Topic
Taskbar
About: Taskbar is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 129 publications have been published within this topic receiving 3879 citations. The topic is also known as: task bar & screenbar.
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Papers
Patent•
12 Dec 1995TL;DR: In this article, a taskbar is provided that supplies visual cues, such as buttons, for each application having an active window, and these visual cues inform a user of the currently active windows and may be used to display the active windows.
Abstract: A taskbar is provided that supplies visual cues, such as buttons, for each application having an active window. These visual cues inform a user of the currently active windows and may be used to display the active windows. The taskbar may also include a start menu button that enables a user to gain access to a menu for launching programs, opening documents and controlling system settings. The taskbar is resizable and may be anchored to different locations on a video display. The taskbar may operate in a mode where it is not obscurable by other windows. The taskbar may also be displayed in a mode where it is not displayed when another window is in a non-minimized state.
312 citations
Patent•
6 Oct 2003TL;DR: In this paper, a system and method for managing software application windows in a graphical user interface having a desktop and taskbar display area is presented, where each instantiated program is represented as one or more graphical windows in the desktop and as a control tile in the taskbar.
Abstract: A system and method for managing software application windows in a graphical user interface having a desktop and taskbar display area are provided. Each instantiated program is represented as one or more graphical windows in the desktop and as a control tile in the taskbar. Control tiles are grouped into control tile groups that facilitate organization and single access control. Project control tile groups allow the grouping of multiple software applications. Additionally, minimized control tile group layout and state may be preserved and previewed prior to being restored.
264 citations
Patent•
1 Nov 2005
TL;DR: A graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer desktop environment that provides access to a plurality of services through a menu that is displayed in a large portion of the desktop environment independent of a taskbar is presented in this paper.
Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) for a computer desktop environment that provides access to a plurality of services through a menu that is displayed in a large portion of the desktop environment independent of a taskbar. The menu comprises one or more icons arranged in a pattern and that represent application programs, access to configuration settings, access to data files, and/or access to a submenu. A submenu comprises one or more images arranged in a pattern relative to an associated icon and represent additional services and/or further menu levels. A submenu is displayed when a user hovers a cursor over the associated icon or with other indications. A system configuration cache defines relationships between menu levels and points to graphic data comprising the menu and submenus. A menu manager controls interaction with the menu and enables desktop shortcuts to be toggled on and off.
225 citations
Patent•
14 Oct 2005TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the taskbar.
Abstract: The present invention provides a system or method for displaying rich presentation taskbar buttons for a corresponding application. In one example, the rich presentation taskbar button may receive content from an application through a programming interface. The present invention further relates to a system and method for displaying a rich presentation taskbar button and for displaying and/or dismissing a thumbnail of an application window associated with the rich presentation taskbar button. The present invention may further include a system and method of pinning the thumbnail on a display or dismissing a thumbnail. The present invention also relates to a system and method for displaying multiple taskbar buttons in a taskbar including controlling the size of individual taskbar buttons, consolidating taskbar buttons and placing taskbar buttons into an overflow based on the type of taskbar button in the taskbar.
208 citations
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TL;DR: In this paper, a system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described, which enables a user to control media while a user interfaces of another application remains in perspective.
Abstract: A system and method for controlling media through a user interface integrated within a taskbar is described. This system and method enable a user to control media while a user interface of another application remains in perspective. Further, this system includes a taskbar media player, which can play media and enable a user to control the play of that media from within a taskbar.
188 citations
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| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 |