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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Applicants:
David J. Shepherd, Victoria, CA;
David F. Manning, Victoria, CA;
Inventors:
David J. Shepherd, Victoria, CA;
David F. Manning, Victoria, CA;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a mechanism to display exactly which parts of a GUI are being updated by non-blocking or asynchronous interaction with a server. It also allows the user to continue to interact with unaffected portions of the display and therefore can be used to provide a superior user experience. Specifically, the present invention displays a busy or progress indicator at the element level of granularity, indicating that the value of the element is currently undergoing a non-blocking or asynchronous update.