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System, method, and computer program product for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface

  • US 8,990,723 B1
  • Filed: 12/13/2002
  • Issued: 03/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising:

  • identifying which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer; and

    simultaneously presenting a status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators;

    wherein an overall status representative of a collective status of the applications is further presented utilizing a single overall visual indicator separate from the application-specific visual indicators;

    wherein the applications include applications selected from a group consisting of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a privacy service application, an anti-spam application, and a utilities application;

    wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators adjacent to the applications in a list.

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