System and method for simultaneous display of multiple information sources

A method executed by a processor under the control of a program, said method comprising:

• partitioning a display into an array of tiles wherein information from a first source is displayed on a first tile in said array of tiles and information from a second source is displayed on a second tile in said array of tiles;
• assigning a first refresh rate to said first tile and a second refresh rate to said second tile, based on a first type of said information from said first source and a second type of said information from said second source;
• updating information from said first source presented to said first tile in accordance with said first refresh rate;
• and
• updating information from said second source presented to said second tile in accordance with said second refresh rate.

An electronic readable memory to direct a device, comprising:

• a first set of instructions to control simultaneous communication with a plurality of information sources;
• a second set of instructions to partition a display unit of the device into an array of tiles;
• a third set of instructions to associate a first information source of said plurality of information sources with a first tile of said array of tiles and a second information source of said plurality of information sources with a second tile of said array of tiles, such that information from said first source is displayed on said first tile and information from said second source is displayed on said second tile, and wherein information from at least one of said first source and said second source contains an identifier;
• a fourth set of instructions to retrieve information from said first information source in accordance with a first retrieval rate and to retrieve information from said second information source in accordance with a second retrieval rate wherein at least one of said first and second retrieval rates is allocated based upon said identifier;
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• a fifth set of instructions to present information to said first tile in accordance with said first retrieval rate and present information to said second tile in accordance with said second retrieval rate.

A system for facilitating the organization and management of multiple data sources, comprising:

• a device that includes a processor configured to execute instructions, a memory connected to said processor to store at least one program that includes a graphical user interface, and an input device, wherein said processor executes instructions to:
• control simultaneous communication with a plurality of information sources;
• partition a display into an array of tiles;
• associate a first information source of said plurality of information sources with a first tile of said array of tiles and a second information source of said plurality of information sources with a second tile of said array of tiles, such that information from said first information source is displayed on said first tile and information from said second information source is displayed on said second tile, wherein information from at least one of said first source and said second source contains an identifier;
• retrieve information from said first information source in accordance with a first retrieval rate and retrieve information from said second information source in accordance with a second retrieval rate wherein said first and second retrieval rates are allocated based upon said identifier;
• and
• present information to said first tile in accordance with said first retrieval rate and present information to said second tile in accordance with said second retrieval rate.