Methods and arrangements for providing a discoverable plural mode system shut down graphical user interface capability
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying a shut down mechanism within a graphical user interface on a display device;
operatively associating the shut down mechanism with a first shut down function;
causing the shut down mechanism to only identify the first shut down function while operatively associated with the first shut down function;
operatively associating the shut down mechanism with a second shut down function based upon on a modifier input, wherein the modifier input is identified to the user through a discoverable portion of the shut down mechanism that is graphically displayed based on a position of a graphical pointing input during a defined period of time; and
upon operatively associating the shut down mechanism with the second shut down function, causing the shutdown mechanism to only identify the second shut down function.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements are provided that display a shut down mechanism within a graphical user interface on a display device. The shut down mechanism is normally operatively associated with a first shut down function, but can be operatively associated with other functions based upon on modifier input(s).
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a shut down mechanism within a graphical user interface on a display device;
operatively associating the shut down mechanism with a first shut down function;
causing the shut down mechanism to only identify the first shut down function while operatively associated with the first shut down function;
operatively associating the shut down mechanism with a second shut down function based upon on a modifier input, wherein the modifier input is identified to the user through a discoverable portion of the shut down mechanism that is graphically displayed based on a position of a graphical pointing input during a defined period of time; and
upon operatively associating the shut down mechanism with the second shut down function, causing the shutdown mechanism to only identify the second shut down function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for causing at least one processing unit to perform acts comprising;
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displaying a shut down mechanism within a graphical user interface on a display device;
operatively associating the shut down mechanism with a first shut down function;
causing the shut down mechanism to only identify the first shut down function while operatively associated with the first shut down function;
operatively associating the shut down mechanism with a second shut down function based upon on a modifier input, wherein the modifier input is identified to the user through a discoverable portion of the shut down mechanism that is graphically displayed based on a position of a graphical pointing input during a defined period of time; and
upon operatively associating the shut down mechanism with the second shut down function, causing the shut down mechanism to only identify the second shut down function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An arrangement comprising:
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at least one user input device;
a display device; and
a processor operatively coupled to the user input device and the display device and configured to display a shut down mechanism within a graphical user interface on the display device, operatively associate the shut down mechanism with a first shut down function such that the shut down mechanism only identifies the first shut down function while operatively associated with the first shut down function, and operatively associate the shut down mechanism with a second shut down function based upon on a modifier input, and wherein the modifier input is identified to the user through a discoverable portion of the shut down mechanism that is graphically displayed based on a position of a graphical pointing input during a defined period of time, and wherein, upon operatively associating the shut down mechanism with the second shut down function, the shut down mechanism only identifies the second shut down function. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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