Switchably translucent and opaque graphical user interface elements
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- setting a graphical user interface element to a default, first mode in which the element appears translucent, a pointer not initially positioned over the element;
detecting whether the pointer has been moved such that it is now positioned over the element; and
upon detecting that the pointer is now positioned over the element, setting the element to a second mode in which the element appears opaque and in which the appearance of the element is altered such that the dimension or presented features in said second mode is different than said first mode.
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Abstract
Elements of a graphical user interface that are switchably translucent and opaque are disclosed. In one embodiment, such an element is initially set to a default, first mode in which the element is translucent when the pointer is not positioned over the element. When the pointer has been moved such that it is positioned over the element, the element becomes opaque. Various heuristics are also disclosed that are applicable to the opaque-to-translucent and the translucent-to-opaque transformations. For example, when the pointer is moved over the element, there may be a delay prior to the element becoming opaque. As another example, when the pointer remains over the element for a predetermined amount of time, the element may revert back to translucency from opacity.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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setting a graphical user interface element to a default, first mode in which the element appears translucent, a pointer not initially positioned over the element;
detecting whether the pointer has been moved such that it is now positioned over the element; and
upon detecting that the pointer is now positioned over the element, setting the element to a second mode in which the element appears opaque and in which the appearance of the element is altered such that the dimension or presented features in said second mode is different than said first mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
detecting whether the pointer has been further moved such that it is no longer positioned over the element; and
,upon detecting that the pointer is no longer positioned over the element, setting the element back to the first mode in which the element appears translucent.
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11. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting the element to the second mode in which the element appears opaque via voice activation.
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12. A machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor of a computer to perform a method comprising:
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detecting whether a pointer has moved from over a graphical user interface element to not over the element;
upon detecting that the pointer has moved from over the element to not over the element, rendering the element translucent;
detecting whether the pointer has moved from not over the element to over the element; and
,upon detecting that the pointer has moved from not over the element to over the element, rendering the element opaque and altering the appearance of the opaque element such that the dimension or presented features is different than the translucent element. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A graphical user interface for a computerized system comprising:
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a user-movable pointer; and
,a graphical user interface element having a first mode in which the element is translucent when the pointer is not positioned thereover, and a second mode in which the element is opaque when the pointer is positioned thereover;
wherein the appearance of said graphical user interface element is altered such that the dimension or presented features in said second mode is different than in said first mode. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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