User interface for receiving information via a transmission medium

• US 20020083138A1
• Filed: 12/21/2000
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ignite Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Ignite Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Wilson, Scott H., Minnis, Todd W.
• Granted Patent: US 6,907,578 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a computer-implemented method for interfacing with a resident application of a computer system. Upon receipt of a data file in a background space of the computer system, a user interface having plural command interfaces is generated. By selecting a first one of the plural command interfaces, an instruction is issued to the resident application. If a first one of the command interfaces is selected, the data file is transferred to a foreground space of the computer system and opened. Conversely, by selecting a second one of the plural command interfaces, the data file is deleted without opening or transfer to the foreground space.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for interfacing with a resident application of a computer system, a data file received in a background space of said computer system via a transmission medium using a polite push data transmission technique, comprising:

generating a user interface having plural command interfaces; and

issuing an instruction to said resident application by selecting one of said plural command interfaces,

wherein selection of a first one of said plural command interfaces transfers said data file to a foreground space of said computer system and causes said resident application to open said received data file, and selection of a second one of said plural command interfaces deletes said received data file without opening said data file or transferring said data file to said foreground space.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating a user interface having plural command interfaces further comprises:

generating a notification icon upon arrival of said data file; and

converting said notification icon into said user interface upon user selection of said notification icon.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein selection of a third one of said plural command interfaces delays opening of said data file for a selected time period.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein selection of a fourth one of said plural command interfaces opens a browser and commands said browser to link to a specified address.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said user interface further comprises a text box in which information describing said received data file is contained.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said data file is an advertisement for goods or services subject of an advertising campaign.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein a survey resides at said specified address.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein generating a notification icon upon arrival of said data file further comprises:

generating a first notification icon upon initiation of said arrival of said data file; and

generating a second notification icon upon completion of said arrival of said data file.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said second icon is full size and said first icon is reduced size relative to said second icon.

10. A computer-implemented user interface for opening a media file transmitted to a background space of a computer system via a network using a polite push data transmission technique, comprising:

a first command interface, the execution of which transfers said media file to a foreground space of said computer systems and opens said media file; and

a second command interface, the execution of which deletes said media file without opening said media file or transferring said media file to said foreground space.

11. The user interface of claim 10, and further comprising:

a third command interface, the execution of which delays opening of said media file for a selected time period.

12. The user interface of claim 11, and further comprising:

a fourth command interface, the execution of which establishes a link with an address associated with an originator of said media file.

13. The user interface of claim 12, wherein said first, second, third and fourth command interfaces all form part of a first level icon, and further comprising:

a second level icon, the selection of which drills down to said first level icon.

15. The user interface of claim 14, wherein:

selection of said first command interface opens said media file and causes said notification application to issue a notification of an opening of said transmitted media file; and

selection of said second command interface deletes said media file and causes said notification application to issue a notification of a deletion of said transmitted media file prior to opening thereof.

16. The user interface of claim 15, wherein:

selection of said first command interface causes said resident application to transfer said media file to a foreground space of said computer system before opening thereof; and

selection of said second command interface causes said resident application to delete said media file without transfer to said foreground space.

17. The user interface of claim 16, and further comprising:

a third selectable command interface, the selection of which causes said resident application to delay transfer of said media file to said foreground space and opening of said media file for a selected time period and causes said notification application to issue a notification of a delay in opening said media file; and

said remote application constructing said evaluation of said advertising campaign using said notifications issued upon selection of said third command interface.

18. The user interface of claim 17, and further comprising:

a fourth command interface, the selection of which causes said resident application to establish a link with an address associated with an originator of said media file;

said remote application constructing said evaluation of said advertising campaign using information received during interchanges conducted after establishment of said link.

20. The user interface of claim 19, and further comprising:

means for issuing, in response to said selection of said first command interface, a notification to a remote application;

wherein said notifications are used by a remote application to construct an evaluation of an advertising campaign being at least partially conducted by transmitting said media file to said computer system.

21. The user interface of claim 19 wherein said first operation initiated by selection of said first command interface is a delete operation.

14. A computer-implemented user interface for opening a media file transmitted to a background space of a computer system by a remote application via a network using a polite push data transmission technique, comprising:

a first selectable command interface, the selection of which causes an application residing on said computer system to initiate a first operation on said media file;

a second selectable command interface, the selection of which causes said resident application to initiate a second operation on said media file; and

a notification application coupled to said first and second command interfaces, said notification application transmitting a notification to said remote application upon selection of either said first selectable command interface or said second selectable command interface,

said remote application constructing an evaluation of an advertising campaign being at least partially conducted by transmitting said media file to said computer system, said evaluation constructed using notifications issued by said notification application in response to selection of either said first or second selectable command interfaces.

19. A computer-implemented user interface for opening a media file transmitted to a background space of a computer system via a network using a polite push data transmission technique, comprising:

means for generating an icon in a foreground space of said computer system in response to receipt of said media file by said computer system in said background space thereof;

means for generating at least one command interface in response to an operator of said computer system selecting said icon; and

means for initiating execution, in said background space of said computer system, of a first operation on said media file by selecting a first one of said at least one command interface.