Methods and systems for accessing and selecting data items utilizing graphically displayed iconettes
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- associating at least one object with a data item, wherein said at least one object contains information relevant to said data item; and
displaying a compacted view of said data item in a location of a display screen proximate to said at least one object, wherein a selection of said at least one object invokes a display of information relevant to said data item.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for displaying data items, such as graphical icons, in association with objects containing information relative to such data items, are disclosed. In general, at least one object can be associated with a data item, wherein the object contains information relevant to the data item. A compacted view of the data item can be displayed in a location of a display screen proximate to the object, wherein a selection of the object invokes a display of information relevant to the data item. A display of information relevant to the data item can then be displayed in response to dragging a graphically displayed cursor across the object displayed on the display screen. Information relevant to the data item can be displayed in a form of a graphical pop-up window, which when selected by a user activates an additional graphical window comprising further information relevant to the data item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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associating at least one object with a data item, wherein said at least one object contains information relevant to said data item; and
displaying a compacted view of said data item in a location of a display screen proximate to said at least one object, wherein a selection of said at least one object invokes a display of information relevant to said data item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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at least one object associated with a data item, wherein said at least one object contains information relevant to said data item; and
display module for displaying a compacted view of said data item in a location of a display screen proximate to said at least one object, wherein a selection of said at least one object invokes a display of information relevant to said data item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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at least one iconette associated with a data item, wherein said at least one iconette contains information relevant to said data item; and
a display module for displaying a compacted view of said data item in a location of a display screen proximate to said at least one iconette, wherein a selection of said at least one iconette invokes a display of information relevant to said data item and wherein said display module displays data associated with said data item as a graphical icon on said display screen.
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