating system operative to display computer application data in windows on a display screen of a display monitor, said windows having borders defining an enclosed area for presenting said data on said display monitor, said computer system characterized by resources including a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and display monitor said resources communicating via a system bus, said CPU operative to control processes for defining the size and shape of displayed windows, a method for indicating the destination of a window to be redefined, comprising the steps of:

• displaying a window of information on said display screen;
• providing a transformation control on said display screen for transforming said window of said operating system to a predefined plane, said transformation control operative to provide depth cues to said window;
• and
• upon selection of said transformation control, providing a pointer to said predefined plane and presenting a three-dimensional transformed window having different dimensions than said window and containing rescaled data.