Method and apparatus for arranging program and I/O controls
US7310782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system includes a display and a processor. The processor operable to implement a user interface on the display. The user interface including a plurality of program controls for initiating processing tasks. The processor is operable to, responsive to an activation of a selected program control, place an I/O control associated with the selected program control proximate the selected program control to allow visual association between the I/O control and the selected program control.
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