Notes facility for receiving notes while the computer system is in a screen mode
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDavid C. Franklin, Dean J. Hachamovitch, William J. Bliss, David C. Tuniman
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Abstract
A screen saver program is provided within a computer system. The screen saver program includes a note facility for generating notes. The notes facility includes a note-taker interface. The screen saver program is run on the computer system and in response to receiving input from a user, the note-taker interface is displayed on a video display of the computer system. In response to input by the user via the note-taker interface, a note is created. Subsequently, the screen saver program is dismissed and the note is displayed on the video display when the screen saver is dismissed.
Claims6
In a computer system including a video display, a method for receiving notes while the computer system is in a screen-saver mode, comprising the steps of:
- providing a screen saver program with a notes facility having a note-taker interface for generating notes;
- in response to detecting an idle condition for a predetermined period of time, entering a limited-access mode limiting access within the computer system to the note-taker interface and during the limited-access mode,
- running the screen saver program,
- in response to receiving a first command for activating the note-taker interface, displaying the note taker interface on the video display, and
- in response to input by the user via the note taker interface, creating a note;
- and
- in response to receiving a second command for ending the limited-access mode,
- ending the limited-access mode,
- dismissing the screen saver program, and
- displaying the note on the video display.
A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps of:
- providing a screen saver program with a notes facility having a note-taker interface for generating notes;
- in response to detecting an idle condition for a predetermined period of time, entering a limited-access mode limiting access within the computer system to the note-taker interface and during the limited-access mode,
- running the screen saver program,
- displaying information on the video display during the limited-access mode indicating that the note-taker interface may be activated by inputting a first command,
- in response to receiving the first command for activating the note-taker interface during the limited-access mode, displaying the note taker interface on the video display, and
- in response to input by the user via the note taker interface, creating a note;
- and
- in response to receiving a second command for ending the limited-access mode,
- ending the limited-access mode,
- dismissing the screen saver program, and
- displaying the note on the video display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.