Method and system for presenting a plurality of animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface in a data processing system
First Claim
1. A method for presenting animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface of a data processing system, wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a display device of the data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
- simultaneously displaying a plurality of animated display objects that each represent a configuration of the graphical user interface, thus allowing the user to view all of the plurality of animated display objects and make a selection of one of the plurality of animated display objects, wherein each one of the plurality of animated display objects is associated with a multimedia presentation;
identifying one of the displayed animated display objects;
playing the associated multimedia presentation for the identified animated display object;
selecting one of the displayed animated display objects; and
executing a software agent associated with the selected animated display object to configure the graphical user interface into the configuration represented by the selected animated display object.
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Abstract
A computer program product for presenting animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface of a data processing system is provided. A plurality of animated display objects are simultaneously displayed by a graphical user interface on a display device of the data processing system, thus allowing the user to view all of the plurality of animated display objects and make a selection of one of the plurality of animated display objects. One of the displayed animated display objects is selected, and a multimedia presentation associated with the selected animated display object is played.
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1. A method for presenting animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface of a data processing system, wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a display device of the data processing system, the method comprising the steps of:
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simultaneously displaying a plurality of animated display objects that each represent a configuration of the graphical user interface, thus allowing the user to view all of the plurality of animated display objects and make a selection of one of the plurality of animated display objects, wherein each one of the plurality of animated display objects is associated with a multimedia presentation; identifying one of the displayed animated display objects; playing the associated multimedia presentation for the identified animated display object; selecting one of the displayed animated display objects; and executing a software agent associated with the selected animated display object to configure the graphical user interface into the configuration represented by the selected animated display object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A data processing system for presenting animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface of the data processing system, wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a display device of the data processing system, the data processing system comprising:
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means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of animated display objects that each represent a configuration of the graphical user interface, thus allowing the user to view all of the plurality of animated display objects and make a selection of one of the plurality of animated display objects, wherein each one of the plurality of animated display objects is associated with a multimedia presentation; means for identifying one of the displayed animated display objects; means for playing the associated multimedia presentation for the identified animated display object; means for selecting one of the displayed animated display objects; and means for executing a software agent associated with the selected animated display object to configure the graphical user interface into the configuration represented by the selected animated display object. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for presenting animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface of a data processing system, wherein the graphical user interface is displayed on a display device of the data processing system, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in the medium for presenting animated display objects, the computer program product having; computer readable program code means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of animated display objects that each represent a configuration of the graphical user interface, thus allowing the user to view all of the plurality of animated display objects and make a selection of one of the plurality of animated display objects, wherein each one of the plurality of animated display objects is associated with a multimedia presentation; computer readable program code means for identifying one of the displayed animated display objects; computer readable program code means for playing the associated multimedia presentation for the identified animated display object; computer readable program code means for selecting on the displayed animated display objects; and computer readable program code means for executing a software agent associated with the selected animated display object to configure the graphical user interface into the configuration represented by the animated display object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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