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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. 23, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon E. Freach, Dallas, TX (US);
Robert Moore, Chicago, IL (US);
Kenneth A. Fuiks, Fremont, CA (US);
Kevin D. Davis, Belton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 1/500 ;
Abstract
A graphical user interface uses a representation of a polyhedron, such as a cube ( ), having images on each face ( ) for representing multiple desktops used in conjunction with an operating system. By pressing on faces of the cube ( ), the computer switches to the selected desktop ( ). The cube ( ) may be rotated to allow the user to select from an unlimited number of desktops ( ).