System and Method of Inter-Widget Communication
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1. A method of inter-widget communication and control, said method comprising:
- receiving a selection comprising a plurality of widgets, and widget settings associated with at least a first of the plurality of widgets;
applying the widget settings associated with the at least first widget to widget settings associated with at least a second of the plurality of widgets, wherein the widget settings associated with the at least first widget at least partly determine the widget settings associated with the at least second widget;
sending information requests to servers associated with each of the plurality of widgets; and
receiving widget data for each of the plurality of widgets in response to the information requests.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus enabling inter-widget communication and control uses a central server to receive selected widgets and settings associated with at least one widget, wherein the received settings are used to at least partly determine the settings of the other selected widgets according to a pre-defined relationship between or among the widgets.
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1. A method of inter-widget communication and control, said method comprising:
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receiving a selection comprising a plurality of widgets, and widget settings associated with at least a first of the plurality of widgets; applying the widget settings associated with the at least first widget to widget settings associated with at least a second of the plurality of widgets, wherein the widget settings associated with the at least first widget at least partly determine the widget settings associated with the at least second widget; sending information requests to servers associated with each of the plurality of widgets; and receiving widget data for each of the plurality of widgets in response to the information requests. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of controlling when widgets are displayed, as a function of when their display is requested, said method comprising:
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assigning at least one of a plurality of widgets to a widget group; defining a durational period to display the widget group; and determining whether the widget group should be displayed in response to a display request. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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15. A system for enabling inter-widget communication and control, said system comprising;
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at least one server receiving a selection comprising a plurality of widgets and providing information requests related to the plurality of widgets; and at least one widget server configured to respond to the information requests; wherein the at least one server further receives widget settings associated with at least a first of the plurality of widgets; the at least one server applies the widget settings associated with the at least first widget to widget settings associated with at least a second of the plurality of widgets, wherein the widget settings associated with the at least first widget at least partly determine the widget settings associated with the at least second widget; and the at least one server receives widget data for each of the plurality of widgets in response to the information requests. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 20, 21)
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22. A system for controlling when widgets are displayed, as a function of when their display is requested, said system comprising:
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at least one server for receiving the assignment of at least one of a plurality of widgets to a widget group; wherein the at least one server further receives a durational period to display the widget group; and the at least one server determines whether the widget group should be displayed in response to a display request. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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