US 8,788,955 B2Granted

Creation and configuration of compound widgets

AssigneeGoogle Inc.

InventorDaniel Nicholas Quine

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Abstract

The present application discloses systems, computer-readable media, and methods for generating and storing compound user-selectable data-capable widgets, each widget comprising a graphical display characteristic and a computer-executable functional characteristic. In response to receiving a selection instruction selecting two or more widgets, and receiving a create compound widget instruction, a first compound widget is created from the plurality of selected widgets, and is placed in a widget palette from which additional widgets can be placed. In response to receiving a second selection instruction selecting the first compound widget, and one or more placement instructions, placing the first compound widget a plurality of times within a representation of one or more pages. Each of the placed first compound widgets includes at least one characteristic that is shared across the plurality of placed first compound widgets such that an update to one instantiation of the first compound widget updates the other placed first compound widgets.

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Dependent claims

A computer implemented method comprising:

providing, via a computing device, a graphical development environment, the graphical development environment depicting (i) a representation of one or more pages, (ii) a plurality of placed widgets on one of the one or more pages, each placed widget being user-selectable and data-capable, and each placed widget comprising a graphical display characteristic and a computer-executable functional characteristic, and (iii) a widget palette from which additional widgets may be placed onto the one or more pages;
receiving, via the computing device, a selection instruction corresponding to a selection of two or more of the placed widgets on the one of the one or more pages;
receiving, via the computing device, a create compound widget instruction corresponding to the two or more of the selected placed widgets;
responsive to the selection instruction and create compound widget instruction, (i) creating, via the computing device, a first compound widget from the two or more of the selected placed widgets that incorporates graphical display characteristics and computer-executable functional characteristics from the two or more selected placed widgets and (ii) making, via the computing device, the first compound widget available in the widget palette for placement on the one or more pages;
subsequently receiving, via the computing device, a second selection instruction corresponding to a selection of the first compound widget from the widget palette;
receiving, via the computing device, two or more placement instructions;
and
responsive to receiving the second selection instruction and two or more placement instructions, placing, via the computing device, the first compound widget on the one or more pages two or more times;
wherein each placed first compound widget includes at least one characteristic that is shared across each of the two or more placed first compound widgets such that an update to one of the placed first compound widgets automatically updates each of the other placed first compound widgets.

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A system, comprising:

a processor configured to:
provide a graphical development environment, the graphical development environment depicting (i) a representation of one or more pages, (ii) a plurality of placed widgets on one of the one or more pages, each placed widget being user-selectable and data-capable, and each placed widget comprising a graphical display characteristic and a computer-executable functional characteristic, and (iii) a widget palette from which additional widgets may be placed onto the one or more pages;
receive a selection instruction corresponding to a selection of two or more of the placed widgets on the one of the one or more pages;
receive a create compound widget instruction corresponding to the two or more of the selected placed widgets;
responsive to receiving the selection instruction and create compound widget instruction, (i) create a first compound widget from the two or more of the selected placed widgets that incorporates graphical display characteristics and computer-executable functional characteristics from the two or more selected placed widgets and (ii) make the first compound widget available in the widget palette for placement on the one or more pages;
subsequently receive a second selection instruction corresponding to a selection of the first compound widget from the widget palette;
receive two or more placement instructions;
and
responsive to receiving the second selection instruction and the two or more placement instructions, place the first compound widget on the one or more pages two or more times;
wherein each placed first compound widget includes at least one characteristic that is shared across each of the two or more placed first compound widgets such that an update to one of the placed first compound widgets automatically updates each of the other placed first compound widgets.

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An article of manufacture including a computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

providing a graphical development environment, the graphical development environment depicting (i) a representation of one or more pages, (ii) a plurality of placed widgets on one of the one or more pages, each placed widget being user-selectable and data-capable, and each placed widget comprising a graphical display characteristic and a computer-executable functional characteristic, and (iii) a widget palette from which additional widgets may be placed onto the one or more pages;
receiving a selection instruction corresponding to a selection of two or more of the placed widgets on the one of the one or more pages;
receiving a create compound widget instruction corresponding to the two or more of the selected placed widgets;
responsive to receiving the selection instruction and create compound widget instruction, (i) creating a first compound widget from the two or more of the selected placed widgets that incorporates graphical display characteristics and computer-executable functional characteristics from the two or more selected placed widgets and (ii) making the first compound widget available in the widget palette for placement on the one or more pages;
subsequently receiving a second selection instruction corresponding to a selection of the first compound widget from the widget palette;
receiving two or more placement instructions;
and
responsive to receiving the second selection instruction and the two or more placement instructions, placing the first compound widget on the one or more pages two or more times;
wherein each placed first compound widget includes at least one characteristic that is shared across each of the two or more placed first compound widgets such that an update to one of the placed first compound widgets automatically updates each of the other placed first compound widgets.

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A system, comprising:

means for providing a graphical development environment, the graphical development environment depicting (i) a representation of one or more pages, (ii) a plurality of placed widgets on one of the one or more pages, each placed widget being user-selectable and data-capable, and each placed widget comprising a graphical display characteristic and a computer-executable functional characteristic, and (iii) a widget palette from which additional widgets may be placed onto the one or more pages;
means for receiving a selection instruction corresponding to a selection of two or more of the placed widgets on the one of the one or more pages;
means for receiving a create compound widget instruction corresponding to the two or more of the selected placed widgets;
means for, responsive to receiving the selection instruction and create compound widget instruction, (i) creating a first compound widget from the two or more of the selected placed widgets that incorporates graphical display characteristics and computer-executable functional characteristics from the two or more selected placed widgets and (ii) making the first compound widget available in the widget palette for placement on the one or more pages;
means for receiving a second selection instruction corresponding to a selection of the first compound widget from the widget palette;
means for receiving two or more placement instructions;
and
means for, responsive to receiving the second selection instruction and the two or more placement instructions, placing the first compound widget on the one or more pages two or more times;
wherein each placed first compound widget includes at least one characteristic that is shared across each of the two or more placed first compound widgets such that an update to one of the placed first compound widgets automatically updates each of the other placed first compound widgets.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.