Layer for accessing user interface elements

Details Layer for accessing user interface elements Layer for accessing user interface elements

2004-06-25

2009-02-10

Lo, Weilun (Department: 2179)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

On-screen workspace or object

C715S767000, C715S768000, C715S808000, C715S810000, C715S866000, C715S802000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07490295

ABSTRACT:
A user-activatable dashboard contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widgets are shown on the screen. The user can activate the dashboard at any time. Once the dashboard has been activated, the user can interact with any or all of the widgets, and can configure the dashboard by adding, deleting, moving, or configuring individual widgets as desired. When the user wishes to return to the normal user interface he or she was working with, the user issues a command causing the dashboard to be dismissed. Once the dashboard has been dismissed, the previous user interface state is restored, allowing the user to resume normal interactions with the operating system.

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