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US-9213554-B2 · Dec 15, 2015 · US
Manipulating display of multiple display objects
US8990729B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8990729-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213396220-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | Dec 26, 2005 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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A method for manipulating display of multiple ordered and at least partially overlapping display objects on a display device includes: recording the current position in a stacking order of each of the multiple display objects in an object identifier table in association with a corresponding object identifier; changing the position in the stacking order of a first object in response to a first user action for selecting the first object; recording the position in the stacking order of the first object before the position is changed in the object identifier table as a previous position in the stacking order; and changing the position in the stacking order of the first object with the previous position in the stacking order of the first object in response to a second user action for restoring the changed position in the stacking order of the first object to the previous position in the stacking order.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for manipulating display of a plurality of display objects on a display device in a data processing system connected to the display device, the plurality of display objects being ordered and at least partially overlapping each other, the method comprising the steps of: recording a current position in a stacking order of each of the plurality of display objects in an object identifier table in association with a corresponding object identifier;…
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- What does patent US8990729B2 cover?
- A method for manipulating display of multiple ordered and at least partially overlapping display objects on a display device includes: recording the current position in a stacking order of each of the multiple display objects in an object identifier table in association with a corresponding object identifier; changing the position in the stacking order of a first object in response to a first u…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Nemoto Kazuo, IBM
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/4443. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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