Communicating screen saver
US6353449B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2330/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and implementing computer system are provided in which screensavers are used to lock a workstation and present an eye-pleasing display while the user is away from the workstation. Users are enabled to select from a plurality of screensaver types which are applied in a screensaver mode. The screensaver displays include application indicia representative of work-in-progress when a screensaver mode was activated. The application indicia can be selectively obscured to hide work which may be of a sensitive or proprietary nature.
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