Installing data with settings
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1. In a computer system, a method of displaying information from a remote execution environment on a desktop display of a local computer, comprising:
- displaying a first representation of the information from the remote execution environment in a window on a display screen, the first representation corresponding to a first location identifier and a first setting associated with the remote execution environment, the first location identifier identifying a first location from which the remote execution environment can be obtained by the local computer;
receiving a user selection of the first representation, the user selection comprising the user dragging the first representation to a predefined location on the display screen separate from the window;
when the user drops the dragged first representation in the predefined location, downloading a package defining the information from the remote execution environment from the identified first location;
installing the package; and
instantiating the package based on the first setting, wherein information associated with the first setting is updated and persisted at the predefined location on the display screen.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for displaying information, such as a gadget or a part and for dragging and dropping the part from a web page onto a separate location on a display such that the part is instantiated at the separate location and configured based on setting information contained within a representation of the part. Data associated with the part can be downloaded from a remote site.
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1. In a computer system, a method of displaying information from a remote execution environment on a desktop display of a local computer, comprising:
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displaying a first representation of the information from the remote execution environment in a window on a display screen, the first representation corresponding to a first location identifier and a first setting associated with the remote execution environment, the first location identifier identifying a first location from which the remote execution environment can be obtained by the local computer; receiving a user selection of the first representation, the user selection comprising the user dragging the first representation to a predefined location on the display screen separate from the window; when the user drops the dragged first representation in the predefined location, downloading a package defining the information from the remote execution environment from the identified first location; installing the package; and instantiating the package based on the first setting, wherein information associated with the first setting is updated and persisted at the predefined location on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. In a computer system including a display, a method of displaying information from a web page in a sidebar of a desktop display, comprising:
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displaying the web page in a browser on the desktop display, the browser including a first representation of the web page at a first location within the browser, the first representation corresponding to a first location identifier for identifying a first location from which the web page can be obtained by the computer system and a first setting associated with the web page; receiving a user selection of the first representation, the user selection including a request for moving the first representation to a predefined location of the sidebar on the desktop display; moving the first representation to the predefined location on the sidebar responsive to the receiving step, the sidebar being separate from the browser; downloading a package from the location identified by the first location identifier, wherein the package includes files and computer code associated with displaying information related to the first representation of the web page; and instantiating the package by the sidebar application based on the first setting, wherein information related to the first representation of the web page is displayed in the sidebar. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps comprising:
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displaying a representation of the web page in a browser on a display screen of the desktop display, the representation of the web page corresponding to a location identifier and a setting associated with the web page, the location identifier identifying a location from which the web page can be obtained by the computer system; receiving a user selection of the first representation of the web page, the selection comprising the user dragging the first representation the web page to the sidebar of the desktop display, wherein the sidebar is located at a predefined location on the display screen of the desktop display separate from the browser; when the user drops the dragged representation of the web page in the predefined location, downloading a package defining display information of the web page from the identified location wherein the package includes files and computer code associated with display information of the web page; installing the package; and instantiating the package based on the setting wherein the display information of the web page associated with the first representation is persisted and updated in the sidebar.
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