Display of software notes accessed by content recipient from content provider site

• US 7,774,479 B2
• Filed: 01/29/2008
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Kenner, Martin A., Westover, Brian, Eisenberg, Peter M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung; Zarni
• Application Number:
  US12/021,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20080120551A1
• Time in Patent Office: 924 Days
• Field of Search: 709/227, 709217-219, 715/759
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation

Abstract

First program code is executed at a content recipient so as to identify a content provider having posted content of interest to the content recipient. Second program code is executed at the content recipient so as to automatically access the content provider and initiate receipt by the content recipient of the posted content.

Claims

1. A method performed at a content recipient comprising:

executing first program code at the content recipient so as to receive content from a content provider;

executing second program code at the content recipient so as to display the content behind a session if the session is active; and

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executing third program code at the content recipient so as to visibly display the content to a user by automatically burning the content through the session without changing focus on the session.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the content is automatically burned through the session upon receipt of the content.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the content is automatically burned through the session dependent upon subject matter of the content.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the content is automatically burned through the session dependent upon an identity of the content provider.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the content is immediately burned through the session upon receipt of the content.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the content is burned through the session in response to a user action.

7. A computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium storing program code which, when executed by a computing device, performs the following automatic functions:

initiating a request to receive content from a content provider;

receiving the content from the content provider in response to the request; and

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displaying the content behind a session if the session is active.

8. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of burning the content through the session so that the content is displayed to a user.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of layering the content over the session so that the content is displayed to a user.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of displaying a notifier over the session even if the session is active, and wherein the notifier indicates that the content is available for display.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of burning the content through the session in response to a notifier related action.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of layering the content over the session in response to a notifier related action.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein the notifier is an icon.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein the computer electronically receives the program code and stores the program code on the computer readable storage medium.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of visibly displaying the content to a user by automatically burning the content through the session.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the content is burned through the session automatically upon receipt of the content.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the content is burned through the session automatically dependent upon subject matter of the content.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the content is burned through the session automatically dependent upon an identity of the content provider.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the content is burned through the session immediately upon receipt of the content provider.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the content is burned through the session in response to a user action.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of visibly displaying the content to a user by automatically layering the content over the session.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the content is layered over the session automatically upon receipt of the content.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the content is layered over the session automatically dependent upon subject matter of the content.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the content is layered over the session automatically dependent upon an identity of the content provider.

25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the content is layered over the session immediately upon receipt of the content provider.

26. The computer readable storage medium of claim 21 wherein the content is layered over the session in response to a user action.

27. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of attaching the content to an attachment site automatically upon receipt of the content.

28. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the attachment site is a calendar.

29. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the attachment site is an address book.

30. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the attachment site is a window.

31. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the attachment site is a document.

32. The computer readable storage medium of claim 27 wherein the attachment site is a desktop.

33. The computer readable storage medium of claim 7 wherein execution of the program code performs the additional function of displaying a notifier, and wherein the notifier indicates that the content is available for display.

34. The computer readable storage medium of claim 33 wherein the notifier comprises a visual notifier.

35. The computer readable storage medium of claim 33 wherein the notifier comprises an audible notifier.

36. A method comprising:

executing first program code at a content provider so as to post content for access by a content recipient; and

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executing second program code at the content recipient so as to automatically (i) access the content provider, (ii) initiate receipt by the content recipient of the posted content, (iii) receive the posted content, and (iv) display the posted content behind a session if the session is active.

37. The method of claim 36 further comprising executing third program code at the content recipient so as to burn the content through the session in order to visibly display the content to a user.

38. The method of claim 36 further comprising executing third program code at the content recipient so as to layer the content over the session in order to visibly display the content to a user.

39. The method of claim 36 further comprising executing third program code at the content recipient so as to display a notifier over the session even if the session is active, wherein the notifier indicates that the content is available for display.

40. The method of claim 39 further comprising executing fourth program code at the content recipient so as to burn the content through the session upon selection of the notifier in order to visibly display the content.

41. The method of claim 39 further comprising executing fourth program code at the content recipient so as to layer the content over the session upon selection of the notifier in order to visibly display the content.

42. The method of claim 39 wherein the notifier is an icon.

43. The method of claim 39 further comprising executing third program code at the content recipient so as to visibly display the content to a user by automatically burning the content through the session.

44. The method of claim 39 further comprising executing third program code at the content recipient so as to visibly display the content to a user by automatically layering the content over the session.

45. The method of claim 39 further comprising executing third program code at the content recipient so as to attach the content to an attachment site automatically upon receipt of the content.

46. The method of claim 39 further comprising executing third program code at the content recipient so as to display a notifier, wherein the notifier indicates that the content is available for display.

47. The method of claim 46 wherein the notifier comprises a visual notifier.

48. The method of claim 46 wherein the notifier comprises an audible notifier.

49. Program code stored on a computer readable memory which, when executed, performs the following functions:

receiving a note from a content provider, wherein the note is attached to a web page of the content provider, wherein the note contains content, and wherein the note is received without receiving the web page; and

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displaying the note behind a session if the session is active.

50. The program code of claim 49 wherein the function of receiving a note comprises the function of automatically initiating a request to receive the note.

51. A method performed at a content recipient comprising:

executing first program code at the content recipient so as to receive a note from a content provider, wherein the note is an element of a web page, wherein the note is received separately from the web page, wherein the note contains content, and wherein the note has a title bar, menu button, and a display area; and

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executing second program code at the content recipient so as to display the note behind a session if the session is active.

52. The method of claim 51 wherein the executing of first program code at the content recipient so as to receive a note comprises executing the first program code so as to automatically initiate a request to receive the note.

53. A method performed at a content recipient comprising:

executing first program code at the content recipient so as to receive content from a content provider;

executing second program code at the content recipient so as to display the content behind active session; and

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executing third program code at the content recipient so as to visibly display the content to a user by automatically burning the content through the active session so that a border is provided between the content and the active session and so that material layered below the active session is in view through the border.