Message status display

Details Message status display Message status display

1996-12-16

2000-11-07

Saras, Steven J.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Plural physical display element control system

Display elements arranged in matrix

345 1, 345961, 34082536, G09G 500

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061443638

ABSTRACT:
An external module mountable to a user device such as a computer monitor displays the status of received messages from a number of message receiving systems without requiring integration of the message receiving systems. Three or more indicators are provided in a substantially continuous strip and a state of the indicators indicates a status of incoming messages received corresponding to each of the message receiving systems. An interface software module may be used to check the creation of new files in directories for incoming messages used by each of the message receiving means to obtain the data concerning receipt of incoming messages. A dongle may be used to connect the display to a computer without taking up an output port.

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