System, method, and computer program product for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface
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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;
simultaneously presenting a status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators;
receiving an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and
causing presentation of a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the indication of selection,wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators adjacent to the applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface. It is initially identified as to which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer. A status of each of the applications is then presented via a single graphical user interface.
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1. A method for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising:
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identifying which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer; simultaneously presenting a status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators; receiving an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and causing presentation of a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the indication of selection, wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators adjacent to the applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising:
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computer code to cause one or more processors to identify which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer; computer code to cause the one or more processors to simultaneously present a status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators; computer code to cause the one or more processors to receive an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and computer code to cause the one or more processors to present a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the indication of selection; wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators associated with the applications and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators.
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11. A method for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising:
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identifying a status of a plurality of applications installed on a computer; and simultaneously displaying a visual indication as to the status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators; receiving an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and causing presentation of a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the received indication; wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators adjacent to the applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for managing a plurality of applications, comprising:
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identifying which of a plurality of first applications are installed on a computer; and simultaneously allowing direct access to each of the plurality of first applications via a single graphical user interface of a second application, the single graphical user interface including a list of the plurality of first applications and a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators for presenting a status of each of the first applications, wherein the indicators for presenting a status are adjacent to each of the first applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of first applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory, coupled to the processor; and a single graphical user interface implemented in code embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the single graphical user interface for simultaneously presenting a plurality of statuses utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators each associated with one of a plurality of security applications, and further presenting an overall status representative of a collective status of the security applications utilizing a single overall visual indicator separate from the plurality of application-specific visual indicators; wherein the security applications include an anti-virus application and a firewall application.
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