TEMPORARY COMMUNICATION AREAS FOR A COMPUTER USER INTERFACE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for receiving input from a user, the method comprising:
- displaying a first view in a graphical user interface, the first view including a first input area located adjacent and non-overlapping a second input area;
receiving, while the first view is displayed, an input from a user generated using at least one of the first and second input areas, wherein further input from the user is required for processing the input;
displaying a second view in the graphical user interface in response to the input, the second view including the first and second input areas and a temporary communication area, the temporary communication area located adjacent and non-overlapping each of the first and second input areas and being accommodated by the second input area being relocated in its current shape away from the first input area;
receiving the further input while the second view is displayed, the further input generated using an input control in the temporary communication area; and
displaying a third view in the graphical user interface in response to the further input, wherein the temporary communication area is not included in the third view and the first input area is again located adjacent and non-overlapping the second input area.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for displaying information to a user on a display device of a computer system. In one general aspect, a first view is displayed on the display device, where the first view has at least a first work area. In response to the receipt of a first input received by the computer system, a second view is displayed on the display device. The second view includes the first work area and a temporary communication area, or “pop-in window,” included within the first work area. The temporary communication area has a defined function associated therewith requiring input from a user. The temporary communication area may close after the user provides the necessary input and the defined function is performed.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for receiving input from a user, the method comprising:
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displaying a first view in a graphical user interface, the first view including a first input area located adjacent and non-overlapping a second input area; receiving, while the first view is displayed, an input from a user generated using at least one of the first and second input areas, wherein further input from the user is required for processing the input; displaying a second view in the graphical user interface in response to the input, the second view including the first and second input areas and a temporary communication area, the temporary communication area located adjacent and non-overlapping each of the first and second input areas and being accommodated by the second input area being relocated in its current shape away from the first input area; receiving the further input while the second view is displayed, the further input generated using an input control in the temporary communication area; and displaying a third view in the graphical user interface in response to the further input, wherein the temporary communication area is not included in the third view and the first input area is again located adjacent and non-overlapping the second input area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable storage medium and comprising instructions that when executed by a processor perform a method for receiving input from a user, the method comprising:
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displaying a first view in a graphical user interface, the first view including a first input area located adjacent and non-overlapping a second input area; receiving, while the first view is displayed, an input from a user generated using at least one of the first and second input areas, wherein further input from the user is required for processing the input; displaying a second view in the graphical user interface in response to the input, the second view including the first and second input areas and a temporary communication area, the temporary communication area located adjacent and non-overlapping each of the first and second input areas and being accommodated by the second input area being relocated in its current shape away from the first input area; receiving the further input while the second view is displayed, the further input generated using an input control in the temporary communication area; and displaying a third view in the graphical user interface in response to the further input, wherein the temporary communication area is not included in the third view and the first input area is again located adjacent and non-overlapping the second input area.
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10. A method of receiving input from a user, the method comprising:
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arranging contents including a first input area adjacent and non-overlapping a second input area; receiving, while the contents are being displayed, an input from a user generated using at least one of the first and second input areas, wherein further input from the user is required for processing the input; rearranging the contents, in response to the input, including moving the second input area in its current shape away from the first input area to accommodate a temporary communication area located adjacent and non-overlapping each of the first and second input areas; receiving the further input generated using an input control in the temporary communication area; and rearranging the contents, in response to the further input, including removing the temporary communication area and moving the second input area so that the first input area is again located adjacent and non-overlapping the second input area.
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