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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1992
Filed:
Feb. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Marie Hullot, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steven P Jobs, Woodside, CA (US);
Christopher M Franklin, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
NeXT Computer, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395159 ; 395155 ; 340706 ;
Abstract
A graphic user interface for a computer is provided in which representations of application programs can be placed on the display in a specified area reserved for such a purpose in which area they could not be so readily obscured and forgotten, and which includes a facility for controlling the placement of such representations within the reserved area. The graphic images are guided into specific locations, or 'docks' in the reserved area, and their removal from the docks is restricted to prevent accidental withdrawal.