Benjamin B Cronin

US Patent:

20060200775, Sep 7, 2006

Filed:

Mar 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/069670

Inventors:

Jay Behr - San Francisco CA, US
Daniel Thompson - Hutto TX, US
Benjamin Cronin - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/00
G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715767000, 715803000, 715802000, 715781000

Abstract:

A computer-implemented graphical user interface for displaying a plurality of selection areas. A first selection are is displayed on a monitor attached to the computer, and then a second selection area is displayed on the monitor attached to the computer without erasing the first selection area. The first and/or second selection areas are modified to visually distinguish between the first and second selection areas, wherein the first and/or second selection areas are modified to have different colors, fills, patterns or lines. Finally, either the first or second selection area may be selected as an active selection area.