User interface utility across service providers
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining an active service associated with a particular service provider from a plurality of predetermined related services associated with respective service providers, the active service comprising a standard user interface;
formatting for display on a display device the standard user interface, and a utility interface corresponding to the plurality of predetermined related services associated with the respective service providers;
receiving a selection of a function of the utility interface, wherein the function is common to each of the plurality of predetermined related services, wherein each function of the utility interface corresponds to a standard function on the standard user interface, and wherein the utility interface overlays the standard user interface such that each function of the utility interface and each standard function of the standard user interface are completely visible; and
transmitting an instruction to execute the function of the utility interface in the active service associated with the particular service provider;
wherein the utility interface comprises a plurality of functions, andwherein the plurality of functions include a function executed most frequently for the active service and a function executed most frequently for a first predetermined related service of the plurality of predetermined related services.
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Abstract
Providing a user interface utility across service providers includes determining an active service associated with a particular service provider from a plurality of predetermined related services associated with respective service providers stored in a memory. A utility corresponding to the plurality of predetermined related services is formatted for display on a display device, and a function selected in the utility for the active service associated with the particular service provider is executed. The function is common to each of the plurality of predetermined related services. The same utility is displayed for each of the plurality of predetermined related services associated with respective service providers, which are different from each other.
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17 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining an active service associated with a particular service provider from a plurality of predetermined related services associated with respective service providers, the active service comprising a standard user interface; formatting for display on a display device the standard user interface, and a utility interface corresponding to the plurality of predetermined related services associated with the respective service providers; receiving a selection of a function of the utility interface, wherein the function is common to each of the plurality of predetermined related services, wherein each function of the utility interface corresponds to a standard function on the standard user interface, and wherein the utility interface overlays the standard user interface such that each function of the utility interface and each standard function of the standard user interface are completely visible; and transmitting an instruction to execute the function of the utility interface in the active service associated with the particular service provider; wherein the utility interface comprises a plurality of functions, and wherein the plurality of functions include a function executed most frequently for the active service and a function executed most frequently for a first predetermined related service of the plurality of predetermined related services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system, comprising:
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a storage unit configured to store a plurality of predetermined related services associated with respective service providers; a determination unit configured to determine an active service associated with a particular service provider from a plurality of predetermined related services associated with respective service providers, the active service comprising a standard user interface; a formatting unit configured to format for display on a display device the standard user interface, and a utility interface corresponding to the plurality of predetermined related services associated with the respective service providers; a receiver configured to receive a selection of a function of the utility interface, wherein the function is common to each of the plurality of predetermined related services, wherein each function of the utility interface corresponded to a standard function on the standard user interface, and wherein the utility interface overlays the standard user interface; in response to receiving the selection of the function of the utility interface, formatting the standard user interface for display with an indication of a position of the standard function that corresponds to the selected function of the utility interface; and a function transmitting unit configured to transmit an instruction to execute the function of the utility interface in the active service associated with the particular service provider; wherein the utility interface comprises a plurality of functions, and wherein the plurality of functions include a function executed most frequently for the active service and a function executed most frequently for a first predetermined related service of the plurality of predetermined related services. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code configured to determine an active service associated with a particular service provider from a plurality of predetermined related services associated with respective service providers, the active service comprising a standard user interface; computer readable program code configured to format for display on a display device the standard user interface, and a utility interface corresponding to the plurality of predetermined related services associated with the respective service providers; computer readable program code configured to determine a selection of a function of the utility interface, wherein the function is common to each of the plurality of predetermined related services, wherein each function of the utility interface corresponds to a standard function on the standard user interface, and wherein the utility interface overlays the standard user interface such that each function of the utility interface and each standard function of the standard user interface are completely visible; and computer readable program code configured to transmit an instruction to execute the function of the utility interface in the active service associated with the particular service provider; wherein the utility interface comprises a plurality of functions, and wherein the plurality of functions include a function executed most frequently for the active service and a function executed most frequently for a first predetermined related service of the plurality of predetermined related services. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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