Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Grouping windows into clusters in one or more workspaces in a user interface
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Application No.: US12907986Application Date: 2010-10-19
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Publication No.: US10740117B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: Bas Ording , John O. Louch
- Applicant: Bas Ording , John O. Louch
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Kubota & Basol LLP
- Main IPC: G06F9/451
- IPC: G06F9/451

Abstract:
Providing a bridge interface for managing virtual workspaces is disclosed. A plurality of workspace images is presented in a user interface, each workspace image corresponding to a different virtual workspace available to a user of a computer system. A user input is received indicating a selection of a presented workspace image. The user interface is updated to display a plurality of application windows associated with the selected virtual workspace. The displayed application windows are visually grouped into one or more clusters, each cluster corresponding to one or more application windows sharing a common characteristic.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120096392A1 Managing Workspaces in a User Interface Public/Granted day:2012-04-19
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