Presentation of information to end-users
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of presenting information at a computer device that includes a display device, the method being implemented by hardware in combination with software, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the computer device, a message comprising;
first message information,second message information,display format information comprising a display formats in which the first message information and the second message information are to be displayed,display rules information comprising a display condition in which the first message information and second message information are to be displayed, andexpiration information comprising a predefined point in time at which the message is to be purged from a message cache;
selectively displaying the first message information in a first content area of the display device,wherein, absent a user action in the first content area while the first message information is being displayed in the first content area, the first content area is closed after a predetermined amount of time;
displaying the second message information in a second content area of the display device in response to the user action in the first content area while the first message information is being displayed in the first content area.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a message containing message information is received in an end-user'"'"'s computer. A portion of the message information is first displayed in a caption area. Preferably, the caption area only has enough information to attract the end-user'"'"'s attention, or provide a hint of the information contained in a subsequently displayed slider window area. A slider window area containing another portion of the message information is displayed after the caption area. Typically, the slider window area is larger than the caption area and contains more information. If the end-user has not acted on either the caption area or the slider window area, indicating that she is not interested in the presented message information, the slider window area automatically closes after a predetermined amount of time.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of presenting information at a computer device that includes a display device, the method being implemented by hardware in combination with software, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the computer device, a message comprising; first message information, second message information, display format information comprising a display formats in which the first message information and the second message information are to be displayed, display rules information comprising a display condition in which the first message information and second message information are to be displayed, and expiration information comprising a predefined point in time at which the message is to be purged from a message cache; selectively displaying the first message information in a first content area of the display device, wherein, absent a user action in the first content area while the first message information is being displayed in the first content area, the first content area is closed after a predetermined amount of time; displaying the second message information in a second content area of the display device in response to the user action in the first content area while the first message information is being displayed in the first content area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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5. A computer-implemented method of presenting information at a computer device having a display, the method being implemented by hardware in combination with software, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the computer device, a message comprising; first message information, second message information, display format information comprising a display formats in which the first message information and the second message information are to be displayed, display rules information comprising display condition in which the first message information and second message information are to be displayed, and expiration information comprising a predefined point in time at which the message is to be purged from a message cache; selectively displaying the first message information in a first content of the display, wherein, absent a user action in the first content area while the first message information is being displayed in the first content area, the first content area is closed after the predetermined amount of time; and displaying the second message information in a second content area of the display that is larger than the first content area in response to a user action in the first content area while the first message information is being displayed in the first content area. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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8. A computer-implemented method for presenting information to an end-user over a network, the method being implemented by hardware in combination with software, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a client computer device having a display associated therewith, a message comprising; notification message information for a user of the computer device, display format information comprising a display formats in which a first message information and a second message information are to be displayed, display rules information comprising A display a condition in which the first message information and second message information are to be displayed, and expiration information comprising a predefined point in time at which the message is to be purged from a message cache; selectively displaying a first portion of the notification message information on a first display area of the display; closing the first display area after a first predetermined amount of time, wherein the predetermined amount of time is configurable on the computer device; and displaying another portion of the notification message information on a second display area of the display in response to at least one user action while the first portion of the notification message information is being displayed on the first display area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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