Multitasking graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A telecommunications device for permitting a user to perform a plurality of communication related tasks concurrently, comprising:
- a user input device;
a display having a tools portion and a windows portion; and
a processing element, connected to the user input device and the display, including means for representing the communication related tasks as objects in the tools portion, means for launching different ones of the communication related tasks based upon selection of corresponding ones of the communication related task objects by the user via the user input device, and means for changing the window portion based on the user selection without changing the tools portion.
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Abstract
A telecommunications device permits a user to perform several communication related tasks concurrently. The telecommunications device includes a user input device, a display having a tools portion and a windows portion, and a processing element. The processing element includes an element configured to represent the communication related tasks as objects in the tools portion, an element configured to launch different ones of the communication related tasks based upon selection of corresponding ones of the communication related task objects by the user via the user input device, and an element configured to change the window portion based on the user selection without changing the tools portion.
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30 Claims
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1. A telecommunications device for permitting a user to perform a plurality of communication related tasks concurrently, comprising:
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a user input device;
a display having a tools portion and a windows portion; and
a processing element, connected to the user input device and the display, including means for representing the communication related tasks as objects in the tools portion, means for launching different ones of the communication related tasks based upon selection of corresponding ones of the communication related task objects by the user via the user input device, and means for changing the window portion based on the user selection without changing the tools portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A graphical user interface manager for controlling a telecommunications device display, having a window portion and a tools portion, to permit a user to perform a plurality of communication related tasks concurrently, comprising:
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means for representing the communication related tasks as objects in the tools portion;
means for launching different ones of the communication related tasks based upon selection of corresponding ones of the communication related task objects by the user; and
means for changing the window portion based on the user selection without changing the tools portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a telecommunications device display, having a window portion and a display portion, to permit a user to perform a plurality of communication related tasks concurrently, comprising the steps of:
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representing the communication related tasks as objects in the tools portion;
launching different ones of the communication related tasks based upon selection of corresponding ones of the communication related task objects by the user;
changing the window portion based on the user selection; and
maintaining the tools portion unchanged regardless of the user selection. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of concurrently performing a plurality of communication tasks on a telecommunications device, the telecommunications device having a display screen displaying a plurality of communication task objects corresponding to the plurality of communication tasks, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first user selection signal, the first user selection signal representing a selection of a first one of the plurality of communication task objects by a user;
executing a first one of the plurality of communication tasks corresponding to the selected first communication task object;
receiving a second user selection signal while executing the first communication task, the second user selection signal representing a selection of a second one of the plurality of communication task objects by the user; and
executing a second one of the plurality of communication tasks corresponding to the selected second communication task object while continuing to execute the first communication task. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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