Graduated visual and manipulative translucency for windows
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1. A computer system comprising:
- display means for depicting a graphical user interface with a window having information; and
processor means for rendering said window in an opaque state in response to changing said information and rendering said window in a first translucent state in response to said information being unchanged for greater than a predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing graphical user interfaces are described. overlaid, Information-bearing windows whose contents remain unchanged for a predetermined period of time become translucent. The translucency can be graduated so that, over time, if the window'"'"'s contents remain unchanged, the window becomes more translucent. In addition to visual translucency, windows according to the present invention also have a manipulative translucent quality. Upon reaching a certain level of visual translucency, user input in the region of the window is interpreted as an operation on the underlying objects rather than the contents of the overlaying window.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer system comprising:
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display means for depicting a graphical user interface with a window having information; and processor means for rendering said window in an opaque state in response to changing said information and rendering said window in a first translucent state in response to said information being unchanged for greater than a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium containing a program with instructions that execute the following procedure:
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displaying an opaque window over an object in a graphical user interface in response to information displayed in said window changing; and rendering said opaque window at a first level of translucency in response to said information remaining unchanged for a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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