Inventor
Assignee
Application No. 29312164 filed on 10/03/2008
US Classes: D14/488 Plural image or array
Examiners Primary:
Tung, Melanie H
Attorney, Agent or Firm
Claims Description Other References http://www.synztec.co.jp/english/tech/tech— synztech.html, trademark upper left corner, copyright 2007. U.S. Appl. Nos. 78/242,706, filed Apr. 28, 2003, 77/497,497, filed Jun. 12, 2008, 77/386,531, filed Feb. 1, 2008, 73/090,018, filed Jun. 10, 1976, 78/522,372, filed Nov. 24, 2004, 78/368,542, filed Feb. 16, 2004, 72/399,680, filed Aug. 9, 1971. U.S. Appl. Nos. 79/002,228, filed Jan. 26, 2004, 78/792,788, filed Jan. 17, 2006, 79/019,390, filed Nov. 2, 2005, 78/622,951, filed May 4, 2005, 78/710,333, filed Sep. 9, 2005, 78/576,059, filed Feb. 28, 2005, 78/573,105, filed Feb. 23, 2005, 78/566,273, filed Feb. 13, 2005, 78/472,019, filed Aug. 23, 2004, 78/304,671, filed Sep. 24, 2003. Trademarks: U.S. Appl. Nos. 78/694,822, filed Aug. 17, 2005, 78/684,467, filed Aug. 3,2005, 78/679,855, filed Jul. 27, 2005, 76/258,027, filed May 16, 2001, 79/037,423, filed Jan. 22, 2007, 79/064,157, filed Aug. 30, 2008, 79/040,865, filed Sep. 1, 2006, 79/038,636, filed Oct. 13, 2006, 79/029,818, filed Aug. 22, 2006.
Field of Search Simulative Writing or drawing surface, e.g., blackboard, drawing board, etc. (7) CREDIT CARD, CERTIFICATE, OR STAMP Identification or credit-type card Decalcomania Previous menu indication Tear off Minimizing or send to bottom Default selection item Interactive portal (e.g., secure point of access) Trimming Picking 3D objects Multiple virtual screen or desktop switching Authoring tool Scroll tool (e.g., scroll bar) Playback of recorded user events (e.g., script or macro playback) Add on item (e.g., software developed, customized) Layout modification (e.g., move or resize) Focus control Cursor Pop-up control Selection emphasis Stored priority attribute For plural users or sites (e.g., network) Analog selection style Resizing (e.g., scaling) Next menu indication Timed Office layout metaphor (e.g., filing cabinet, desk) User interactive multicomputer data transfer (e.g., file transfer) Sub-menu structure Unavailable emphasis Mnemonic (e.g., accelerator key) Preselection (e.g., best guess before mouse click) Based on usage or user profile (e.g., frequency of use) Advancing to next menu item in the same menu Automatic position adjustment Priority or overlap change (e.g., z-order) Always on top With specific input device Limited time selection opportunity Imitating real life object Partial menu display (e.g., one menu item at a time) Access rights to interactive controls Remote operation of computing device 3D Perspective view of window layout Viewing lower priority windows (e.g., overlapped windows) Floor control Effects or transitions interface 3D icons Plural adjacent interactive display devices Dynamically changed appearance (e.g., animated or live action) For a visually challenged user Emphasis Compound or aggregate icon Combining moving and resizing operation (e.g., moving causes resizing) Interface conversion Cut and paste Cascading Video parameter control On-screen roadmap or index Audio input for on-screen manipulation (e.g., voice controlled GUI) Force feedback interaction Balloon or bubble appearance Configuration Context location indication (e.g., previous or next menu item indication) Combining diverse help information (e.g., different sources) Window memory structure Bring to top Multiple users on a single workstation Adaptive to user skill level Contained object scale change Tiling or split pane Autoscroll Tool tip (e.g., cursor position based) Navigation within 3D space On-screen navigation control Topic roadmap or index Input alert Simultaneous next and previous indication (e.g., menu road map) With content attributes on scroll tool Individual object On-screen window list or index Downloading remote executables (e.g., Java, CGI) Mode switching interface (e.g., switching between TV and computer) Coaching (e.g., animated examples, or handholding or show me execution) Group window Pull down Sizing modification (e.g., scaling) Multiple selections in a single menu Selection or confirmation emphasis Window differentiation Shortcut Slider control Moving (e.g., translating) Z order of multiple diverse workspace objects Pointer direction adjustment User navigation between devices Hierarchical Preselection emphasis Slide manipulating or editing Using button array Video traversal control Cut and paste operation Partial input lookup (e.g., partial string lookup) For a small display screen (e.g., personal digital assistant, palm-top) Multicursor (e.g., multiple on-screen pointers) On-screen link or communication (e.g., cue) Interface represented by 3D space Thumbnail or scaled image Cultural based (including language, time, monetary units displayed) Mark up language interface (e.g., HTML) Hierarchy or network structure Audio user interface Virtual character or avatar (e.g., animated person) Network resource browsing or navigating Interface customization or adaption (e.g., client server) Access control or permission Computer supported collaborative work between plural users Computer conferencing Virtual 3D environment Based on stored usage or user profile (e.g., frequency of use, cookies) End user based (e.g., preference setting) Data transfer operation between objects (e.g., drag and drop) Instrumentation and component modeling (e.g., interactive control panel, virtual device) On-screen workspace or object Indexed book or notebook metaphor Task bar or desktop control panel Translucency or transparency interface element (e.g., invisible control) Selectable iconic array Based on usage or user profile (e.g., frequency of use) Navigation within structure Scrolling (e.g., spin dial) Dynamically generated menu items Gesture-based SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY Status indicator Dialog box Indexed control Ticker metaphor Non-array icons Chat room Context sensitive On screen video or audio system interface Presentation to audience interface (e.g., slide show) Selecting from a resource list (e.g., address book) Network managing or monitoring status Help presentation For video segment editing or sequencing Multiple diverse systems Miscellaneous interface for the handicapped or disable user Real Time Video Graphical or iconic based (e.g., visual program) Customizing multiple diverse workspace objects Progress or activity indicator Virtual input device (e.g., virtual keyboard) Interactive email User interface development (e.g., GUI builder) Window scrolling Focus control of multiple diverse workspace objects Tab metaphor (e.g., property sheet) Radial based (e.g., radial or pie menu) Miscellaneous customization or adaptation Proximity detection Tactile based interaction OPERATOR INTERFACE (E.G., GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE) Interwindow link or communication Entry field (e.g., text entry field) Overlap control Interactive network representation of devices (e.g., topology of workstations) Window or viewpoint Video interface Menu or selectable iconic array (e.g., palette) Map or globe Map or globe Map or globe 715/973
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October 6, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
