System and method for improved navigation between open windows in an application program using window tabs

A system for navigating between open windows in a graphical user interface of a user program comprising:

• a single user program graphical user interface means for displaying at least one open window of at least one open application within a window area of the user program graphical user interface, wherein opening of windows associated with at least a second open application may also be displayed in the user program graphical user interface;
• a window presentation means for presenting the at least one open window within the window area of the user program graphical user interface;
• a program selection display presentation means for presenting one or more program selection displays in the user program graphical user interface, each program selection display corresponding to the at least one open application;
• a window selection display presentation means for presenting one or more window selection displays in the user program graphical user interface, each window selection display corresponding to one of the open windows;
• a program selection module that enables a user to select a program to be presented with user program graphical user interface;
• a window selection means for enabling the user to select a window to be presented within the window area by selecting one or more of the window selection displays;
• and
• wherein the window presentation means is responsive to the window selection means to present the window corresponding to the selected window selection display in the window area.

A method for enabling a user to navigate between open windows in a graphical user interface of a user program comprising the steps of:

• presenting a single user program graphical user interface that displays at least one open window of at least one open application within a window area of the user program graphical user interface, wherein opening of windows associated with at least a second open application may also be displayed in the user program graphical user interface;
• presenting at least one open window within the window area of the user program graphical user interface;
• presenting one or more program selection displays in the user program graphical user interface, the one or more program selection displays corresponding to the at least one open application;
• presenting one or more window selection displays, each window selection display corresponding to one of the open windows;
• enabling a user to select a program selection display that displays a program associated with the program selection display;
• enabling the user to select a window to be presented within the window area by selecting one or more of the window selection displays in the window area;
• and
• presenting the window corresponding to the selected window selection display.

A processor readable medium having code embodied therein for enabling a user to navigate within windows of a user program comprising:

• processor readable code for causing a processor to present a single user program graphical user interface that displays at least one open window of at least one open application within a window area of the user program graphical user interface;
• wherein opening of windows associated with at least a second open application may also be displayed in the user program graphical user interface;
• processor readable code for causing a processor to present at least one open window within the window area of the user program graphical user interface;
• processor readable code for causing a processor to present one or more program selection displays in the user program graphical user interface, the one or more program selection displays corresponding to the at least one open application;
• processor readable code for causing a processor to present one or more window selection displays in the user program graphical user interface, each window selection display corresponding to one of the open windows;
• processor readable code for causing a processor to enable a user to select a program selection display that displays a program associated with the program selection display;
• processor readable code for causing a processor to enable a user to select a window to be presented within the window area by selecting one or more of the window selection displays in the window area;
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• processor readable code for causing a processor to present the window corresponding to the selected window selection display.