User interface for controls
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a display device, a method for displaying a graphical user interface on the display device to allow a user to view content of a content source and control fields relating to the content source, the method comprising:
- displaying a control area on a graphical user interface, the control area including at least one control field associated with an attribute of a content source, the control field being configured to be viewable via the control area;
displaying a content area on the graphical user interface, the content area displaying content of at least a portion of the content source;
superimposing the content area with the control area in a superimposed portion of the graphical user interface, the control area and the content area being displayed such that at least a portion of the control area and at least a portion of the content area are superimposed and such that the portion of the control area and the portion of the content area that are superimposed are both simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface in the superimposed portion;
selecting the at least one control field, wherein the at least one control field is configured to display or modify the attribute of the content source;
displaying content of the content source associated with the selected at least one control field;
controlling the attribute of the content source while the content and the content area continues to be superimposed with the control area and while both the control area and the content area are simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface at least in the superimposed portion such that the content area is visible through the control areaconverting the content area in at least the superimposed portion to be more opaque when changing the content source; and
reverting the content area in at least the superimposed portion to be less opaque after changing the content source.
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Abstract
A method and system for displaying a graphical user interface on the display device. Methods include displaying a control area on a graphical user interface, the control area including at least one control field associated with an attribute of a content source, the control field being configured to be viewable via the control area and displaying a content area on the graphical user interface such that the control area and the content area are at least partially superimposed and simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface, the content area displaying content of at least a portion of the content source.
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20 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a display device, a method for displaying a graphical user interface on the display device to allow a user to view content of a content source and control fields relating to the content source, the method comprising:
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displaying a control area on a graphical user interface, the control area including at least one control field associated with an attribute of a content source, the control field being configured to be viewable via the control area; displaying a content area on the graphical user interface, the content area displaying content of at least a portion of the content source; superimposing the content area with the control area in a superimposed portion of the graphical user interface, the control area and the content area being displayed such that at least a portion of the control area and at least a portion of the content area are superimposed and such that the portion of the control area and the portion of the content area that are superimposed are both simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface in the superimposed portion; selecting the at least one control field, wherein the at least one control field is configured to display or modify the attribute of the content source; displaying content of the content source associated with the selected at least one control field; controlling the attribute of the content source while the content and the content area continues to be superimposed with the control area and while both the control area and the content area are simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface at least in the superimposed portion such that the content area is visible through the control area converting the content area in at least the superimposed portion to be more opaque when changing the content source; and reverting the content area in at least the superimposed portion to be less opaque after changing the content source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a computer system, a method for displaying one or more pages in a document on a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
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displaying a control area on a graphical user interface, the control area including displaying control fields, the control fields being configured to be viewable via the control area; displaying a content area on the graphical user interface, the control area and the content area being displayed such that at least a portion of the control area and at least a portion of the content area are superimposed and such that the portion of the control area and the portion of the content area that are superimposed in a superimposed portion of the graphical user interface are both simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface in the superimposed portion; identifying one or more pages of content in the content area; associating an attribute of each of the one or more pages with at least one control field included in the control fields; selecting a particular control field, the particular control field configured to display or modify an attribute of the one or more pages; controlling the attribute of the one or more pages with the particular control field while the one or more pages are superimposed with the control area and while the one or more pages are simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface; and converting the content area in at least the superimposed portion to be more opaque when changing the content source; and reverting the content area in at least the superimposed portion to be less opaque after changing the content source. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A graphical user interface displayed on a display device of a computer system to allow attributes of content to be controlled through the user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a control area configured to display at least one control field associated with an attribute of a content source, the at least one control field being configured to be viewable via the control area, wherein the at least one control field is configured to modify or display the attribute of the content source; and a content area configured to display content of the content source, the control area and the content area configured to be displayed such that at least a portion of the control area and at least a portion of the content area are superimposed and such that the portion of the control area and the portion of the content area that are superimposed are both simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface; wherein a selection of the at least one control field enables control and manipulation of the attribute while both the control area and content area are superimposed in a superimposed portion and simultaneously visible on the graphical user interface in the superimposed portion; wherein the content area in at least the superimposed portion is converted to be more opaque when changing the content source and wherein the content area in at least the superimposed portion is reverted to be less opaque after changing the content source. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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