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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. 10, 1998
Filed:
May. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith Ermel, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Bradley B Hartfield, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark D Moore, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Geoffrey A Zawolkow, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Compaq Computer Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06T / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345355 ; 345349 ; 345976 ; 345356 ; 345357 ; 345419 ; 345427 ; 345339 ;
Abstract
A method for displaying information about computer files to a user on a display in an environment simulating three dimensional space includes displaying a category of files as a container having a size related to its distance from a predefined portion of the display.