Graphical animation and sound for Internet Call-Waiting messages

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION FIGS.
1 and 2 depict possible operating environments for an embodiment of the present invention.
This embodiment of an Internet Call-Waiting Client Module 20 comprises a computer program that allows a subscribing customer/user to select graphics, animation, and sound for Internet Call-Waiting messages.
When an Internet Call-Waiting message is received, the Internet Call-Waiting message is presented with the desired graphics, animation, and/or sound.
As those of ordinary skill in the art of computer programming recognize, computer processes/programs are depicted as process and symbolic representations of computer operations.
Computer components, such as a central processor, memory devices, and display devices, execute these computer operations.
The computer operations include manipulation of data bits by the central processor, and the memory devices maintain the data bits in data structures.
The process and symbolic representations are understood, by those skilled in the art of computer programming, to convey the discoveries in the art.
FIG.
1 is a block diagram showing the Internet Call-Waiting Client Module 20 residing in a computer system 22.
The Internet Call-Waiting Client Module 20 operates within a system memory device.
The Internet Call-Waiting Client Module 20, for example, is shown residing in a memory subsystem 24.
The Internet Call-Waiting Client Module 20, however, could also reside in flash memory 26 or peripheral storage device 28.
The computer system 22 also has one or more central processors 30 executing an operating system.
The operating system, as is well known, has a set of instructions that control the internal functions of the computer system 22.
A system bus 32 communicates signals, such as data signals, control signals, and address signals, between the central processor 30 and a system controller 34 (typically called a "Northbridge").
The system controller 34 provides a bridging function between the one or more central processors 30, a graphics subsystem 36, the memory subsystem 24, and a PCI (Peripheral Controller Interface) bus 38