Selectable commands for displaying user interface panels
First Claim
1. A method of providing that a panel previously displayed on a graphical user interface is displayed again, the method comprising:
- displaying a selected panel on a graphical user interface;
receiving, while the selected panel is being displayed, a first user input to create a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel, the user-selectable command thereafter being displayed in a menu; and
receiving a second user input upon a first selection of the user-selectable command, wherein the user-selectable command ceases to be displayed in the menu upon receipt of the second user input.
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Abstract
A panel previously displayed on a graphical user interface can be displayed again, according to a method that involves displaying a selected panel on a graphical user interface; receiving, while the selected panel is being displayed, a first user input to create a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel, the user-selectable command thereafter being displayed in a menu; and receiving a second user input upon a first selection of the user-selectable command, wherein the user-selectable command ceases to be displayed in the menu upon receipt of the second user input. A user-selectable command may be displayed in a menu and disappear upon a predetermined event other than being deleted by a user.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of providing that a panel previously displayed on a graphical user interface is displayed again, the method comprising:
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displaying a selected panel on a graphical user interface;
receiving, while the selected panel is being displayed, a first user input to create a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel, the user-selectable command thereafter being displayed in a menu; and
receiving a second user input upon a first selection of the user-selectable command, wherein the user-selectable command ceases to be displayed in the menu upon receipt of the second user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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display a selected panel on a graphical user interface;
receive, while the selected panel is being displayed, a first user input to create a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel, the user-selectable command thereafter being displayed in a menu; and
receive a second user input upon a first selection of the user-selectable command, wherein the user-selectable command ceases to be displayed in the menu upon receipt of the second user input. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, generate on a display device a graphical user interface on which a previously displayed panel can again be displayed, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a panel display area wherein a selected panel is displayed;
an input control that creates a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel; and
a menu in which at least one user-selectable command created using the input control is displayed, wherein a created user-selectable command ceases to be displayed in the menu upon a first selection of the created user-selectable command. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing that a panel previously displayed on a graphical user interface can be displayed again, the method comprising:
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displaying a selected panel on a graphical user interface;
receiving, while the selected panel is being displayed, a first user input to create a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel, the user-selectable command thereafter being displayed in a menu; and
ceasing to display the user-selectable command in the menu upon occurrence of a predetermined event other than a user deleting the user-selectable command. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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display a selected panel on a graphical user interface;
receive, while the selected panel is being displayed, a first user input to create a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel, the user-selectable command thereafter being displayed in a menu; and
cease to display the user-selectable command in the menu upon occurrence of a predetermined event other than a user deleting the user-selectable command. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product tangibly embodied in an information carrier, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed, generate on a display device a graphical user interface on which a previously displayed panel can again be displayed, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a panel display area wherein a selected panel is displayed;
an input control that creates a user-selectable command for displaying the selected panel; and
a menu in which at least one user-selectable command created using the input control is displayed, wherein a created user-selectable command ceases to be displayed in the menu upon occurrence of a predetermined event other than a user deleting the created user-selectable command. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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