User Controllable Computer Presentation of Interfaces and Information Selectively Provided via a Network
First Claim
1. A method for presentation of information to a user via a user device without a web browser and configured for access to a server on a network, the method comprising:
- providing at least one living application, via the server on the network if not present on the user device, which presents information to a user via an interactive interface, the at least one living application receiving the information on the network from at least one content source; and
providing a shell application, via the server on the network if not present on the user device, wherein the at least one living application is executed, the shell application controlling a configuration of the at least one living application, wherein the configuration includes living application logic and transparency of the interactive interface, wherein the transparency is variable and ranges from 0% to 100% transparency depending on the at least one living application.
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Abstract
A system and method for user controllable presentation of content on a user device having an interactive GUI and configured for network interaction with a living content system is provided. The living application system has a set of applications and configuration files. A shell application is run on the client device and is configured to execute one or more applications downloaded to the shell application. Content is provided either directly to the user device from content sources or via the living application system. A GUI management module is configured to apply user preferences to downloaded applications to generate graphical displays on the user device, wherein said graphical displays are real-time displays that can be superimposed over existing windows in a frame having variable opacity, size, continuity, shape and placement.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for presentation of information to a user via a user device without a web browser and configured for access to a server on a network, the method comprising:
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providing at least one living application, via the server on the network if not present on the user device, which presents information to a user via an interactive interface, the at least one living application receiving the information on the network from at least one content source; and providing a shell application, via the server on the network if not present on the user device, wherein the at least one living application is executed, the shell application controlling a configuration of the at least one living application, wherein the configuration includes living application logic and transparency of the interactive interface, wherein the transparency is variable and ranges from 0% to 100% transparency depending on the at least one living application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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