Method and apparatus for displaying pixel images for a graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A method in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which operates on a data processing system, the method comprising:
- generating a second image from pixel values of a first image which represents a GUI component, said first image being displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image;
switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system; and
displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for displaying pixel images to provide visual-based emphasis in a graphical user interface. In one aspect of the invention, a method to display a pixel image for a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on a data processing system includes: detecting one or more outlines in a first image to generate a second image from pixel values of the first image that represents a GUI component; receiving input which indicates switching the GUI component from a first mode to a second mode; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode. The combination of the first and second images shows an outlined version of the first image. In one example according to this aspect, the GUI component does not have keyboard focus in the first mode; and the GUI component has keyboard focus in the second mode.
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89 Claims
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1. A method in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which operates on a data processing system, the method comprising:
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generating a second image from pixel values of a first image which represents a GUI component, said first image being displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image; switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 8, 9)
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5. A method to display a pixel image for a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on a data processing system, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more outlines based on pixel values of a first image to generate a second image from pixel values of the first image, the first image representing a GUI component in a first mode, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in a second mode, the combination of the first and second images showing an outlined version of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine readable media medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause said system to perform a method in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which operates on the data processing system, the method comprising:
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generating a second image from pixel values of a first image which represents a GUI component, said first image being displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image; switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A machine readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause said system to perform a method to display a pixel image for a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the data processing system, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more outlines based on pixel values of a first image to generate a second image from pixel values of the first image, the first image representing a GUI component in a first mode, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image; displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in a second mode, the combination of the first and second images showing an outlined version of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A data processing system with a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the data processing system comprising:
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means for generating a second image from pixel values of a first image which represents a GUI component, said first image being displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image; means for switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system; and means for displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A data processing system to display a pixel image for a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the data processing system comprising:
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means for detecting one or more outlines based on pixel values of a first image to generate a second image from pixel values of the first image, the first image representing a GUI component in a first mode, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image; means for displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in a second mode, the combination of the first and second images showing an outlined version of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A data processing system with a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the data processing system comprising:
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a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing a first image which is displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, the processor generating a second image from pixel values of the first image, wherein pixel values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from pixel values, specifying a color, of pixels within the shape of the first image, the processor switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system, the processor displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A method to display an image for a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on a data processing system, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more outlines from a display region of a first image to generate a second image, the first image representing a GUI component in a first mode; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in a second mode, the combination of the first and second images showing an outlined version of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A machine readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause said system to perform a method to display an image for a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the data processing system, the method comprising:
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detecting one or more outlines from a display region of a first image to generate a second image, the first image representing a GUI component in a first mode; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in a second mode, the combination of the first and second images showing an outlined version of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A data processing system to display an image for a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the data processing system comprising:
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means for detecting one or more outlines from a display region of a first image to generate a second image, the first image representing a GUI component in a first mode; means for displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in a second mode, the combination of the first and second images showing an outlined version of the first image. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A method in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which operates on a data processing system, the method comprising:
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generating a second image from values of a display region of a first image which represents a GUI component, said first image being displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, wherein values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from values, specifying a color, of a display region within the shape of the first image; switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85)
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86. A machine readable medium containing executable computer program instructions which when executed by a data processing system cause said system to perform a method in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which operates on the data processing system, the method comprising:
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generating a second image from values of a display region of a first image which represents a GUI component, said first image being displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, wherein values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from values, specifying a color, of a display region within the shape of the first image; switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system; and displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88)
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89. A data processing system with a Graphical User Interface (GUI), the data processing system comprising:
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means for generating a second image from values of a display region of a first image which represents a GUI component, said first image being displayed in said GUI in a first mode of said data processing system, wherein values, specifying a color, of the second image are generated from values, specifying a color, of a display region within the shape of the first image; means for switching between said first mode and a second mode of said data processing system; and means for displaying a combination of the first and second images to indicate that the GUI component is in the second mode.
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