Customizable program control interface for a computer system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5602997
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08478890

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A dashboard interface includes a plurality of software buttons provided on a panel. Each software button represents one of a plurality of applications. Upon a user selecting a first software button, a first application represented by the first software button is started. Upon a user selecting and dragging a visual representation of a second application to the panel, a new software button representing the second application is added to the panel. Upon a user selecting a different software button size in a configuration menu, the size of each software button in the plurality of software buttons is changed. The plurality of applications are listed in a configuration menu. The order in which the plurality of software buttons is displayed on the panel reflects the order of the listing of the plurality of applications. Upon a user changing the order of the listing of the plurality of applications, the order in which the plurality of software buttons is displayed on the panel is changed.

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INTELLISYNC CORPORATION2550 NORTH FIRST STREET SUITE #500 SAN JOSE CA 95131

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carpenter, Claudia Sunnyvale, CA 6 392
Hansen, George A Walnut Creek, CA 14 953
Lam, Beatrice M Y Sunnyvale, CA 2 281
Lozares, Lawrence Sunnyvale, CA 4 630
Mako, Krisztina Santa Cruz, CA 2 281
Mernyk, Paul A Palo Alto, CA 5 756
Robnett, Robert C San Jose, CA 2 362

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