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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1999
Bruce K. Martin, Jr., Palo Alto, CA (US);
David A. Chen, San Carlos, CA (US);
Lawrence M. Stein, San Jose, CA (US);
Bruce V. Schwartz, San Mateo, CA (US);
Gregory A. Heumann, San Mateo, CA (US);
Openwave Systems Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for displaying idle content information on wireless computing devices during idle times is disclosed. The idle content information displayed on the wireless computing device might display the network operators customer support telephone number or advertisements. In one embodiment, a browser program within the wireless computing device is used to display other idle content information to the user during such time when the wireless computing device is idle. The browser program may be modified to support looping content, interaction with idle displays, automatic scrolling, and automatic updating of idle content information.