Patent ID: 8312535

Claim:
A method performed utilizing a common interface on a computer system for interfacing a plurality of applications, comprising: receiving a signal at a common interface that a first application has detected and responded to an event with a first response, the first application utilizing the common interface for the first response, the first response separate from the signal; correlating, utilizing logic of the common interface, the first response with a second response to the event, the second response from a second application utilizing the common interface; and prompting, via the common interface, user selection of one or more proposed user actions, the user selection to initiate the second response to the event by the second application, the second application utilizing the common interface for the second response; wherein the second application includes an application that includes at least one of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a content filtering application, a utilities application, and an anti-spam application; wherein the first application includes an application that includes at least one of an anti-virus application, a firewall application, a content filtering application, a utilities application, and an anti-spam application; and wherein the first application and second application are different.