System and method for simultaneous display of multiple information sources

摘要

A computerized method of presenting information from a variety of sources on a display device. Specifically the present invention describes a graphical user interface for organizing the simultaneous display of information from a multitude of information sources. In particular, the present invention comprises a graphical user interface which organizes content from a variety of information sources into a grid of tiles, each of which can refresh its content independently of the others. The grid functionality manages the refresh rates of the multiple information sources. The present invention is intended to operate in a platform independent manner.

主权项

1. A system for communicating with multiple data sources, the system comprising:
a client device adapted for communication with a server device, wherein the client device includes a display device, a processor configured to execute instructions, and a memory connected to the processor, wherein the processor executes instructions to:
display, using the display device, a grid of tiles, wherein a first tile of said grid of tiles is associated with a first data source residing on the server device, and a second tile of said grid of tiles is associated with a second data source, and wherein the first tile displays a current content from the first data source and the second tile displays a current content from the second data source; andcheck whether content in the first data source is updated relative to the current content of the first tile and, if so, display updated information from the first data source on the first tile.