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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2000
John Albert Kembel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
George Andrew Kembel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel S. Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Russell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jake Wobbrock, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Geoffrey S. Kembel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeremy L. Kembel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lynn D. Gabbay, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John Albert Kembel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
George Andrew Kembel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Daniel S. Kim, Palo Alto, CA (US);
John Russell, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jake Wobbrock, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Geoffrey S. Kembel, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jeremy L. Kembel, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lynn D. Gabbay, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention includes a method of presenting distributable computer readable media to a user in response to a user request. The method comprises the steps of identifying a definition of a Networked Information Monitor (NIM). A NIM frame is defined for the NIM using the definition. Content is then retrieved for the NIM. Then, the content is placed in a NIM viewer defined by the frame. The invention also includes a method of altering a Networked Information Monitor (NIM). The method includes the step of receiving a message at a NIM. The message specifies a configurable feature of the NIM. The NIM is altered in accordance with the configurable feature of the message.