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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:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Frederick Thomas Sharp, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chenhong Xia, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Frederick Thomas Sharp, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Chenhong Xia, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Techniques are provided for prioritizing a choice. A priority box associated with a choice is provided. A priority value is received as input for the priority box, wherein the priority value both selects and ranks the associated choice. The priority value is displayed within the priority box.