Event notification system and method
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1. A method comprising:
- processing an event that calls for user notification;
generating an event notification for the event;
storing the event notification in an array;
providing the event notification from the array to a process executed by a processor;
using the event notification as a title in association with the process;
providing an alternative title from the array to the process;
using the alternative title as a title in association with the process.
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Abstract
A technique for user notification involves modifying a title associated with a process to include information about an event that calls for user notification. A method according to the technique may include running a process, processing an event, generating a string of characters that includes information associated with the event, and displaying the string of characters as a title associated with the process. A system constructed according to the technique may include a client, a title array, an event processing engine, and a title provisioning engine.
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1. A method comprising:
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processing an event that calls for user notification; generating an event notification for the event; storing the event notification in an array; providing the event notification from the array to a process executed by a processor; using the event notification as a title in association with the process; providing an alternative title from the array to the process; using the alternative title as a title in association with the process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a means for processing an event that calls for user notification; a means for generating an event notification for the event; a means for storing the event notification in an array; a means for providing the event notification from the array to a process; a means for using the event notification as a title in association with the process; a means for providing an alternative title from the array to the process; a means for using the alternative title as a title in association with the process. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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