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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:
Mar. 26, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 06, 1998
Frederick Murray Burg, West Long Branch, NJ (US);
Max S. Schoeffler, Old Bridge, NJ (US);
AT&T Corp., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for presenting an icon on a computer graphic display, the icon being responsive to the type of link area on the computer graphic display. The link area on the computer graphic display is described by link instructions embedded in display format instructions, such as HTML format documents. The visually representative icon is displayed when a cursor, such as that controlled by a mouse, is positioned over the link area. The link instructions support services types such as telephone services, facsimile services, financial services, video services, help services and game services. The link instructions for the new services are described in new URL types or through scripting tools such as Active-X or JAVA scripts. The icons provide a visual representation of the service such as a telephone for telephone services; a dollar sign for financial services; or a video screen for video services. Text and sounds are also provided with the visually representative icon to further illustrate the service type.