System, method and computer-readable medium for online marketing and visual presentations of software programs

A computer, comprising:

• means for performing an online purchase of a digital key, the digital key for enabling actuation of a computational functionality;
• means for visually rendering a selection button, the selection button presenting a minimal visual display area;
• means for visually rendering a continuous line icon presenting a plurality of GUI string elements including at least a first GUI string element and a second GUI string element upon user selection of the selection button, wherein the plurality of GUI string elements are sequentially linearly ordered within the line icon and the line icon is noncontiguous with the selection button;
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• means for associating at least two applications programs with the continuous line icon wherein at least one application enables the computational functionality.

A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

• acquiring a digital key via an online transaction;
• applying the digital key to enable a computational functionality;
• presenting a visual selection button on the video display;
• and launching a continuous line icon presenting a plurality of GUI string elements including at least a first GUI string element and a second GUI string element upon receipt of a selection command of the selection button from the selection device, wherein the plurality of GUI string elements are sequentially linearly ordered and contiguously positioned within the line icon and the second GUI string element is positioned laterally relative to the first GUI string element, and the line icon is noncontiguous with the selection button.

In a computer comprising a video display and a selection device, a method for actuating a graphical user interface (“GUI”), comprising:

• purchasing a digital key via an online purchase;
• enabling an actuation of a software application by application of the purchased key to a wrapper associated with the application;
• presenting a visual selection button on the video display;
• launching a continuous line icon presenting a plurality of GUI string elements including at least a first GUI string element and a second GUI string element upon receipt of a selection command of the selection button from the selection device, wherein the plurality of GUI string elements are sequentially linearly ordered and contiguously positioned within the line icon and the second GUI string element is positioned laterally relative to the first GUI string element, and the plurality of GUI string elements are noncontiguous with the selection button;
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• launching at least one program icon upon receipt of a selection command of the first GUI string element generated from the selection device, wherein selection of the program icon by user by means of the selection device enables selectable actuation of the software application.