Varying heights of application images to convey application status
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael Wayne Brown, Andrew Douglas Hately, Kelvin Roderick Lawrence, Michael A. Paolini
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Abstract
A method, system and program for varying the heights of application images to convey application status are provided. At least one type of activity is detected for an application image associated with an application opened in a graphical interface. A three-dimensional height of the application image in said graphical interface is graphically adjusted to represent at least one type of activity, such that at least one type of activity is graphically distinguished for an application from the application image.
Claims24
A method for displaying application activity, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting at least one type of activity for an application image associated with an application open in a graphical interface;
- and
- graphically adjusting a three-dimensional height of said application image in said graphical interface to represent said at least one type of activity, such that said at least one type of activity is graphically distinguished for an application.
A system for displaying application activity, said system comprising:
- a graphical user interface;
- means for detecting at least one type of activity for an application image associated with an application open in said graphical user interface;
- and
- means for graphically adjusting a three-dimensional height of said application image in said graphical user interface to represent said at least one type of activity.
A program for displaying application activity, residing on a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means, said program comprising:
- means for detecting at least one type of activity for an application image associated with an application open in a graphical interface;
- and
- means for enabling a graphical adjustment of a three-dimensional height of said application image in said graphical interface to represent said at least one type of activity, such that said at least one type of activity is graphically distinguished for an application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.