US 2010/0162139 A1 · MULTI-FUNCTION STATUS INDICATOR FOR CONTENT RECEIPT BY A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE

Abstract

A system and a method are disclosed for regulating receipt of content by a mobile computing device. A status indicator is generated and used to describe whether content has been received or is currently being received. An interaction with the status indicator while content is being received causes stops receipt of content by the mobile computing device. After content has been received, an interaction with the status indicator transmits a request to a remote device, such a server, to update the content previously received by the mobile computing device. The visual appearance of the status indicator can also be modified to indicate whether data is currently being received or has been received.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to execute the steps of:

downloading a web page over a network;
during the downloading, displaying a user interface element showing progress of the downloading;
upon completion of the downloading, modifying the user interface element to indicate completetion of the downloading;
and
responsive to a user selection of the user interface element after completion of the downloading, requesting a refresh of the web page.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/397,319Filed 3 Mar 2009

Priority

19 Dec 2008

Published

24 Jun 2010

Term ends

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Classification6 codes

G06F 3/0484
Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or…
G06F 3/04847
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 16/95
Details of database functions independent of the retrieved data types: retrieval from the web
H04M 1/72445
With means for local support of applications that increase the functionality: for supporting Internet browser applications

Multi-function status indicator for content receipt by a mobile computing device

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Multi-function status indicator for content receipt by a mobile computing device

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Abstract

Claims15