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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:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hajime Asuma, Chigasaki, JP;
Tsukasa Hasegawa, Hiratsuka, JP;
Akira Naito, Fujisawa, JP;
Yasuhiko Kasai, Fujisawa, JP;
Tomoko Tsuchiya, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Yasumasa Matsuda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395348 ; 395320 ;
Abstract
The icon menu display method and apparatus according to the invention displays a perspective view of a work room over an entire screen as a background against which a plurality of icons are displayed. The icons are arranged against the background image at locations which are functionally related to the functions associated with each icon.