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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:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Richard Blanchard, Jr., Sonoma, CA (US);
Himanshu Gupta, Campbell, CA (US);
Howard A. Miller, Saratoga, CA (US);
Michael B. Shebanek, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian R. Smiley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ralph E. Zazula, Mt. View, CA (US);
Richard Blanchard, Jr., Sonoma, CA (US);
Himanshu Gupta, Campbell, CA (US);
Howard A. Miller, Saratoga, CA (US);
Michael B. Shebanek, San Jose, CA (US);
Brian R. Smiley, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ralph E. Zazula, Mt. View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Online purchasing of components compatible with particular hardware devices of a computer system. In one aspect, the identity of a hardware device capable of communicating with computer systems is automatically determined. At least one component for the hardware device is displayed on a computer system based on the identity of the hardware device such that the user can select the at least one component for purchase, where the at least one component is compatible with and for use with the hardware device.