Appliance and method of using same having a send capability for stored data
US6396518B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3287
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An appliance indicates that it is transferring information to an external device by displaying a send animation. The send animation simulates movement of a metamorphic icon by moving images on a background such that the metamorphic icon appears to be moving. One embodiment of the appliance includes a processor for manipulating and exhibiting the send animation on a built-in display screen. In one embodiment, the metamorphic icon resembles a paper airplane and the moving images resemble clouds so that the paper airplane appears to be flying over the clouds, thereby indicating that the appliance is sending information to an external device.
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