System and method for visual feedback of command execution in electronic mail systems
US7071943B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/107
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for visually informing a user that an email client has executed a desired command. The method comprises calculating an area within the email client that displays text of a message and mapping an identically sized set of texture mapped polygons to the area within the email client displaying the text of the message. The set of polygons texture mapped with a texture representing the text of the message. The invention further comprises displaying the texture mapped polygons on top of the text of the message, animating the texture mapped polygons in response to a particular command a user wishes to execute; and removing the texture mapped polygons from the area within the email client displaying the text of the message.
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