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Remote access to layer and user interface elements

  • US 7,503,010 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2006
  • Issued: 03/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system including a display screen comprising an area displaying a user interface, a method for presenting a layer, comprising:

  • responsive to a trigger event by a user of the computer system, activating a layer configured for the user in the area displaying the user interface on the display screen of the computer system, thereby providing access to a group of widgets visually contained by the layer, wherein at least one widget in the group of widgets is capable of executing separately from the layer and at least one of the widgets in the group of widgets was not visible on the display screen prior to activation of the layer; and

    wherein the layer displayed on the display screen of the computer system may be accessed by the user from a location remote from the computer system display screen.

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