Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Displaying transparent resource aids
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Application No.: US10059011Application Date: 2002-01-28
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Publication No.: US07046254B2Publication Date: 2006-05-16
- Inventor: Michael Wayne Brown , Andrew Douglas Hately , Kelvin Roderick Lawrence , Michael A. Paolini
- Applicant: Michael Wayne Brown , Andrew Douglas Hately , Kelvin Roderick Lawrence , Michael A. Paolini
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Marilyn Smith Dawkins; Amy J. Pattillo
- Main IPC: G09G5/02
- IPC: G09G5/02
Abstract:
A method, system and program for displaying transparent resource 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, a transparent resource aid is placed within the display area in association with the initiating event, such that the at least one displayable object is not obscured by the transparent resource aid. The transparency resource aid may indicate resource usage of hardware, software, and graphical characteristics.
Public/Granted literature
- US20030142109A1 Displaying transparent resource aids Public/Granted day:2003-07-31
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