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Method and apparatus for displaying attributes of a computer work station on a graphical user interface

US6195095A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
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21Claims
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Filing dateSep 20, 1994
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/0481
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for displaying to a user attributes of a computer workstation includes a processor, user controls for controlling a pointer, a display device, and a database. The processor first displays a template area on the display device and then retrieves the attributes of the computer workstation from the database. After retrieving the attributes, the processor displays icons representing the attributes in the template area displayed on the display device.

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