Method, system and computer program for displaying information
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Abstract
This invention relates to a computer program for displaying information in the form of a display window during a downtime when a computer user is waiting for a computer to complete processing tasks, and referred to herein as a wait event, the program including the steps of detecting await event and activating an information datafile or information (a) or activating the program manually by the user; displaying information on a computer monitor in the form of data and/or graphics and/or video and/or audio material (b); and suspending the program when the wait event has ended or when suspended manually by the user (c), such suspension resulting in the disappearance of the display window.
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35. A method of loading preselected information data for display on a computer monitor by running a stand alone computer application program independently of other programs on a computer, the application program being configured to detect the occurrence of a wait event caused by at least one other program being run on the computer, the wait event resulting in a user having to wait for the computer to complete processing tasks commanded from one or more other programs being run on the computer, the method comprising:
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A. detecting a wait event occurring in other programs being run on the computer by sensing a wait condition and loading a preselected information datafile, the detection of the wait event occurring independently of the other programs being run by the computer and not requiring any modification of the other programs;
B. displaying information from the selected information datafile on the computer monitor during the occurrence of the wait event; and
C. suspending display of information when the wait event has ended. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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46. A computer program for loading preselected information data for display on a computer monitor by running a stand alone computer application program independently of other programs on a computer, the application program being configured to detect the occurrence of a wait event caused by at least one other program being run on the computer, the wait event resulting in a user having to wait for the computer to complete processing tasks commanded from one or more other programs being run on the computer, the process comprising:
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a. detecting a wait event occurring in other programs being run on the computer by sensing a wait condition and loading a preselected information datafile, the detection of the wait event occurring independently of the other programs being run by the computer and not requiring any modification of the other programs;
b. displaying information from the selected information datafile on the computer monitor during the occurrence of the wait event; and
c. suspending display of information when the wait event has ended. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 68)
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