Visualization of information associated with applications in user interfaces
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying an icon associated with an application or file on a display;
displaying, on the display, in association with the icon a simulated shadow comprising contextual information associated with the application or file, wherein the contextual information comprises a state of the application or file; and
in response to the state of the application or file changing to a new state, displaying in association with the icon a new simulated shadow corresponding to the new state.
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Abstract
Methods, computer program products and apparatus are provided that enable a user interface or user interface element (e.g., an icon) to communicate additional contextual information for an associated application or file through attributes of the user interface or user interface element. For example, a simulated shadow of an icon or a simulated image projected on an icon can communicate contextual information for the application or file corresponding to the icon. One exemplary method includes: displaying an icon associated with an application or file; and displaying in association with the icon a simulated shadow having contextual information associated with the application or file.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying an icon associated with an application or file on a display; displaying, on the display, in association with the icon a simulated shadow comprising contextual information associated with the application or file, wherein the contextual information comprises a state of the application or file; and in response to the state of the application or file changing to a new state, displaying in association with the icon a new simulated shadow corresponding to the new state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising program instructions embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, execution of the program instructions resulting in operations comprising:
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enabling display of an icon associated with an application or file on a display; enabling display, on the display in association with the icon, of a simulated shadow comprising contextual information associated with the application or file, wherein the contextual information comprises a state of the application or file; and in response to the state of the application or file changing to a new state, displaying in association with the icon a new simulated shadow corresponding to the new state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one data processor; and at least one memory including computer program code the at least on memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; enable display, on a display device of an electronic device, of an icon associated with an application or file; and enable display, on the display device, in association with the icon of a simulated shadow comprising contextual information associated with the application or file, wherein the contextual information comprises a state of the application or file; and in response to the state of the application or changing to a new state, display on the display device in association with the icon a new simulated shadow corresponding to the new state. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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displaying a user interface element associated with an application or file on a display; and projecting a simulated image onto the user interface element on the display, wherein the projected simulated image comprises contextual information associated with the application or file, wherein the contextual information comprises metadata information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; enable display of a user interface element associated with an application or file on a display; and enable projection of a simulated image onto the user interface element on the display, wherein the projected simulated image comprises contextual information associated with the application or file, wherein the contextual information comprises metadata information.
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33. A computer program product comprising program instructions embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, execution of the program instructions resulting in operations comprising:
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enabling display of a user interface element associated with an application or file on a display; and enabling projection of a simulated image onto the user interface element on the display, wherein the projected simulated image comprises contextual information associated with the application or file, wherein the contextual information comprises metadata information.
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