Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus to operate different widgets from a single widget controller
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Application No.: US12507507Application Date: 2009-07-22
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Publication No.: US09720554B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Robert J. Frohwein
- Applicant: Robert J. Frohwein
- Agency: Muskin & Farmer LLC
- Main IPC: G06F3/048
- IPC: G06F3/048 ; G06F3/0481 ; G06Q10/10 ; G06Q30/02

Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to manage and display mini Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications, or widgets. A widget controller can be associated with a plurality of widgets, upon which a user of the widget controller can then cycle among the associated widgets to display a selected widget. This conserves space on an output device since space for only one widget is needed. Widgets controllers can be embedded on web pages which are part of social networking sites. Particular widgets associated with a widget controller can be automatically determined and associated based on content of a web page containing the widget controller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100023874A1 Method and Apparatus to Operate Different Widgets From a Single Widget Controller Public/Granted day:2010-01-28
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