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Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL FEEDBACK OF COMMAND EXECUTION IN ELECTRONIC MAIL SYSTEMS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002007452
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention is a method and system for visually (Fig. 11) informing a user that an email client has executed a desired command. The method comprises calculating an area within the email client that displays text of a message and mapping an identically sized set of texture mapped polygons (902) to the area within the email client displaying the text of the message. The set of polygons (902) texture mapped with a texture representing the text of the message. The invention further comprises displaying the texture mapped polygons (902) on top of the text of the message, animating the texture mapped polygons (902) in response to a particular command a user wishes to execute; and removing the texture mapped polygons (902) from the area within the email client displaying the text of the message.

Inventors:
ADLER YARON (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2001/000661
Publication Date:
October 30, 2003
Filing Date:
July 18, 2001
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Assignee:
INCREDIMAIL LTD (IL)
ADLER YARON (IL)
International Classes:
G06F3/033; G06F3/048; G06Q10/10; (IPC1-7): G06T15/70
Foreign References:
US6331861B12001-12-18
US6466213B22002-10-15
US5544295A1996-08-06
US5463725A1995-10-31
US6137489A2000-10-24
Other References:
DATABASE TDB [online] "Sender-specified multimedia executable object for recipient alert", XP002959206, Database accession no. (NN9304247)
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