Method and system for displaying various messages while performing tasks or while idling
US6785711B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9574
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system and program product for implementing communication to transfer a message for display to a user to a target application unit using an electronic network message or e-mail. A message for display to a user of the application unit may be transferred from, for example, a message center connected to the application unit through a Wide Area Network (WAN) such as the Internet. The message may be displayed on a display window of the application unit when it is determined that a requested task of the application unit will require more than a predetermined amount of time, or the message may be displayed while the application unit is in an idle state.
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