Method and system for user sessions on personal electronic devices
US6856330B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0481
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides for a method and system for displaying a separate default view for a selected application on a small computing device when a new user session for the selected application is started. Each interaction with each application and a switch are monitored and time stamped. Separate current user sessions are created for each application running on a small computing device. A current user session for a selected application is determined to be over when a maximum interval of inactivity associated with the selected application is less than the amount of time since a last interaction occurred with the selected application. When a current user session is over for a selected application, a new user session for the application is started and a default view for the application is displayed. Additionally, when a switch for controlling the small computing device transitions to an on state after an amount of time greater than another maximum interval of inactivity associated with the switch, each current user session for each application is terminated and a new user session is started for the switch. Further, a new user session is created for each application when it is selecte…
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