Sharing skins

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2002-09-09

2009-10-27

Osman, Ramy Mohamed (Department: 2457)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Remote data accessing

C709S204000, C709S205000, C715S744000, C715S751000, C715S758000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07610352

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for sharing skins between a first user and a second user on a computerized network. A first skin selected by the first user is transferred to and displayed to the second user. The transfer and/or the display is performed automatically. A second skin selected by the second user is transferred to and displayed to the first user. In one embodiment, the first and second skins are alternately displayed (e.g. periodically in time) to the first and second users. Users can have one or more skins, including a default skin, associated with each of them. Options are available to allow a user to authorize skin sharing with other users, to specify which skins can be shared, to control the amount of time between alternating skin displays, and the number of times the skins are alternately displayed.

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