System and method of customizing video display layouts having dynamic icons
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1. A method, comprising:
- creating a data file for storing a set of parameters defining a plurality of non-overlapping cells for a user-defined layout of a video display, the parameters comprising a cell size and a cell location;
accessing the data file;
creating the user-defined layout based on the stored parameters and a home location for each of the cells; and
dynamically creating an icon following the creating of the user-defined layout, the icon comprising an exact image of the user-defined layout including all of the cells as arranged in the user-defined layout,wherein each cell of the user-defined layout comprises a first cell border that extends from the home location to a height end point, and a second cell border that extends from the home location to a width end point, andwherein the user-defined layout includes at least one cell that comprises at least one of a command bar and an action bar.
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Abstract
A system and method of enabling a user to customize a layout of a video display uses a data file. The data file may be stored within an application. The data file enables the user to specify at least one parameter of a cell of a video display such as, for example, a location, height, width, and display percentage. A layout creating module creates the layout based on the parameter(s) defined by the user. A dynamic icon creating module dynamically creates an icon that represents the layout created by the user. Preferably, the icon depicts the layout of created by the user.
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1. A method, comprising:
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creating a data file for storing a set of parameters defining a plurality of non-overlapping cells for a user-defined layout of a video display, the parameters comprising a cell size and a cell location; accessing the data file; creating the user-defined layout based on the stored parameters and a home location for each of the cells; and dynamically creating an icon following the creating of the user-defined layout, the icon comprising an exact image of the user-defined layout including all of the cells as arranged in the user-defined layout, wherein each cell of the user-defined layout comprises a first cell border that extends from the home location to a height end point, and a second cell border that extends from the home location to a width end point, and wherein the user-defined layout includes at least one cell that comprises at least one of a command bar and an action bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic display system, comprising:
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a layout creator and a video display; the layout creator comprising; a data file for storing a set of parameters defining a plurality of non-overlapping cells for a user-defined layout of a video display, the parameters comprising a cell size and a cell location; a parameter receiving module to receive the parameters from the data file and a home location for each of the cell; a layout creating module to create the user-defined layout based on the parameters; and a dynamic icon creating module to dynamically create an icon following the creation of the user-defined layout, the icon comprising an exact image of the user-defined layout including all of the cells as arranged in the user-defined layout, wherein each cell of the user-defined layout comprises a first cell border that extends from the home location to a height end point, and a second cell border the extends from the home location to a width end point, and wherein the user-defined layout includes at least one cell that comprises at least one of a command bar and an action bar, wherein the layout creating module presents the user-defined layout on the video display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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