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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:
Dec. 08, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2006
Aaron W. Cunningham, Redmond, WA (US);
David Jones, Seattle, WA (US);
Marieke I. Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Patrice Lynn Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Bill Begorre, Redmond, WA (US);
Gursharan S. Sidhu, Seattle, WA (US);
Aaron W. Cunningham, Redmond, WA (US);
David Jones, Seattle, WA (US);
Marieke I. Watson, Redmond, WA (US);
Patrice Lynn Miner, Kirkland, WA (US);
Bill Begorre, Redmond, WA (US);
Gursharan S. Sidhu, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described is a technology by which network connectivity information may be communicated via a single notifications area (e.g., system tray) icon, including by representing different images of the icon to display different types/states of connectivity and different types of media connections. For example, the icon may indicate whether Internet connectivity is present, and whether the connection is wired or wireless. The icon may regularly transition between at least two images to communicate different variables, e.g., types of connectivity and/or different types of media connections. The icon may be interactive to provide a tooltip, flyout and/or context menu related to the network state, and the icon may change in response to the networking state change event, e.g., be updated when a different capability connection is detected, when a different interface is detected, and/or when a wireless network with a different signal quality is detected.