From antonio_abrantes@hotmail.com  Sun Jul 22 21:28:58 2001
From: antonio_abrantes@hotmail.com (antonio abrantes)
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 20:28:58
Subject: [Patents] Tile cascade patent
Message-ID: <F43VJpjc0D543TuylJc00004cf5@hotmail.com>

<html><div style='background-color:'><P>an interesting case of sotwrae patent: the tile and cascade resource to show windows, yes !EP 548646 B1, with priority date from 1991, do you know something before this date? what is the technical effect to show windows in a diferent manner? can we say that maybe it could be the same way that you put the cards in a casino game?</P>
<P><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica size=-1>abstract: A method and apparatus for distinctively displaying windows on a computer display screen. The amount of time each of the windows on the display screen is active ("in focus") is monitored. Upon a command from the user, the windows that were active a longer length of time are displayed more distinctively than windows that were active a shorter length of time. One way of displaying more distinctively is by placing the most active window in the upper left corner of the screen and placing the rest of the windows in a descending order of activity from left to right and top to bottom on the screen. Another way is to cascade the windows, where the windows are cascaded in a descending order of activity from the front to the back of the window stack. </FONT></P>
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