System and method for providing rich minimized applications
CA 2467016 A1 · Owner: Matthews, David A. · Inventors: Matthews, David A.; Cummins, Charles; Ligameri, Mark
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The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in a computing environment to present and provide access to user information. The system may include a sidebar for hosting a plurality of tiles. Applications, may be minimized and inserted into the sidebar upon minimization. Selected features of the application remain available through a tile when the application is, represented by a tile in the sidebar. The system may also include user interface, tools for allowing a user to command placement of a selected application into the, sidebar. The application may include an available feature selection module for allowing an application to provide at least a sub-set of a full …
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- Filed August 21, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 21, 2023.
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