Noisy operating system user interface
First Claim
1. In a computer system having an operating system shell that provides on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with the operating system, comprising:
- a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model; and
an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification, the ambient notification being rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model.
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Abstract
An operating system shell provides on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with the operating system. The operating system shell provides a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model, and an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification. The ambient notification is rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model.
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20 Claims
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1. In a computer system having an operating system shell that provides on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with the operating system, comprising:
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a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model; and
an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification, the ambient notification being rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An operating system shell graphical user interface rendering method for providing on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with an operating system, the method comprising:
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rendering a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model; and
rendering an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification, the ambient notification being rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system that provides on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with computer software, comprising:
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a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model; and
an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification, the ambient notification being rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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