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Methods of monitoring the status of an application program
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-07
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Granted: 1994-07-26
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Expires: 2012-04-07
Abstract
Abstract An application or terminal emulation program, which is being executed on an information processing system, is represented by the display of a first icon on a display device. If during the execution of the application or terminal emulation program, a virtual display buffer associated with the application program, is updated, a second icon is displayed on the display device to indicate to a user of the system that a change in the status of the program has occurred.
Inventors
- 👤 Emily A. Green
- 👤 Jerry W. Malcolm
- 👤 Ha H. Nguyen
- 👤 Cynthia A. Roosken
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 04:51
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/04817
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
In an information processing system, a method of indicating status of an execution of an application program, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of said application program, comprising: displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with said application program; determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user; and displaying, on said display unit and in response to an updating of said virtual buffer, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said application program.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
In an information processing system, a method of indicating status of an execution of an application program, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of said application program, comprising: displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with said application program; determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user; and displaying, on said display unit and in response to an updating of said virtual buffer, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said application program.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising: removing an application window associated with said application program prior to said step of displaying said first icon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
139 words
In an information processing system, a method of indicating status of an execution of one of a plurality of application programs being executed on said system, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of a first of said application programs, comprising: displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with said first of said plurality of application programs; determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said first application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program; and displaying, on said display unit and in response to said virtual buffer's being updated, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
139 words
In an information processing system, a method of indicating status of an execution of one of a plurality of application programs being executed on said system, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of a first of said application programs, comprising: displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with said first of said plurality of application programs; determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said first application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program; and displaying, on said display unit and in response to said virtual buffer's being updated, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
123 words
A system for indicating status of an execution of an application program on an information processing system, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of said application program, comprising: means for displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with said application program; and means for determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user; and means for displaying, on said display unit and in response to an updating of said virtual buffer, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said application program.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
123 words
A system for indicating status of an execution of an application program on an information processing system, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of said application program, comprising: means for displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with said application program; and means for determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user; and means for displaying, on said display unit and in response to an updating of said virtual buffer, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said application program.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system of claim 4 further comprising: means for removing an application window associated with said application program prior to operation of said means for displaying said first icon.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
141 words
A system for indicating status of an execution of one of a plurality of application programs on an information processing system, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of a first of said application programs, comprising: means for displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with a first of said plurality of application programs; means for determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said first application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program; and means for displaying, on said display unit and in response to an updating of said virtual buffer, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
141 words
A system for indicating status of an execution of one of a plurality of application programs on an information processing system, said execution including a requirement for attention of a user of a first of said application programs, comprising: means for displaying, on a display unit of said system, a first icon associated with a first of said plurality of application programs; means for determining whether a virtual display buffer associated with said first application program has been updated to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program; and means for displaying, on said display unit and in response to an updating of said virtual buffer, a second icon having a combination of pictorial elements different from said first icon to indicate said requirement for said attention of said user of said first application program.
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