Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. et al

Filing 563

EXHIBITS re #559 Declaration in Support, filed byApple Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 5.02, #2 Exhibit 5.03, #3 Exhibit 5.04, #4 Exhibit 5.05, #5 Exhibit 5.06, #6 Exhibit 5.07, #7 Exhibit 5.08, #8 Exhibit 5.09, #9 Exhibit 5.10, #10 Exhibit 5.11, #11 Exhibit 6.1, #12 Exhibit 6.2, #13 Exhibit 6.3, #14 Exhibit 6.4, #15 Exhibit 6.5)(Related document(s) #559 ) (Jacobs, Michael) (Filed on 12/29/2011)

EXHIBIT 6.01

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT ANNEXEDMayA09, 2011COPY FROM THE
RECORDS OF THIS OFFICE OF THE FILE WRAPPER AND CONTENTS
OF:

APPLICATION I i v HER: 12/012,384
FILING DATE: February 01, 2008
PATENT NUMBER: 7,853,891
ISSUE DATE: December 14, 2010

By Authority of the
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property
and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

M. K. CARTER
Certifying Officer

APLNDC00028677

Atty. Docket No.004860.P2874C3

PATENT

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND to »EMARK OFFICE
In re Application of:

)

Imran Chaudhri, et al.

)

Examiner: Not Yet Assigned

Application No. Not Yet Assigned

)

Art Unit: Not Yet Assigned

Filed: February 1, 2008

)

For:

)
)
)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
DISPLAYING A WINDOW FOR A
USER INTERFACE

Commissioner for Patents

P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
REQUEST UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 1.32(c)(3) FOR RECOGNITION OF A
MAYIMUM OF TEN PRACTITIONERS FROM THOSE NAMED IN
DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY
Sir:
Accompanying this Request is a Declaration and Power of Attorney that names

more than ten patent practitioners. In accordance with 37 C.F.R. § 1.32(c)(3),
applicant(s) hereby request that the following patent practitioners (maximum of ten) from
those named in that Declaration and Power of Attorney be recognized by the U.S. Patent
and Trademark Office as being of record for the patent application to which the

Declaration and Power of Attorney is directed:

Attorney

Reg. No.

Attorney

Reg. No.

James C. Scheller

31,195

Farzad E. Amini

42,261

Sheryl Sue Hollowav

37,850

Daniel M.DeVos

37,813

Lester J. Vincent

31,460

,

Helene Plotka Workman

35,981

Michael J. Mallie

36,591

,

Edward W. Scott, IV

36,000

Edwin H. Tavlor

25,129

James R. Thein

31,710

APLNDC00028678

If there are any additional charges, please charge Deposit Account No. 02-2666.
Respectfully submitted,
BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN

Dated: O. \

, 2008
J

es C. Scheller, Jr.

R . No. 31,195
1279 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4040
[phone]

EXPRRSS MAII CERTIFICATR OF MAII ING

"Express Mail" mailing label number: PM i41769895 IIS
Date of Deposit:
Februarv 1 2008
I hereby certify that I am causing this paper or fee to be deposited with the United States Postal Service "Express Mail
Post Office to Addressee" service on the date indicated above and that this paper or fee has been addressed to the
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virgini 2313-1450
Bettv Scaletta

(Typed or printed name of person

/

(Signature oYperson mailing paper or fee)

(Date signed)

mailing paper or fee)

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(Rev.overoo

APLNDC00028679

Attorney's Docket No.: 94§§Qpgga

Patent

DECLARATION AND POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR PATENT APPLICATION

As a below named inventor, I hereby declare that:
My residence, post office address and citizenship are as stated below, next to my name.
I believe I am the original, first, and sole inventor (if only one name is listed below) or an original, first, and
joint inventor (if plural names are listed below) of the subject matter which is claimed and for which a
patent is sought on the invention entitled
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A WINDOW FOR A USER INTERFACE
the specification of which

is attached hereto.
x

was filed on Julv 10. 2002
United States Application Number 10/193,573
or PCT International Application Number

as

and was amended on

(if applicable)

I hereby state that I have reviewed and understand the contents of the above-identified specification
including the claim(s), as amended by any amendment referred to above. I do not know and do not
believe that the claimed invention was ever known or used in the United States of America before my
invention thereof, or patented or described in any printed publication in any country before my invention
thereof or more than one year prior to this application, that the same was not in public use or on sale in
the United States of America more than one year prior to this application, and that the invention has not
been patented or made the subject of an inventor's certificate issued before the date of this application in
any country foreign to the United States of America on an application filed by me or my legal
representatives or assigns more than twelve months (for a utility patent application) or six months (for a
design patent application) prior to this application.

I acknowledge the duty to disclose all information known to me to be material to patentability as

defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1.56.

I hereby claim foreign priority benefits under Title 35, United States Code, Section 119(a)-(d), of any

foreign application(s) for patent or inventor's certificate listed below and have also identified below
any foreign application for patent or inventor's certificate having a filing date before that of the
application on which priority is claimed:

Rev. 3/1/00

APLNDC00028680

Priority

Prior Fornian Annlicatinnte

Claimed

(Number)

(Country)

(Day/Month/Year Filed)

Yes

No

(Number)

(Country)

(Day/Month/Year Filed)

Yes

E

(Number)

(Country)

(Day/Month/Year Filed)

Yes

ѯ

l hereby claim the benefit under title 35, United States Code, Section 119(e) of any United States
provisional application(s) listed below:
(Application Number)

Filing Date

(Application Number)

Filing Date

I hereby claim the benefit under Title 35, United States Code, Section 120 of any United States
application(s) listed below and, insofar as the subject matter of each of the claims of this application

is not disclosed in the prior United States application in the manner provided by the first paragraph
of Title 35, United States Code, Section 112, I acknowledge the duty to disclose all information
known to me to be material to patentability as defined in Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations
Section 1.56 which became available between the filing date of the prior application and the national
or PCT international filing date of this application:
(Application Number)

Filing Date

(Status - patented,
pending, abandoned)

(Application Number)

Filing Date

(Status - patented,
pending, abandoned)

I hereby appoint the persons listed on Appendix A hereto (which is incorporated by reference and a
part of this document) as my respective patent attorneys and patent agents, with full power of
substitution and revocation, to prosecute this application and to transact all business in the Patent
and Trademark Office connected herewith.
Send correspondence to

Lehua W909
(Name of Attorney or Agent)

, BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR &

ZAFMAN LLP, 12400 Wilshire Boulevard 7th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90025 and direct
telephone calls to
Lehyg gggg
, [phone].

(Name of Attorney or Agent)

Rev. anioo

.g.

APLNDC00028681

I hereby declare that all statements made herein of my own knowledge are true and that all

statements made on information and belief are believed to be true; and further that these
statements were made with the knowledge that willful false statements and the Ilke so made
are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United
States Code and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the
application or any patent issued thereon.

Full Name of Sole/First inventor Imran Chaudhri

Inventor's Signature
Residence

.

Date

†‡4tuf¾gopwPDP*¾
(City, State)

Post Office Address

Full Name of Secon

'lB

Citizenship

49<CRA

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ventor Bas Ording

Inventor's Signatur

Date /V IO 2001
J

Residence SAN FrWVG SCo , OLfrowi^

Citi7enshin WTHERL*/vp.S

(City, State)

Post Office Address H I S Dame-s

Rev. 3/1/00

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(Country)

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APLNDC00028682

APPENDIX A

William E. Alford, Reg. No. 37,764; Farzad E. Amini, Reg. No. 42,261; William Thomas Babbitt, Reg. No.
39,591; Carol F. Barry, Reg. No. 41,600; Jordan Michael Becker, Reg. No. 39,602; Lisa N. Benado, Reg.
No. 39,995; Bradley J. Bereznak, Reg. No. 33,474; Michael A. Bernadicou, Reg. No. 35,934; Roger W.
Blakely, Jr., Reg. No. 25,831; R. Alan Burnett, Reg. No. 46,149; Gregory D. Caldwell, Reg. No. 39,926;

Thomas M. Coester, Reg. No. 39,637; Donna Jo Coningsby, Reg. No. 41,684; Florin Corie, Reg. No.
46,244; Mimi Diemmy Dao, Reg. No. 45,628; Dennis M. deGuzman, Reg. No. 41,702; Stephen M. De
Klerk, Reg. No. 46,503; Michael Anthony DeSanctis, Reg. No. 39,957; Daniel M. De Vos, Reg. No.
37,813; Justin M. Dillon, Reg. No. 42,486; Sanjeet Dutta, Reg. No. 46,145; Matthew C. Fagan, Reg. No.
37,542; Tarek N. Fahmi, Reg. No. 41,402; Thomas S. Ferrill, Reg. No. 42,532; George Fountain, Reg. No.
37,374; James Y. Go, Reg. No. 40,621; James A. Henry, Reg. No. 41,064; Libby N. Ho, Reg. No. 46,774;
Willmore F. Holbrow lil, Reg. No. 41,845; Sheryl Sue Holloway, Reg. No. 37,850; George W Hoover 11,
Reg. No. 32,992; Eric S. Hyman, Reg. No. 30,139; William W. Kidd, Reg. No. 31,772; Sang Hui Kim, Reg.
No. 40,450; Walter T. Kim, Reg. No. 42,731; Eric T. King, Reg. No. 44,188; George Brian Leave11, Reg.
No. 45,436; Kurt P. Leyendecker, Reg. No. 42,799; Gordon R. Lindeen lli, Reg. No. 33,192; Jan Carol
Little, Reg. No. 41,181; Julio Loza, Reg. No. P47,758; Joseph Lutz, Reg. No. 43,765; Michael J. Mallie,
Reg. No. 36,591; Andre L. Marais, Reg. No. PO48,095; Paul A. Mendonsa, Reg. No. 42,879; Clive D.
Menezes, Reg. No. 45,.493; Chun M. Ng, Reg. No. 36,878; Thien T. Nguyen, Reg. No. 43,835; Thinh V.
Nguyen, Reg. No. 42,034; Robert B. O'Rourke, Reg. No. 46,972; Daniel E. Ovanezian, Reg. No. 41,236;
Kenneth B. Paley, Reg. No. 38,989; Gregg A. Peacock, Reg. No. 45,001; Marina Portnova, Reg. No.
45,750; William F. Ryann, Reg. 44,313; James H. Salter, Reg. No. 35,668; William W. Schaal, Reg. No.
39,018; James C. Scheller, Reg. No. 31,195; Jeffrey S. Schubert, Reg. No. 43,098; George Simion, Reg.
No. P47,089; Maria McCormack Sobrino, Reg. No. 31,639; Stanley W. Sokoloff, Reg. No. 25,128; Judith
A. Szepesi, Reg. No. 39,393; Edwin H. Taylor, Reg. No. 25,129; John F. Travis, Reg. No. 43,203; Mark
C. Van Ness, Reg. No. 39,865; Tom Van Zandt, Reg. No. 43,219; Brent E. Vecchia, Reg. No. P48,011;
Lester J. Vincent, Reg. No. 31,460; Archana B. Vittal, Reg. No. 45,182; Glenn E. Von Tersch, Reg. No.
41,364; John Patrick Ward, Reg. No. 40,216; Mark L. Watson, Reg. No. 46,322; Thomas C. Webster,
Reg. No. 46,154; and Norman Zafman, Reg. No. 26,250; my patent attorneys, and Firasat Ali, Reg. No.

45,715; and Raul Martinez, Reg. No. 46,904,Lehua Wang, Reg. No. 48,023, my patent agents, of

BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP, with offices located at 12400 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th
Floor, Los Angeles, Califomia 90025, telephone [phone], and James R. Thein, Reg. No. 31,710,

my patent attorney, with full power of substitution and revocation, to prosecute this application and to

transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office connected herewith. I also hereby appoint Mark
Aaker, Reg. No. 32,667, Richard Liu, Reg. No. 34,377; Helene Plotka Workman, Reg. No. 35,981; and
Edward W. Scott, IV, Reg. No. 36,000; my attorneys; of APPLE COMPUTER, INC., located at 1 Infinite
Loop, MS: 3-PAT, Cupertino, California 95014, telephone [phone], will full power of substitution and
revocation, to prosecute this application and to transact all business in the Patent and Trademark Office

connected herewith.

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APLNDC00028683

APPENg B
Title 37, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 1.56
Duty to Disclose Information Material to Patentability
(a) A patent by its very nature is affected with a public interest. The public interest is best served,
and the most effective patent examination occurs when, at the time an application is being examined, the
Office is aware of and evaluates the teachings of all information material to patentability. Each individual
associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a duty of candor and good faith in
dealing with the Office, which includes a duty to disclose to the Office all information known to that individual
to be material to patentability as defined in this section. The duty to disclosure information exists with respect
to each pending claim until the claim is cancelled or withdrawn from consideration, or the application becomes
abandoned, Information material to the patentability of a claim that is cancelled or withdrawn from
consideration need not be submitted if the information is not material to the patentability of any claim
remaining under consideration in the application. There is no duty to submit information which is not material
to the patentability of any existing claim. The duty to disclosure all information known to be material to
patentability is deemed to be satisfied if all information known to be material to patentability of any claim
issued in a patent was cited by the Office or submitted to the Office in the manner prescribed by §§1.97(b)-(d)
and 1.98. However, no patent will be granted on an application in connection with which fraud on the Office
was practiced or attempted or the duty of disclosure was violated through bad faith or intentional misconduct.
The Office encourages applicants to carefully examine:
(1)

Prior art cited in search reports of a foreign patent office in a counterpart application, and

(2)
The closest information over which individuals associated with the filing or prosecution of a
patent application believe any pending claim patentably defines, to make sure that any material information
contained therein is disclosed to the Office.
(b)
Under this section, information is material to patentability when it is not cumulative to
information already of record or being made or record in the application, and
(1)
It establishes, by itself or in combination with other information, a prima facie case of
unpatentability of a claim; or

(2)

It refutes, or is inconsistent with, a position the applicant takes in:

(i)

Opposing an argument of unpatentability relied on by the Office, or

(ii)

Asserting an argument of patentability.

A prima facie case of unpatentability is established when the information compels a conclusion that a claim is
unpatentable under the preponderance of evidence, burden-of-proof standard, giving each term in the claim
its broadest reasonable construction consistent with the specification, and before any consideration is given to
evidence which may be submitted in an attempt to establish a contrary conclusion of patentability.
(c)
Individuals associated with the filing or prosecution of a patent application within the
meaning of this section are:
(1)

Each inventor named in the application;

(2)

Each attorney or agent who prepares or prosecutes the application; and

(3)
Every other person who is substantively involved in the preparation or prosecution of the
application and who is associated with the inventor, with the assignee or with anyone to whom there is an
obligation to assign the application.
(d)
Individuals other than the attorney, agent or inventor may comply with this section by
disclosmg mformation to the attorney, agent, or inventor.

Rev. 3/1/00

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APLNDC00028684

U.S. PTO
12/012384
02/01/2008
UTILITY PATENT APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL
(Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

Attorney Docket No.

004860.P2874C3

(maximum 12 characters)

rst Named Inventor
itle:

Imran handhri at al

MFTHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A WINDOW FOR A USER INTERFACE

Express Mail Label No. EM 141769895 US

ADDRESS TO:

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

APPLICATION ELEMENTS
See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.
1.

X

2.
3.

Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTOISBl17)
(Submit an original and a duplicate for fee processing)
Applicant Claims Small Entity Status. (37 CFR 1.27)

X

Specification

(Total Pages

36

)

(preferred arrangement set forth below)
- Descriptive Title of the Invention
- Cross Reference to Related Applications
- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R & D
- Reference sequence listing, a table,
or a computer program listing appendix
- Background of the Invention
- Brief Summary of the Invention
- Brief Description of the Drawings (if filed)
- Detailed Description
- Claim(s)
- Abstract of the Disclosure

4.

X

Drawings(s) (35 USC 113)

5.

X

Oath or Declaration
a.

_

b.

_X_

(Total Sheets

21

1

(Total Pages _5 )

Newly Executed (Original or Copy)
Copy from a Prior Application (37 CFR 1.63(d))

(for Continuation/Divisional with Box 18 completed)
¡.

c.

_

_

DFI FTIONS OF INVENTOR(S) Signed statement attached deleting
inventor(s) named in the prior application, see 37 CFR 1.63(d)(2)
and 1.33(b).
Unsigned.

6.

Application Data Sheet. (37 CFR 1.76)

7.

CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or Computer Program(Appendix)

8.

Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
(if applicable, all necessary)
Computer Readable Form (CRF)

a.
b.

c.

Specification Sequence Listing on:
i.
CD-ROM or CD-R (2 copies); or

n,
paper
Statements verifying identity of above copies

Based on Form PTO/SB/35 (08-03) as modified by BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP on 07/31/04.

APLNDC00028685

ACCOMPANYlNG APPLICATION PARTS
9.
10.

Assignment Papers (cover sheet & documents(s))
a.
Separate 37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement (where there is an assignee)
b.

11.

Power of Attorney

English Translation Document (if applicable)

12.

X

a.

Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)/PTO-1449 (or PTO/SB/08)

b. Copies of IDS Citations
13.

Preliminary Amendment

14.

X

15.

Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503) (Should be specifically itemized)
Certified Copy of Priority Document(s) (if foreign priority is claimed)

16.

Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i). Ap_glicant musytach
form PTO/SBl35 or its eauivalent.

17A.

Claim for Foreign Priority

17B.

X

17C. . X

Other:

Recuest for Maximum Ten Practitioners

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 1.136(a)(3), applicant(s) hereby request and au:horize the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office to (1) treat any concurrent or future rep y that requires
a petition for extension of time as incorporating a petition for extens on of time for the
appropriate length of time and (2) charge all required fees, including extension of time
fees and fees under 37 C.F.R. 1.16 and 1.17, to Deposit Account No. 02-2666.

18. If a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box, and supply the requisite information
below and in the first sentence of the specification followinghe title (e.g., by way of grelirninary
amendment), or in an Application Data Sheet Under 37 C.F.R. 1.76:
X_ Continuation

Divisional

Continuation-in-part (CIP)

Of Prior Application No.: 11/ms a
Examiner P=h•r= inha W Group Art Unit 2173
(which is a X continuation/
divisional/
CIP of prior application no. 10/1 3 Sia
,

which is a

continuation/

divisional/

CIP of prior application no. ) (ust entire chain of priority)

Applicant(s): Also include a Preliminary Amendment to amend the specification to claim priority.
For CONTINUATION AND DIVISIONAL APPS only: The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which
an oath or declaration is supplied under Box 5b, is considered a part of the disclosure of the accompanying
continuation or divisional application and is hereby incorporated by reference. The incorporation can oniv
be relied upon when a portion has been inadvertently omitted from the submitted application parts.
19.
Correspondence Address
X
Customer Number or Bar Code Label
08791
or
(Insert Customer No. or Attach Bar Code Label here)
Correspondence Address Below
NAME
ADDRESS

CITY

James C Scheller. Jr.
BLAKELY. SOKOLOFF. TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP
1279 Dakmand Parkwav

Sunnvvale

Country

STATE

U.S.A.

Name (PRINTITYPE)

California

TELEPHONE (4081 [2_0-8100

Jameg,C.

hger). g

ZIP CODE 94085-4040
FAX [phone]

Registratyn o.: 31.195

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FEE TRANSMITTAL FOR FY 2008

(Effective on 9/30/2007. Fees pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (H.R. 4818).

Complete if Known:
Application No.
Filing Date
First Named inventor
Examiner Name

Art Unit
Attorney Docket No.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT (s) 4.320.00
Not Yat Anninnart

02-01-2008
imran Chaudhri et ni
Not Yet Assioned

004860.P2874C3

Applicant claims small entity status. See 37 CFR 1.27.

METHOD OF PAYMENT (check all that apply)
X

X

Check

Credit Card

Money Order

None

Other (please identify)

Deposit Account
Deposit Account Number : ux-z===
Deposit Account Name:
The Director is Authorized to do the following with respect to the above-identified Deposit Account:
Charge fee(s) indicated below.
Charge any additional fee(s) or underpayment of fee(s) during the pendency of this application.

Charge fee(s) indicated below except for the filing fee
Credit any overpayments.
X_

Any concurrent or future reply that requires a petition for extension of time should be treated as
incorporating an appropriate petition for extension of time and all required fees should be charged.

Warning: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form.
Provide credit card information and authorization on PTO-2038.

FEE CALCULATION
1. BASIC FILING. SEARCH. AND EXAMINATION FFWR
Larna Fntifu

Small Entitv

Fee
Code
10"
11"
13

Fee
($)
3'O
5-0
2·0

Fee
Code
20f
210
230

Fee
($)
155
255
105

Fgg Descrigion
Utility application filing fee '
Utility search fee
- 1,030/515
Utility examination fee

"012
"112
~312

210
100
130

2012
2112
2312

105
50
65

Design application filing fee
Design search fee
Design examination fee

440/220

1013
1113
1313

210
310
160

2013
2113
2313

105
155
80

Plant filing fee
Plant search fee
Plant examination fee

680/340

1004
1114
1314

810
510
620

2004
2114
2314

405
255
310

Re ssue filing fee
Re ssue search fee
Re ssue examination fee

1005

210

2005

105

Provisional application filing fee

Fees Paid ($1
$51010
$510.00
$210.00

'
,

-

1,940/970

SUBTOTAL (1)

$1.030.00

Based on Form PTOISB/17 (09-07) as modified by BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP on 9/27/2007

APLNDC00028687

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I

2. MCE§§ CLA

FEEg

Fee Descrintion
Large Entity
Fee
Fee
Code
($)
1202
50
1201
210
1203
370
1204
210
1205
50

Small Entitv
Fee
Fee
Code ($)
2202
25
2201
- 05
2203
- 85
2204
- 05
2205
25

Fee Danerintion
Each claim over 20
Each independent claim over 3
Multiple dependent claims, if not paid
Reissue: each claim over 20 and more than in the original patent
Reissue: each independent claim more than in the original patent
Extra Claims

Total Claims

90

-20 or HP =

70

HP = highest number of total claims paid for, if greater than 20

Independent Claims 12

- 3 or HP =

9

Fee

Fees PR($1

X

S 50.00

= 1/0010

X

$210.00

=

1.890.00

HP = highest number of independent claims paid for, if greater than 3

Multiple Dependent Claims

SUBTOTAL (2)

$ $3.290.06

3- APPL!cATION il!ZE FEE
If the specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper (excluding electronically filed sequence or computer
listings under 37 C.F.R. 1.52(e)), the application size fee due is $250 ($125 for small entity) for each additional 50
sheets or fraction thereof. See 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(1)(G) and 37 CFR 1.16(s).
Total Shante
57

Number of each additoinal
$0 gy fraggion thpreof,

Extra Sheets
- 100 =

0

/ 50 =

Fee from
below

(round up to whole number)

X

Fnan nniri til

$26030

$0.00

Large Entity
Fee
Fee

Small Entitv
Fee
Fee

Fee Descrintion: Application size fee for each additional group of 50 sheets

Code

($)

Code

($)

beyond initial 100 sheets (count spec & drawings except sequences & program listings):

1081
1082
1083

260
260
260

2081
2082
2083

· 30
~30
~30

Utility
Design
Plant

1084

260

2084

*30

Reissue

SUBTOTAL (3) $ 0.00

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FEE CALCULATION Icontimanen

4.

OTHER FEElfil

Non-English Specification, $130 fee (no small entity discount)
Larna Fntitu

Small Entitv

Fee
Code

Fee
($)

Fee
Code

Fee
($)

1051
052
1053

130
50
130

2051
2052
1053

65
25
130

Fees Paid ($1

Fee Damerintion

1812

2,520

1812

2,520

1813

8,800

1813

8,800

1804
1805
1251
1252
1253
1254
1255

920*
1,840*
120
460
1,050
1,640
2,230

1804
1805
2251
2252
2253
2254
2255

920*
1,840*
60
230
525
820
1,115

1401

510

2401

255

1402
1403
451
452
453
1501
1502
1503
1462
1463
1464
1807
1806
8021

510
1,030
1,510
510
1,540
1,440
820
1,130
400
200
130
50
180
40

2402
2403
1451
2452
2453
2501
2502
2503
1462
1463
1464
1807
1806
8021

255
515
1,510

1809

810

2809

405

1814
1810

130
810

2814
2810

65
405

1801
1802

810
900

2801
1802

405
900

'504
505
1803

300
300
130

300
300
130

-808
1454

130
1,410

1504
1505
1803
1808
1454

255
770
720
410
565
400
200
130
50
180
40

130
1,410

Surcharge - late filing fee or oath
Surcharge - late provisional filing fee or cover sheet
Non-English specification
For filing a request for ex parte reexamination
Request for inter parties reexamination
Requesting publication of SIR prior to Examiner action
Requesting publication of SIR after Examiner action
Extens on for reply with n first month
Extens on for rep'y with n second month

Extens on for rep yw th n third month
Extens on for rep yw th n fourth month

Extens on for rep yw th n fifth month
Notice of Appeal
Filing a brief in support of an appeal
Request for oral hearing
Petition to institute a public use proceeding
Petition to revive - unavoidable
Petition to revive - unintentional
Utility issue fee (or reissue)
Design issue fee
Plant issue fee
Petitions to the Comm ss oner (CFR 1.17(f) Group I)
Petitions to the Comm ss oner (CFR *.17(g) Group II)
Petitions to the Comm ss oner (CFR ' .17(h) Group lil)
Processing fee under 37 CFR 1.17(q)
Submission of Information Disclosure Stmt
Recording each patent assignment per
property (times number of properties)
For filing a submisslon after final reJection
(see 37 CFR 1.129(a))
Statutory Disclaimer
For each additional Invention to be examined
(see 37 CFR 1.129(b))
Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
Request for expedited examination of a design
application

Publication fee for early, voluntary, or normal pub.
Publication fee for republication
Request for voluntary publication or republication
Processing fee under 37 CFR 1.17(i) (except provisionals)
Acceptance of unintentionally delayed claim for priority

Other fee (specify)
Other fee (specify)

*Reduced by Basic Filing Fee Paid

SUBTOTAL (4)

$

0.00

SUBMITTED BY;

Typed or Printed Nu me:

Signature:
Reg. Number:

J

e C.

heller, Jr.

4

Date:

31, 95

- ( , 100 4

Telephone Number: 408-720-8300

Send to: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

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APLNDC00028689

U.S. PTO
12/012384
02/01/2008
UTILITY PATENT APPLICATION TRANSMITTAL
(Only for new nonprovisional applications under 37 CFR 1.53(b))

Attorney Docket No.

004860.P2874C3

(maximum 12 characters)

rst Named Inventor
itle:

Imran handhri at al

MFTHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A WINDOW FOR A USER INTERFACE

Express Mail Label No. EM 141769895 US

ADDRESS TO:

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

APPLICATION ELEMENTS
See MPEP chapter 600 concerning utility patent application contents.
1.

X

2.
3.

Fee Transmittal Form (e.g., PTOISBl17)
(Submit an original and a duplicate for fee processing)
Applicant Claims Small Entity Status. (37 CFR 1.27)

X

Specification

(Total Pages

36

)

(preferred arrangement set forth below)
- Descriptive Title of the Invention
- Cross Reference to Related Applications
- Statement Regarding Fed sponsored R & D
- Reference sequence listing, a table,
or a computer program listing appendix
- Background of the Invention
- Brief Summary of the Invention
- Brief Description of the Drawings (if filed)
- Detailed Description
- Claim(s)
- Abstract of the Disclosure

4.

X

Drawings(s) (35 USC 113)

5.

X

Oath or Declaration
a.

_

b.

_X_

(Total Sheets

21

1

(Total Pages _5 )

Newly Executed (Original or Copy)
Copy from a Prior Application (37 CFR 1.63(d))

(for Continuation/Divisional with Box 18 completed)
¡.

c.

_

_

DFI FTIONS OF INVENTOR(S) Signed statement attached deleting
inventor(s) named in the prior application, see 37 CFR 1.63(d)(2)
and 1.33(b).
Unsigned.

6.

Application Data Sheet. (37 CFR 1.76)

7.

CD-ROM or CD-R in duplicate, large table or Computer Program(Appendix)

8.

Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission
(if applicable, all necessary)
Computer Readable Form (CRF)

a.
b.

c.

Specification Sequence Listing on:
i.
CD-ROM or CD-R (2 copies); or

n,
paper
Statements verifying identity of above copies

Based on Form PTO/SB/35 (08-03) as modified by BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP on 07/31/04.

APLNDC00028690

ACCOMPANYlNG APPLICATION PARTS
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10.

Assignment Papers (cover sheet & documents(s))
a.
Separate 37 CFR 3.73(b) Statement (where there is an assignee)
b.

11.

Power of Attorney

English Translation Document (if applicable)

12.

X

a.

Information Disclosure Statement (IDS)/PTO-1449 (or PTO/SB/08)

b. Copies of IDS Citations
13.

Preliminary Amendment

14.

X

15.

Return Receipt Postcard (MPEP 503) (Should be specifically itemized)
Certified Copy of Priority Document(s) (if foreign priority is claimed)

16.

Nonpublication Request under 35 U.S.C. 122(b)(2)(B)(i). Ap_glicant musytach
form PTO/SBl35 or its eauivalent.

17A.

Claim for Foreign Priority

17B.

X

17C. . X

Other:

Recuest for Maximum Ten Practitioners

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. 1.136(a)(3), applicant(s) hereby request and au:horize the U.S.
Patent and Trademark Office to (1) treat any concurrent or future rep y that requires
a petition for extension of time as incorporating a petition for extens on of time for the
appropriate length of time and (2) charge all required fees, including extension of time
fees and fees under 37 C.F.R. 1.16 and 1.17, to Deposit Account No. 02-2666.

18. If a CONTINUING APPLICATION, check appropriate box, and supply the requisite information
below and in the first sentence of the specification followinghe title (e.g., by way of grelirninary
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Divisional

Continuation-in-part (CIP)

Of Prior Application No.: 11/ms a
Examiner P=h•r= inha W Group Art Unit 2173
(which is a X continuation/
divisional/
CIP of prior application no. 10/1 3 Sia
,

which is a

continuation/

divisional/

CIP of prior application no. ) (ust entire chain of priority)

Applicant(s): Also include a Preliminary Amendment to amend the specification to claim priority.
For CONTINUATION AND DIVISIONAL APPS only: The entire disclosure of the prior application, from which
an oath or declaration is supplied under Box 5b, is considered a part of the disclosure of the accompanying
continuation or divisional application and is hereby incorporated by reference. The incorporation can oniv
be relied upon when a portion has been inadvertently omitted from the submitted application parts.
19.
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Customer Number or Bar Code Label
08791
or
(Insert Customer No. or Attach Bar Code Label here)
Correspondence Address Below
NAME
ADDRESS

CITY

James C Scheller. Jr.
BLAKELY. SOKOLOFF. TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP
1279 Dakmand Parkwav

Sunnvvale

Country

STATE

U.S.A.

Name (PRINTITYPE)

California

TELEPHONE (4081 [2_0-8100

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hger). g

ZIP CODE 94085-4040
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APLNDC00028691

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FEE TRANSMITTAL FOR FY 2008

(Effective on 9/30/2007. Fees pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (H.R. 4818).

Complete if Known:
Application No.
Filing Date
First Named inventor
Examiner Name

Art Unit
Attorney Docket No.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAYMENT (s) 4.320.00
Not Yat Anninnart

02-01-2008
imran Chaudhri et ni
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004860.P2874C3

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X

Check

Credit Card

Money Order

None

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incorporating an appropriate petition for extension of time and all required fees should be charged.

Warning: Information on this form may become public. Credit card information should not be included on this form.
Provide credit card information and authorization on PTO-2038.

FEE CALCULATION
1. BASIC FILING. SEARCH. AND EXAMINATION FFWR
Larna Fntifu

Small Entitv

Fee
Code
10"
11"
13

Fee
($)
3'O
5-0
2·0

Fee
Code
20f
210
230

Fee
($)
155
255
105

Fgg Descrigion
Utility application filing fee '
Utility search fee
- 1,030/515
Utility examination fee

"012
"112
~312

210
100
130

2012
2112
2312

105
50
65

Design application filing fee
Design search fee
Design examination fee

440/220

1013
1113
1313

210
310
160

2013
2113
2313

105
155
80

Plant filing fee
Plant search fee
Plant examination fee

680/340

1004
1114
1314

810
510
620

2004
2114
2314

405
255
310

Re ssue filing fee
Re ssue search fee
Re ssue examination fee

1005

210

2005

105

Provisional application filing fee

Fees Paid ($1
$51010
$510.00
$210.00

'
,

-

1,940/970

SUBTOTAL (1)

$1.030.00

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APLNDC00028692

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I

2. MCE§§ CLA

FEEg

Fee Descrintion
Large Entity
Fee
Fee
Code
($)
1202
50
1201
210
1203
370
1204
210
1205
50

Small Entitv
Fee
Fee
Code ($)
2202
25
2201
- 05
2203
- 85
2204
- 05
2205
25

Fee Danerintion
Each claim over 20
Each independent claim over 3
Multiple dependent claims, if not paid
Reissue: each claim over 20 and more than in the original patent
Reissue: each independent claim more than in the original patent
Extra Claims

Total Claims

90

-20 or HP =

70

HP = highest number of total claims paid for, if greater than 20

Independent Claims 12

- 3 or HP =

9

Fee

Fees PR($1

X

S 50.00

= 1/0010

X

$210.00

=

1.890.00

HP = highest number of independent claims paid for, if greater than 3

Multiple Dependent Claims

SUBTOTAL (2)

$ $3.290.06

3- APPL!cATION il!ZE FEE
If the specification and drawings exceed 100 sheets of paper (excluding electronically filed sequence or computer
listings under 37 C.F.R. 1.52(e)), the application size fee due is $250 ($125 for small entity) for each additional 50
sheets or fraction thereof. See 35 U.S.C. 41(a)(1)(G) and 37 CFR 1.16(s).
Total Shante
57

Number of each additoinal
$0 gy fraggion thpreof,

Extra Sheets
- 100 =

0

/ 50 =

Fee from
below

(round up to whole number)

X

Fnan nniri til

$26030

$0.00

Large Entity
Fee
Fee

Small Entitv
Fee
Fee

Fee Descrintion: Application size fee for each additional group of 50 sheets

Code

($)

Code

($)

beyond initial 100 sheets (count spec & drawings except sequences & program listings):

1081
1082
1083

260
260
260

2081
2082
2083

· 30
~30
~30

Utility
Design
Plant

1084

260

2084

*30

Reissue

SUBTOTAL (3) $ 0.00

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APLNDC00028693

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FEE CALCULATION Icontimanen

4.

OTHER FEElfil

Non-English Specification, $130 fee (no small entity discount)
Larna Fntitu

Small Entitv

Fee
Code

Fee
($)

Fee
Code

Fee
($)

1051
052
1053

130
50
130

2051
2052
1053

65
25
130

Fees Paid ($1

Fee Damerintion

1812

2,520

1812

2,520

1813

8,800

1813

8,800

1804
1805
1251
1252
1253
1254
1255

920*
1,840*
120
460
1,050
1,640
2,230

1804
1805
2251
2252
2253
2254
2255

920*
1,840*
60
230
525
820
1,115

1401

510

2401

255

1402
1403
451
452
453
1501
1502
1503
1462
1463
1464
1807
1806
8021

510
1,030
1,510
510
1,540
1,440
820
1,130
400
200
130
50
180
40

2402
2403
1451
2452
2453
2501
2502
2503
1462
1463
1464
1807
1806
8021

255
515
1,510

1809

810

2809

405

1814
1810

130
810

2814
2810

65
405

1801
1802

810
900

2801
1802

405
900

'504
505
1803

300
300
130

300
300
130

-808
1454

130
1,410

1504
1505
1803
1808
1454

255
770
720
410
565
400
200
130
50
180
40

130
1,410

Surcharge - late filing fee or oath
Surcharge - late provisional filing fee or cover sheet
Non-English specification
For filing a request for ex parte reexamination
Request for inter parties reexamination
Requesting publication of SIR prior to Examiner action
Requesting publication of SIR after Examiner action
Extens on for reply with n first month
Extens on for rep'y with n second month

Extens on for rep yw th n third month
Extens on for rep yw th n fourth month

Extens on for rep yw th n fifth month
Notice of Appeal
Filing a brief in support of an appeal
Request for oral hearing
Petition to institute a public use proceeding
Petition to revive - unavoidable
Petition to revive - unintentional
Utility issue fee (or reissue)
Design issue fee
Plant issue fee
Petitions to the Comm ss oner (CFR 1.17(f) Group I)
Petitions to the Comm ss oner (CFR *.17(g) Group II)
Petitions to the Comm ss oner (CFR ' .17(h) Group lil)
Processing fee under 37 CFR 1.17(q)
Submission of Information Disclosure Stmt
Recording each patent assignment per
property (times number of properties)
For filing a submisslon after final reJection
(see 37 CFR 1.129(a))
Statutory Disclaimer
For each additional Invention to be examined
(see 37 CFR 1.129(b))
Request for Continued Examination (RCE)
Request for expedited examination of a design
application

Publication fee for early, voluntary, or normal pub.
Publication fee for republication
Request for voluntary publication or republication
Processing fee under 37 CFR 1.17(i) (except provisionals)
Acceptance of unintentionally delayed claim for priority

Other fee (specify)
Other fee (specify)

*Reduced by Basic Filing Fee Paid

SUBTOTAL (4)

$

0.00

SUBMITTED BY;

Typed or Printed Nu me:

Signature:
Reg. Number:

J

e C.

heller, Jr.

4

Date:

31, 95

- ( , 100 4

Telephone Number: 408-720-8300

Send to: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

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APLNDC00028694

Atty. Docket No. 004860.P2874C3

PATENT

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
In Re Application of:
Imran Chaudhri, et al.

Examiner:

Not Yet Assigned

Application No.: Not Yet Assigned

Art Unit:

Not Yet Assigned

Filed:
For:

February 1, 2008
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR
DISPLAYING A WINDOW FOR A
USER INTERFACE

Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Sir:
Applicant hereby requests consideration of the enclosed Information Disclosure
Statement pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.97(b).

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §1.98(d), copies of the references are not being provided herewith
since they were previously sent to the Patent and Trademark Office during the prosecution of

prior U.S. Application No. 11/635,847, filed December 8, 2006, and prior U.S. Application No.
10/193,573, filed July 10, 2002. These previous applications are relied upon for an earlier filing

date under 35 U.S.C. §120. Please consider these cited documents in the currently pending

§1.53(b) continuation application filed on February 1, 2008.

EXPRESS MAIL CERTIFICATE OF MAILING

"Express Mail" mailing label number: EM 141769895 US
Date of Deposit: Fetyuary 1, 2008
I hereby certify that I am causing this paper or fee to be deposited with the United States Postal Service "Express Mail

Post Office to Addressee" service on the date indicated above and that this paper or fee has been addressed to the
Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
(Typed or printed name of person
mailing paper or fee)

(Signature of brson mailing paper or fee)

(Date signed)

APLNDC00028695

Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 1.97, the submission of this Information Disclosure Statement is
not to be construed as a representation that a search has been made and is not to be construed as
an admission that the information cited in this statement is material to patentability.

Respectfully submitted,
BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP

Dated:

, 2008

J

eYC Scheller, Jr.
. No. 31,195

1279 Oakmead Parkway
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
[phone]

APLNDC00028696

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

Methods and apparatuses to display windows. In more than one embodiments of the
invention, a window is closed automatically (e.g., after a timer expires, or when a
condition or criterion is met, or a system input is received) without user input. In some
examples, the window is translucent so that the portion of another window, when present,
is visible under the window. In some examples, the image of the window is faded out
before the window is closed and destroyed. In some examples, the window does not
close in response to any input from a user input device. In some examples, the window is

repositioned (or hidden) automatically when another translucent window is displayed.
The degree of translucency, the speed for fading out, the discrete levels of translucency
for fading out, the time to expire, and/or other pa, 2,..eters for controlling the display of

the window may be set by the user or adjusted by the system (or application software

programs) automatically according to system conditions or other criteria.

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APLNDC00028697

CLAIMS

What is claimed is:

1.

A method to display a user interface window for a digital processing system, the
method comprising:
displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input from a user input
device of the digital processing system which is capable of displaying at

least a portion of a second window concurrently with the first window;
starting a timer; and
closing the first window in response to a determination that the timer expired;
wherein the first window does not close in response to any input from a user input

device of the digital processing system.

2.

A method as in claim 1 wherein the first window is translucent; and the portion of
the second window is visible while under the first window.

3.

A method as in claim 2 wherein the first window is at a top level in a window
displaying hierarchy.

4.

A method as in claim 2 wherein a degree of translucency of the first window is

adjustable.

5.

A method as in claim 1 wherein said closing the first window comprises:

fading out an image of the first window.

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6.

A method as in claim 1 wherein the second window, if displayed, does close in
response to an input from a user input device of the digital processing system.

7.

A method as in claim 6 wherein the first window does not respond to any input
from a user input device of the digital processing system.

8.

A method as in claim 1 further comprising:
repositioning the first window in response to a third window being displayed.

9.

A method as in claim 1 further comprising:
hiding the first window in response to a third window being displayed at a
location where the first window is displayed.

10.

A method as in claim 1 further comprising:
repositioning the first window on a display in response to a second input for the
first window.

11.

A method as in claim 10 wherein the second input indicates that a third window is
displayed.

12.

A method as in claim 10 wherein the second input is received from a user input
device of the digital processing system.

13.

A method as in claim 10 further comprising:
adjusting a position of the first window in a window displaying hierarchy in
response to a third input.

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APLNDC00028699

14.

A method as in claim 1 further comprising:
determining a position on a display of the digital processing system independent

of a position of a cursor on the display;
wherein the first window is displayed at the position.

15.

A method as in claim 14 wherein the position is centered horizontally on the

display.

16.

A method as in claim 1 further comprising:

restarting the timer in response to receiving a second input for the first window.

17.

A method as in claim 16 wherein the second input is received from a user input
device of the digital processing system.

18.

A method as in claim 1 wherein the user input device is one of:
a) a keyboard;

b) a mouse;

c) a track ball;
d) a touch pad;

e) a touch screen;

f) a joy stick; and

o

g) a button.

19.

A method to display a user interface window for a digital processing system, the
method comprising:

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APLNDC00028700

displaying a first window, the first window being translucent, at least a portion of
a second window being capable of being displayed on the digital
processing system under the first window, the portion of the second

window, when present, being visible under the first window; and
closing the first window without user input.

20.

A method as in claim 19 further comprising:
starting a timer;
wherein said closing the first window is m response to expiration of the timer.

21.

A method as in claim 19 further comprising:
receiving an input, the input not associated with a user input device of the digital

processing system;
wherein said closing the first window is in response to the input.

22.

A method as in claim 19 further comprising:
determining whether or not a condition is met;
wherein said closing the first window is in response to a determination that the

condition is met.

23.

A method as in claim 19 wherein said closing the first window comprises:

fading out an image of the first window.

24.

A method as in claim 19 wherein a degree of translucency of the first window is
adjustable.

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APLNDC00028701

25.

A method to display a user interface window for a digital processing system, the
method comprising:

displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input, the first input not
associated with a user input device of the digital processing system;

starting a timer; and
closing the first window in response to a det- ----:--ation that the timer expired.

26.

A machine readable media containing executable computer program instructions

which when executed by a digital processing system cause said system to perform
a method to display a user interface window, the method comprising:
displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input from a user input
device of the digital processing system which is capable of displaying at

least a portion of a second window cons, utly with the first window;
starting a timer; and
closing the first window in response to a determination that the timer expired;
wherein the first window does not close in response to any input from a user input
device of the digital processing system.

27.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the first window is translucent; and the portion of

the second window is visible while under the first window.

28.

A media as in claim 27 wherein the first window is at a top level in a window
displaying hierarchy.

29.

A media as in claim 27 wherein a degree of translucency of the first window is

adjustable.
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30.

A media as in claim 26 wherein said closing the first window comprises:

fading out an image of the first window.

31.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the second window, if displayed, does close in

response to an input from a user input device of the digital processing system.

32.

A media as in claim 31 wherein the first window does not respond to any input

from a user input device of the digital processing system.

33.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the method further comprises:

repositioning the first window in response to a third window being displayed.

34.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the method further comprises:

hiding the first window in response to a third window being displayed at a
location where the first window is displayed.

35.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the method further comprises:
repositioning the first window on a display in response to a second input for the

first window.

36.

A media as in claim 35 wherein the

ed input indicates that a third window is

displayed.

37.

A media as in claim 35 wherein the second input is received from a user input

device of the digital processing system.

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38.

A media as in claim 35 wherein the method further comprises:
adjusting a position of the first window in a window displaying hierarchy in
response to a third input.

39.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the method further comprises:
determining a position on a display of the digital processing system independent

of a position of a cursor on the display;
wherein the first window is displayed at the position.

40.

A media as in claim 39 wherein the position is centered horizontally on the
display.

41.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the method further comprises:

restarting the timer in response to receiving a second input for the first window.

42.

A media as in claim 41 wherein the second input is received from a user input

device of the digital processing system.

43.

A media as in claim 26 wherein the user input device is one of:

a) a keyboard;
b) a mouse;
c) a track ball;

d) a touch pad;
e) a touch screen;
f) a joy stick; and
g) a button.

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44.

A machine readable media containing executable computer program instructions
which when executed by a digital processing system cause said system to perform

a method to display a user interface window, the method comprising:
displaying a first window, the first window being translucent, at least a portion of
a second window being capable of being displayed on the digital

processing system under the first window, the portion of the second

window, when present, being visible under the first window; and
closing the first window without user input.

45.

A media as in claim 44 wherein the method further comprises:
starting a timer;

wherein said closing the first window is in response to expiration of the timer.

46.

A media as in claim 44 wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an input, the input not associated with a user input device of the digital
processing system;
wherein said closing the first window is in response to the input.

47.

A media as in claim 44 wherein the method further comprises:
determining whether or not a condition is met;

wherein said closing the first window is in response to a determination that the
condition is met.

48.

A media as in claim 44 wherein said closing the first window comprises:
fading out an image of the first window.

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49.

A media as in claim 44 wherein a degree of translucency of the first window is

adjustable.

50.

A machine readable media containing executable computer program instructions

which when executed by a digital processing system cause said system to perform
a method to display a user interface window, the method comprising:
displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input, the first input not

associated with a user input device of the digital processing system;
starting a timer; and
closing the first window in response to a determination that the timer expired.

51.

A digital processing system to display a user interface window, the system
comprismg:

means for displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input from a
user input device of the digital processing system which is capable of

displaying at least a portion of a second window concurrently with the first
window;
means for starting a timer; and

means for closing the first window in response to a determination that the timer
expired;
wherein the first window does not close in response to any input from a user input

device of the digital processing system.

52.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 wherein the first window is
translucent; and the portion of the second window is visible while under the first
window.

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53.

A digital processing system as in claim 52 wherein the first window is at a top
level in a window displaying hierarchy.

54.

A digital p

sing system as in claim 52 wherein a degree of translucency of the

first window is adjustable.

55.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 wherein said means for closing the first

window comprises:
means for fading out an image of the first window.

56.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 wherein the second window, if
displayed, does close in response to an input from a user input device of the
digital processing system.

57.

A digital processing system as in claim 56 wherein the first window does not

respond to any input from a user input device of the digital processing system.

58.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 further comprising:

means for repositioning the first window in response to a third window being
displayed.

59.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 further comprising:
means for hiding the first window in response to a third window being displayed
at a location where the first window is displayed.

60.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 further comprising:
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means for repositioning the first window on a display in response to a second

input for the first window.

61.

A digital processing system as in claim 60 wherein the second input indicates that
a third window is displayed.

62.

A digital processing system as in claim 60 wherein the second input is received
from a user input device of the digital processing system.

63.

A digital processing system as in claim 60 further comprising:
means for adjusting a position of the first window in a window displaying

hierarchy in response to a third input.

64.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 further comprising:
means for det- ----:--:--g a position on a display of the digital processing system
independent of a position of a cursor on the display;
wherein the first window is displayed at the position.

65.

A digital processing system as in claim 64 wherein the position is centered
horizontally on the display.

66.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 further comprising:

means for restarting the timer in response to receiving a second input for the first
window.

67.

A digital processing system as in claim 66 wherein the second input is received

from a user input device of the digital processing system.
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68.

A digital processing system as in claim 51 wherein the user input device is one of:

a) a keyboard;
b) a mouse;
c) a track ball;

d) a touch pad;
e) a touch screen;

f) a joy stick; and
g) a button.

69.

A digital processing system to display a user interface window, the system
compnsmg:

means for displaying a first window, the first window being translucent, at least a
portion of a second window being capable of being displayed on the
digital processing system under the first window, the portion of the second

window, when present, being visible under the first window; and
means for closing the first window without user input.

70.

A digital processing system as in claim 69 further comprising:
means for starting a timer;

wherein the first window is closed in response to expiration of the timer.

71.

A digital processing system as in claim 69 further comprising:
means for receiving an input, the input not associated with a user input device of
the digital processing system;
wherein the first window is closed in response to the input.

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72.

A digital processing system as in claim 69 further comprising:

means for determining whether or not a condition is met;
wherein the first window is closed in response to a dets uniation that the
condition is met.

73.

A digital processing system as in claim 69 wherein said means for closing the first
window comprises:

means for fading out an image of the first window.

74.

A digital processing system as in claim 69 wherein a degree of translucency of the

first window is adjustable.

75.

A digital processing system to display a user interface window, the system

comprismg:
means for displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input, the first
input not associated with a user input device of the digital processing
system;
means for starting a timer; and

means for closing the first window in response to a determination that the timer
expired.

76.

A method as in claim 16 wherein the first window is created by a first application
and the second window is created by a second application, wherein the first
application is different from the second application.

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77.

A machine readable media as in claim 41 wherein the first window is created by a
first application and the second window is created by a second application,

wherein the first application is different from the second application.

78.

A digital processing system as in claim 66 wherein the first window is created by

a first application and the second window is created by a second application,
wherein the first application is different from the second application.
79.

A method to display a user interface window for a digital processing system, the
method comprising:

displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input, the first input not

associated with a user input device of the digital processing system;
starting a timer; and
closing the first window in response to a determination that the timer expired.

80.

A method as in claim 79 wherein the first window is translucent; and a portion of
a second window is visible when displayed under the first window.

81.

A method as in claim 79 further comprising:
repositioning the first window on a display without user input.

82.

A method as in claim 79 wherein said closing the first window comprises:
fading out an image of the first window.

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83.

A machine readable media containing executable computer program instructions

which when executed by a digital processing system cause said system to perform
a method to display a user interface window, the method comprising:
displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input, the first input not
associated with a user input device of the digital processing system;

starting a timer; and
closing the first window in response to a detemistion that the timer expired.

84.

A machine readable media as in claim 83 wherein the first window is translucent;
and a portion of a second window is visible when displayed under the first
window.

85.

A machine readable media as in claim 83 wherein the method further comprises:
repositioning the first window on a display without user input.

86.

A machine readable media as in claim 83 wherein said closing the first window
comprises:

fading out an image of the first window.

87.

A digital processing system to display a user interface window, the system

comprismg:
means for displaying a first window in response to receiving a first input, the first
input not associated with a user input device of the digital processing
system;

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means for starting a timer; and
means for closing the first window in response to a det -,.lation that the timer
expired.

88.

A digital p-,-sing system as in claim 87 wherein the first window is
translucent; and a portion of a second window is visible when displayed under the
first window.

89.

A digital p--sing system as in claim 87 further comprising:
means for repositioning the first window on a display without user input.

90.

A digital processing system as in claim 87 wherein said means for closing the first
window comprises:

means for fading out an image of the first window.

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04860.P2874C3

UNITED STATES PATENT APPLICATION

FOR

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A WINDOW FOR A USER INTERFACE

INVENTORS:

IMRAN CHAUDHRI
BAS ORDING

PREPARED BY:
BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN LLP
1279 OAKMEAD PARKWAY

SUNNYVALE, CA 94085-4040

[phone]

"Express Mail" mailing label number: EM 141769R95 US
Date of Deposit:
Februarv L 2008
I hereby certify that I am causing this paper or fee to be deposited with the United States Postal
Service
"Express Mail Post Office to Addressee" service on the date indicated above and that this paper
or fee has been addressed to: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
Bettv Scaletta

(Typed or p
(Signature 6f person hihili

g paper or fee)
pappr or fee)

(Date signed)

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A WINDOW FOR A USER

INTERFACE
[0001]

The present application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. Application

No. 11/635,847, filed December 8, 2006, which is a continuation of U.S. Application
No. 10/193,573, filed July 10, 2002.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002]

The invention relates to graphical user interfaces, and more particularly

to such interfaces with windows.

[0003]

A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material

which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to
the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent
disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records,

but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever. Copyright Apple Computer,
Inc., 2002.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(0004]

Many digital processing systems use window-based graphical user

interfaces for users to interact with software programs. Images of windows are
displayed on a display device to show the user the states of the software programs;
and user input devices (e.g., a keyboard and a mouse) are used to accept user inputs.

In addition to user input devices, a digital processing system may have other devices
(e.g., sensors) for accepting system inputs, such as phone line status, power supply
status, storage disk usage status, communication connection status, execution status
of software programs, and others that are not directly related to user inputs (signals
associated with user input devices).

[0005]

Figures 2 - 6 illustrate examples of traditional windows. Figure 2 shows

a typical window 210 that has title bar 203 and buttons 205, 207 and 209 for

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mimmizmg, maximizmg, and closing the window. The title bar and the buttons on
the title bar can be used to manipulating the position and size of the window. For
example, title bar 203 may be clicked (e.g., pressing a button of a mouse while the
cursor is on the title bar) to bring the window to the top level of the window

displaying hierarchy so that if there are any other windows displayed at the same
location of window 210, these windows will be hidden under window 210.
[0006]

When a user starts an application program, a window (e.g., window 201)

may be displayed to show the license/copyright inf

tion while the components of

the software program are being loaded. After the components of the software

program are fully loaded, the license/copyright window is closed automatically so
that the user can start to use the software program without interference from the

license/copyright window.
[0007]

Figure 3 shows task bar 211 with flash help window 213. When the user

pauses cursor 215 at a location of the task bar for a short period of time, flash help
window 213 appears. If the user does not move the cursor for another short period of
time while window 213 is displayed, flash window 213 disappears. If the user moves

cursor 215 slightly (e.g., using a mouse, a track ball, or a touch pad) and pauses the
cursor 215 again, flash help window may appear again.

[0008]

Figures 4 - 6 show a window that displays the progress of copying a file.

When a file is copied from one location to another location, window 221 is displayed
to indicate the progress. Button 227 is provided for canceling the copy operation;

and button 225 is for closing the progress window. The progress of the operation is
indicated by progress bar 229 and an animation showing that the document is going

from one folder to another. Windows 221 and 231 in Figures 4 and 5 show two snap
shots of the animation. A user may drag title bar 223 (e.g., pressing down and

holding a button of a mouse and moving the mouse while holding down the button)
to drag the window from one location on a screen to another; and the user can click
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on the title bar to bring the window to the top level when the window is partially
covered by another window (e.g., when window 241 is partially covered by window
243, as shown in Figure 6). When the copy operation completes, the progress

window closes automatically.
[0009]

Traditional windows typically provide strong user interactions, which

may cause distractions. For example, a user waits for window 201 to disappear to
view window 210 in Figure 2; the user manipulates a cursor control device (e.g., a

mouse, a track ball, or a touch pad) to view or dismiss flash help window 213 in
Figure 3; and, the user interaction is provided to relocate the progress window or
change the window displaying hierarchy to see the progress of window 241 in

Figure 6.

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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0010]

Methods and apparatuses to display windows are described here. There

are many different embodiments which are described here. Some of these

embodiments are s.------arized in this section.
[0011]

In more than one embodiment of the invention, a window is closed

automatically (e.g., after a timer expires, or when a condition or criterion is met, or

system input is received) without user input. In some examples, the window is
translucent so that the portion of another window, when present, is visible under the
window. In some examples, the image of the window is faded out before the

window is closed and destroyed. In a further example, the level of translucency, the
speed for fading out, the discrete levels of translucency for fading out, the time to
expire, and/or other p

eters for controlling the display of the window may be set

by the user or adjusted by the system (or application software programs)
automatically according to system conditions or other criteria.

[0012]

In one embodiment of the invention, a method to display a user interface

window for a digital processing system includes: displaying a first window in
response to receiving a first input from a user input device (e.g., a keyboard, mouse,

track ball, touch pad, touch s

, joy stick, button, or others) of the digital

processing system which is capable of displaying at least a portion of a second
window under the first window; starting a timer; and closing the first window in

response to a determination that the timer expired. The first window does not close
in response to any input from a user input device of the digital processing system. In
one example according to this embodiment, the first window is translucent; the

portion of the second window is visible while under the first window; and the first
window is at a top level in a window displaying hierarchy. In one example, an image
of the first window is faded out on the screen before the first window is destroyed to

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close the first window. In one example, the second window, if displayed, closes in
response to an input from a user input device of the digital processing system; and

the first window does not respond to any input from a user input device of the digital
processing system. In one example, the first window is repositioned in response to a
third window (e.g., an alert window or a translucent window) being displayed; in

another example, the first window is hidden in response to a third window being
displayed at a location where the first window is displayed. In one example, the first

window is repositioned on a display in response to a second input for the first
window (e.g., an input indicating that a third window is displayed, or an input from a
user input device of the digital processing system to reposition the window, such as

dragging and dropping the window); and a position of the first window in a window
displaying hierarchy can be adjusted in response to a third input (e.g., bringing

another window in front of the first window). In one example, the first window is
displayed at a position on a display of the digital processing system that is
independent of a position of a cursor on the display (e.g., a position centered

horizontally on the display); and the timer is restarted in response to receiving a
second input for the first window (e.g., from a user input device of the digital

processing system).
[0013]

In another embodiment of the invention, a method to display a user

interface window for a digital processing system includes: displaying a first

translucent window such that if a portion of a second window is displayed on the
digital processing system under the first window, the portion of the second window

is visible under the first window; and closing the first window without user input. In
one example according to this embodiment, a timer is started so that when the timer
expires the first window is closed (e.g., fading out an image of the first window and

destroy the first window). In another example, the first window is closed in response
to an input that is not associated with a user input device of the digital processing

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system. In a further example, the first window is closed in response to a
determination that a system condition is met (e.g., a system status is changed, or

other criteria).
[0014]

In a further embodiment of the invention, a method to display a user

interface window for a digital processing system includes: displaying a first window
in response to receiving a first input that is not associated with a user input device of

the digital processing system; starting a timer; and closing the first window in
response to a determination that the timer expired (e.g., fading out an image of the

first window; and destroying the first window). In one example, the first window
does not close in response to any input from a user input device of the digital

processing system (e.g., the first window does not respond to any input from a user
input device of the digital processing system); and the first window is translucent

such that a portion of a second window is visible when displayed under the first
window. In one example, the first window is repositioned on a display without user
input (e.g., in response to a third window being displayed). In another example, the
timer is restarted in response to receiving a second input for the first window; and
the second input is received from a user input device of the digital processing

system.
[0015]

The present invention includes apparatuses which perform these methods,

including data processing systems which perform these methods and computer
readable media which when executed on data processing systems cause the systems
to perform these methods.
[0016]

Other features of the present invention will be apparent from the

accompanying drawings and from the detailed description which follow.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017]

The present invention is illustrated by way of example and not limitation

in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar
elements.
[0018]

Figure 1 shows a block diagram example of a data processing system

which may be used with the present invention.
[0019]

Figures 2 - 6 illustrate examples of traditional windows.

[0020]

Figures 7 - 11 illustrate example

according to one embodiment of the p
[0021]

os of displaying a window

t invention.

Figure 12 shows a flow diagram of a method to display a window

according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0022]

Figure 13 shows a flow diagram of a method to close a window

according to one embodiment of the p
[0023]

t invention.

Figure 14 shows a detailed flow diagram of a method to control a

translucent window according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0024]

Figure 15 shows a method to display a translucent window according to

one embodiment of the present invention.
[0025]

Figures 16 - 21 show example s

images of windows displayed

according to one embodiment of the present invention.

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DETan ei> DESCRIPTION
[0026]

The following description and drawings are illustrative of the invention

and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Numerous specific details are

described to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, in
certain instances, well known or conventional details are not described in order to

avoid obscuring the description of the present invention.
[0027]

Many of the methods of the present invention may be performed with a

digital processing system, such as a conventional, general purpose computer system.

Special purpose computers which are designed or programmed to perform only one
function may also be used.
[0028]

Figure 1 shows one example of a typical computer system which may be

used with the present invention. Note that while Figure 1 illustrates various
components of a computer system, it is not intended to represent any particular

architecture or ,--er of interconnecting the components as such details are not
ge--e to the present invention. It will also be appreciated that network computers
and other data processing systems which have fewer components or perhaps more
components may also be used with the present invention. The computer system of
Figure 1 may, for example, be an Apple Macintosh computer.

[0029]

As shown in Figure 1, the computer system 101, which is a form of a

data processing system, includes a bus 102 which is coupled to a microprocessor 103
and a ROM 107 and volatile RAM 105 and a non-volatile memory 106. The

microprocessor 103, which may be, for example, a G3 or G4 microprocessor from
Motorola, Inc. or IBM is coupled to cache memory 104 as shown in the example of

Figure 1. The bus 102 interconnects these various components together and also
interconnects these components 103, 107, 105, and 106 to a display controller and
display device 108 and to peripheral devices such as input/output (I/O) devices

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which may be mice, keyboards, modems, network interfaces, printers, scanners,
video cameras and other devices which are well known in the art. Typically, the

inputloutput devices 110 are coupled to the system through inputloutput controllers
109. The volatile HM 105 is typically implemented as dynamic RAM (DRAM)
which requires power continually in order to refresh or maintain the data in the

memory. The non-volatile memory 106 is typically a magnetic hard drive or a
magnetic optical drive or an optical drive or a DVD RAM or other type of memory
systems which ...-tain data even after power is removed from the system.

Typically, the non-volatile memory will also be a random access memory although
this is not required. While Figure 1 shows that the non-volatile memory is a local
device coupled directly to the rest of the components in the data processing system,

it will be appreciated that the present invention may utilize a non-volatile memory
which is remote from the system, such as a network storage device which is coupled

to the data processing system through a network interface such as a modem or
Ethernet interface. The bus 102 may include one or more buses connected to each
other through various bridges, controllers and/or adapters as is well known in the art.

In one embodiment the I/O controller 109 includes a USB (Universal Serial Bus)
adapter for controlling USB peripherals, and/or an il a 1 -1394 bus adapter for
controlling IEEE-1394 peripherals.

[0030]

It will be apparent from this description that aspects of the present

invention may be embodied, at least in part, in software. That is, the techniques may
be carried out in a computer system or other data processing system in response to

its processor, such as a microprocessor, executing sequences of instructions
contained in a memory, such as ROM 107, volatile RAM 105, non-volatile memory
106, cache 104 or a remote storage device. In various embodiments, hardwired

circuitry may be used in combination with software instructions to implement the
present invention. Thus, the techniques are not limited to any specific combination

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of hardware circuitry and software nor to any particular source for the instructions
executed by the data processing system. In addition, throughout this description,
various functions and operations are described as being performed by or caused by

software code to simplify description. However, those skilled in the art will
recognize what is meant by such expressions is that the functions result from
execution of the code by a processor, such as the microp
[0031]

. -sor 103.

A machine readable media can be used to store software and data which

when executed by a data processing system causes the system to perform various
methods of the present invention. This executable software and data may be stored in
various places including for example ROM 107, volatile RAM 105, non-volatile

memory 106 and/or cache 104 as shown in Figure 1. Portions of this software and/or
data may be stored in any one of these storage devices.
[0032]

Thus, a machine readable media includes any mechanism that provides

(i.e., stores and/or transmits) information in a form accessible by a machine (e.g., a

computer, network device, personal digital assistant, manufacturing tool, any device
with a set of one or more processors, etc.). For example, a machine readable media
includes recordable/non-recordable media (e.g., read only memory (ROM); random

access memory (RAM); magnetic disk storage media; optical storage media; flash
memory devices; etc.), as well as electrical, optical, acoustical or other forms of
propagated signals (e.g., carrier waves, infrared signals, digital signals, etc.); etc.

[0033]

At least one embodiment of the present invention seeks to display a

window with reduced distractions so that a user can focus on more important
windows.
[0034]

Figures 7 - 11 illustrate example s

os of displaying a window

according to one embodiment of the present invention. Traditional window 303 is
shown in Figure 7. Window 303 contains control buttons 311, 313 and 315 for
closing, minimizing and maximizing the window. Window 303 also has title bar
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310, which may be used to relocate the window on screen 301. Consider a scenario
where the battery power of the system is lower than a threshold. After the system

detects such a system status change, window 321 may be displayed near the center
of screen 301, as shown in Figure 8. Window 321 is translucent so that regular
window 303 is still visible under window 321. Once window 321 is displayed on the
screen, a timer is started to control the closing of the window. When the timer
expires, window 321 is automatically closed without any user input. Thus, window
321 displays the message of low battery power to the user without forcing the user to
provide inputs to dismiss the message window. Since window 321 is translucent and
transient, the portion of window 303 that is under window 321 is still visible. Thus,

the user can continue working with window 303 (or other window) without having
to provide additional input to get message window 321 out of the way.

[0035]

In one embodiment of the present invention, translucent window 321 is

always displayed at the top level of the window displaying hierarchy so that the
translucent window is always visible when displayed. This eliminates the need for

the user to change the window displaying hierarchy to bring up the translucent
window when another traditional window is brought up to the top of the window

displaying hierarchy (e.g., by creating a new window or accidentally changing the
hierarchy). In another embodiment of the present invention, the user can change the
position of the translucent window in the hierarchy so that if the user desires the

translucent window may be sent to a background position.
[0036]

In one embodiment of the present invention, the image of window 321 is

faded out when the timer expires, which is illustrated by the images of windows 321,
331, and 341 in Figures 8, 9 and 10. After the image of window 321 is faded out,
window 321 is destroyed.

[0037]

In another embodiment of the present invention, a translucent message

window starts to fade out when a status change is detected. For example, a message

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window is displayed when the system detects the ringing signal on a phone line.
When the system detects that the ringing signal is no longer present on the phone
line, the image of the message window is faded out; and the message window is

destroyed. Similarly, a translucent progress window for showing the progress of
copying a file can be faded out and destroyed after the copy process ends. In one
example, message window 361 as shown in Figure 11 is displayed when a new

message arrives. When the user starts to open an application to view the new
message, message window 361 is closed automatically so that the user does not have
to provide input to dismiss the message window or wait for the message window to

fade out.
[0038]

In one embodiment of the present invention, the image of window 321

gradually sets in when the window is first displayed. In another embodiment of the

present invention, window 321 in Figure 8 is automatically relocated or moved (e.g.,
in an animation fashion) to a different location so that the image of window 321 does
not obscure the display of any particular portion of windows 303 for an extended

period of timed. For example, window 321 may be automatically moved across the
screen horizontally from the left hand side of screen 301 to the right hand side of
screen 301 (or near the center of screen 321 in a circular motion).

[0039]

In one embodiment of the present invention, the system detects (or

manages) all the translucent windows so that when a second translucent window is
displayed before the first translucent window is closed, the first translucent window

is repositioned so that the second translucent window can be easily seen on the
ss as su without interference with each other. For example, after battery low window
321 is displayed as in Figure 8, the system may detect a new message arrived for the

user. Thus, translucent window 361 is displayed as in Figure 11 to inform the user
about the new message. At the same time, window 351 is automatically moved to a
position as seen in Figure 11 so that both translucent windows 351 and 361 can be
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