Confirming a processing action
First Claim
1. A method of confirming a performed processing action to a computer user, the method comprising:
- performing, in a computer system, a processing action for which a visual confirmation is made to a user, the computer system including a display device having a work area wherein an application program output is being displayed;
upon performing the processing action, ceasing to display a portion of the application program output that is displayed in a part of the work area, and displaying the visual confirmation in the part of the work area; and
upon receiving a user input while displaying the visual confirmation, ceasing to display the visual confirmation in the part of the work area and displaying the portion of the application program output in the part of the work area.
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Abstract
Confirming a performed processing action to a computer user may comprise performing, in a computer system, a processing action for which a visual confirmation is made to a user. The computer system may include a display device having a work area wherein an application program output is being displayed. Upon performing the processing action, a portion of the application program output that is displayed in a part of the work area may cease to be displayed, and the visual confirmation may be displayed in the part of the work area. Upon receiving a user input while displaying the visual confirmation, the visual confirmation ceases to be displayed in the part of the work area and the portion of the application program output is displayed in the part of the work area. The visual confirmation may cover or displace the application program output while it is being displayed.
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1. A method of confirming a performed processing action to a computer user, the method comprising:
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performing, in a computer system, a processing action for which a visual confirmation is made to a user, the computer system including a display device having a work area wherein an application program output is being displayed;
upon performing the processing action, ceasing to display a portion of the application program output that is displayed in a part of the work area, and displaying the visual confirmation in the part of the work area; and
upon receiving a user input while displaying the visual confirmation, ceasing to display the visual confirmation in the part of the work area and displaying the portion of the application program output in the part of the work area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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.
perform, in a computer system, a processing action for which a visual confirmation is made to a user, the computer system including a display device having a work area wherein an application program output is being displayed; -
upon performing the processing action, cease to display a portion of the application program output that is displayed in a part of the work area, and display the visual confirmation in the part of the work area; and
upon receiving a user input while displaying the visual confirmation, cease to display the visual confirmation in the part of the work area and display the portion of the application program output in the part of the work area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. 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 that confirms a performed processing action to a user, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a work area wherein an application program output is displayed; and
a visual confirmation of a performed processing action, the visual confirmation being temporarily displayed in a part of the work area, wherein a portion of the application program output that is displayed in the part of the work area ceases to be displayed in the part of the work area while the visual confirmation is being temporarily displayed. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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