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Multi-layer graphical user interface
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
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Filing: 2003-06-13
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Granted: 2006-05-23
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Expires: 2023-06-13
Abstract
Abstract A multi-layer graphical user interface provides multiple types of information in at least two layers of a common display space, such as a window. In one implementation, a shared network folder includes two layers of display objects to separately represent files contained in the folder and users with whom the folder is shared. The first or top layer may represent the files with conventional words, icons or other symbols. The second or lower level may represent the users with whom the folder is shared with words, icons or other symbols that are dimmed, blurred, or otherwise de-emphasized relative to the top layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Cezary Marcjan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:43
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0484; G06F3/0486; G06F3/14; G06F3/0481; G06F3/04817; G09; G09G; G09G5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
On a computer display screen, a multi-layer graphical user interface, comprising: a conventional rendering in a layer of a display area of one or more computer file objects of a first type within a computer space; and a de-emphasized rendering in another layer of the display area of one or more objects of a second type that are different from the first type, wherein at least one of the one or more objects of the second type represents users who share the computer space and also functions as a control for accessing a user interface to modify represented users' access rights to the one or more computer file objects of the first type without a need to change to a separate view or application, and wherein the de-emphasized rendering includes at least one of dimming, blurring, fading, shading, broken lines and watermarking of the one or more objects of the second type relative to the conventional rendering.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
On a computer display screen, a multi-layer graphical user interface, comprising: a conventional rendering in a layer of a display area of one or more computer file objects of a first type within a computer space; and a de-emphasized rendering in another layer of the display area of one or more objects of a second type that are different from the first type, wherein at least one of the one or more objects of the second type represents users who share the computer space and also functions as a control for accessing a user interface to modify represented users' access rights to the one or more computer file objects of the first type without a need to change to a separate view or application, and wherein the de-emphasized rendering includes at least one of dimming, blurring, fading, shading, broken lines and watermarking of the one or more objects of the second type relative to the conventional rendering.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The user interface of claim 1 in which the computer space is a shared network space.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
The user interface of claim 1 further comprising a type control bar for selecting to be rendered the one or more computer file objects of the first type and the one or more objects of the second type from among objects of the first type, the second type, and at least one other type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The user interface of claim 3 in which activation of the type control bar for a selected object type results in the conventional rendering of one or more objects of the selected object type.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
155 words
A multi-layer graphical user interface method, comprising: rendering in a conventional manner one or more computer file objects of a first type in a layer of a display area within a computer space; and rendering in a de-emphasized manner one or more objects of a second type that are different from the first type in another layer of the display area, wherein at least one of the one or more objects of the second type represents users who share the computer space and also functions as a control for accessing a user interface to modify represented users' access rights to the one or more computer file objects of the first type without a need to change to a separate view or application, and wherein the de-emphasized rendering includes at least one of dimming, blurring, fading, shading, broken lines and watermarking of the one or more objects of the second type relative to the conventional rendering.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
155 words
A multi-layer graphical user interface method, comprising: rendering in a conventional manner one or more computer file objects of a first type in a layer of a display area within a computer space; and rendering in a de-emphasized manner one or more objects of a second type that are different from the first type in another layer of the display area, wherein at least one of the one or more objects of the second type represents users who share the computer space and also functions as a control for accessing a user interface to modify represented users' access rights to the one or more computer file objects of the first type without a need to change to a separate view or application, and wherein the de-emphasized rendering includes at least one of dimming, blurring, fading, shading, broken lines and watermarking of the one or more objects of the second type relative to the conventional rendering.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 5 further comprising rendering a type control bar for selecting to be rendered the top level information type and the one or more lower level information types from among at least three separate information types.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the computer space is a shared network space.
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