Patent ID: 8726184

Claim:
A method comprising: displaying, by a processor on a computer system of a user, a lock dialog box of a screen saver application, wherein the lock dialog box comprises a message activation widget; displaying an authentication user interface in response to a selection of the message activation widget, wherein the computer system is locked; receiving a log-in identification and a credential of a visiting user via the authentication user interface; displaying a message user interface in response to a successful authentication of the log-in identification and credential of the visiting user, wherein the message user interface is to accept a message and wherein the message user interface comprises a first option to accept the message as an audio message, a second option to accept the message as a text message, a third option to accept the message as an image message, and a fourth option to accept the message as a video message; displaying an audio entry box on the message user interface when the first option is selected, displaying a text entry box on the message user interface when the second option is selected, displaying an image entry box on the message user interface when the third option is selected, and displaying a video entry box on the message user interface when the fourth option is selected; and saving the message entered in the message user interface on a desktop of the computer system.