Method and apparatus for surfacing an object based upon forthcom

Details Method and apparatus for surfacing an object based upon forthcom Method and apparatus for surfacing an object based upon forthcom

1993-06-29

1996-01-09

Powell, Mark R.

395155, G06F 1730

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054836336

ABSTRACT:
A user can specify search criteria which will occur in the future in order to have an object on a data processing system automatically surfaced to a user interface. Once the search criteria is specified, the present invention monitors object for the search criteria. Monitoring occurs by determining when an object changes and then searching the changed object for the search criteria. If the search criteria is found, an identifier is loaded into a queue. The first identifier into the queue causes the object that is associated with the first identifier to become automatically surfaced on the user interface. The user can then surface any other objects that are identified in the queue, or can return to the object that was presented on the user interface just prior to the automatic surfacing.

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