Patent ID: 7017117

Claim:
A computer implemented method for modifying a degree to which a theme is applied to a graphical computer operating environment, the method comprising: displaying multiple, separate elements of the graphical computer operating environment according to an applied theme and a theme intensity level specified by a user, such that the theme intensity level regulates an intensity of audiovisual stimulation and distraction generated solely by the theme; receiving a single new theme intensity level from the user, the received theme intensity level specifying a new intensity of audiovisual stimulation and distraction, and being distinct from the displayed elements; and responsive only to the receipt of the single new theme intensity level from the user, automatically and without further user input, adjusting the theme intensity level at which multiple, separate elements of the graphical computer operating environment are displayed, according to the received theme intensity level with its specified intensity of audiovisual stimulation and distraction, without switching the applied theme.