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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Geoffrey Martin, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Frank E. LA Fetra, Jr., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ruth Ann Lim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Janet L. Sailor, San Leandro, CA (US);
Geoffrey Martin, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Frank E. La Fetra, Jr., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ruth Ann Lim, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Janet L. Sailor, San Leandro, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A graphical user interface for accessing, managing, organizing and using local and online content from a personal computer. The graphical user interface is divided into several modules, displayed on the display screen of the computer. Some of these modules are categories, which contain links to content online and on the hard drive of the computer. The user can customize these categories and the links within them to suit his or her personal needs, interests, and tastes. One or more of the modules within the GUI are media players. The user can select content by dragging and dropping a link from the desktop, another application, or a category within the GUI onto the media player. Applications required to access content referred to by links within the categories of the graphical user interface are launched at the time that the GUI is launched.