System and method of customizing video display layouts having dynamic icons

摘要

A system and method of enabling a user to customize a layout of a video display uses a data file. The data file may be stored within an application. The data file enables the user to specify at least one parameter of a cell of a video display such as, for example, a location, height, width, and display percentage. A layout creating module creates the layout based on the parameter(s) defined by the user. A dynamic icon creating module dynamically creates an icon that represents the layout created by the user. Preferably, the icon depicts the layout of created by the user.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
creating a data file for storing a set of parameters defining a plurality of non-overlapping cells for a user-defined layout of a video display, the parameters comprising a cell size and a cell location; accessing the data file; creating the user-defined layout based on the stored parameters and a home location for each of the cells; and dynamically creating an icon following the creating of the user-defined layout, the icon comprising an exact image of the user-defined layout including all of the cells as arranged in the user-defined layout, wherein each cell of the user-defined layout comprises a first cell border that extends from the home location to a height end point, and a second cell border that extends from the home location to a width end point, and wherein the user-defined layout includes at least one cell that comprises at least one of a command bar and an action bar.