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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:
Nov. 11, 1997
Filed:
May. 08, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lisa Louise Davis, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory K Mullins, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Computer, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395339 ; 395333 ; 395334 ; 395970 ;
Abstract
A user interface is provided for configuring audio and video components connected to a computer through a textual display and a graphic display, so that users may more easily access and use all of the component capabilities of the system. Groups of the related components are integrated into a comprehensive, streamlined, consistent, and coherent user interface so that the user interaction is as straightforward and consistent as possible. A component-based configuration for the connected components permits new components to be easily added.