Focus Stealing Prevention

Abstract

One implementation provides monitoring a user's activity within a first window that is visible to the user in a graphical user interface (GUI), receiving notification of an incoming message intended for the user, and, upon receipt, opening a second window that is visible to the user in the GUI, the second window being distinct from any other window currently open in the GUI. When a predetermined condition is satisfied based upon the user's activity being monitored in the first window, the implementation further provides deactivating the first window in the GUI and activating the second window to provide the user with notification of the incoming message.

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 monitoring a user's activity within a first window that is visible to the user in a graphical user interface (GUI);   receiving a notification of an incoming message intended for the user;   upon receipt of the notification, opening a second window that is visible to the user in the GUI but that is inactive, the second window being distinct from any other window currently open in the GUI;   determining whether a predetermined condition is satisfied based upon the user's activity being monitored in the first window; and   when the predetermined condition is satisfied, deactivating the first window in the GUI, and activating the second window in the GUI to provide the user with notification of the incoming message.   
     
     
         2 - 25 . (canceled)