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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2001
Jonathan J. Cadiz, Redmond, WA (US);
Anoop Gupta, Woodinville, WA (US);
Gavin Jancke, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gina Venolia, Redmond, WA (US);
Jonathan J. Cadiz, Redmond, WA (US);
Anoop Gupta, Woodinville, WA (US);
Gavin Jancke, Kirkland, WA (US);
Gina Venolia, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The system and method of the present invention provides a user interface for providing peripheral awareness of information to a user. The information to be provided is either determined automatically, or specified by the user. Once the information to be provided is determined or specified, it is automatically tracked or watched via at least one conventional communications interface. Current information is then automatically dynamically provided in an interactive peripheral display which minimizes any potential distraction to the user. Determining or specifying, tracking or watching, and providing the information is accomplished using at least one customizable dynamic encapsulated object, a 'ticket,' that when paired with a 'viewer,' provides peripheral awareness of information to the user. Further, in one embodiment, the tickets are sharable among users, and may be copied, cut, pasted, saved, transmitted, dragged and dropped from web pages, etc., like any other electronic file using conventional techniques.