Notes facility for receiving notes while the computer system is

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Display driving control circuitry – Controlling the condition of display elements

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707512, G06F 314

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ABSTRACT:
A screen saver program is provided within a computer system. The screen saver program includes a note facility for generating notes. The notes facility includes a note-taker interface. The screen saver program is run on the computer system and in response to receiving input from a user, the note-taker interface is displayed on a video display of the computer system. In response to input by the user via the note-taker interface, a note is created. Subsequently, the screen saver program is dismissed and the note is displayed on the video display when the screen saver is dismissed.

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