System and method for controlling manipulation of tiles within a sidebar
    1.
    发明申请
    System and method for controlling manipulation of tiles within a sidebar 审中-公开
    用于控制边栏内的瓦片操纵的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050198584A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-09-08

    申请号:US10764500

    申请日:2004-01-27

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: 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 to manipulate a selected tile. The method includes determining a current status of the selected tile and selecting an appropriate rule for manipulating the tile based on the status of the tile and an identity of the manipulation requestor. One rule set is provided for the application and another rule set is provided for the user. The method further includes manipulating the selected tile in accordance with the appropriate rule. The user rules allow insertion of the tile in most, if not all cases, whereas the application rules may prohibit insertion of the selected tile.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于允许用户控制用户界面环境,特别是用户界面环境中的侧边栏的方法和系统。 该方法控制边栏内的瓦片以响应系统用户或应用程序操纵所选瓦片的操纵请求。 该方法包括确定所选择的瓦片的当前状态,并且基于瓦片的状态和操作请求者的身份来选择用于操纵瓦片的适当规则。 为应用程序提供了一个规则集,为用户提供了另一个规则集。 该方法还包括根据适当的规则操纵所选择的瓦片。 用户规则允许在大多数(如果不是全部)情况下插入瓦片,而应用程序规则可以禁止插入所选择的瓦片。

    System and method for resizing tiles on a computer display
    6.
    发明申请
    System and method for resizing tiles on a computer display 审中-公开
    在计算机显示屏上调整大小图块的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050055645A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-03-10

    申请号:US10658786

    申请日:2003-09-09

    CPC分类号: G06T3/40

    摘要: A system and method for resizing tiles on a computer display is provided. The tiles are automatically sized until a user takes control after which the user may manually size the tiles. Size limits may be set for the tiles. If an attempt is made to automatically resize a tile above a specified limit, then a notification may be sent to the user requesting approval for the new tile size. If the user does not approve the new size, then the tile will be placed in a manual sizing mode in which further automatic resizing is limited. If the user approves the new size, then further automatic resizing may occur without requesting further approval. The tiles are prevented from being automatically resized too frequently, which could be distracting or annoying to a user.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于在计算机显示器上调整大小的瓷砖的系统和方法。 自动调整图块的大小,直到用户进行控制,之后用户可以手动调整图块大小。 可以为瓷砖设置尺寸限制。 如果试图自动调整高于指定限制的瓦片大小,则可能会向用户发送通知,要求批准新的瓦片大小。 如果用户不批准新的尺寸,则瓦片将被放置在手动调整模式中,其中进一步自动调整大小受限制。 如果用户批准新尺寸,则可能会进一步自动调整大小,而无需进一步批准。 防止瓦片被频繁地自动调整大小,这可能会使用户分心或烦恼。

    System and method for providing rich minimized applications
    7.
    发明申请
    System and method for providing rich minimized applications 有权
    提供丰富的最小化应用的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050044058A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-24

    申请号:US10644967

    申请日:2003-08-21

    IPC分类号: G06F9/445 G06F7/00

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4418

    摘要: The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in a computing environment to present and provide access to user information. The system may include a sidebar for hosting a plurality of tiles. Applications may be minimized and inserted into the sidebar upon minimization. Selected features of the application remain available through a tile when the application is represented by a tile in the sidebar. The system may also include user interface tools for allowing a user to command placement of a selected application into the sidebar. The application may include an available feature selection module for allowing an application to provide at least a sub-set of a full feature set upon minimization. An insertion module may be provided for inserting the tile into the user interface.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种在计算环境中用于呈现和提供对用户信息的访问的方法和系统。 系统可以包括用于托管多个瓦片的侧边栏。 应用可以最小化,并在最小化后插入边栏。 当应用程序由边栏中的图块表示时,应用程序的所选功能仍可通过图块使用。 系统还可以包括用户界面工具,用于允许用户命令将选定的应用程序放置到边栏中。 应用可以包括可用特征选择模块,用于允许应用在最小化时至少提供完整特征集的子集。 可以提供插入模块以将瓦片插入到用户界面中。

    Method and system of taskbar button interfaces
    8.
    发明申请
    Method and system of taskbar button interfaces 有权
    任务栏按钮界面的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060123353A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-06-08

    申请号:US11006751

    申请日:2004-12-08

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: 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 presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.

    摘要翻译: 本发明提供了一种用于显示相应应用的丰富演示任务栏按钮的系统或方法。 在一个示例中,丰富的演示任务栏按钮可以通过编程接口从应用程序接收内容。 本发明还涉及用于显示丰富的演示任务栏按钮并用于显示和/或解除与富表演任务栏按钮相关联的应用程序窗口的缩略图的系统和方法。 本发明还可以包括将缩略图固定在显示器上或者解除缩略图的系统和方法。 本发明还涉及一种用于在任务栏中显示多个任务栏按钮的系统和方法,包括根据任务栏中的任务栏按钮的类型来控制各个任务栏按钮的大小,整合任务栏按钮以及将任务栏按钮置于溢出中。

    Start menu operation for computer user interface
    9.
    发明申请
    Start menu operation for computer user interface 有权
    用于计算机用户界面的开始菜单操作

    公开(公告)号:US20070130535A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-07

    申请号:US11292794

    申请日:2005-12-02

    IPC分类号: G06F9/00

    摘要: 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 on the further interaction. For example, upon detecting activation of a start menu, how the start menu was activated from among activation types is used to present a first start menu/behavior for a first activation type, which may differ from a second start menu/behavior activated via a second activation type. For example, a determination may be made as to whether a start menu was invoked via a pointing device or via keyboard; when via keyboard, a search entry region may be provided, by which a user may directly enter search criteria via the keyboard.

    摘要翻译: 描述了区分输入机制以确定哪个输入机制用于激活开始菜单。 选择与用于激活它的输入机制相对应的开始菜单。 接收对应于开始菜单交互的进一步的数据,并且基于进一步的交互进行动作。 例如,在检测到启动菜单的激活之后,如何从激活类型中激活开始菜单,用于呈现用于第一激活类型的第一开始菜单/行为,其可以不同于经由 第二激活类型。 例如,可以确定是通过指点设备还是通过键盘调用开始菜单; 当经由键盘时,可以提供搜索条目区域,用户可以经由键盘直接输入搜索标准。

    Sidebar tile free-arrangement
    10.
    发明申请
    Sidebar tile free-arrangement 有权
    边栏瓦片自由排列

    公开(公告)号:US20060107231A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-18

    申请号:US10985919

    申请日:2004-11-12

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    CPC分类号: G06F3/0481

    摘要: The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying information on a display such that access to applications or dynamic information through independent user interfaces may be attained in a designated area on a display and may be easily and conveniently moved from the designated area on the display to any other location in the display. Further, the applications or independent user interfaces may be arranged automatically such that the independent user interfaces may be substantially evenly spaced.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于在显示器上显示信息的系统和方法,使得可以在显示器上的指定区域中实现通过独立用户界面访问应用或动态信息,并且可以容易地和方便地从指定区域 显示在显示屏上的任何其他位置。 此外,应用程序或独立用户界面可以自动布置,使得独立用户界面可以基本均匀地间隔开。