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Multiple sidebar module open states

a sidebar module and open state technology, applied in the field of computer applications, can solve the problem that the sidebars do not fully utilize the potential of the udb, and achieve the effect of maximizing the importance of information displayed

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-05
OATH INC
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[0009] In one embodiment, the predefined selection instructions are defined by a user of the sidebar so that the user can maximize the importance of information displayed in the second display area. In one embodiment, the predefined selection instructions are defined by a provider of the sidebar so that the sidebar provider can emphasize information to a sidebar user.

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Present sidebars do not fully utilize the potential of the UDB, however.

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[0045] There will now be shown and described in connection with the attached drawing figures several embodiments of a sidebar and methods for providing the same.

[0046] The term Internet as used herein, unless otherwise specified expressly or by context, is intended to have a broad non-limiting definition, and refers, without limitation, to a global computer network and / or any other group or subgroup of computers or other computing devices communicatively coupled together.

[0047] The term sidebar as used herein unless otherwise specified expressly or by context, is intended to have a broad non-limiting definition, and refers, without limitation, to a software program that can be displayed to a user in a plurality of different states, and appears as, for example, a vertical stack, as a floating toolbar, a deskbar, a system tray icon and other forms, and that serves as a browser-independent resource through which a user can interact with sidebar specific applications and / or other appl...

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Abstract

Typical sidebars comprise a plurality of application modules stacked in a vertical column. Thus, each application module has a limited amount of space to display useful information to the user. In one embodiment, the application module of a sidebar can exist in one of a plurality of display states comprising, a closed state, which displays a title and a button to change states, a full open state, which displays a complete list of information associated with the application module and a preferred open state, which displays a subset of the information associated with the application module. The subset of information is selected based on instruction that can be predefined by a sidebar user and / or a sidebar provider.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This continuation-in-part application claims the benefit of application Ser. No. 11 / 326,137, filed Jan. 4, 2006, entitled NETWORK USER DATABASE FOR A SIDEBAR, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This disclosure is directed to computers and computer applications and, more particularly, to methods and systems for providing email and other services through a software tool that acts as an application aggregator for access to existing applications and that also adds additional features and functions, which in one embodiment, can be presented as a sidebar, the sidebar comprises a plurality of applications, such as, for example, Internet services and other computer applications. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Many Internet content providers, such as, for example, Yahoo!, Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., offer a large number of Internet services, such as, for example, searching, email, news, photo sharin...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F3/00G06F17/00
CPCH04L67/36G06F3/04842H04L67/02H04L67/75G06F3/0485H04L65/40
Inventor BISHOP, MARC
Owner OATH INC
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