US Patent No: 7,913,182

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Method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device

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Abstract

A method and system for auxiliary display of information for a computing device. An auxiliary display is integrated with a computing system to provide an area where notifications can be peripherally presented off-screen. Whenever a background task sends a notification to the main display of the system, the notification may be redirected to appear instead on the auxiliary display. A user may then glance at the notification appearing on the auxiliary display to be informed of the message without interruption from the current task onscreen. Any type of information may be presented on the auxiliary display including incoming communications, meeting reminders, system alerts, and information from Internet subscription services. The auxiliary display may be placed on the central processor chassis or on the monitor border along with LED indicator lights to provide simple peripheral-vision notification. By pressing a button, a user may obtain additional detailed follow-up information.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
MICROSOFT CORPORATIONREDMOND, WA24226

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adams, Aditha May Seattle, WA 36 301
Bear, Eric Gould Bellevue, WA 37 284
Chandley, Adrian Sammamish, WA 13 114
Crosier, Dale C Kirkland, WA 33 226
Kaneko, Steve Medina, WA 38 316
Ledbetter, Carl Mercer Island, WA 43 495
Magendanz, Chad Issaquah, WA 35 288
Plank, Robert Scott Bellevue, WA 21 138
Schoppa, Chris Redmond, WA 6 92
Westerinen, William J Issaquah, WA 115 522

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