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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ido Ben-Shachar, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott A. Skorupa, Newcastle, WA (US);
Garrett R. Vargas, Kirkland, WA (US);
John I. Ferrell, Clinton, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
A system is provided for maintaining a notification database in a mobile device. A notification scheduling program is run at a predetermined time. The notification scheduling program is configured to obtain information indicative of a plurality of notifications to be presented in the future. The notifications which are to be presented within a predetermined time period are entered in the notification database. The notification scheduling program is scheduled to run in response to expiration of the predetermined time period.