METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR IDENTIFYING AN IDLE USER INTERFACE ELEMENT
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1. A method for identifying an idle user interface element, the method comprising:
- identifying a user interface element, including a user detectable representation of data processed by an application, presented by the application via an output device;
identifying an idle period by determining the user interface element is not updated, by the application in response to a change in the data, during the idle period;
determining that a specified idle condition for the idle period is met; and
sending, in response to determining the idle condition is met, idle information to present a user detectable idle indication for the user interface element.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for identifying an idle user interface element. In one aspect, a user interface element is identified that includes a user detectable representation of data processed by an application. An idle period is identified by determining the user interface element is not updated, by the application in response to a change in the data, during the idle period. A determination is made that a specified condition is met for the idle period. In response to the determination, idle information is sent to present a user detectable idle indication for the user interface element.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for identifying an idle user interface element, the method comprising:
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identifying a user interface element, including a user detectable representation of data processed by an application, presented by the application via an output device; identifying an idle period by determining the user interface element is not updated, by the application in response to a change in the data, during the idle period; determining that a specified idle condition for the idle period is met; and sending, in response to determining the idle condition is met, idle information to present a user detectable idle indication for the user interface element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for identifying an idle user interface element, the system comprising:
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an execution environment including an instruction processing unit configured to process an instruction included in at least one of an application monitor component, an idle monitor component, an idle policy component, and a policy agent component; the application monitor component configured for identifying a user interface element, including a user detectable representation of data processed by an application, presented by the application via an output device; the idle monitor component configured for identifying an idle period by determining the user interface element is not updated, by the application in response to a change in the data, during the idle period; the idle policy component configured for determining that a specified idle condition for the idle period is met; and the policy agent component configured for sending, in response to determining the idle condition is met, idle information to present a user detectable idle indication for the user interface element.
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19. A computer readable medium embodying a computer program, executable by a machine, for identifying an idle user interface element, the computer program comprising executable instructions for:
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identifying a user interface element, including a user detectable representation of data processed by an application, presented by the application via an output device; identifying an idle period by determining the user interface element is not updated, by the application in response to a change in the data, during the idle period; determining that a specified idle condition for the idle period is met; and sending, in response to determining the idle condition is met, idle information to present a user detectable idle indication for the user interface element.
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