[openbeos] Microsoft patents taskbar grouping!
- From: Mat Hounsell <mat_geek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:55:31 +1000 (EST)
The patent text makes it clear that it is after a number of them occure and not
from the beginning like deskbar, but deskbar may still defeat it.
United States Patent 6,756,999
Stoakley , et al. June 29, 2004
Method and system for clustering and grouping taskbar buttons
Abstract
A method and system are provided for organizing, displaying, and accessing
representations of one or more running tasks on a graphical user interface in a
computer system. The system organizes like application files and clusters the
corresponding taskbar buttons and, upon reaching a threshold limit, creates and
displays a group button that contains the like application files and removes
the like taskbar buttons from the taskbar. Further, upon reaching a second
threshold limit, the system ungroups the application taskbar buttons, displays
them on the taskbar and removes the group button from the taskbar.
Inventors: Stoakley; Richard W. (Seattle, WA); Kurtz; James B. (Bellevue,
WA);
Springfield; James F. (Woodinville, WA); Green; Todd J. (Seattle, WA); Andrew;
Suzan M. (Seattle, WA); Mann; Justin (Lake Forest, WA)
Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA)
Appl. No.: 799750
Filed: March 6, 2001
Current U.S. Class: 345/779; 345/810; 345/811; 345/840; 345/841; 345/837;
345/764; 345/765
Intern'l Class: G09G 005/00
Field of Search: 345/779,811,810,840,841,837,764,765
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