Patents
US 9841878 B1: Methods, systems, and computer program products for navigating between visual components
- Granted
- 2017-12-12
- Filed
- 2017-05-14 application 15594649
- Type
- Utility · 192 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are described comprising a device configured to: present a first window of the first application in a first application region of a presentation space of the display; detect first user input in connection with the first window of the first application; in response to the detection of the first user input in connection with the first window of the first application, present a representation of a second window of the second application in a menu, in a first particular region of the presentation space of the display, for displaying the second window of the second application, in a second application region in the presentation space of the display, the first particular region: located in a first location adjacent to a second location of the first application region, operable for being at least one of re-sized or moved in response to the first application region being at least one of re-sized or moved, and operable for being hidden in response to the first application region being maximized, and re-presented in response to the first application region being returned to a non-maximized state; detect second user input in connection with the representation of the second window of the second application in the menu; and in response to the detection of the second user input in connection with the representation of the second window of the second application in the menu, present the second window of the second application.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171212.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Lake Software, Inc. 12 patents | US company or organization | Woodville, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Paul Morris | Raleigh, NC | 159 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F3/0482 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SITTING MAN, LLC signed 2015-11-06 | CYPRESS LAKE SOFTWARE, INC. WOODVILLE, TX | 47977/968 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-01-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MORRIS, ROBERT PAUL signed 2013-09-27 | SITTING MAN, LLC RALEIGH, NC | 47977/880 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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