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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Dane M. Howard, Sammamish, WA (US);
Albert W. Tan, Redmond, WA (US);
R. Donald Thompson, Iii, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Paul Jacob Johannes Vanderspek, Seattle, WA (US);
Dane M. Howard, Sammamish, WA (US);
Albert W. Tan, Redmond, WA (US);
R. Donald Thompson, III, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Paul Jacob Johannes VanderSpek, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are generally related to an alert mechanism. The alert mechanism is activated by the detection of one or more triggers, where the triggers can be categorized as time based and event based. Time-based triggers include timer based functions and scheduler based functions, while event-based triggers include internal alert functions and message based alert functions. Alerts are processed based on a priority scheme. Alerts take over the display area until dismissed by activation of one or more selectors by the user. Indicators may be included in a display screens to keep the user informed of ongoing changes in the alert status.