Method and system for providing an iconic progress indicator
US6414697B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 28, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2370/027
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for providing a progress indicator for an application in a computer system is disclosed. The method and system includes issuing a task request to the application, and graphically indicating a current status of the task request by a progress indicator when the application is iconified. The preferred embodiment of the present invention uses a graphical extension of the icon representing the iconified application. In this manner, the user is informed of the current status of a task request issued to the application without the need to maximize the application. This saves both time and valuable system resources.
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