Algorithm used to maintain the relative position of the online contact that has focus in the screen when new presence data requires an update of the online contacts screen

摘要

A method for maintaining focus on a selected online user includes the steps of obtaining a list of online users including the selected online user and an non-selected online user, forming a focus on the selected online user, changing the status of the non selected online user, and maintaining said focus on said selected online user after the status of the non-selected online user has changed.