Patent ID: 7376897
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving input from a user specifying a relative preference for each representation in a set of representations in which information generated from an application domain can be presented to the user; receiving input from the user to configure for each representation one or more parameters associated with one more modalities of the each representation; in response to a new information presentation request to present information to the user, determining one or more combinations of representations and modalities that can be accommodated by available presentation resources in presenting the information to the user, each combination according to one or more of the configured parameters the determining based upon one or more of the received inputs and an estimation of presentation resources consumed in presenting the information to the user, wherein determining the one or more combinations includes determining whether available presentation resources are sufficient for a particular combination of representation and modality, starting with the representation considered most preferable by the user until available presentation resources are sufficient to accommodate at least one combination of representation and modality or until all combinations have been exhausted; if available presentation resources are not sufficient for any combination of representation and modality, determining whether a least recently updated rendering representative can be declined to free up presentation resources for the new presentation request; and performing a first action if the least recently updated rendering representative cannot be declined.