System and Method for Providing Dynamic Prioritization and Importance Filtering of Computer Desktop Icons and Program Menu Items
First Claim
1. A method for displaying an item on a display of a computer, the item representing a file installed on the computer, the file comprising a user file or an application file, the method comprising:
- responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined minimum rate, displaying the item representative of the file on the computer display;
determining whether the usage rate of the file has changed;
responsive to a determination that the usage rate of the file has changed, updating at least one visual attribute of the item representative of the file to indicate the usage rate change.
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Abstract
System and method for displaying an item on a display of a computer, wherein the item represents a file installed on the computer, are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises, responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined minimum rate, displaying the item representative of the file on the computer display; determining whether the usage rate of the file has changed; and responsive to a determination that the usage rate of the file has changed, updating at least one visual attribute of the item representative of the file to indicate the usage rate change.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for displaying an item on a display of a computer, the item representing a file installed on the computer, the file comprising a user file or an application file, the method comprising:
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responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined minimum rate, displaying the item representative of the file on the computer display; determining whether the usage rate of the file has changed; responsive to a determination that the usage rate of the file has changed, updating at least one visual attribute of the item representative of the file to indicate the usage rate change. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for displaying an item on a display of a computer, the item representing a file installed on the computer, the file comprising a user file or an application file, the system comprising:
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means responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined minimum rate for displaying the item representative of the file on a desktop of the computer; means for determining whether the usage rate of the file has changed; and means responsive to a determination that the usage rate of the file has changed for updating at least one visual attribute of the item representative of the file to indicate the usage rate change. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for displaying an item on a display of the computer, the item representing a file installed on the computer, the file comprising a user file or an application file, the instructions comprising:
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instructions responsive to a determination that a usage rate of the file exceeds a predetermined minimum rate for displaying the item representative of the file on a desktop of the computer; instructions for determining whether the usage rate of the file has changed; and instructions responsive to a determination that the usage rate of the file has changed for updating at least one visual attribute of the item representative of the file to indicate the usage rate change. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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