Displaying transparent resource aids
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1. A method for displaying resource aids in a display area, said method comprising the steps of:
- monitoring a separate status of each of a plurality of computer resources comprising at least one processing resource, at least one storage resource, at least one memory resource, at least one software resource, and at least one graphical resource;
displaying a user interface comprising at least one displayable object within a display area with a plurality of separate cursor position sensitive regions each graphically distinguished within a total display region of said displayable object solely for triggering a transparent resource aid upon detection of a cursor, wherein each of said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions is associated with a separate selection of monitored resources from among said plurality of monitored computer resources;
comparing said separate status of each of said plurality of computer resources with at least one user specified threshold for each of said plurality of computer resources; and
responsive to detecting at least one from among said separate status for at least one of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with a particular cursor position sensitive region exceeding said threshold and said cursor positioned over said particular cursor position sensitive region from among said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions of said displayable object, placing a transparent resource aid within said display area in association with said displayable object, wherein said transparent resource aid presents said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with said particular cursor position sensitive region, such that said at least one displayable object is not obscured by said transparent resource aid.
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Abstract
A method, system and program for displaying transparent resource aids are provided. A user interface is displayed comprising at least one displayable object within a display area controlled by a computer system. Responsive to an initiating event, a transparent resource aid is placed within the display area in association with the initiating event, such that the at least one displayable object is not obscured by the transparent resource aid. The transparency resource aid may indicate resource usage of hardware, software, and graphical characteristics.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for displaying resource aids in a display area, said method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a separate status of each of a plurality of computer resources comprising at least one processing resource, at least one storage resource, at least one memory resource, at least one software resource, and at least one graphical resource; displaying a user interface comprising at least one displayable object within a display area with a plurality of separate cursor position sensitive regions each graphically distinguished within a total display region of said displayable object solely for triggering a transparent resource aid upon detection of a cursor, wherein each of said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions is associated with a separate selection of monitored resources from among said plurality of monitored computer resources; comparing said separate status of each of said plurality of computer resources with at least one user specified threshold for each of said plurality of computer resources; and responsive to detecting at least one from among said separate status for at least one of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with a particular cursor position sensitive region exceeding said threshold and said cursor positioned over said particular cursor position sensitive region from among said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions of said displayable object, placing a transparent resource aid within said display area in association with said displayable object, wherein said transparent resource aid presents said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with said particular cursor position sensitive region, such that said at least one displayable object is not obscured by said transparent resource aid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for displaying resource aids in a display area, said system comprising:
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a graphical user interface; means for monitoring a separate status of each of a plurality of computer resources comprising at least one processing resource, at least one storage resource, at least one memory resource, at least one software resource, and at least one graphical resource; means for displaying at least one displayable object within a display area of said graphical user interface with a plurality of separate cursor position sensitive regions each graphically distinguished within a total display region of said displayable object solely for triggering a transparent resource aid upon detection of a cursor, wherein each of said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions is associated with a separate selection of monitored resources from among said plurality of monitored computer resources; means for comparing said separate status of each of said plurality of computer resources with at least one user specified threshold for each of said plurality of computer resources; and means responsive to detecting at least one from among said separate status for at least one of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with a particular cursor position sensitive region exceeding said threshold and said cursor positioned over said particular cursor position sensitive region from among said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions of said displayable object, for placing a transparent resource aid within said display area in association with said displayable object, wherein said transparent resource aid presents said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with said particular cursor position sensitive region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A program for displaying resource aids in a display area, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for monitoring a separate status of each of a plurality of computer resources comprising at least one processing resource, at least one storage resource, at least one memory resource, at least one software resource, and at least one graphical resource; means for displaying at least one displayable object within a display area of said graphical user interface with a plurality of separate cursor position sensitive regions each graphically distinguished within a total display region of said displayable object solely for triggering a transparent resource aid upon detection of a cursor, wherein each of said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions is associated with a separate selection of monitored resources from among said plurality of monitored computer resources; means for comparing said separate status of each of said plurality of computer resources with at least one user specified threshold for each of said plurality of computer resources; and means for controlling placement of a transparent resource aid within said display area in association with said displayable object in response to detecting at least one from among said separate status for at least one of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with a particular cursor position sensitive region exceeding said threshold and said cursor positioned over said particular cursor position sensitive region from among said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions of said displayable object, wherein said transparent resource aid presents said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with said particular cursor position sensitive region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for displaying resource aids in a display area, said method comprising the steps of:
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monitoring a separate status of each of a plurality of computer resources comprising at least one processing resource, at least one storage resource, at least one memory resource, at least one software resource, and at least one graphical resource; displaying a user interface comprising at least one displayable object within a display area with a plurality of separate cursor position sensitive regions each graphically distinguished within a total display region of said displayable object solely for triggering a transparent resource aid upon detection of a cursor, wherein each of said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions is associated with a separate selection of monitored resources from among said plurality of monitored computer resources; comparing said separate status of each of said plurality of computer resources with at least one user specified threshold for each of said plurality of computer resources; responsive to detecting at least one from among said separate status for at least one of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with a particular cursor position sensitive region exceeding said threshold and said cursor positioned over said particular cursor position sensitive region from among said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions of said displayable object, placing a transparent resource aid within said display area in association with said displayable object, wherein said transparent resource aid presents said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with said particular cursor position sensitive region, such that said at least one displayable object is not obscured by said transparent resource aid; and adjusting a visual indication of a dimensional height of said transparent resource aid to indicate a quantity associated with said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources being described by said transparent resource aid.
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24. A system for displaying resource aids in a display area, said system comprising:
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a graphical user interface; means for monitoring a separate status of each of a plurality of computer resources comprising at least one processing resource, at least one storage resource, at least one memory resource, at least one software resource, and at least one graphical resource; means for displaying at least one displayable object within a display area of said graphical user interface with a plurality of separate cursor position sensitive regions each graphically distinguished within a total display region of said displayable object solely for triggering a transparent resource aid upon detection of a cursor, wherein each of said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions is associated with a separate selection of monitored resources from among said plurality of monitored computer resources; means for comparing said separate status of each of said plurality of computer resources with at least one user specified threshold for each of said plurality of computer resources; means responsive to detecting at least one from among said separate status for at least one of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with a particular cursor position sensitive region exceeding said threshold and said cursor positioned over said particular cursor position sensitive region from among said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions of said displayable object, for placing a transparent resource aid within said display area in association with said displayable object, wherein said transparent resource aid presents said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with said particular cursor position sensitive region; and means for adjusting a visual indication of a dimensional height of said transparent resource aid to indicate a quantity associated with said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources being described by said transparent resource aid.
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25. A program for displaying resource aids in a display area, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
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means for monitoring a separate status of each of a plurality of computer resources comprising at least one processing resource, at least one storage resource, at least one memory resource, at least one software resource, and at least one graphical resource; means for displaying at least one displayable object within a display area of said graphical user interface with a plurality of separate cursor position sensitive regions each graphically distinguished within a total display region of said displayable object solely for triggering a transparent resource aid upon detection of a cursor, wherein each of said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions is associated with a separate selection of monitored resources from among said plurality of monitored computer resources; means for comparing said separate status of each of said plurality of computer resources with at least one user specified threshold for each of said plurality of computer resources; and means for controlling placement of a transparent resource aid within said display area in association with said displayable object in response to detecting at least one from among said separate status for at least one of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with a particular cursor position sensitive region exceeding said threshold and said cursor positioned over said particular cursor position sensitive region from among said plurality of cursor position sensitive regions of said displayable object, wherein said transparent resource aid presents said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources associated with said particular cursor position sensitive region means for controlling adjustment of a visual indication of a dimensional height of said transparent resource aid to indicate a quantity associated with said separate status of said separate selection of monitored resources being described by said transparent resource aid.
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