Patent ID: 7237011
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying messages on a display device, said messages originating from a plurality of networked electronic devices communicating with the display device over a network, said method comprising the steps of: providing a protocol to enable a plurality of networked devices to send messages to a display device; registering a plurality of networked electronic devices with said display device, in response to a registration request from each of the networked electronic devices, prior to said display device displaying any messages from the plurality of networked electronic devices, the display device assigning an identifier to each of the networked electronic devices upon registration; the display device sending the assigned identifiers to the plurality of networked electronic devices in response to the registration; and creating, in response to the registering of the plurality of networked electronic devices with said display device, a separate priority message queue on said display device for each of the plurality of networked electronic devices registered with the display device, each priority message queue having a priority level assigned to it based on an identity of that registered networked electronic device, each display message received by the display device from that registered networked electronic device being placed in the priority message queue that is assigned to that networked electronic device; creating a unique message ID identifying each message placed in said priority message queue of a given networked electronic device; selecting a highest priority message queue among the priority message queues, said priority message queue containing at least one message; selecting from within said highest priority message queue a message with highest message priority level; and displaying said selected message on said display device.