Noisy operating system user interface
US6931601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04815
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An operating system shell provides on a display screen a graphical user interface through which a user interacts with the operating system. The operating system shell provides a background noisy display rendered on the display screen in accordance with a background physical lighting model, and an ambient notification rendered over at least a portion of the background noisy display to provide a user notification. The ambient notification is rendered in accordance with an ambient notification physical lighting model that is different from the background physical lighting model.
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