Remote access to layer and user interface elements
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsImran A. Chaudhri, John Louch, Andrew M. Grignon, Gregory N. Christie
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AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsImran A. Chaudhri, John Louch, Andrew M. Grignon, Gregory N. Christie
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A user-activatable dashboard (also referred to as a unified interest layer) contains any number of user interface elements, referred to herein as “widgets,” for quick access by a user. In response to a command from a user, the dashboard is invoked and the widgets are shown on the screen. The user can activate the dashboard at any time, causing the dashboard to temporarily replace the existing user interface display on the user's screen. Once the dashboard has been activated, the user can interact with any or all of the widgets, and can configure the dashboard by adding, deleting, moving, or configuring individual widgets as desired. When the user wishes to return to the normal user interface he or she was working with, the user issues a command causing the dashboard to be dismissed. Once the dashboard has been dismissed, the previous user interface state is restored, allowing the user to resume normal interactions with the operating system.
A computer-implemented method of providing a dashboard layer for a user, the method comprising:
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer executable code for providing a dashboard layer for a user, the code when executed by a computer-processor performs the steps comprising:
A system for providing a dashboard layer for a user of a user device, the system comprising:
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