Patent ID: 6762774
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for reminding a user, applied to a computer system, triggered by an event to change the appearance of an object on a screen of the computer system, including a preset appearance-changing value and a appearance-changing counter with an initial value â€œ0â€ , the method comprising:a. determining if a value of the appearance-changing counter is less than the preset appearance-changing value; if yes, going to step b; otherwise, terminating the method; b. assigning a first appearance-changing value to a appearance parameter of the object; c. pausing for a appearance-changing intermittence time; d. assigning a second appearance-changing value to the appearance parameter of the object; e. pausing for the appearance-changing intermittence time; and f. adding â€œ1â€  to the value of the appearance-changing counter and going to step a.