CONTROL OF USER NOTIFICATION WINDOW DISPLAY

• US 20140157184A1
• Filed: 11/30/2012
• Published: 06/05/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Piccinini, Sandro, Vaccaro, Milko
• Application Number:
  US13/690,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20140157184A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/781
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces

Abstract

A method for controlling a user notification window (UNW). Under this method: (i) an initial-form UNW is generated in response to detection of existence of a first precondition; (ii) the first initial-form UNW is displayed on a display device; and (iii) subsequent to the initial display of the initial-form UNW and in response to the detection of a second precondition, control is applied that overwrites the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device. The second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a user notification window (UNW), the method comprising the following steps:

generating, by a UNW module, a first initial-form UNW in response to detection of existence of a first precondition;

displaying, by the UNW module, the first initial-form UNW on a display device; and

subsequent to the displaying step, overwriting, by the UNW module and in response to detection of a second precondition, the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device;

wherein;

the UNW module includes software running on processing hardware; and

the second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first initial-form UNW relates to operation of a business application.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the overwriting step includes the following sub-steps:

identifying a first applicable rule, with the first applicable rule being a rule that mandates overwriting of a UNW upon detection of existence of the second precondition;

detecting existence or non-existence of the second precondition; and

responsively overwriting the first initial-form UNW upon detection of the second precondition at the detecting sub-step.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the overwriting of the first initial-form UNW removes the display of the first initial-form UNW from the display device without replacing the first initial-form UNW with another UNW.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the overwriting of the first initial-form UNW replaces the first initial-form UNW with a first overwrite UNW.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the first overwrite UNW includes human-readable information related to the second precondition.

7. A computer system comprising:

a set of processing hardware;

a display device; and

a user notification window (UNW) module;

wherein;

the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are adapted to generate a first initial-form UNW in response to detection of existence of a first precondition;

the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are further adapted to display the first initial-form UNW on the display device;

the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are further adapted to apply, in response to detection of a second precondition, control that overwrites the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device; and

the second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display device.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the first initial-form UNW relates to operation of a business application.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are further adapted to:

identify a first applicable rule, with the first applicable rule being a rule that mandates overwriting of a UNW upon detection of existence of the second precondition;

detect existence or non-existence of the second precondition; and

responsively overwrite the first initial-form UNW upon detection of the second precondition at the detecting sub-step.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are further adapted to overwrite the first initial-form UNW by removing the display of the first initial-form UNW from the display device without replacing the first initial-form UNW with another UNW.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are further adapted to overwrite the first initial-form UNW by replacing the first initial-form UNW with a first overwrite UNW.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the first overwrite UNW includes human-readable information related to the second precondition.

13. A set of machine-readable instructions and data stored on a storage device in a form more persistent than a signal in transit, the set comprising a UNW module comprising:

a UNW generation sub-module; and

a UNW distribution sub-module;

wherein;

the UNW generation sub-module is adapted to generate a first initial-form UNW in response to detection of existence of a first precondition;

the UNW distribution sub-module is adapted to display the first initial-form UNW on the display device;

the UNW distribution sub-module is further adapted to apply, in response to detection of a second precondition, control that overwrites the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device; and

the second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display device.

14. The set of claim 13 wherein the first initial-form UNW relates to operation of a business application.

15. The set of claim 13 wherein the UNW distribution sub-module is further adapted to:

identify a first applicable rule, with the first applicable rule being a rule that mandates overwriting of a UNW upon detection of existence of the second precondition;

detect existence or non-existence of the second precondition; and

responsively overwrite the first initial-form UNW upon detection of the second precondition at the detecting sub-step.

16. The set of claim 15 wherein the UNW distribution sub-module is further adapted to overwrite the first initial-form UNW by removing the display of the first initial-form UNW from the display device without replacing the first initial-form UNW with another UNW.

17. The set of claim 15 wherein the UNW distribution sub-module is further adapted to overwrite the first initial-form UNW by replacing the first initial-form UNW with a first overwrite UNW.

18. The set of claim 17 wherein the first overwrite UNW includes human-readable information related to the second precondition.