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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
James C. Dow, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Dan L. Dalton, Greeley, CO (US);
Michael L. Rudd, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Karin C. Ruffatto, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kevin N. Smith, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Daniel Formosa, Montvale, NJ (US);
Sandra Nieves, New York, NY (US);
Paul Hamburger, New York, NY (US);
Michael J. DeVries, Loveland, CO (US);
Nancy Shepard, Arvada, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An appliance indicates that it is transferring information over a wireless communication path to an external device by displaying an animation. In one embodiment, an animation indicates that the appliance is attempting to establish communication over an infra red (IR) port with the external device by displaying an animation having an light emitting diode (LED) with emanating waves propagating away from the LED. Movement of the waves stop when communication is established. The wave edges indicate a maximum cone angle indicating the direction that the IR port must be pointed to establish and maintain communication with the external device.