System, method, and computer program product for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface
View Patent ↗A system, method and computer program product are provided for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface. It is initially identified as to which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer. A status of each of the applications is then presented via a single graphical user interface.
1. A method for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising:
identifying which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer;
simultaneously presenting a status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators;
receiving an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and
causing presentation of a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the indication of selection,
wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators adjacent to the applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein identifying includes identifying a registering of the applications upon the installation thereof.
3. The method as recited in claim 2 , wherein it is determined that one of the applications is not installed upon said application not being registered.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the applications include at least one of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a privacy service application, an anti-spam application, and a utilities application.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein each application-specific visual indicator indicates whether the corresponding application is enabled.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein each application-specific visual indicator indicates whether a subscription associated with the corresponding application is expired.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein each application-specific visual indicator is color coded.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the overall status representative of the collective status of the plurality of applications comprises a bar graph indicative of a weighted average of each individual status for the plurality of applications.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the bar graph is color coded.
10. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising:
computer code to cause one or more processors to identify which of a plurality of applications are installed on a computer;
computer code to cause the one or more processors to simultaneously present a status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators;
computer code to cause the one or more processors to receive an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and
computer code to cause the one or more processors to present a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the indication of selection;
wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators associated with the applications and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators.
11. A method for managing a plurality of applications via a single interface, comprising:
identifying a status of a plurality of applications installed on a computer; and
simultaneously displaying a visual indication as to the status of each of the applications via a single graphical user interface of another application, the single graphical user interface utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators;
receiving an indication of selection of one of the plurality of applications from a list of the plurality of applications presented in the single graphical user interface; and
causing presentation of a window allowing direct access to functionality of the one of the plurality of applications corresponding to the received indication;
wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of the application-specific visual indicators adjacent to the applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators.
12. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the status includes at least one of installed, not installed, expired, enabled, and disabled.
13. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the visual indication includes a textual description of the status.
14. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the visual indication includes a color coded representation of the status.
15. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the visual indication includes an icon representing the status.
16. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein the applications include at least one of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a privacy service application, an anti-spam application, and a utilities application.
17. A method for managing a plurality of applications, comprising:
identifying which of a plurality of first applications are installed on a computer; and
simultaneously allowing direct access to each of the plurality of first applications via a single graphical user interface of a second application, the single graphical user interface including a list of the plurality of first applications and a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators for presenting a status of each of the first applications, wherein the indicators for presenting a status are adjacent to each of the first applications in the list and an overall status representative of a collective status of the plurality of first applications distinct from the application-specific visual indicators.
18. The method as recited in claim 17 , wherein the graphical user interface includes a home page for displaying the plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators.
19. The method as recited in claim 17 , wherein the single graphical user interface includes a plurality of selection icons for allowing access to a plurality of windows associated with each of the first applications.
20. The method as recited in claim 19 , wherein the windows each include access to functionality associated with the corresponding one of the first applications.
21. The method as recited in claim 17 , wherein the first applications include at least one of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a privacy service application, an anti-spam application, and a utilities application.
22. A system, comprising:
a processor;
a memory, coupled to the processor; and
a single graphical user interface implemented in code embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the single graphical user interface for simultaneously presenting a plurality of statuses utilizing a plurality of separate application-specific visual indicators each associated with one of a plurality of security applications, and further presenting an overall status representative of a collective status of the security applications utilizing a single overall visual indicator separate from the plurality of application-specific visual indicators;
wherein the security applications include an anti-virus application and a firewall application.