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Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing > Operator Interface (e.g., Graphical User Interface) > On-screen Workspace Or Object > Task Bar Or Desktop Control Panel Task Bar Or Desktop Control PanelTask Bar Or Desktop Control Panel patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/08/07 - 20070260995 - Systems and methods for relating data to a task Methods and systems are disclosed that include selecting an identifier for a task. An instance of a first application and an instance of a second application are associated with the task. The first and second applications differ. ... 08/23/07 - 20070198945 - User interface for multi-media communication for the disabled A method, user interface module, computer program product, computer system and system that enable a graphical user interface to be used by persons with visual disabilities. The graphical user interface includes a toolbar, which provides features that enable a visually disabled user to navigate and activate the functions provided by ... 08/16/07 - 20070192725 - Apparatus and method for displaying selectable icons in a toolbar for a user interface A user interface display comprises a plurality of selectable icons and a control symbol in a toolbar. The control symbol can be selected by a user to display additional selectable icons within the toolbar. The additional icons can be inserted adjacent the control symbol or in another location on the ... 08/09/07 - 20070186181 - Method and apparatus for setting screen in mobile terminal A mobile communication terminal includes a display unit for displaying an image for screen setting; a screen setting information storage unit storing screen setting information; a key input unit receiving a type of screen for the screen setting and selection information of user for an image edit command; a controller ... 08/09/07 - 20070186180 - Ubiquitous navbar user interface across multiple heterogeneous digital media devices A method of providing a ubiquitous navigation and program guide user interface that is common across a heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices. A navbar user interface persistently displays across a topmost portion of a display for each of the heterogeneous multitude of digital media devices when the digital media ... 07/12/07 - 20070162867 - System and method for customizing electronic messages A plug-in is provided to existing electronic message programs, such as electronic mail message programs, to provide a virtual toolbar therein. The virtual toolbar includes one or more virtual buttons that allow a user to select multimedia content to be added to an electronic message. The multimedia content may include, ... 07/05/07 - 20070157110 - Targeted sidebar advertising Methods and apparatus for providing an advertisement in a sidebar, and/or in a slidesheet associated with an application module displayed in the sidebar. The advertisement is targeted to the sidebar user based upon user specific information maintained by a content provider. The user specific information can comprise, sidebar application information, ... 06/21/07 - 20070143702 - Method, computer program, and system improving the graphical user interface of a desktop A method for managing application instance windows on a window based desktop, includes the steps of receiving a request to associate a logical group to an application instance; displaying a window for asking the user to associate a name of the application instance to a project name; and providing to ... 06/07/07 - 20070130535 - Start menu operation for computer user interface Described is distinguishing between input mechanisms to determine which input mechanism was used to activate a start menu. A start menu is selected that corresponds to the input mechanism that was used to activate it. Further data corresponding to start menu interaction is received, and action is taken via based ... 05/10/07 - 20070106953 - User interface for accessing presentations A user interface and methods for accessing document presentations are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method of the invention allows a user to directly snapback to a previous accessed document presentation without having to select from a menu of items or go through the intermediate ... 05/03/07 - 20070101286 - Icon displaying apparatus and icon displaying method An icon display apparatus includes: a launcher width acquiring section that acquires a launcher width in the icon arranging direction in the launcher region in which a plurality of icons are arranged to display; the number of icons calculating section that calculates the number of icons arranged in the launcher ... 03/22/07 - 20070067734 - Network connectivity and wireless status in a notification area Described is a technology by which network connectivity information may be communicated via a single notifications area (e.g., system tray) icon, including by representing different images of the icon to display different types/states of connectivity and different types of media connections. For example, the icon may indicate whether Internet connectivity ... 03/01/07 - 20070050727 - User defined contextual desktop folders Contextual desktop folders are provided in addition to a system desktop folder, thereby customized desktop folders (contextual desktop folders) are provided to a user. Thus, applications that have for example editing dialogs presented via a GUI interface, can have the dialogs customized for a computing environment providing dialog functions associated ... 11/09/06 - 20060253794 - Internet-based affinity marketing method including a desktop customizable toolbar A method of providing a marketing portal presented in the form of a user and third-party customizable toolbar that is displayable on the desktop of a user's computer, in which the user's computer is electronically coupled to a third-party's computer. The method creates on the user's desktop a toolbar that ... 10/05/06 - 20060224989 - Method and apparatus for application window grouping and management A method for managing a plurality of application window representations is described. The method includes steps of defining a set of application window representation positions in a predefined region, displaying a plurality of application window representations in the application window representation positions, receiving an input to open a first application ... 09/28/06 - 20060218503 - Operating system program launch menu search An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly ... 09/28/06 - 20060218502 - Operating system launch menu program listing An operating system program launch menu, such as a Start menu, provides various mechanisms for a user to quickly and efficiently locate and launch desired data items such as programs, data files, storage locations, and the like. A search box within the program launch menu may be used to quickly ... 09/07/06 - 20060200777 - Method and system for changing visual states of a toolbar A method and system for changing the area in which to view the content of a document while maintaining access to various viewing options. In a first state, toolbar items are displayed in a toolbar area while a document is displayed in a document area. In changing to a second ... 07/27/06 - 20060168538 - System and method for displaying full product functionality using minimal user interface footprint A sidebar UI of an application program provides access to the application program's functionality while occupying a reduced amount of real estate on the screen when compared to conventional UIs. The sidebar UI comprises an icon or multiple icons, and each icon references a pane that provides its user the ... 07/13/06 - 20060156248 - Configuration bar for lauching layer for accessing user interface elements A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) 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 ... 06/22/06 - 20060136835 - Computer display control system and method A computer display control system comprises an input module adapted to receive a user input corresponding to a composited desktop display where the composited desktop display displays at least two active desktops corresponding to at least two different computers. The input module is adapted to automatically determine to which of ... 06/22/06 - 20060136834 - Scrollable toolbar with tool tip on small screens A toolbar includes a first toolbar area and a second toolbar area. The first toolbar area includes a plurality of icons and a cursor visually identifying one of the icons. When a user moves the cursor beyond a position, the icons shift so that at least one of the icons ... 06/15/06 - 20060129946 - Seamless activation of a gui window in a computing environment A method in a computing system with a graphical user interface (GUI) for installing a desk band is provided. The computing system comprises an operating system and a shell. An installation program is used to instantiate a desk band activator object within the context of the shell. The desk band ... 06/08/06 - 20060123353 - Method and system of taskbar button interfaces The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich ... 05/11/06 - 20060101350 - Dynamic bar oriented user interface Method and user interface for controlling an apparatus are provided. At least one dynamic bar is provided for displaying on a main screen of a graphical user interface for controlling the apparatus. Each dynamic bar is associated with respective one or more interfaces for applications and/or functions provided by the ... 04/13/06 - 20060080617 - Virtual desktop manager A method for a user to preview multiple virtual desktops in a graphical user interface is described. The method comprises receiving an indication from a user to preview the multiple virtual desktops and displaying multiple panes on the display. Each pane contains a scaled virtual desktop having dimensions that are ... 02/16/06 - 20060036966 - Method and system for presenting links associated with a requested website A dynamic toolbar operates in conjunction with a web server for presenting links associated with a website requested by a web surfer at a client computer. The web server receives a source URL of a source website requested by the web surfer and compiles a directory of URLs of related ... 02/09/06 - 20060031777 - System and method to provide integrated device, user, and account information to users A system and method for managing and servicing a device communicatively coupled to a network, including: receiving device information, including alert information and status information, from the device over the network; storing the received device information; storing business context information, including contract management information, billing management information, and order management ... 02/09/06 - 20060031776 - Multi-planar three-dimensional user interface A 10-Foot media user interface is herein described. A computer user interface may be designed for primary use as a 10-Foot user interface, where a user controls the computer using a remote control device, instead of as a traditional 2-Foot user interface where the user controls the computer using keyboard ... 01/19/06 - 20060015818 - Unified interest layer for user interface A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) 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 ... 01/12/06 - 20060010395 - Cute user interface A method for navigating information in a mobile terminal. The method includes displaying, on a graphical user interface of the mobile terminal, a plurality of window regions, wherein each region is a container for objects and provides an overview of contents of the terminal and a status of the terminal. ... 01/12/06 - 20060010394 - Unified interest layer for user interface A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) 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 ... 01/05/06 - 20060005144 - Method for navigating, communicating and working in a network The method is for analyzing and searching in a network. A first screen displays a plurality of business segments. Each business segment has sensor points representing subgroups. The conditions of each subgroup are determined by allocating a color to each subgroup. A radar line is swept across the business segments. ... 12/15/05 - 20050278651 - Method and system of launching applications from a button of a browser A system and method of launching an application from a button of a browser is disclosed, and includes providing one or more buttons, used with a downloadable toolbar for an Internet browser, which are configured to launch an external application. The method comprises associating the application to be launched with ... 11/24/05 - 20050262449 - Online service switching and customizations A system and methods enable switching between a plurality of online media services from within an application, such as a media player application. A user can switch to any one of a number of online services made available in a services menu and thereby make that service the active service. ... 11/10/05 - 20050251755 - Toolbar slot method and apparatus A method for a computer system includes displaying a toolbar region with user selectable icons on a display, positioning a cursor on the display over the toolbar region, and receiving a first command from the user while the cursor is positioned over the toolbar region, wherein the first command from ... 11/10/05 - 20050251754 - User interface including a preview Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for providing content previews. One apparatus operates to display one or more user interface controls as a foreground against a background on a display device; receive user input resulting in a user interface state that has an associated action; and display as the ... 11/03/05 - 20050246654 - Third party service switching through command bar user interface A graphical user interface allows users to access multiple third party services (e.g., online media services) and enables the services to provide functionality within the GUI adjacent to core functionality of a host application (e.g., a media player application, operating system shell, etc.). The GUI provides an interface region for ... 09/08/05 - 20050198584 - System and method for controlling manipulation of tiles within a sidebar The present invention is directed to a method and system for allowing a user to control the user interface environment and specifically a sidebar within the user interface environment. The method controls tiles within a sidebar to respond to a manipulation request by a system user or by an application ... 08/18/05 - 20050183029 - Glom widget The present invention provides a glom widget to the pen user of a PC that allows them to access contextual tools near a location where they are writing. If the user selects the glom widget, a context menu drops down that contains several of the most common tools and/or commands ... 06/02/05 - 20050120308 - Method and system for providing an accessible object on a modal dialog box A method and system for creating a fully accessible display object is disclosed, that may advantageously be used to provide a fully accessible object within a modal dialog box displayed in association with Web page. A fully accessible object is formed using an image command, and associated parameters, within a ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |