Patent ID: 6583798
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for presenting information and controls to a user in response to an automatic action performed by an application program, comprising:determining the location on the display device of the object that was subject to the automatic action by the application program; associating with the object an on-object user interface comprising a first graphical indicator, a second graphical indicator and a context menu; displaying the first graphical indicator on the display device in proximity to the location of the object, the first graphical indicator indicating that the automatic action was performed; in response to detecting user interaction with the first graphical indicator, changing the first graphical indicator to the second graphical indicator, the second graphical indicator indicating that the context menu is available; and in response to user interaction with the second graphical indicator, displaying the context menu on the display device in proximity to the object.