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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Scott Harlan Isensee, Georgetown, TX (US);
Ricky Lee Poston, Austin, TX (US);
I-Hsing Tsao, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer controlled user interactive display system having the customary provision of user access to the files stored therein through the display of a plurality of interactive objects which may be icons or even text representing the files usually in an arrangement of hierarchical screens. In addition, the system has means for displaying a set of high interactivity objects separate from the display of the plurality of objects. This set of high activity objects is developed through means for monitoring user interactivity with respect to basic plurality of interactive objects and means responsive to the monitoring means for selecting a set of high interactivity objects having user interactivity greater than selected levels. The system further includes means for displaying the set of high interactivity objects responsive to any file request so that the high interactivity objects are immediately displayed in response to any file request.