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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Richard W. Stoakley, Seattle, WA (US);
James B. Kurtz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Todd J. Green, Seattle, WA (US);
Ramkumar Ramasubramanian, Redmond, WA (US);
Chris J. Guzak, Kirkland, WA (US);
James F. Springfield, Woodinville, WA (US);
Richard W. Stoakley, Seattle, WA (US);
James B. Kurtz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Todd J. Green, Seattle, WA (US);
Ramkumar Ramasubramanian, Redmond, WA (US);
Chris J. Guzak, Kirkland, WA (US);
James F. Springfield, Woodinville, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for use in a computer system for organizing and displaying notification items associated with the system, applications or other components, within a notification area. The system monitors items that are placed in the notification, comparing the period of placement with a predetermined time threshold value, If the item has remained inactive for longer than the predetermined threshold period, the item is hidden from the notification area. Additionally, the system monitors the hidden items for changes in icon appearance and will unhide the item upon a change in appearance or specific selection by a user. New items and unhidden items are arranged in the order of the most recent addition to the notification area. The system also allows a user to customize the behavior associated with individual notification items.