WindowProc

Abstract: A method and system for generating multi-modal callback messages for a user of a wireless terminal connected to an access network. A multi-modal response is generated in response to a request for information with a multi-modal callback server. The multi-modal response is transmitted to the wireless terminal using the access network. A text-based response is included in the multi-modal response that includes a means for allowing a predetermined portion of the multi-modal response to be read aloud to the user of the wireless terminal or another message may be read aloud to the user.

Abstract: An application programmers interface for shared address book services in a computer system that provides a register function call that enables a set of client communication application programs executing on the computer system to each register a callback function. The application programmers interface also provides a notify function call that enables an address book application program executing on the computer system to notify the appropriate client communication application program via the appropriate callback function that a user has selected a destination identifier for the corresponding communication type.

Abstract: A multicasting system for multicasting window events to various application programs running on a computer system, each such program having an application window. A global control program runs on the computer system and has a global control window. Through the global control program, a user selects one or more of the application programs to receive incoming window events. Later, when the global control window is active, any incoming window event is received in that window. The global control program automatically multicasts each such event to every application program that the user has selected to receive incoming window events. Events may be multicast directly to child windows of the various application windows. The global control window may have a global child window that receives incoming window events; such events are multicast directly to selected child windows of the application programs. The application programs may be resident locally or on a remote computer system. If window events are received out of sequence, the global control program may either ignore them or resequence them for proper operation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses to display windows. In more than one embodiments of the invention, a window is closed automatically (e.g., after a timer expires, or when a condition or criterion is met, or a system input is received) without user input. In some examples, the window is translucent so that the portion of another window, when present, is visible under the window. In some examples, the image of the window is faded out before the window is closed and destroyed. In some examples, the window does not close in response to any input from a user input device. In some examples, the window is repositioned (or hidden) automatically when another translucent window is displayed. The degree of translucency, the speed for fading out, the discrete levels of translucency for fading out, the time to expire, and/or other parameters for controlling the display of the window may be set by the user or adjusted by the system (or application software programs) automatically according to system conditions or other criteria.