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System and method for displaying data items in a ticker display pane on a client computer

  • US 6,421,694 B1
  • Filed: 05/06/1999
  • Issued: 07/16/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for displaying data on a client computer having a graphical user interface including a desktop display and a windowing environment, the method comprising:

  • providing a ticker display pane integrated into the desktop display so that it is part of an operating system on the client computer, wherein the desktop display is a full-screen display that cannot be minimized and wherein the desktop display includes icons representing programs;

    retrieving a plurality of discrete data from at least one source computer, wherein the plurality of discrete items includes a first data item having a hyperlink embedded therein; and

    sequentially displaying the plurality of discrete data items in the ticker display pane.

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