Appeal No. 2002-0857
Application No. 09219,876
screen saver, the instant invention preserves this advantage but
also permits unauthorized users to leave messages at the computer
site for authorized users. Thus, there is a message input
portion which permits an unauthorized user of the system to use
the keyboard to enter a message for an authorized user.
Representative independent claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A method of managing a message on a computer having a
screen, comprising the steps of:
continuously monitoring the computer screen;
if no change in the data displayed on the computer screen is
detected for a predetermined amount of time, then displaying a
screen saver image on said computer screen;
when the computer screen displays said screen saver image
and when input is detected from an input device, displaying a
first input window on the computer screen;
when said first input window is displayed, if a first
particular input is detected, displaying a message input window,
then storing message data input while the message input window is
displayed, then displaying said screen saver image; and
when said first input window is displayed, if a second
particular input is detected, then displaying said stored message
data.
The examiner relies on the following references:
Franklin et al. [Franklin] 5,852,436 Dec. 22, 1998
[effective filing date Jun. 30, 1994]
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