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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. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward R. Harrison, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/00 ;
Abstract
A hand-held interactive device having a display screen and control mechanisms for permitting a user to access information associated with a computer is provided. The device is capable of automatically determining an orientation of the device based upon a user's handedness preference or based upon the user's preference. In response to this determination, or in response to the user's selection, the device's appearance and behavior are reconfigured.