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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Harold Lee Peterson, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Geoffrey Martin, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Christopher John Marinacci, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Harold Lee Peterson, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Geoffrey Martin, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Christopher John Marinacci, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A graphical user interface (GUI) presents a primary icon in a minimal visual area of a video display screen of a computer. Selecting the primary icon directs the computer to display a line of segments, where each segment associated with one or more software programs or electronic documents. The GUI allows a user to directly access items of visual and/or audio media by selecting one or more documents or software programs associated with a selected segment. The GUI optionally allows selected a line or segment for transmission from the computer to another computer, wherein copies one or more documents or software applications are transmitted to the second computer.