Combined multiple-application alert system and method
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1. A method for combined alerting, comprising:
- receiving first information relating to a first response to an event associated with a first application;
receiving second information relating to a second response to the event associated with a second application; and
displaying a single alert including the first information and the second information;
wherein the single alert includes a window automatically displayed on a front most window of a graphical user interface, in response to the receipt of the first information and the second information;
wherein the receiving and displaying is carried out utilizing an interface that includes the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including includes a first color coded status indicator for the first application, a second color coded status indicator for the second application, and a security index display that displays a plurality of security indices, where each of the plurality of security indices includes a numerical security score and a graphical representation that corresponds to the numerical security score, where the plurality of security indices include at least a security index, an anti-virus index, an anti-hacker index, an anti-abuse index, and an anti-spam index.
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Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for combined alerting. Initially, an event is identified. First information relating to a first response to the event associated with a first application is received. Further received is second information relating to a second response to the event associated with a second application. In response thereto, a single alert is displayed including the first information and the second information.
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1. A method for combined alerting, comprising:
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receiving first information relating to a first response to an event associated with a first application; receiving second information relating to a second response to the event associated with a second application; and displaying a single alert including the first information and the second information; wherein the single alert includes a window automatically displayed on a front most window of a graphical user interface, in response to the receipt of the first information and the second information; wherein the receiving and displaying is carried out utilizing an interface that includes the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including includes a first color coded status indicator for the first application, a second color coded status indicator for the second application, and a security index display that displays a plurality of security indices, where each of the plurality of security indices includes a numerical security score and a graphical representation that corresponds to the numerical security score, where the plurality of security indices include at least a security index, an anti-virus index, an anti-hacker index, an anti-abuse index, and an anti-spam index. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium for combined alerting, comprising:
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computer code for receiving first information relating to a first response to an event associated with a first application; computer code for receiving second information relating to a second response to the event associated with a second application; and computer code for displaying a single alert including the first information and the second information; wherein the single alert includes a window automatically displayed on a front most window of a graphical user interface, in response to the receipt of the first information and the second information; wherein the receiving and displaying is carried out utilizing an interface that includes the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a first color coded status indicator for the first application, a second color coded status indicator for the second application, and a security index display that displays a plurality of security indices, where each of the plurality of security indices includes a numerical security score and a graphical representation that corresponds to the numerical security score, where the plurality of security indices include at least a security index, an anti-virus index, an anti-hacker index, an anti-abuse index, and an anti-spam index.
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22. A system for combined alerting, comprising:
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means for receiving first information relating to a first response to an event associated with a first application; means for receiving second information relating to a second response to the event associated with a second application; and means for displaying a single alert including the first information and the second information; wherein the single alert includes a window automatically displayed on a front most window of a graphical user interface, in response to the receipt of the first information and the second information; wherein the receiving and displaying is carried out utilizing an interface that includes the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including includes a first color coded status indicator for the first application, a second color coded status indicator for the second application, and a security index display that displays a plurality of security indices, where each of the plurality of security indices includes a numerical security score and a graphical representation that corresponds to the numerical security score, where the plurality of security indices include at least a security index, an anti-virus index, an anti-hacker index, an anti-abuse index, and an anti-spam index.
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23. A method for combined alerting, comprising:
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receiving first information corresponding to a first proposed user action in response to an event associated with a first application; receiving second information corresponding to a second proposed user action in response to the event associated with a second application; and displaying a single alert including the first information and the second information; wherein the single alert includes a window automatically displayed on a front most window of a graphical user interface, in response to the receipt of the first information and the second information; wherein the receiving and displaying is carried out utilizing an interface that includes the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including includes a first color coded status indicator for the first application, a second color coded status indicator for the second application, and a security index display that displays a plurality of security indices, where each of the plurality of security indices includes a numerical security score and a graphical representation that corresponds to the numerical security score, where the plurality of security indices include at least a security index, an anti-virus index, an anti-hacker index, an anti-abuse index, and an anti-spam index. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A single alert object embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
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a first portion reflecting a first response to an event associated with a first application; and a second portion displayed simultaneously with the first portion for reflecting a second response to the event associated with a second application; wherein the single alert object includes a window automatically displayed on a front most window of a graphical user interface, in response to the receipt of the first information and the second information; wherein the receiving and displaying is carried out utilizing an interface that includes the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a first color coded status indicator for the first application, a second color coded status indicator for the second application, and a security index display that displays a plurality of security indices, where each of the plurality of security indices includes a numerical security score and a graphical representation that corresponds to the numerical security score, where the plurality of security indices include at least a security index, an anti-virus index, an anti-hacker index, an anti-abuse index, and an anti-spam index.
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28. A method for combined alerting, comprising:
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identifying an event; receiving first information relating to a first response to the event associated with a first application, the first information further relating to a first proposed user action in response to the event associated with the first application; receiving second information relating to a second response to the event associated with a second application, the second information further relating to a second proposed user action in response to the event associated with the second application; determining a ranking associated with the first information and the second information; and displaying a single alert conditionally including the first information and the second information based on the ranking, the single alert including a window automatically displayed on a front most window of a graphical user interface; wherein the first application and the second application include applications that include at least one of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a content filtering application, an anti-spam application, and a utilities application; wherein the receiving and displaying is carried out utilizing an interface that includes the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including includes a first color coded status indicator for the first application, a second color coded status indicator for the second application, and a security index display that displays a plurality of security indices, where each of the plurality of security indices includes a numerical security score and a graphical representation that corresponds to the numerical security score, where the plurality of security indices include at least a security index, an anti-virus index, an anti-hacker index, an anti-abuse index, and an anti-spam index.
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