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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.:

US 5940078 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 1999

Filed:

Jun. 17, 1997

Method and apparatus for changing the appearance of icon images on a

Applicant:
Inventors:

Nagendra Nagarajayya, San Jose, CA (US);

Bangalore Madhuchandra, Milpitas, CA (US);

Xavier de Girons, Chambourcy, FR;

Vincent Vandenschrick, Antony, FR;

Thierry J Lobel, St. Mande, FR;

Marc D Moss, Fremont, CA (US);

Fabrice Keller, Plaisir, FR;

Assignee:

Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:

Beyer & Weaver, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Raymond J Bayerl

Assistant Examiner:

Chadwick A Jackson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345346 ; 345348 ; 345354 ;
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for altering the appearance of an icon box when an event effecting the icon box occurs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a pointer entering an icon box or exiting an icon box is detected and an icon property is set accordingly. Also detected is an icon being set to activate its underlying function and the actual activation of an icon's underlying function. Another icon property is set based on whether an icon is set to be activated or has been activated. A repaint procedure is used to retrieve a new icon image and replace the image in the icon before the event occurred. The repaint procedure uses an icon label and the icon property states to determine which image to retrieve and place in the icon box. The repaint method retrieves an image from a plurality of images reflecting different states of the icon. The icon is also capable of communicating any events effecting it to its parent object, such as a toolbar, thereby allowing the parent object to behave in an appropriate manner.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Nagarajayya, Nagendra. (1999). Method and apparatus for changing the appearance of icon images on a (U.S. Patent No. 5940078). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5940078

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