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Displaying side-tabbed panels for an application operating on a computing device

  • US 9,052,795 B2
  • Filed: 09/11/2012
  • Issued: 06/09/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for displaying panels in a user interface of a computing device, the method comprising:

  • displaying, via the computing device, tabs vertically along sides of the panels on the user interface, wherein the tabs correspond to the panels, and the panels provide control options for an application operating on the computing device;

    displaying, via the computing device, a first one of the panels for a first one of the tabs selected for display on the user interface;

    suppressing, via the computing device, display of a portion of the panels on the user interface, wherein the portion of the panels does not include the first one of the panels;

    displaying, via the computing device, a collapse button on the user interface;

    receiving, via the computing device, a first selection of the collapse button, and in response to the first selection of the collapse button;

    suppressing, via the computing device, display of the panels, andredisplaying, via the computing device, the tabs that were displayed vertically along the sides of the panels, horizontally on the user interface; and

    in response to a second selection of a second one of the tabs displayed horizontally on the user interface, displaying, via the computing device, the tabs vertically on the user interface along with a second one of the panels corresponding to the selected second one of the tabs.

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