Enabling immersive, interactive desktop image presentation
First Claim
1. One or more hardware memory devices storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method for enabling immersive, interactive desktop image presentation, the method comprising:
- in response to a request received from a toggle control that navigates a user between viewing a desktop associated with a computing device and viewing a search engine home page displayed via a browser, receiving a request for presentation of a background image of a search engine home page as a desktop image, wherein the background image includes at least one region for enabling user interaction;
transmitting the background image of the search engine home page for presentation as the desktop image on a desktop associated with a computing device; and
enabling user interaction with the desktop image, wherein the desktop image is presented as a background of the desktop such that the desktop image is presented behind desktop objects on a graphical user interface.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for enabling immersive, interactive desktop image presentation are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a background image of a search engine home page as a desktop image, the background image is transmitted for presentation on a desktop associated with a computing device. In embodiments, the background image, and likewise the desktop image, permits user interaction therewith. For instance, a user may zoom into the image, pan around the image or otherwise interact with enabled regions of the background and/or desktop image that offer additional content and/or navigate the user to another location where additional information may be found. In this way, the user is provided an immersive, interactive experience with the image whether at the search engine home page, the desktop, or both.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more hardware memory devices storing computer-useable instructions that, when used by one or more computing devices, cause the one or more computing devices to perform a method for enabling immersive, interactive desktop image presentation, the method comprising:
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in response to a request received from a toggle control that navigates a user between viewing a desktop associated with a computing device and viewing a search engine home page displayed via a browser, receiving a request for presentation of a background image of a search engine home page as a desktop image, wherein the background image includes at least one region for enabling user interaction; transmitting the background image of the search engine home page for presentation as the desktop image on a desktop associated with a computing device; and enabling user interaction with the desktop image, wherein the desktop image is presented as a background of the desktop such that the desktop image is presented behind desktop objects on a graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enabling immersive, interactive desktop image presentation, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for presentation of a search engine home page on a display associated with a computing device; transmitting an image for presentation on a first portion of the display that comprises less than the whole display, the image comprising a substantially centralized portion of a larger image; transmitting a plurality of additional image portions for presentation on a second portion of the display that differs from the first portion, the image and the plurality of additional image portions collectively comprising the larger image; in response to a request received from a toggle control that navigates a user between viewing a desktop associated with a computing device and viewing a search engine home page displayed via a browser, receiving a request for presentation of the larger image as a desktop image, wherein the larger image includes at least one region for enabling user interaction; transmitting the larger image for presentation as a desktop image on a desktop associated with the computing device; and enabling user interaction with the desktop image, wherein the desktop image is presented as a background of the desktop such that the desktop image is presented behind desktop objects on a graphical user interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system for generating immersive, interactive desktop image presentation, the system comprising:
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one or more hardware memory devices; one or more executing instructions to; A) receive, from a toggle control that navigates a user between viewing a desktop associated with a computing device and viewing a search engine home page displayed via a browser, a request for presentation of a background image of a search engine home page as a desktop image, wherein the background image includes at least one region for enabling user interaction; B) retrieve and transmit the background image of the search engine home page for presentation as the desktop image on a desktop associated with a computing device; and C) determine whether the browser associated with a computing device is capable of presenting an interactive image as at least a portion of the background image of a search engine home page. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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