"nospam" <n@ntspam.com> wrote in message
news:#1#gW5ZfDHA.2984@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Amazon wins patent for ordering forms, Collapsing and Maximizing Form
> Areas....
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> NAME OF PATENT
> Method and system for displaying and editing of information
> # 6,615,226 http://tinyurl.com/m7v8
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> **** CLAIM #10 ****
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> 10. A method in a computer system for editing fields comprising:
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> displaying the content of the fields;
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> receiving a selection of a field whose content is displayed;
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> in response to receiving the selection, displaying an editing window in
> which the content of the selected field is edited; and
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> after the content of the field is edited, removing the displayed editing
> window and displaying the selected field with the edited content.
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> NEWS.COM - In its latest patent, the online retailing giant outlined a
> method for
> expanding portions of the ordering form, then collapsing that portion of
the
> form and removing the data fields. The content for that particular section
> of the form would then be displayed again.
> The patent, filed in September 1997 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark
> Office, also described a method for editing content on the order form and
> redisplaying the information in the section after the changes have been
> made, according to a copy of the patent.
> http://news.com.com/2100-1017-5070569.html
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> Does this minimize and maximize is threatened? As say if two windows are
> pointing to the same application.....
>
> Or what about opening up the Printing Window using the old Windows 3.1?
>
> What about that networking company of long ago with the tree view
> explorer...wasn't that expanding and collapsing?
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