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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
May. 18, 1998
Michael P. Chrabaszcz, Milipitas, CA (US);
Micron Electronics, Inc., Nampa, ID (US);
Abstract
A method for updating a wallpaper for computer display, which operates on a server attached to a computer network. This method includes receiving a request from a client to fetch a wallpaper, and selecting the wallpaper from a collection of wallpaper based upon a personal profile of a user. It also includes retrieving the selected wallpaper, and sending the wallpaper across a network to the user on the client. In one embodiment of the present invention, the wallpaper is selected based upon a personal interest of the user. In a variation on the above embodiment, the client automatically requests new wallpaper at periodic time intervals, and also upon system initialization. Another embodiment of the present invention includes allowing the user to request an alternate wallpaper if the user does not care for the new wallpaper. Another embodiment includes registering a user for access to a collection of wallpapers for which there is restricted access. Another embodiment includes receiving a wallpaper from a user for insertion into a collection of wallpaper. Yet another embodiment includes receiving a complaint regarding the activities of a user, and in response to the complaint removing the registration of the user.