System and method for cursor-based application management
AssigneeJames J. Nicholas, III
InventorsJames J. Nicholas, III, Dale L. Fuller
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Abstract
A system and method of managing applications and event notifications using a cursor-based GUI, wherein the cursor-based GUI is located adjacent to the cursor and provides a user with the ability manage and monitor a plurality of dynamically updated applications, commands and event notifications via a persistent and centralized interface. Since the cursor-based GUI is persistent in nature, the plurality of applications, commands and event notifications can be accessed regardless of the user's computer environment. The user can manage user authentication requirements and other configuration information for the cursor-based GUI.
Claims15
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving an input from a user specifying an online bank account;
- receiving an authentication requirement for the online bank account;
- generating a bank account management interface with an application item associated with the online bank account;
- and
- updating the application item with notifications from the online bank account.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising:
- a medium configured to store computer-readable instructions thereon;
- and
- the computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processing device cause the processing device to perform a method, comprising:
- receiving an input from a user specifying an online bank account;
- receiving an authentication requirement for the online bank account;
- generating a bank account management interface with an application item associated with the online bank account;
- and
- updating the application item with notifications from the online bank account.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, in an application manager program, an input from a user specifying an application and providing an authentication requirement for the application;
- receiving permission from the user to associate the authentication requirement for the application with a manager login credential for gaining access to the application and the application manager program;
- generating an application item associated with the application;
- displaying the application item in an interface of the application manager program;
- and
- displaying a notification received by the application in the interface when the application manager program is logged in using the manager login credential.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.