Efficient workspace management using content groups
First Claim
1. A display management system, operating on a computer system having a display device, a memory, a graphics display system, and an input device having a plurality of keys for inputting data to the computer system, for efficiently managing displayable content on the computer system, wherein the display management system is configured such that:
- the display management system defines a plurality of content groups, wherein a content group is a grouping of content that can be displayed on the display device via the graphics display system; and
upon detecting a display management trigger event, the display management system;
displays a plurality of representative views on the display device, wherein each representative view corresponds to one of the defined content groups, and wherein each representative view is associated with a key on the input device;
obtains a display management action event identifying a management action to be taken by the content management system;
obtains a keypress input from the input device;
identifies a content group corresponding to the keypress input; and
carries out the identified management action on the identified content group.
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Abstract
A system and method for efficiently managing desktop content is presented. A plurality of content groups are defined on a computer system. Upon activating the content management system on the computer, representative views are displayed on an associated display device. Each representative view corresponds to a defined content group, and also corresponds to a key on an input device. The system obtains a management action to be completed on the displayed content and further obtains a keypress corresponding to one of the representative views (and its corresponding content group.) The system identifies the content group corresponding to the keypress and carries out the management action on the display content of that content group.
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20 Claims
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1. A display management system, operating on a computer system having a display device, a memory, a graphics display system, and an input device having a plurality of keys for inputting data to the computer system, for efficiently managing displayable content on the computer system, wherein the display management system is configured such that:
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the display management system defines a plurality of content groups, wherein a content group is a grouping of content that can be displayed on the display device via the graphics display system; and
upon detecting a display management trigger event, the display management system;
displays a plurality of representative views on the display device, wherein each representative view corresponds to one of the defined content groups, and wherein each representative view is associated with a key on the input device;
obtains a display management action event identifying a management action to be taken by the content management system;
obtains a keypress input from the input device;
identifies a content group corresponding to the keypress input; and
carries out the identified management action on the identified content group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium bearing computer-executable instructions which, when executed on a computer including a display device, a graphics display system, a memory, and an input device having a plurality of keys for inputting data into the computer, carry out a method for managing display content on the computer, the method comprising:
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defining a plurality of content groups, wherein a content group is a grouping of content that can be displayed on the display device via the graphics display system; and
upon detecting a display management trigger event;
displaying a plurality of representative views on the display device, wherein each representative view corresponds to one of the defined content groups, and wherein each representative view is associated with a key on the input device;
obtaining a display management action event identifying a management action to be taken by the content management system;
obtaining a keypress input from the input device;
identifying a content group corresponding to the keypress input by identifying the representative view associated to the key of the keypress input, and identifying the content group corresponding to the identified representative view; and
implementing the identified management action on the identified content group. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system for efficiently managing the display of content to a computer user, the computer system comprising:
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a display device for displaying content to the computer user;
an input device having a plurality of keys for inputting data into the computer system;
a memory storing a plurality of content groups defined on the computer system, each content group comprising a group of displayable content; and
a graphics display system configured to render displayable content onto the display device;
wherein the computer system is configured to detect a content management event, and upon detecting the content management event, the computer system;
displays a plurality of representative views in a grid arrangement, wherein each representative view corresponds to a defined content group, wherein each representative view also corresponds to one of the keys on the input device and further displays the value of the corresponding key on the representative view, and wherein the grid arrangement corresponds to the arrangement of keys on the input device;
obtains a management action event identifying a content group management action to be taken by the computer system;
obtains a key input from the input device that identifies a content group upon which the content group management action is to be taken; and
carries out the content group management action on the identified content group. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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