Method of implementing a plurality of system tray areas

• US 7,181,697 B2
• Filed: 12/04/2002
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tatung Company
• Original Assignee: Tatung Company
• Inventors: Tai, Lu-Yun, Chen, Hung-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Luu, Sy D.
• Application Number:
  US10/309,285
• Publication Number:
  US 20040061723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,539 Days
• Field of Search: 715778-779, 715/777, 715/776, 715/835, 715/840, 715/810
• US Class Current: 715/779
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method of implementing a plurality of system tray areas is disclosed, wherein each system tray area is defined with a particular size and used for displaying a plurality of registered icons to enable a user to select one icon to execute a corresponding system tray function, a first system tray area having a size that is larger than the size of a second system tray area. The method includes: initiating installation of an operating system in a computer system, wherein the computer system has a shell program, the shell program being used for interpreting and executing a command given from a user of the operating system; calling the shell program; and executing the shell program to enable a display of the computer system to display at least two system tray areas.

Claims

1. A method of implementing a plurality of system tray areas, wherein each system tray area is defined with a particular size and used for displaying a plurality of registered icons to enable a user to select one icon to execute a corresponding system tray function, a first system tray area having a size that is larger than the size of a second system tray area, the method comprising:

(A) initiating installation of an operating system in a computer system, wherein the computer system has a shell program, the shell program being used for interpreting and executing a command given from a user of the operating system;

(B) calling the shell program; and

(C) executing the shell program to enable a display of the computer system to display at least two system tray areas, step (C) further comprising;

(C1) receiving an icon to be registered with the system tray areas;

(C2) determining whether the icon is registered with the system tray areas;

(C3) finding a corresponding particular size for the icon and defining a system tray area with this corresponding particular size; and

(C4) displaying the icon in the system tray area and displaying the system tray area on the display.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the size of the first system tray area is 1 to 5 times larger than the size of the second system tray area.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shell program comprises:

(D1) receiving an icon to be modified;

(D2) determining whether the icon to be modified is registered with the system tray area;

(D3) finding a corresponding particular size for the icon and defining a system tray area with this corresponding particular size; and

(D4) modifying the icon and recompiling the system tray area.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shell program comprises:

(E1) receiving an icon to be deleted;

(E2) determining whether the icon to be deleted is registered with the system tray area;

(E3) finding a corresponding particular size for the icon and defining a system tray area with this corresponding particular size; and

(E4) deleting the icon and recompiling the system tray area.

5. A computer readable recording medium storing a software program for implementing a plurality of system tray areas, wherein the each system tray area is defined with a particular size and used for displaying a plurality of registered icons to enable a user to select one icon to execute a corresponding system tray function, and a size of a first system tray area is greater than a size of a second system tray area, the software program comprising program code for executing the following steps:

a first program code for initiating installation of an operating system in a computer system, wherein the computer has a shell program, and the shell program is used for interpreting and executing a command given from the user on the operating system;

a second program code for calling the shell program; and

a third program code for executing the shell program to enable a display of the computer system to display at least two system tray areas, wherein the third program code further comprises program code to execute the following steps;

a third A program code for receiving an icon to be registered with the system tray areas;

a third B program code for determining whether the icon is registered with the system tray areas;

a third C program code for finding a corresponding particular size for the icon and defining a system tray area with this corresponding particular size; and

a third D program code for displaying the icon in the system tray area and displaying the system tray area on the display.

6. The recording medium as claimed in claim 5, wherein the shell program further comprises program code for executing the following steps:

a fourth A program code for receiving an icon to be modified;

a fourth B program code for determining whether the icon to be modified is registered with the system tray area;

a fourth C program code for finding a corresponding particular size for the icon and defining a system tray area with this corresponding particular size; and

a fourth D program code for modifying the icon and recompiling the system tray area.

7. The recording medium as claimed in claim 5, wherein the shell program further comprises program code for executing the following steps:

a fifth A program code for receiving an icon to be deleted;

a fifth B program code for determining whether the icon to be deleted is registered with the system tray area;

a fifth C program code for finding a corresponding particular size for the icon and defining a system tray area with this corresponding particular size; and

a fifth D program code for deleting the icon and recompiling the system tray area.