Data processing: presentation processing of document – operator i – Operator interface – On-screen workspace or object
Reexamination Certificate
2005-10-11
2005-10-11
Bayerl, Raymond J. (Department: 2173)
Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i
Operator interface
On-screen workspace or object
C715S789000, C715S790000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06954905
ABSTRACT:
A method, system and program for displaying transparency characteristic aids are provided. A user interface is displayed comprising at least one displayable object within a display area controlled by a computer system. Responsive to an initiating event, placing a transparency characteristic aid within the display area in association with the initiating event, such that the at least one displayable object is not obscured by the transparency characteristic aid. The transparency resource aid may indicate resource usage of hardware, software, and graphical characteristics.
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Displaying Specified Resource Usage.
Displaying Transparent Resource Aids.
Selectively Adjusting Transparency of Windows Within a User Interface.
Changing the Alpha Levels of an Application Window to Indicate a Status of a Computing Task.
Adjusting the Tint of a Translucent Window to Convey Status.
Adjusting Transparency of Windows to Reflect Recent Use.
Specifying Audio Output According to Window Graphical Characteristics.
Automatic Window Representation Adjustment.
Varying Heights of Application Images to Convey Application Status.
Selectively Adjusting the Translucency of Windows in Response to a Scroll Wheel Rotation.
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Brown Michael Wayne
Hately Andrew Douglas
Lawrence Kelvin Roderick
Paolini Michael A.
Bayerl Raymond J.
Dawkins Marilyn Smith
International Business Machines - Corporation
Pattillo Amy J.
Zhou Ting
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