Method, device, and system for providing indicia on a display
First Claim
1. A method of displaying visual data on a display of a terminal device comprising:
- the terminal device displaying an icon having at least one of expander indicia, notification indicia and presence state indicia illustrated thereon such that a portion of the icon partially overlays and covers at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia on a display of the terminal device so that the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia is not displayed, the terminal device also having a processor connected to non-transitory memory;
the terminal device running a first application associated with the icon and illustrating the icon on a foreground of the display of the terminal device such that the icon is on the foreground of the display of the terminal device;
the terminal device displaying a window on the display associated with at least one second application unrelated to the first application that is being run by the terminal device and a user of the terminal device is actively using the second application by providing input to the terminal device that is associated with the at least one second application such that the icon is within the foreground of the display of the terminal device; and
the terminal device receiving presence state data from a first server to which the terminal device is communicatively connected and updating the presence state indicia of the icon in response to the received presence state data, the presence state data comprising information identifying at least one of a location of the user and an activity of the user;
the terminal device illustrating the portion of the icon overlaying and covering the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia so that the portion is folded further away from that indicia to further uncover the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia to provide a more complete view of that indicia in response to receipt of input indicating a pointer is over that indicia.
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Abstract
A display of an icon includes creating and displaying an icon that provides indicia regarding information relevant to an application to which the icon is assigned. The indicia provides information to a user and is always in the foreground of a display when the application is running regardless of whether the application is currently actively in use and being interacted with by a user or not. At least one expandable indicia is included within the icon. Input provided by clicking the expandable indicia actuates an expanded window for displaying more detailed information. Indicia is also presentable on the icon to provide real time information to a user who is actively using another application such as whether a connection to a server hosting services for the application is lost. A presence state of the user is displayable via presence indicia located on the icon as well.
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1. A method of displaying visual data on a display of a terminal device comprising:
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the terminal device displaying an icon having at least one of expander indicia, notification indicia and presence state indicia illustrated thereon such that a portion of the icon partially overlays and covers at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia on a display of the terminal device so that the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia is not displayed, the terminal device also having a processor connected to non-transitory memory; the terminal device running a first application associated with the icon and illustrating the icon on a foreground of the display of the terminal device such that the icon is on the foreground of the display of the terminal device; the terminal device displaying a window on the display associated with at least one second application unrelated to the first application that is being run by the terminal device and a user of the terminal device is actively using the second application by providing input to the terminal device that is associated with the at least one second application such that the icon is within the foreground of the display of the terminal device; and the terminal device receiving presence state data from a first server to which the terminal device is communicatively connected and updating the presence state indicia of the icon in response to the received presence state data, the presence state data comprising information identifying at least one of a location of the user and an activity of the user; the terminal device illustrating the portion of the icon overlaying and covering the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia so that the portion is folded further away from that indicia to further uncover the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia to provide a more complete view of that indicia in response to receipt of input indicating a pointer is over that indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of displaying visual data on a display of a terminal device comprising:
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the terminal device displaying an icon having expander indicia, notification indicia and presence state indicia illustrated thereon such that a portion of the icon partially overlays and covers at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia on a display of the terminal device so that the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia is not displayed, the terminal device also having a processor connected to non-transitory memory; the terminal device illustrating a portion of the displayed icon overlaying and covering the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia folding away from at least one of the notification indicia, presence state indicia, and expander indicia to provide a more complete view of that indicia upon a determination that input received by the terminal device indicates a pointer is over that indicia to provide a more complete view of that indicia; the terminal device illustrating the portion of the displayed icon folding over a portion of the at least one of the notification indicia, presence state indicia, and expander indicia to further cover and at least partially cover that indicia upon a determination that the pointer is moved away from that indicia so that a portion of the icon partially overlays and covers the at least one of the notification indicia, present state indicia, and expander indicia.
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17. A communication system comprising:
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a first terminal device, the first terminal device also having a processor connected to non-transitory memory; and a first server communicatively connected to the first terminal device, the first server having a processor connected to non-transitory memory, a first application being stored in the memory, the first application associated with a displayable icon; and the first terminal device configured to display the icon having at least one of expander indicia, notification indicia and presence state indicia illustrated thereon such that a portion of the icon partially overlays and covers at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia on a display of the first terminal device so that the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia is not displayed; the first terminal device configured to run the first application associated with the icon and illustrate the icon on a foreground of the display of the first terminal device such that the icon is displayable on the foreground of the display of the first terminal device; the first terminal device configured to display a window on the display associated with at least one second application unrelated to the first application that is being run by the first terminal device while the second application is actively in use such that input is providable to the first terminal device via the window, the window being displayable by the first terminal device such that the icon is within the foreground of the display of the first terminal device so that information concerning communication sessions is displayable while the second application is actively in use; and the first terminal device configured to respond to the receipt of presence state data from the first server by updating the presence state indicia of the icon in response to the received presence state data, the presence state data comprising information identifying at least one of a location of a user associated with the first terminal device and an activity of the user; the terminal device configured to illustrate the portion of the icon overlaying and covering the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia so that the portion is folded further away from that indicia to further uncover the at least one of the expander indicia, the notification indicia, and the presence indicia to provide a more complete view of that indicia in response to receipt of input indicating a pointer is over that indicia. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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