摘要 |
The present invention concerns methods and apparatus providing an operating system of a portable communications device with modular active graphical user interface functionality. In methods and apparatus of the present invention, multiple separate and distinct active graphical user interface objects are available for selection by users to perform active graphical user interface display functions. In addition, the present invention provides apparatus and methods that implement context-sensitive active graphical user interface objects. The present invention further provides users with the ability to integrate active graphical user interface objects created by third parties into the operating system of portable communications devices. Thereafter, the active graphical user interface objects created by third parties are available to perform active graphical user interface functions.
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