Method and apparatus providing configurable pop-ups

• US 8,127,249 B2
• Filed: 09/06/2006
• Issued: 02/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Deggelmann, Martin, Kenntner, Joachim
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHANTANA ANGKOOL, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US11/517,124
• Publication Number:
  US 20080059898A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,001 Days
• Field of Search: 715/752, 715/808
• US Class Current: 715/808
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

A method for configuring a pop-up that displays various types of information on a computer screen, includes providing a graphic user interface that displays a list of types of information capable of being displayed by the pop-up and providing a user configuration system that allows a user to configure the pop-up by selecting from the list of the types of information to be displayed by the pop-up.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a pop-up that displays various types of information on a computer screen, comprising:

displaying, on a graphic user interface, at least one icon;

in response to an activation with respect to an icon by a user, displaying actions associated with the icon;

in response to a user selection of a popup setup action, displaying on the graphic user interface a list of all of the types of information capable of being displayed by the pop-up, the list of all of the types of information including a list of types of default information displayed by the pop-up, the displayed list including user selectable inputs that allow the user to select or deselect information to be displayed from the list; and

in response to the user selection, pre-configuring the types of information to be displayed by the pop-up.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the pop-up comprises a tooltip.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of all of the types of information comprises at least one of document name, document type, author, title, date last modified and size of document.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the pop-up is automatically displayed on the computer screen in response to a pointer being placed on the icon.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the list comprises an option allowing the user to select whether the selected types of information will be displayed for all similar icons.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of all of the types of information comprises at least one of a size of a file and at least one name of a file.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the pop-up is automatically displayed on the computer screen in response to a pointer being placed on the icon.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the list comprises an option allowing the user to select whether the selected types of information will be displayed for all similar icons.

9. A programmed computer apparatus having computer executable code for configuring a pop-up that displays various types of information on a computer screen, said computer executable code comprising:

code for displaying, on a graphic user interface, at least one icon;

code for, in response to an activation with respect to an icon by a user, displaying actions associated with the icon;

code for in response to a user selection of a popup setup action, displaying on the graphic user interface a list of all of the types of information capable of being displayed by the pop-up, the of types of information list including a list of all of the types of default information displayed by the pop-up, the displayed list including user selectable inputs that allow the user to select or deselect information to be displayed from the list; and

code for in response to the user selection, pre-configuring the types of information to be displayed by the pop-up.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the pop-up comprises a tooltip.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the list of all of the types of information comprises at least one of document name, document type, author, title, date last modified and size of document.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the pop-up is automatically displayed on the computer screen in response to a pointer being placed on the icon.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the list comprises an option allowing the user to select whether the selected types of information will be displayed for all similar icons.

14. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the list of all of the types of information comprises at least one of a size of a file and at least one name of a file.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the pop-up is automatically displayed on the computer screen in response to a pointer being placed on the icon.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the list comprises an option allowing the user to select whether the selected types of information will be displayed for all similar icons.

17. A computer readable storage medium including computer executable code for allowing a user to configure a pop-up that displays various types of information on a computer screen, comprising:

code for displaying, on a graphic user interface, at least one icon;

code for, in response to an activation with respect to an icon by a user, displaying actions associated with the icon;

code for in response to a user selection of a pomp setup action, displaying on the graphic user interface a list of all of the types of information capable of being displayed by the pop-up, the of types of information list including a list of all of the types of default information displayed by the pop-up, the displayed list including user selectable inputs that allow the user to select or deselect information to be displayed from the list; and

code for in response to the user selection, pre-configuring the types of information to be displayed by the pop-up.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the pop-up comprises a tooltip.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the list of all of the types of information comprises at least one of document name, document type, author, title, date last modified and size of document.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, further comprising code for automatically displaying the pop-up on the computer screen in response to a pointer being placed on the icon.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the list comprises an option allowing the user to select whether the selected types of information will be displayed for all similar icons.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the list of all of the types of information comprises at least one of a size of a file and at least one name of a file.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 22, further comprising code for automatically displaying the pop-up on the computer screen in response to a pointer being placed on the icon.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein the list comprises an option allowing the user to select whether the selected types of information will be displayed for all similar icons.