User interface for receiving information via a transmission medium

• US 20050229114A1
• Filed: 06/13/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ignite Technologies Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Ignite Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Wilson, Scott H., Minnis, Todd W.
• Application Number:
  US11/150,978
• Publication Number:
  US 20050229114A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/837
• 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

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. An apparatus comprising a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program that, when executed by a computer, is operable to:

receive through a network interface of the computer a communication that contains a graphical image;

respond to receipt of the communication by automatically presenting on a display of the computer a visible user notification that includes the graphical image from the communication.

23. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said program is further operable when executed to respond to selection by a user of said user notification by presenting on the display of the computer a visible further notification that includes at least one of:

a first command interface, selection of which by a user causes presentation on the display of the computer of content from the communication other than the graphical image;

a second command interface, selection of which by a user deletes the communication without displaying additional content from the communication;

a third command interface, selection of which by a user causes a selected time delay followed by presentation on the display of the computer of content from the communication other than the graphical image; and

a fourth command interface, selection of which by a user establishes a link with an address associated with an originator of the communication.

24. An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said program is further operable when executed to configure said further notification to include the graphical image from the communication.

25. An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said program is further operable when executed to include each of said first, second, third and fourth command interfaces in said further notification.

26. An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said program is further operable when executed to configure said further notification to include textual information.

27. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said program is further operable when executed to include in said user notification at least one of:

a first command interface, selection of which by a user causes presentation on the display of the computer of content from the communication other than the graphical image;

a second command interface, selection of which by a user deletes the communication without displaying additional content from the communication;

a third command interface, selection of which by a user causes a selected time delay followed by presentation on the display of the computer of content from the communication other than the graphical image; and

a fourth command interface, selection of which by a user establishes a link with an address associated with an originator of the communication.

28. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said program is further operable when executed to include each of said first, second, third and fourth command interfaces in said user notification.

29. An apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said program is further operable when executed to configure said user notification to include textual information.

30. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said program is further operable when executed to respond to receipt of a communication that lacks the graphical image by automatically presenting on the display of the computer a visible notification that includes a predetermined graphical image.