Appeal No. 96-1343
Application 07/993,225
APPENDIX
1. A method of controlling individual messages on a data
processing system, said data processing system receiving message
producing actions, comprising the steps of:
a) detecting an occurrence of a message
producing action;
b) providing a message associated with said
detected message producing action to a user;
c) providing to said user a selection of whether said
message should be provided to said user upon future occurrences
of said detected message producing action, and detecting said
user selection;
d) upon detections of subsequent occurrences of said
message producing action, utilizing said user selection to
determine if said message is to be provided to said user.
9. A data processing system, comprising:
a) means for detecting an occurrence of a message
producing action;
b) means for providing a message associated with a
detected message producing action to a user, said means for
providing a message being responsive to the detection of said
detected message producing action by said means for detecting;
c) means for providing to said user a selection of
whether said message should be provided to said user upon future
occurrences of said detected message producing action, said means
for providing to said user a selection being responsive to the
provision of said message to said user by said means for
providing a message;
d) means for controlling said means for
providing said message to said user based on said
user selection.
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