Patent · US Expired

Template-based customization of a user interface for a messaging application program

US7185116B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 27, 2002
Grant dateFeb 27, 2007
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/34
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Mechanisms for a messaging application program (e.g., an e-mail or instant messaging application program) to render information on a display. A server may download different template sets (or the client may otherwise access such template sets) to different client computing systems. Each template is usable by the messaging application program at the respective client to render a display screen in accordance with the display capabilities and/or the user display preferences and settings of the respective client computing system. The messaging application program is allowed to stay the same, while variances due to different display capabilities and/or user display preferences and settings are accommodated by the different template sets.

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