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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:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elizabeth D. Mynatt, San Francisco, CA (US);
Maribeth Back, San Francisco, CA (US);
Roy Want, Los Altos, CA (US);
Jason Ellis, Brewster, NY (US);
W. Keith Edwards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Maureen C. Stone, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06B 7/06 ; H04R 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06B 7/06 ; H04R 3/02 ;
Abstract
A virtual interface is provided which allows a user to navigate through a representation of a physical target area, such as an office, school or home environment. Using the virtual interface, a user can alter the configuration of a system which transmits information to users via peripheral or background auditory cues in response to physical actions of the users in the environments.