Non-intrusive background synchronization when authentication is required
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for handling authentication non-intrusively, comprising:
- determining when an authentication credential is required in a background synchronization process;
persistently and unobtrusively displaying a non-modal notification element indicating that the authentication credential is required; and
continuing the background synchronization process when the non-modal notification element is displayed.
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Abstract
A non-modal notification user interface element is displayed persistently but unobtrusively such that a user may easily determine that authentication credentials are required by a background synchronization process. The non-modal notification is configured such that it may be ignored by the user such that their workflow is not interrupted. The background synchronization continues to synchronize the data it can even though the background synchronization may require authentication credentials for a subset of the data to be synchronized. The user may select the non-modal notification user interface element at any point in time in order to supply the required authentication credentials. The non-modal notification is removed from the display when there are no further authentication credentials required.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for handling authentication non-intrusively, comprising:
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determining when an authentication credential is required in a background synchronization process;
persistently and unobtrusively displaying a non-modal notification element indicating that the authentication credential is required; and
continuing the background synchronization process when the non-modal notification element is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for handling authentication in a background synchronization process non-intrusively, the instructions comprising:
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receiving an authentication error in response to an attempt to access data in the background synchronization process;
displaying a notification element unobtrusively that indicates that an authentication credential is required for the background synchronization process; and
continuing the background synchronization process when the notification element is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for handling authentication non-intrusively, comprising:
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a processor and a computer-readable medium;
an operating environment stored on the computer-readable medium and executing on the processor;
a display; and
an application operating under the control of the operating environment and operative to perform actions, including;
receiving authentication errors from a background synchronization process;
displaying a non-modal notification element unobtrusively on the display that indicates that at least one authentication credential is required for the background synchronization process; and
continuing the background synchronization process when the notification element is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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