US 12,182,375 B2 · Displaying a translucent version of a user interface element

Abstract

Electronic devices described herein are configured to display updated content associated with a first application having a first user interface element disposed in a background area of a display that is obscured by a second user interface element associated with a second application. Responsive to a command from the first application to notify the user of the updated content, the operating system displays at least a portion of a translucent version of the first user interface element with the updated content in the foreground display area, wherein the translucent version of the first user interface element obscures at least a portion of the second user interface element.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

at least one processor configured to be communicatively coupled to a display unit and at least one user input device;
and
at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
receive updated content for display in a first user interface element, the first user interface element being in a background display area of the display unit;
detect a second user interface element in a foreground display area of the display unit;
and
issue a command to display a translucent version of at least a portion of the first user interface element including the received updated content in the foreground display area of the display unit, wherein the translucent version of the at least the portion of the first user interface element obscures at least a portion of the second user interface element.

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A computerized method comprising:

receiving updated content for display in a first user interface element, the first user interface element being in a background display area of a display unit;
detecting a second user interface element in a foreground display area of the display unit;
and
issuing a command to display a translucent version of at least a portion of the first user interface element including the received updated content in the foreground display area of the display unit, wherein the translucent version of the at least the portion of the first user interface element obscures at least a portion of the second user interface element.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Displaying a translucent version of a user interface element

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Abstract

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