System and method for displaying content without control items
OwnerRabindranath Duttainventor
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Abstract
A data processing system is programmed so that a user may select whether control graphical user interface objects are to be displayed along with the content created with an application running on the data processing system. If the user elects not to display such control objects, then the display screen will only display content objects. A user input into a hardware button, or another type of input such as a stylus stroke can result in the return of the display of the control objects to the user.
Claims22
A method for displaying information on a data processing system, comprising the steps of:
- creating a content object;
- creating control GUI objects;
- determining if an input has been received to display the content object without displaying the control GUI objects;
- and
- displaying the content object without displaying the control GUI objects if the input has been received.
In a data processing system, a method comprising the steps of:
- in an application program, determining control GUI objects and a content object;
- determining if a user has set a display option flag indicating a preference for either a conventional screen object to be displayed comprising a display of the control GUI objects and the content object or an unconventional screen object to be displayed comprising a display of the content object but not any of the control GUI objects;
- and
- determining the screen object to include the content object but not any of the control GUI objects as a function of the display option flag having a setting indicating a user preference for display of the content object without any of the control GUI objects.
A computer program product adaptable for storage on a computer readable means, wherein the computer program product comprises an application program that comprises the program steps of:
- determining control GUI objects and a content object;
- determining if a display option flag has been set indicating a preference for either a conventional screen object to be displayed comprising a display of the control GUI objects and the content object or an unconventional screen object to be displayed comprising a display of the content object but not any of the control GUI objects;
- and
- determining the screen object to include the content object but not any of the control GUI objects as a function of the display option flag having a setting indicating a preference for display of the content object without any of the control GUI objects.
A data processing system comprising:
- a processor;
- a display coupled to the processor;
- a memory storing an application program further comprising:
- a screen object that is then displayed on the display;
- a content object;
- a control GUI object;
- a display option flag;
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- a screen state changing program for determining whether the screen object will include only the content object without any control GUI object as a function of the display option flag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.