SHARING SKINS
First Claim
1. A method for sharing skins via an inter-party communication between a first user of a first personal computer and a second user of a second personal computer via a computer network, the method, comprising:
- transferring a first skin associated with the first user to the second user, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application; and
displaying the first skin to the second user;
wherein at least one of said transferring and said displaying is performed automatically.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing skins between a first user and a second user on a computerized network. A first skin selected by the first user is transferred to and displayed to the second user. The transfer and/or the display is performed automatically. A second skin selected by the second user is transferred to and displayed to the first user. In one embodiment, the first and second skins are alternately displayed (e.g. periodically in time) to the first and second users. Users can have one or more skins, including a default skin, associated with each of them. Options are available to allow a user to authorize skin sharing with other users, to specify which skins can be shared, to control the amount of time between alternating skin displays, and the number of times the skins are alternately displayed.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for sharing skins via an inter-party communication between a first user of a first personal computer and a second user of a second personal computer via a computer network, the method, comprising:
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transferring a first skin associated with the first user to the second user, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application; and
displaying the first skin to the second user;
wherein at least one of said transferring and said displaying is performed automatically. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 40)
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29. A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user of a first personal computer and a second skin associated with a second user of a second personal computer via an inter-party communication via a computer network, the method comprising:
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transferring the first skin to the second user, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application; and
alternately displaying the first skin and the second skin to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user of a first personal computer and a second skin associated with a second user of a second personal computer via an inter-party communication via a computer network, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application, the method comprising:
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automatically transferring the first skin to the second user; and
automatically displaying the first skin to the second user, in place of the second skin. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user of a first personal computer and a second skin associated with a second user of a second personal computer via an inter-party communication via a computer network, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application, the method comprising:
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displaying the first skin to the second user; and
displaying the second skin to the first user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A method for sharing a first skin associated with a first user of a first personal computer and a second skin associated with a second user of a second personal computer via an inter-party communication via a server, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application, the method comprising:
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transferring the first skin to the second user;
transferring the second skin to the first user; and
storing an indication of transfer of the first skin to the second user and vice versa. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. An apparatus comprising a computer programmed to:
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transfer a first skin to a first user of a first personal computer via an inter-party communication, wherein the first skin comprises at least a graphical representation of an application;
transfer a second skin to a second user of a second personal computer via the inter-party communication;
transfer the first skin to the second user via the inter-party communication; and
transfer the second skin to the first user via the inter-party communication. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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