Execution of application based on task selection
First Claim
1. A method for providing a task-focused user interface for a processing device, the method comprising:
- automatically examining configuration information of the processing device to determine configured applications for a plurality of tasks, at least one of the determined configured applications includes an application for handling an Internet browsing protocol or an application for handling an e-mail protocol;
displaying the task-focused user interface including a plurality of selectable user interface elements based, at least in part, on a result of the examining of the configuration information, each of the plurality of user interface elements including a description of a corresponding task;
receiving a selection of one of the user interface elements; and
executing the configured one of the default applications corresponding to the selected one of the user interface elements.
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Abstract
When a processing device is started, configuration information may be automatically examined to determine applications for performing a number of tasks. As a result, a user interface including selectable task-focused user interface (UI) elements may be displayed to a user. The selectable task-focused UI elements may be orb-shaped and displayed in a circular pattern at about a middle portion of a display screen. Each of the selectable task-focused UI elements may include a description of a corresponding task. When the user selects one of the selectable task-focused UI elements, a corresponding application may be executed to perform the corresponding task. In some embodiments, selectable category-focused UI elements may be displayed based on the automatically examined configuration information. Selection of one of the selectable category-focused UI elements may cause at least one selectable task-focused UI element corresponding to the selected one of the selectable category-focused UI elements to be displayed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a task-focused user interface for a processing device, the method comprising:
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automatically examining configuration information of the processing device to determine configured applications for a plurality of tasks, at least one of the determined configured applications includes an application for handling an Internet browsing protocol or an application for handling an e-mail protocol; displaying the task-focused user interface including a plurality of selectable user interface elements based, at least in part, on a result of the examining of the configuration information, each of the plurality of user interface elements including a description of a corresponding task; receiving a selection of one of the user interface elements; and executing the configured one of the default applications corresponding to the selected one of the user interface elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A processing device comprising:
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at least one processor; a bus; and a memory including data and instructions for the at least one processor, the at least one processor being arranged to access the memory via the bus connecting the memory with the at least one processor, the memory comprising; instructions for automatically determining configured applications for a plurality of tasks from configuration information of the processing device, and instructions for displaying at least one task-focused user interface element corresponding to a desired category of tasks, each of the at least one displayed task-focused user interface element being associated with a corresponding one of the automatically determined applications and each of the at least one displayed task-focused user interface including a description of a corresponding task. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tangible machine-readable medium having instructions recorded thereon for at least one processor, the tangible machine-readable medium comprising:
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instructions for automatically examining configuration information to determine configured applications for handling a plurality of tasks; instructions for displaying a user interface including a plurality of selectable orb-shaped user interface elements based, at least in part, on a result of automatically examining the configuration information, each of the plurality of selectable orb-shaped user interface elements representing a corresponding task and including a description of the corresponding task; instructions for receiving a selection of one of the plurality of orb-shaped user interface elements; and instructions for minimizing the user interface after receiving a selection of one of the plurality of orb-shaped user interface elements and moving a representation of the minimized user interface to a portion of a display having an interface for experienced users. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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