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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2007
Applicants:

Ray Strode, Somerville, MA (US);

Matthias Clasen, Acton, MA (US);

Inventors:

Ray Strode, Somerville, MA (US);

Matthias Clasen, Acton, MA (US);

Assignee:

Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G09G 2330/022 (2013.01); G09G 2320/046 (2013.01); G09G 2330/04 (2013.01); G06F 1/3206 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); G06F 21/6209 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2149 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment relates generally to a method of messaging. The method includes providing a message activation widget on a lock dialog box of a screen saver application and activating the message activation widget. The method also includes displaying a message user interface configured to accept a message and displaying a screen saver image in response to saving an entered message in the message user interface.


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