Integrating user interfaces from one application into another
First Claim
1. A method for integrating user interfaces within an application, comprising:
- identifying one or more reference windows, each of the one or more reference windows having a size;
monitoring the one or more reference windows;
creating at least one replacement window having the size;
aligning the at least one replacement window over the one or more reference windows.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a system and method for integrating user interfaces (UI) within an application. The invention can be configured to display an UI of a second application within a first application in a manner that the user cannot identify that the second application'"'"'s UI is displayed on top of a reference window within the first application. The invention can be configured to identify a reference window that is to be replaced by a replacement window of the second application, monitor the reference window, create the replacement window, and align the replacement window over top of the reference window.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for integrating user interfaces within an application, comprising:
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identifying one or more reference windows, each of the one or more reference windows having a size;
monitoring the one or more reference windows;
creating at least one replacement window having the size;
aligning the at least one replacement window over the one or more reference windows. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for integrating user interfaces within an application, comprising:
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a identification component for identifying one or more reference windows having a size;
a monitoring component for monitoring the one or more reference windows;
a window creating component for creating at least one replacement window having the size;
an aligning component for aligning the at least one replacement window over the one or more reference windows in a position that hides all areas of the one or more reference windows. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. One or more computer-readable media having computer-usable instructions stored thereon for performing a method for integrating user interfaces within an application, the method comprising:
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identifying one or more reference windows having a size;
monitoring the one or more reference windows;
creating at least one replacement window having the size;
aligning the at least one replacement window over the one or more reference windows in a position that hides all areas of the one or more reference windows. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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