QUICK-LAUNCH DESKTOP APPLICATION
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1. A quick-launch shortcut application, comprising:
- a window to be presented to a video display of a processor-based system using a pointing device, the window comprising a plurality of compartments, each compartment to be populated with a different icon of a plurality of icons, wherein one of the plurality of icons is associated with a function to be executed on the processor-based system; and
a script describing the function to be executed on the processor-based system, wherein the script is executed by an operating system running on the processor-based system;
wherein the function is executed by selecting the icon representing the function from within the window.
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Abstract
A quick-launch shortcut application is disclosed, enabling a computer user to customize access to commonly used functions. The application enables facile launch of executable programs, web pages, commonly used keystrokes, launches within a launch, and other operations. Users are able to customize the quick-launch application to suit personal preferences.
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1. A quick-launch shortcut application, comprising:
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a window to be presented to a video display of a processor-based system using a pointing device, the window comprising a plurality of compartments, each compartment to be populated with a different icon of a plurality of icons, wherein one of the plurality of icons is associated with a function to be executed on the processor-based system; and a script describing the function to be executed on the processor-based system, wherein the script is executed by an operating system running on the processor-based system; wherein the function is executed by selecting the icon representing the function from within the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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launching a window onto a video display of processor-based system, the window comprising a plurality of compartments, each compartment to be populated with a different icon, wherein one of the icons represents a function to be executed on the processor-based system; and generating a script of a function on the processor-based system, wherein the script is associated with the icon; wherein the function is executed when the icon is selected. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
wherein the second function is executed when the second icon is selected.
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22. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
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opening an edit window comprising a pre-macro field and an icon field; entering one or more keystrokes representing a second function in the pre-macro field such that a second script of the one or more keystrokes is automatically generated; and browsing the processor-based system for a digital image file to store in the icon field, the digital image file to generate a second icon, wherein the second icon is associated with the second script; wherein the second function is executed when the second icon is selected.
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23. The method of claim 19, further comprising:
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opening an edit window comprising a macro field and an icon field; entering one or more keystrokes representing a second function in the macro field such that a second script of the one or more keystrokes is automatically generated; and browsing the processor-based system for a digital image file to store in the icon field, the digital image file to generate a second icon, wherein the second icon is associated with the second script; wherein the second function is executed when the second icon is selected.
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24. The method of claim 22, further comprising:
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populating a target field of the edit window with an address of an executable file, wherein the executable file is stored on a non-volatile medium of the processor-based system; wherein the second function comprises the execution of the one or more keystrokes followed by the launch of the executable file.
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25. The method of claim 23, further comprising:
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populating a target field of the edit window with an address of an executable file, wherein the executable file is stored on a non-volatile medium of the processor-based system; wherein the second function comprises the launch of the executable file followed by the execution of the one or more keystrokes.
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26. The method of claim 22, further comprising:
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populating a target field of the edit window with a uniform resource locator address, wherein the uniform resource locator address is an address to a web page; wherein the second function comprises the execution of the one or more keystrokes followed by the launch of the web page.
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27. The method of claim 23, further comprising:
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populating a target field of the edit window with a web page address; wherein the second function comprises the launch of the web page followed by the execution of the one or more keystrokes.
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