System and method for display notification in a tabbed window setting
First Claim
1. A method of informing a user that data associated with one or more unselected components of a single application has changed, comprising:
- providing a plurality of tabs, each tab associated with an independent component running on an electronic device, each independent component having data associated therewith;
receiving a signal representative of a selection of a first component from the plurality of independent components;
in response to the signal, displaying a GUI associated with the selected component on a display screen of the electronic device;
detecting that data associated with an unselected component has changed;
in response to the step of detecting, modifying the display of the tab associated with the unselected component whose data has changed;
detecting that the tab associated with the unselected component whose data has changed is not currently displayed on the electronic device'"'"'s display screen; and
in response to the second detecting step, modifying the display of another element displayed on the electronic device'"'"'s display screenwherein the another element comprises an arrow.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for informing users that data associated with one or more concurrently-running components has changed. In a preferred embodiment, the system and method comprise a GUI that includes a plurality of tabs associated with independently selectable components. When data associated with a particular component changes, the component'"'"'s tab is made to flash. The flashing continues until the user selects the component. In a second preferred embodiment, when the tab associated with the component whose data has changed is not currently displayed, a different GUI element is made to flash until the tab is displayed.
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5 Claims
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1. A method of informing a user that data associated with one or more unselected components of a single application has changed, comprising:
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providing a plurality of tabs, each tab associated with an independent component running on an electronic device, each independent component having data associated therewith; receiving a signal representative of a selection of a first component from the plurality of independent components; in response to the signal, displaying a GUI associated with the selected component on a display screen of the electronic device; detecting that data associated with an unselected component has changed; in response to the step of detecting, modifying the display of the tab associated with the unselected component whose data has changed; detecting that the tab associated with the unselected component whose data has changed is not currently displayed on the electronic device'"'"'s display screen; and in response to the second detecting step, modifying the display of another element displayed on the electronic device'"'"'s display screen wherein the another element comprises an arrow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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