Method of announcing a user of a computer and the activation and starting of several programs installed on a computer

• US 20060224966A1
• Filed: 03/10/2006
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eberhard Bohn
• Original Assignee: Eberhard Bohn
• Inventors: Bohn, Eberhard
• Application Number:
  US11/372,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20060224966A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4406 Loading of operating system

Abstract

A method for logging on as a user of a computer, the activation and the starting of several programs installed on the computer, which are used to execute work programs used by the user of the computer and controlled via a processor and with which after booting, the work on the computer is begun by interaction with an input unit and a monitor. In the method, work programs (AP1, AP2), which were used by the user in the user'"'"'s past work on the computer, are stored with an assigned flag as a configuration signal in a configuration memory. The stored programs (AP1, AP2) are called up after log-on by the user and the stored programs (AP1, AP2) are combined to a workplace icon. The icon is displayed on a monitor (BS) with the stored programs (AP1, AP2) being displayed in such a manner that the stored programs define a purposeful display as the icon and thereby indicate that the icon represents a combination which has been successful up to now and corresponds to the work habits of the user.

Claims

1. A method for logging on as a user of a computer, the activation and the starting of several programs installed on the computer, which are used to execute work programs used by the user of the computer and controlled via a processor and with which after booting, the work on the computer is begun by interaction with an input unit and a monitor, the method comprising the steps of:

storing work programs (AP1, AP2), which were used by the user in the user'"'"'s past work on the computer, with an assigned flag as a configuration signal in a configuration memory;

calling up the stored programs (AP1, AP2) after log-on by the user; and

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combining the stored programs (AP1, AP2) to a workplace icon and displaying the icon on a monitor (BS) with the stored programs (AP1, AP2) being displayed in such a manner that the stored programs define a purposeful display as the icon and thereby indicate that the icon represents a combination which has been successful up to now and corresponds to the work habits of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising the further steps of:

providing a counter;

causing the counter to set a flag when starting the executable application programs (AP1, AP2) with the flag being detected by the counter;

characterizing the frequency of occurrences and the nature of the application programs; and

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storing the flags in the configuration memory.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising the further steps of:

providing an input unit for the user;

selecting the application programs (AP1, AP2) via said input unit with which the user works; and

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with the selection, setting the flag via the configuration signal which is stored in the configuration memory.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the application programs (AP1, AP2) are represented by several icons which exhibit a puzzle-like periphery and are combined to a total image as an icon.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising the further steps of:

providing an input unit for the user;

simultaneously starting and executing all work programs (AP1, AP2) by activating the workplace icons via said input unit, the work programs (AP1, AP2) being represented in the workplace icons by the combined icons.

6. The method of claim 2, comprising the further steps of:

causing the counter to take up the frequency of the use of the work programs (AP1, AP2) as a flag; and

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transmitting the flag to the configuration memory.

7. The method of claim 2, comprising the further steps of:

causing the counter to take up the number of error messages in the programs (AP1, AP2) as a flag;

transmitting the flag as a configuration signal to the configuration memory; and

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reading out the configuration signal when booting the operating program of the computer.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising the further steps of:

causing the processor to read out the configuration memory when booting the operating program;

executing the work programs (AP1, AP2) stored in the configuration memory and displaying the workplace icons on the monitor.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising the further steps of:

causing the processor to read out the configuration memory when booting the operating program;

executing those work programs (AP1, AP2) from the configuration memory with the least number of error messages and displaying the workplace icons on the monitor.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising the further step of:

causing the opened activated work programs (AP1, AP2) to simultaneously display in a list, the documents opened with the particular work programs (AP1, AP2).