Movie-based facility for launching application programs or services
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1. In a computer-based system having a graphical user interface, a movie-based facility for launching applications or services for use with the graphical user interface, comprising:
- a first application program that provides an arbitrary function to occur within the computer-based system;
a second application program that displays a movie having at least a video portion; and
means for displaying an icon having a border and a display region wherein said display region is located within said border, said icon located within the graphical user interface, wherein said icon permits a user to launch said first application program and said second application program concurrently, wherein said movie is displayed within said display region.
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Abstract
A movie-based facility for launching applications or services. A launchpad or pallet of icons is provided to a user. The launchpad is part of a graphical user interface. Each icon has a display region. A user can launch an application program by pressing the icon and concurrently therewith display a movie within the display region of the icon during the latency period associated with the launching of the application program.
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1. In a computer-based system having a graphical user interface, a movie-based facility for launching applications or services for use with the graphical user interface, comprising:
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a first application program that provides an arbitrary function to occur within the computer-based system; a second application program that displays a movie having at least a video portion; and means for displaying an icon having a border and a display region wherein said display region is located within said border, said icon located within the graphical user interface, wherein said icon permits a user to launch said first application program and said second application program concurrently, wherein said movie is displayed within said display region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a computer-based system having a graphical user interface, a movie-based facility for launching applications or services for use with the graphical user interface, comprising:
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an icon, located within the graphical user interface that permits a user to launch a first application program and the applications or services concurrently, said icon having a border and a display region, wherein said display region is located within said border; wherein said first application program displays a movie within said display region, said movie having at least a video portion. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. In a computer-based system having a graphical user interface, a movie-based facility for launching applications or services for use with the graphical user interface, comprising:
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a first application program that displays a movie and; an icon, located within the graphical user interface that permits a user to launch said first application program and a second application program concurrently, said icon having a border and a display region, wherein said display region is located within said border and said movie is displayed within said display region. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a computer-based system having a graphical user interface, a method for launching applications or services, comprising the steps of:
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displaying an icon in the graphical user interface, said icon having a border and a display region, wherein said display region is located within said border; displaying a movie in said display region in response to a user selecting said icon; and launching, concurrently with said step of displaying said movie, the applications or services. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product for use with a graphics display device, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium, said computer readable program code means comprising; first computer readable program code means configured for causing a computer based system to execute an arbitrary function; second computer readable program code means configured for causing said computer-based system to display a movie having at least a video portion; and third computer readable program code means configured for causing said computer-based system to display an icon on the graphics display device, said icon having a border and a display region, wherein said display region is located within said border, wherein said icon permits a user to launch said first computer readable program code means and said second computer readable program code means concurrently, wherein said movie is displayed within said display region. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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