A GUI containing a panel along each of its edges is produced within a computer's display. Each of the four panels are always visible and accessible within the GUI and contain items that display or reference network-based information, communication, navigational systems, computer programs, and other items....http://www.google.com.au/patents/US20030160815?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030160815 - Method and apparatus for accessing information, computer programs and electronic communications across multiple computing devices using a graphical user interface
