Control of user notification window display
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSandro Piccinini, Milko Vaccaro
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Abstract
A method for controlling a user notification window (UNW). Under this method: (i) an initial-form UNW is generated in response to detection of existence of a first precondition; (ii) the first initial-form UNW is displayed on a display device; and (iii) subsequent to the initial display of the initial-form UNW and in response to the detection of a second precondition, control is applied that overwrites the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device. The second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display.
Claims18
A method for controlling a user notification window (UNW), the method comprising the following steps:
- generating, by a UNW module, a first initial-form UNW in response to detection of existence of a first precondition;
- displaying, by the UNW module, the first initial-form UNW on a display device;
- and
- subsequent to the displaying step, overwriting, by the UNW module and in response to detection of a second precondition, the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device;
- wherein:
- the UNW module includes software running on processing hardware;
- and
- the second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display device.
A computer system comprising:
- a set of processing hardware;
- a display device;
- and
- a user notification window (UNW) module;
- wherein:
- the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are adapted to generate a first initial-form UNW in response to detection of existence of a first precondition;
- the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are further adapted to display the first initial-form UNW on the display device;
- the processing hardware and/or the UNW module are further adapted to apply, in response to detection of a second precondition, control that overwrites the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device;
- and
- the second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display device.
A set of machine-readable instructions and data stored on a storage device in a form more persistent than a signal in transit, the set comprising a UNW module comprising:
- a UNW generation sub-module;
- and
- a UNW distribution sub-module;
- wherein:
- the UNW generation sub-module is adapted to generate a first initial-form UNW in response to detection of existence of a first precondition;
- the UNW distribution sub-module is adapted to display the first initial-form UNW on the display device;
- the UNW distribution sub-module is further adapted to apply, in response to detection of a second precondition, control that overwrites the display of the first initial-form UNW on the display device;
- and
- the second precondition is a precondition other than a response made by a user of the display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.