Personalized desktop workspace icon organizer
First Claim
1. A method for organizing a plurality of icons on a computer desktop comprising:
- classifying the icons into an icon group;
placing the icon group into a segment; and
organizing the icons within the segment.
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Abstract
A method of organizing icons on a desktop into groups and displaying the icon groups in segments on the desktop. The present invention comprises a Configuration Program (CP), an Icon Grouping Program (IGP), and an Icon Organization Program (IOP). The CP allows a user to define at least one segment on the desktop. The user defines the segment location, the segment size, the types of icons associated with the segment, the icon organization within the segment, and whether the segment covers the desktop wallpaper. The IGP analyzes the icons and places the icons into the proper segments based on the type of application associated with the icon. The IOP organizes the icons within each segment using the icon organization specified by the user in the CP. The IOP also organizes new icons that are added to the desktop. The present invention may also be applied to a web portal.
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48 Claims
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1. A method for organizing a plurality of icons on a computer desktop comprising:
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classifying the icons into an icon group;
placing the icon group into a segment; and
organizing the icons within the segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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analyzing a plurality of icons to determine the icons'"'"' attributes;
classifying the icons into an icon group using the icons'"'"' attributes;
placing the icon group into a segment;
organizing the icons within the segment; and
wherein the segment does not cover the wallpaper on the desktop. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A program product operable on a computer comprising:
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a computer-usable medium;
wherein the computer usable medium comprises instructions for a computer to perform steps comprising;
instructions for classifying a plurality of icons into an icon group;
instructions for placing the icon group into a segment; and
instructions for organizing the icons within the segment. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A program product operable on a computer comprising:
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a computer-usable medium;
wherein the computer usable medium comprises instructions for a computer to perform steps comprising;
instructions for analyzing a plurality of icons to determine the icons'"'"' attributes;
instructions for classifying the icons into an icon group using the icons'"'"' attributes;
instructions for placing the icon group into a segment;
instructions for organizing the icons within the segment; and
wherein the segment does not cover the wallpaper on the desktop. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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