发明申请
- 专利标题: Network connectivity and wireless status in a notification area
- 专利标题(中): 通讯区域中的网络连接和无线状态
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申请号: US11473761申请日: 2006-06-22
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公开(公告)号: US20070067734A1公开(公告)日: 2007-03-22
- 发明人: Aaron Cunningham , David Jones , Marieke Watson , Patrice Miner , Bill Begorre , Gursharan Sidhu
- 申请人: Aaron Cunningham , David Jones , Marieke Watson , Patrice Miner , Bill Begorre , Gursharan Sidhu
- 申请人地址: US WA Redmond
- 专利权人: Microsoft Corporation
- 当前专利权人: Microsoft Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US WA Redmond
- 主分类号: G06F17/00
- IPC分类号: G06F17/00 ; G06F3/00 ; G06F9/00
摘要:
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 is present, and whether the connection is wired or wireless. The icon may regularly transition between at least two images to communicate different variables, e.g., types of connectivity and/or different types of media connections. The icon may be interactive to provide a tooltip, flyout and/or context menu related to the network state, and the icon may change in response to the networking state change event, e.g., be updated when a different capability connection is detected, when a different interface is detected, and/or when a wireless network with a different signal quality is detected.