Patent ID: 6065012
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for managing user-relevant data, comprising:providing a user with a graphical user interface;receiving through the graphical user interface a selection by the user of data created by a first program module;receiving through the graphical user interface a selection by the user of data created by a second module;displaying the data created by the first program module and the data created by the second program module together in a summary view that allows the user to simultaneously view the data created by the first program module and the data created by the second program module without launching the first program module or the second program module;receiving an indication that the user wants to modify the data created by the first program module;in response to the indication, modifying the data created by the first program module using a subset of the first program module without invoking the first program module; anddisplaying the modified data in the summary view.