System and method for displaying full product functionality using minimal user interface footprint
US7797645B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04817
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sidebar UI of an application program provides access to the application program's functionality while occupying a reduced amount of real estate on the screen when compared to conventional UIs. The sidebar UI comprises an icon or multiple icons, and each icon references a pane that provides its user the ability to access and utilize a function and/or feature of the application program. Selecting an icon in the sidebar UI causes the referenced pane which provides access to, for example, a feature of the application program to be displayed on the screen. “Clicking off” the pane causes the pane to close.
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