G - Physics – 06 – F
Patent
G - Physics
06
F
354/230, 354/236
G06F 9/46 (2006.01) G06F 3/023 (2006.01) G06F 9/44 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1317678
DOCKET NO. RO988-032 DYNAMIC PROGRESS MARKING ICON ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A dynamic progress marker icon is disclosed that dynamically changes to mark the progress of a task. In this manner, the user is kept informed of the status of a task being performed without resorting to language sensitive messages such as "Now processing object number 12 of 100". The icon does not require a graphics display to be used and therefore can be used on both graphics and non-graphics displays. The icon of the prepared embodiment has five rows consisting of four percent (%) symbols surrounded by a border. At the beginning of a task, a task monitor quantifies the task into substantially equivalent task work units. All twenty "%" symbols are present and displayed to the user. When the task monitor determines that one task work unit has completed, one "%" symbol is replaced in the icon by a replacement character, such as a blank or null character. The replacement of one "%" symbol each time a task work unit completes continues until all of the "%" symbols are replaced, indicating 100% completion of the task. The order in which symbols inside the icon are replaced is determined by a pattern array and can be modified if desired. The symbols used inside the icon and for the border are selected to be available in virtually all languages, and can also be modified to meet the needs of a particular user.
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Barrett B.p.
International Business Machines Corporation
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