Patent ID: 7523410

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a display; a processor communicatively connected to the display; the processor programmed to generate an object, the object displayed by the display, wherein the object represents data created or modified by a user; and the processor programmed to associate a characteristic with the object, wherein the characteristic includes a first condition representing a first time and a second condition representing a second time; the processor programmed to change the characteristic from the first condition to the second condition, wherein the object continues to be displayed by the display after the characteristic changes from the first condition to the second condition, the change from the first condition to the second condition representing a measured length of time that the object is displayed by the display device, the length of time being measured between an initial time of display and a current system time, wherein the current system time is a time of day and date that the object is being displayed, wherein the first condition includes a first color and the second condition includes a second color, wherein the characteristic includes a color having a level of vividness, and wherein the level of vividness changes based on the length of time the object is displayed by the display device.