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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Richard Blanchard, Jr., Sonoma, CA (US);
Himanshu Gupta, Campbell, CA (US);
Steven P. Jobs, Palo Alto, 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);
Steven P. Jobs, Palo Alto, 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
Presenting system and device conditions and purchasing options for components compatible with hardware devices of a computer system. In one aspect, an operating system determines the identity of a hardware device in communication with the operating system, communicates over a network to receive current purchasing information related to the hardware device, and displays components that can be selected for purchase and used with the hardware device. Another aspect provides a selectable user interface control for display in a graphical user interface that indicates a new operating condition of the computer system, different from a prior operating condition, by displaying a different appearance of the control. One embodiment has a new operating condition occurring when a component of a hardware device is within a predetermined threshold of requiring replacement, refilling, or supplementation.