Appeal No. 2004-1045
Application 09/282,129
34, 40, 41, 43 and 47 have been allowed. The rejection of
claim 13 is withdrawn in the examiner’s answer (pages 5-6).
Claims 6, 21, 33 and 42 have been canceled.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a method, system and article of
manufacture for displaying a two-dimensional window as a three-
dimensional window on a display screen of a computer system.
Claim 1, directed toward the method, is illustrative:
1. A method for displaying a window in a two-dimensional
display screen, said method comprising:
providing at least one two-dimensional window for
display in said two-dimensional display screen, each
two-dimensional window of said at least one two-
dimensional window comprising a plurality of selectable
frame edges;
responsive to user input, displaying said at least
one two-dimensional window in three dimensions within
said two-dimensional display screen;
wherein said user input comprises allowing a user
to interactively designate said at least one two-
dimensional window for display in said three dimensions
within said two-dimensional display screen;
wherein said allowing comprises generating a
pointing indicator on said display screen super-
imposed over a currently visible two-dimensional
window, said pointing indicator coupled to a pointing
device for moving said pointing indicator in response
to manipulation by said user, and changing said
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