System, method and computer-readable medium for directing a computational system to defragment and maintain a disc memory
View Patent ↗A method, system and computer-readable media for enabling a user of a computer to initiate a defragmentation process of a hard disc of a hard disc drive are provided. One version of the method includes (a.) presenting an icon identifying a defragmentation process, the presentation comprised within a desktop startup display of a computer; and (b.) in response to only a single action performed by a user, directing the computer to execute the defragmentation process. The single action may be a depression of, i.e., a clicking, a button of a computer mouse, a pointing device, or a television remote control, or of a key on a key pad of a computer. The computer may be a personal computer, a wireless telephone, a computer game console, a digital television, or a personal digital assistant.
1. A method of defragmenting a disc memory of a computer, the method comprising:
persistently presenting an icon identifying a defragmentation process upon detection by the computer of a pre-established degree of fragmentation of a memory of the computer and until a following defragmentation process is initiated by the user, wherein the presentation of the icon is comprised within a desktop startup visual display of the computer; and
in response to only a single signal input by a user, directing the computer to execute the defragmentation process.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the icon is persistently presented after a preset time period after an execution of a previous defragmentation process.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the computer ceases rendering the icon after the initiation of a second defragmentation process and reinitiates persistently rendering the icon after a preset time period after the execution of the second defragmentation process.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single action comprises clicking a button.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the computer comprises a mouse peripheral having a selection button and the single action comprises clicking the selection button of the mouse peripheral.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the single action is clicking the selection button of the mouse peripheral when a cursor is positioned over a predefined area of the displayed information.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user may direct the computer to display the defragmentation process icon by selecting a start menu.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selection of the start menu directing the computer to display the defragmentation process icon is affected by clicking a button of a point and click device.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the computer comprises a mouse peripheral and the selection of the start menu directing the computer to display the defragmentation process icon is affected by clicking a selection button of the mouse peripheral.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a wireless telephone, a computer game console, a digital television, and a personal digital assistant.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single action is selection using a television remote control.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single action is depressing of a key on a key pad of the computer.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single action is selecting using a pointing device.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the single action is selection of a visually displayed indication.
15. A system for defragmenting a disc memory of a computer, the system comprising:
means to persistently visually present an icon identifying a defragmentation process within a desktop display of the computer upon detection by the computer of a pre-established degree of fragmentation of a memory of the computer
and until a following defragmentation process is initiated by the user; and means to direct the computer to execute the defragmentation process in response to a user selection of the icon.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computer is selected from the group consisting of a personal computer, a wireless telephone, a computer game console, a digital television, and a personal digital assistant.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the computer comprises a mouse and the single action comprises clicking a button of the mouse.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the single action comprises clicking the mouse button of the computer when a cursor is positioned over a predefined area of a displayed information.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable media comprising software-encoded instructions that direct an information technology system to:
(a.) persistently visually present an icon identifying a defragmentation process upon detection by the computer of a pre-established degree of fragmentation of a memory of the computer, wherein the icon is comprised within a desktop startup visual display of the computer; and
(b.) in response to a user selecting the icon, directing the computer to execute the defragmentation process.