System for updating the locations of objects in computer displays upon reconfiguration
First Claim
1. In a computer having a visual display, a system for updating locations of displayed objects upon a change from a first display configuration to a second display configuration, comprising:
- a database storing preferred locations for objects in said second display configuration, said database containing an identification of at least some of the objects to be displayed and a location for each object;
means for establishing corresponding sectors in each of the first and second display configurations; and
a graphical interface for displaying the objects identified in said database on the display at the locations stored in the database, and for displaying other objects at locations within a sector of the first display configuration at the same locations within the corresponding sector of the second display configuration.
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Abstract
A system for updating the location of elements in a computer display, upon a change in the size and/or configuration of the display, maintains user preferences regarding the appearance of elements. As a first step, user designated locations for individual elements, such as icons, are stored in a database for each different display configuration. Upon changing the display from one configuration to another, the elements are positioned in accordance with the information stored in the database. In a second aspect of the system, each of the original and new displays are divided into corresponding sectors. All objects located within a sector of the original display are placed in the same position in the corresponding sector of the new display. With this system, the groupings of objects and overall display appearance are maintained upon changing from one display configuration to another.
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25 Claims
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1. In a computer having a visual display, a system for updating locations of displayed objects upon a change from a first display configuration to a second display configuration, comprising:
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a database storing preferred locations for objects in said second display configuration, said database containing an identification of at least some of the objects to be displayed and a location for each object; means for establishing corresponding sectors in each of the first and second display configurations; and a graphical interface for displaying the objects identified in said database on the display at the locations stored in the database, and for displaying other objects at locations within a sector of the first display configuration at the same locations within the corresponding sector of the second display configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In a computer having a graphical user interface in which objects can be displayed at different locations, a method for updating the display of objects in response to a change from a first display configuration to a second display configuration, comprising the steps of:
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establishing a plurality of display sectors for each of the first and second display configurations, where each display sector for the first configuration has a corresponding sector of the same size and relative location in the second configuration; determining the locations of objects within each sector of the first display configuration; and displaying the objects at the same respective locations within the corresponding sector of the second display configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. In a computer having a visual display, a method for updating locations of displayed objects upon a change from a first display configuration to a second display configuration, comprising the steps of:
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storing preferred locations for objects in a database associated with said second display configuration, said database containing an identification of at least some of the objects to be displayed and a location for each object; establishing corresponding sectors in each of the first and second display configurations; and displaying the objects identified in said database on the display at the locations stored in the database, and displaying other objects at locations within a sector of the first display configuration at the same locations within the corresponding sector of the second display configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. In a computer system of the type in which objects are displayed on a visual display and the display can be changed from one configuration to at least one other configuration, a method for maintaining user preferences regarding the display of objects in the respective configurations, comprising the steps of:
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detecting when a user positions objects in the display while the display is in a first configuration; storing the user-defined position of the objects in the display in a database associated with said first configuration; detecting when a user positions objects in the display while the display is in a second configuration; storing the user-defined position of the objects in the display in a database associated with said second configuration; detecting a change of the configuration of the display from said first configuration to said second configuration; and repositioning objects in the display in accordance with their stored positions in said database associated with said second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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